sign of the time

Back in the 1950′s and 60′s when the automobile was king, Tucson’s  Miracle Mile was a passage aglow with the neon signs of motor courts beckoning tourists with promises of swimming pools, lush courtyards, desert gardens and names like  La Siesta, El Rey, Frontier, and El Rancho.. Today, some of these  old establishments are still in business while others stand abandoned and deteriorating signs.  Preserve Tucson restored and reinstalled a series of historic neon signs along Drachman (between Stone Avenue and Oracle Road) along the alignment of Tucson's Historic Route 80 & 89 and State Route 84.  Click here neon signs to see a photo essay of the old signs.  (This blue sky is in contrast with the dreary clouds and 20 degrees welcoming me back home!)

Tucson Inn
Tucson, Arizona
2.28.2014