Got an oddity?

May 30, 2010 9:13 pm

Wet, slippery memories

Drive into town from Phoenix and you're greeted near the Ina Road exit with a barren brick tower that juts out at the top, draped with a "SPOR… Read more

What about the big, tall sign that says absolutely nothing?

Vacant commercial property is quite plentiful in the Tucson area. Point in any direction and you're likely to find a parcel . . . or six. But … Read more

Hemmed-in trail akin to prison yard

If you wish to take a sort of natural-world equivalent of a "perp walk" or jail-yard ramble, we have the perfect place for you. It's a trail h… Read more

Sculpture adorns former Grant Road eatery

A copper-colored woman with protruding eyebrows made of rebar stands against a building while holding two bowls on East Grant Road near North … Read more

Tucson Oddity: It's been eyesore for years, yet it lives on

A dilapidated building's run as an eyesore at the northeast corner of East Broadway and North Craycroft Road could be coming to an end. The bu… Read more

Tucson Oddity: Starr Pass is homage to stage driver, not a spelling flub

Starr Pass Boulevard seems to have one "r" too many, but that's because it's named after a historical figure rather than a newspaper. The Star… Read more

Tucson Oddity: Post-mounted clock is from another time

Anyone wandering around downtown Tucson in desperate need of the time of day need only look along the west side of Church Avenue between Congr… Read more

Tucson Oddity: Access keeps 'Road to Nowhere' open

Most roads lead to something. Not this one. It's a two-mile stretch of worn, weathered, weed-lined highway that leads to no houses, no busines… Read more

Is there something you've noticed while driving through Tucson that has piqued your curiosity to the point you wish you could find out more about it? Drop us a line, and we'll look into it.

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