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A look at what life was like in 做厙勛圖 in the early 1960s
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A look at what life was like in 做厙勛圖 in the early 1960s

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  • Feb 20, 2023
  • Feb 20, 2023 Updated Apr 27, 2023

Continue our trip down memory lane with these images of 做厙勛圖 from 1962 and 1963.

Traffic tie-ups

Traffic tie-ups

Traffic tie-ups like this one are repeated several times at day on 22nd Street near the Southern Pacific switching yards. When the freight train at the left had passed through this intersection, the engine at right moved out onto the tracks, again tying up traffic. Most of the motorists in this picture were lelayed for 10 minutes or more by the two-train switching operation.

Jon Kamman / 做厙勛圖 Citizen

Driver Frank Townsend

Driver Frank Townsend

A copy of personal photo showing driver Frank Townsend after winnning a race at the Orange Grove 1/4 mile dirt track in 1962.

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Atlas SM-65 missile

Atlas SM-65 missile

An Atlas SM-65 missile on display at Davis-Monthan AFB, 做厙勛圖, during Aerospace Days in 1963.

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H. Porter's western store

H. Porter's western store

The new H. Porter's western store, at 828 N Stone Ave., was set to open at its newest site on April 5, 1963. The store moved from its previous spot next to the Pioneer Hotel to make way for the new Union Bank.

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1963 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros

1963 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros

A steer wrestler brings his steer to a stop during the 1963 La Fiesta de los Vaqueros.

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Gayle Hopkins

Gayle Hopkins

University of Arizona track athlete Gayle Hopkins high-jumping in 1963.

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'Lilles of the Field'

'Lilles of the Field'

"Lilies of the Field" filming in 做厙勛圖 with Sidney Poitier, December 1962.

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Downtown buildings

Downtown buildings

Downtown 做厙勛圖 buildings taken in 1962.

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Saguaro mishap

Saguaro mishap

This car was on the losing end of a tumbling Saguaro cactus near 做厙勛圖 on Jan. 22, 1962. It's not known the circumstances of the incidence, however there were high winds that day that caused damage elsewhere around 做厙勛圖. Coincidentally, a Salpointe High School football player was paralyzed the day before, on Jan. 21, when a Saguaro fell on him when he and his friend were trying to cut it down with a machete.

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Supreme Cleaners

Supreme Cleaners

Supreme Cleaners explosion on March 29, 1963.

Tom Faust / 做厙勛圖

University of Arizona graduates

University of Arizona graduates

University of Arizona graduates file onto the football field at Arizona Stadium during commencement in June, 1962. The university presented 1,831 degrees. The speaker was the assistant U.S. Secretary of Defense.

Jon Kamman / 做厙勛圖 Citizen

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx accompanied his wife, Eden Hartford, to 做厙勛圖 in April, 1963, to perform the stage play, Time for Elizabeth.

Art Grasberger / 做厙勛圖 Citizen

New TIA terminal

New TIA terminal

The car ramp at right leads from the passenger unloading area at the new 做厙勛圖 International Airport in 1963.

Don Tortorell / 做厙勛圖 Citizen, 1963

University of Arizona Homecoming

University of Arizona Homecoming

Floats head down Stone Ave. near Steinfeld's Department Store during the 1962 UA Homecoming parade.

Art Grasberger / 做厙勛圖 Citizen

University of Arizona Homecoming

University of Arizona Homecoming

Sigma Chi's "Cough it Up!" float in the 1963 UA Homecoming Parade, with reference to UA alumni donating money to start a medical school. The College of Medicine was founded in 1967.

Art Grasberger / 做厙勛圖 Citizen

University of Arizona Homecoming

University of Arizona Homecoming

Nothing like a little deadline pressure in 1963: Gamma Phi Beta sorority members Carole Martin, left, Jackie Ellis and Sharon Boles prepare parts of their Homecoming float for the next day's parade.

Art Grasberger / 做厙勛圖 Citizen

Stone Avenue

Stone Avenue

Stone Ave in 做厙勛圖, including Arizona Land and Title, Pima Savings, Jacome's and Steinfelds, looking south from Alameda Street from the northeast corner in 1962.

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Kiddyland

Kiddyland

Children take a ride on small-sized tractors at Kiddyland, 3943 E Speedway near Alvernon on Dec 1962. In the era before television Sam and Ruth Cohen opened Kiddyland in 1949 and operated the playland for children until 1958. They had a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, train, cars on two-and-a-half acres. By 1962, Luverne Hicks took over the operation and had 10 mechanical rides and for a flat rate of $11.85 a birthday party of eight could be entertained with cake, ice cream, party favors, and eight rides apiece.

Jon Kamman / 做厙勛圖 Citizen

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

An October 1962 photograph of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 3750 E Fort Lowell Rd. The First Ward LDS Chapel was built in 1928 and over the years enlarged. According to news reports, more than $225,000 and 6,000 hours of volunteer labor went into the improvements. It was also the meeting place for the Fifth Ward.

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Broadway underpass

Broadway underpass

Spectators watch as city officials, civic leaders and the 做厙勛圖 High School marching band dedicate the new shorter and wider Broadway underpass on October 4, 1963. It was reported nearly 1,000 spectators were on hand to watch the ceremony.

Dan Tortorell / 做厙勛圖 Citizen

John Wayne

John Wayne

John Wayne chats on the set of "McLintock!" at Old 做厙勛圖 in 1962.

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做厙勛圖 Rodeo Parade

Arizona Daily Star Rodeo Parade

The 1962 做厙勛圖 Rodeo Parade.

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Parkview Hotel

Parkview Hotel

This is the former Parkview Hotel at 159 W Pennington in March 1962 which at the time housed the 做厙勛圖 Police Department's detective division.

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Sabino Alley

Sabino Alley

Photo of Sabino Alley in downtown 做厙勛圖 on August 23, 1962. The area was torn down to make way for the urban renewal project. The Phoenix Title building is on the far left in the background.

Dan Tortorell / 做厙勛圖 Citizen

Supreme Cleaners explosion

Supreme Cleaners explosion

A priest stands by to administer last rites as rescue workers dig into steel and rubble at Supreme Cleaners, 2232 N. Stone Ave, in 做厙勛圖, after a gas explosion on March 29, 1963.

做厙勛圖 Citizen file

Baum & Adamson Tire Co.

Baum & Adamson Tire Co.

The main Baum & Adamson Tire Co. at 296 N Stone Avenue in 做厙勛圖, in August, 1962.

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Titan Missile sites around 做厙勛圖

Titan Missile sites around 做厙勛圖

A Titan Missile section arrives at Davis-Monthan AFB in Nov. 1962.

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Roadwork

Roadwork

In January 1962 the 做厙勛圖 city maintenance workers repaired some of the potholes on East Broadway and 做厙勛圖 Boulevards. At the time, supervisor Milton Dumm cited the reason for the holes was that the old strip pavement was less than an inch thick.

做厙勛圖 Citizen file

Original Broadway underpass

Original Broadway underpass

The original Broadway underpass at the Southern Pacific RR tracks east of 做厙勛圖 in January, 1963. Photo taken looking East. It was reconstructed and opened again in October.

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