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The Ying-On Club,located on 101 S. Main St. is part of the Ying On Association, or the Ying On Merchants and Labor Benevolent Association. The Club was used to maintain Chinese ethnic identity, follow native traditions, and assist businessmen with…

A stone wall on W. Broadway, between the back of Rueben Gold's Furniture Store and another business. The Pima County Administration Building is in the background.

Urban renewal West Congress St. block to be demolished.

Tucson Army Surplus Store sold military supplies to the public, as well as purchased items from the public. The building features a large, rounded corner that can be seen on the corner of Mesilla Street.

Temple Shoe Repair Shop was a unique, all brick building with a curved edge design. The repair shop was located at 101 W Jackson St. on the corner of W. Jackson St. and S. Church Ave.

Located at 130 N. Main Ave. The Stevens/Duffield House was originally purchased by Hiram Stevens in 1865. The residence was a grand house that included an aviary, grape arbor, carriage house, and hay barn. In 1874, Stevens purchased the neighboring…

Santa Rita Hotel clipping submitted by community member

Vacant lot north of 83 S. Main shows a large Orkin pest control billboard. Another sign advertises the Pueblo Center Redevelopment Project sign.

This photograph taken on Mesilla, facing the intersection of Mesilla and Avenida San Agustin shows Poblano Café, a small Mexican food store that served the Hispanic community in the downtown Tucson area prior to the urban renewal project.

Located at 320 S. Meyer, this building was transformed into a small community theater. This location was a community gem, scattered amongst other small stores and dwellings on S. Meyer. Listed as "movies" on Sanborn Fire Insurance Map. Cross streets…

The Maytag Store was an appliance store located on the intersection of W. Congress and S. Meyer. The store was still open and selling beach washers. The store also offered service for broken appliances.

Edward C. Jacobs Enterprises was located on 78 W. Congress near the Mesilla intersection. Next to Edward C. Jacobs was Jake's, a local family fast food joint.

Interior view of some residences that are in the downtown Tucson area.

A street view on W. Congress shows Imperial Home Furnishings and the Pekin Café. Imperial Home Furnishings, at 160 W. Congress, offered service on home furnishings as well as tv, radio, and HiFi sales service. Pekin's Café advertised chop suey and…

A series of residences located on W. Alameda between Pearl Ave. and Granada made up Granada Courts. These rented homes featured one or two bedrooms, studios, furnished and unfurnished models, from $60-85 per month rent. The manager's apartment, #1,…

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The El Charro residence, adjoined to El Charro, included a second story residence with a small balcony.

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce building was located in downtown Tucson on S. Meyer Street. Directly east on S. Main Street was the Chinese Evangelical Church. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce served to help Chinese business owners with their…