Ryan Fish is KGUN 9's Midtown and Downtown Tucson reporter. Send your story ideas to Ryan at [email protected].
There is already fresh paint on the streets and the walls in the El Presidio Historic District in downtown Tucson.The neighborhood is named after the Spanish military fort, the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson, built in the area. It established Tucson as a city back in 1775.“Really the longest continuing business block in the whole city,” said Amy Hartmann-Gordon, director of the Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum.“This is really the center of where our modern day community started.
New paint pops off the pavement thanks to the Living Streets Alliance.“This is just a wonderful way to connect the businesses, to make it feel more pedestrian,” said Hartmann-Gordon.A small children’s playground and new outdoor seating are coming to the pedestrian-only block of Washington Street between Jojo’s and Ceres Pasta.“ was a little bit of an inspiration,” Hartmann-Gordon said of the outdoor seating. “‘Hey this is great. Let’s do this properly.
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