Saturday, January 18, 2 pm
$5/person
**All lectures are held in the Monsoon Room at JoJo's Restaurant, 201 N. Court Ave.
Barrio Viejo is Tucson’s second oldest neighborhood. During its nearly 100 years in existence, generations of residents lived, worked – and shopped - within barrio boundaries. Grocery stores, bakeries and “meat stores” were an essential component of barrio existence, and they have a fascinating history. For decades, Chinese and Mexican markets existed side by side. Some specialized, many others simply supplied everyday needs. Some lasted a few years, others, decades.
Presented by Kathe Kubish, this lecture reflects 3 years of research, hundreds of spread sheets and way too many graphs! It will lead the viewer through 70 years of marketplace history – from 1881 to the end of World War II - in Tucson’s most ethnically diverse and colorful neighborhood.
(The mural above is located on the old Jerry’s Lee Ho Market (northwest corner of 17th & Meyer in the Barrio Viejo neighborhood) honoring the relationship of the Chinese market within the Mexican community. Lee Ho, Jerry Lee’s father, is on the left; Jerry Lee is on the right.)
An Arizona native and Tucson resident with a degree in anthropology, Kathe worked on archaeological digs in Tucson, New Mexico and Belize during the 1970’s and ‘80’s. Also a draftsman, photographer and darkroom technician, she subsequently worked as a property appraiser with the Pima County Assessor’s office for 30 years, falling in love with Tucson’s Barrio Viejo in the process. She is now a full-time volunteer and citizen historian
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Tucson, AZ 85701
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| Number of People Attending in Person | $5.00 |