17 November 2016

Bear no more ~

17 November 2009

The Mystery of the Tucson Grizzly Bear ~ 

When I began doing this site in 2009 I never planned (or expected) it to be a chronicle of Tucson's ever-changing landscape. Over the years I have posted photos of murals that have subsequently been removed, buildings that have been torn down, and businesses that have closed. This fierce bear no longer guards the tile store - the store has been closed now for a long time. Here is the original posting:

So driving along 22nd Street I spotted this little picket fence box on wheels that holds a fierce grizzly bear. A plume of colorful balloons adds that "je ne sais quoi" to the whole tableau. He serves as the mascot for a local tile company.

5 comments:

  1. It's fun to see how our images document the changes of our cities that can easily be forgotten or overlooked

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  2. I wonder if there are photos out there of the old airplane that used to sit at the corner of Grant & Country Club for no apparent reason.

    http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/best-vanished-monument/BestOf?oid=1077227

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  3. Hi David! I don't remember that plane. I moved to Tucson in 1995 - was it before that?

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  4. Not sure when it was removed, but it was definitely there in the early 1990s and maybe until the late '90s.

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  5. More about the plane:
    http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/1994/06/09/165642-just-plane-fun-movie-prop-gets-customers-attention/

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