Previous Research in Area 1

Archaeological Research

There have been a number of small excavation projects in this area that have found important archaeological deposits. The artifacts and other archaeological evidence found in this area come from three different time periods:

Historical Research

The first written descriptions of this area were by Father Kino and Captain Juan Mateo Manje in the late 1690's. They described this area as irrigated farmland. The area is again described as farmland when the first detailed map of the Tucson area were created in 1862. Maps drawn by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company in 1883 through 1900 also show this area as farmland. From 1900 to 1960 this area was used for a variety of urban purposes and bordered several historic neighborhoods until the construction of the Tucson Convention Center in 1969. The most recent uses of this area were as home to the Pioneer Paints building and finally, as a parking lot.