Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County,Arizona,United States,and is home to the University of Arizona. It is the second-largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix,with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States census,while the population of the entire Tucson metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is 1,043,433. The Tucson MSA forms part of the larger Tucson-Nogales combined statistical area. Both Tucson and Phoenix anchor the Arizona Sun Corridor. The city is 108 miles (174 km) southeast of Phoenix and 60 mi (100 km) north of the United States–Mexico border.
Pima County is a county in the south central region of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census,the population was 1,043,433,making it Arizona's second-most populous county. The county seat is Tucson,where most of the population is centered. The county is named after the Pima Native Americans,also known as Tohono O'odham,who are indigenous to this area.
Casas Adobes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in the northern metropolitan area of Tucson,Arizona. The population was 66,795 at the 2010 census. Casas Adobes is situated south and southwest of the town of Oro Valley,and west of the community of Catalina Foothills.
The Pima Air &Space Museum is an aerospace museum in Tucson,Arizona,US. It features a display of nearly 400 aircraft spread out over 80 acres (32 ha) on a campus occupying 127 acres (51 ha). It has also been the home to the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame since 1991.
Pima Community College (PCC) is a public community college in Pima County,Arizona. It serves the Tucson metropolitan area with a community college district consisting of five campuses,four education centers,and several adult education learning centers. It provides traditional and online instruction for over 144 programs. The college also offers workforce training,non-credit personal interest classes and post-baccalaureate certificates. PCC is one of the largest multi-campus community colleges in the United States,with relative ranking varying between fourth and tenth largest. PCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Pete Hershberger is an American politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives,representing the 26th District from 2001 to 2008.
Fort Lowell was a United States Army post active from 1873 to 1891 on the outskirts of Tucson,Arizona. Fort Lowell was the successor to Camp Lowell,an earlier Army installation. The Army chose a location just south of the confluence of the Tanque Verde and Pantano creeks,at the point where they form the Rillito River,due to the year-round supply of water during that period. The Hohokam natives had chosen the site centuries earlier,presumably for the same reason. To this day,shards of Hohokam pottery can still be found in the area. The Army claimed a military reservation that encompassed approximately eighty square miles and extended east toward the Rincon Mountains.
The Mine with the Iron Door is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Sam Wood and produced by Sol Lesser. The film is based on the novel of the same name by American author Harold Bell Wright that was published in 1923.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tucson,Arizona,U.S.
Judith Chafee was an American architect known for her work on residential buildings in Arizona and for being a professor of architecture at the University of Arizona. She was a recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship to the American Academy in Rome during the middle of her career and was the first woman from Arizona to be named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
J. Christopher Ackerley is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives who represented District 2.
The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation is a private,nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the historic,architectural,as well as cultural heritage of Tucson,Arizona. Through advocacy initiatives,educational programs,architectural resources,and cultural events,the foundation’s goal is to encourage the community to learn about and preserve the historic buildings that make the Tucson and Pima County unique.
Ridin' Wild is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Leon De La Mothe a written by Robert J. Horner and Matilda Smith featuring William Barrymore. The film was shot on location in Tucson,Arizona in 1924. An 8mm print of the Film was acquired by the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation and digitized and restored in 2011. The film features the first 1924 Tucson Winter Rodeo:La Fiesta de los Vaqueros.
Hirsh's Shoes is a Mid-Century modern store building located in Tucson,Arizona,United States. Designed in 1954 by Jewish-American architect Bernard "Bernie" Friedman for entrepreneur Rose Hirsh,the open plan storefront is an iconic retail standard. Rose C. Hirsh hired Friedman to design this building as a free standing shop in what would become an early strip mall. Though now surrounded by other buildings,it was owned and operated by the Hirsh Family from its construction in 1954 until 2016. The opening of the store was featured in the Arizona Daily Star on April 7,1954 and for 62 years the Hirsh Family maintained the character-defining architectural features of the north facade and unique architectural expression that defined the mid-century era. In 2014 the Hirsh Family restored the roof mounted neon sign.
Andrés Cano is an American politician who served as the House Minority Leader in the Arizona House of Representatives during Arizona's 56th legislature. Cano represented District 20 (Tucson) in 2023,and District 3 from 2019 to 2023. Cano is a member of the Democratic Party.
Stephanie Stahl Hamilton is an American politician and Presbyterian minister serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 21st district. She was previously appointed to the Arizona Senate for the 10th district,and also served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from January to October 2021 for the 10th district.
Charles Bolsius House, also called "Casa Bienvenidos",is a significant example of the architectural work of artist and designer Charles Bolsius and an important example of Territorial Revival design in the American Southwest. It is located in the City of Tucson,Arizona within the Old Fort Lowell Historic District.
The Jacobson House is a residential building located in Tucson,Arizona,designed by the American architect Judith Chafee. The house was commissioned in 1975 by clients Joan and Arthur Jacobson and completed in 1977. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022 and designated a Pima County Historic Landmark in 2022.
The Blackwell House was a 1,800 square-foot residence located in the Tucson Mountains west of the City of Tucson,Arizona. Designed by master architect Judith Chafee,FAIA in 1978 the house pioneered passive solar building design including heating and cooling concepts,natural materials that would require minimal maintenance,and a minimized negative impact on the ecosystem surrounding it. Designed for Jerry Blackwell,an openly LGBTQ Old Tucson Studios film executive,the house was immediately recognized as a masterwork. The siting,architectural composition and arrangement of living spaces exemplified the tenets of critical regionalism. The property was purchased in 1987 by Pima County in a plan to expand Tucson Mountain Park. After a decade of county neglect,public controversy and efforts to save the house it was demolished by Pima County in 1998. The demolition is considered one of the county's most significant preservation mistakes and diminished the culture heritage of Southern Arizona and American modern architecture.
The Arizona Cancer Center Chapel also known as the Soleri Chapel or the "De Bonis Chapel" is a distinctive architectural resource located within the University of Arizona Cancer Center at 1515 North Campbell Avenue in Tucson,Arizona. Designed by the internationally renowned Italian-American architect Paolo Soleri and built in 1986,the chapel reflects Soleri's vision and commitment to blending art,architecture,and nature. The late twentieth-century design is a rare example of Soleri's architectural work in southern Arizona.
