In December 1970 a blaze erupted in a downtown landmark, resulting in a tragedy that still holds the distinction of an event that led to Tucson's greatest loss of life, but it was one of Tucson Fires most heroic efforts.
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In December 1970 a blaze erupted in a downtown landmark, resulting in a tragedy that still holds the distinction of an event that led to Tucson's greatest loss of life, but it was one of Tucson Fires most heroic efforts.
In the fifties the landscape of America was changing but Tucson never joined the ranks of cities with a freeway culture decade after decade the crosstown freeways never came. As we enter the third decade of the century, the Tucson History Podcast from 1030 The Voice explores what might’ve been. What stopped them, is too late to build them and is it even still a good idea? Where are our freeways?
Featuring Guests:
Gene Caywood, Tucson Transportation Historian
Diana Alarcon, Tucson Department of Transportation Director
Steve Farley, Former AZ State Representative and Senator
Tucson History Podcast
In December 1970 a blaze erupted in a downtown landmark, resulting in a tragedy that still holds the distinction of an event that led to Tucson's greatest loss of life, but it was one of Tucson Fires most heroic efforts.
