Saturday, May 23, 2009

South from 24th St. on Park...


Head south on Park Avenue to 24th Street. On the west side of the street you'll see pillars that introduce what's ahead of you. The pillars tell some mid-20th-century Tucson history that I'd never heard: the African-American community of South Park Avenue, South Park Political Club, free movies under the stars at Mirasol Park, and a lot more.

Up ahead are tile-decorated bridges, bus stops, and benches to rest on. They continue, here and there, until you get to 36th and Park. (You might want to bicycle or catch a bus, by the way, because this'll all zoom by if you're in a car.) While you're in the neighborhood, check out other murals nearby.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This marvelous art installation is worth the drive just to see; and it's by local artist To-Ree-Nee Wolf, a Tucson treasure!

Xavier O’Mack said...

Tucson has 2 other historically Black neighborhoods that I recommend researching: Sugar Hill and Dunbar Spring.