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The Arizona Inn (built in 1930) and the Tucson Botanical Gardens are also in Central Tucson. Tucson's largest park, Reid Park , is in midtown and includes Reid Park Zoo and Hi Corbett Field . Speedway Boulevard, a major east–west arterial road in central Tucson, was named the "ugliest street in America" by Life in the early 1970s, quoting ...
Located north of downtown Tucson, the Miracle Mile Historic District is a significant commercial corridor connected to the development and alignment of Tucson's northern segment of U.S. Route 80, U.S. Route 89, and Arizona State Route 84. [2]
Escondido Village at Valley and Ash in Escondido, California, was the first enclosed, and first fully air-conditioned shopping mall in California, opening on March 9, 1964, costing $10 million to build. It was advertised as a shopping center with an "enclosed sidewalk" or "an air-conditioned sidewalk and mall", as the term "mall" was not yet ...
Tucson Mall contains a food court containing several fast food restaurants, as well as "Arizona Avenue," an arcade containing Southwestern-themed items. The mall is located on the north side of Tucson, bounded by Oracle Road ( Arizona State Route 77 ), Wetmore Road, Stone Avenue, and the Rillito River.
The 1,100,000-square-foot (100,000 m 2), [7] $100 million renovation, [8] completed in 2001, was recognized that year as a Reader's Pick for Best Contemporary Architecture in Tucson Weekly's Best of Tucson awards. [9] The renovation included the addition of an Old Navy, Borders, and Abercrombie & Fitch. [9]
The Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona held five annual "Over The Edge" special events at the commercial office tower. The event raised nearly $500,000, between 2015 and 2019. Tucson Jazz Institute, talented high school student musicians, performed holiday concerts in 2017 and 2019.
La Encantada began in planning stages in early 1998. With the successful Kierland Commons in Phoenix as an example, Westcor hoped to recreate the same success in Tucson. [2] [3] The center was designed with a Spanish, hacienda style and construction began in 2002. By 2003, more than 80% of the center was leased.
Cortaro is a neighborhood of Marana, Arizona [2] in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Cortaro is located along Interstate 10 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Tucson. Cortaro has a post office with ZIP code 85652. [3]