by KARLITO on Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:36 pm
hmm...the westerner, stone and bway? I think the bldg. is still there but I don't recognize that pic so it must look very different. I'll photo the haver next week when my wife gets back w/ the camera. As for the pioneer here is the entry from "A Guide to Tucson Architecture" by Anne M Nequette and R. Brooks Jeffrey:
Pioneer Hotel (Office Building)
100 N Stone Avenue
1928;Roy Place; Remodeled in 1970 after fire
Located at the corner of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street, this twelve-story building was at the center of the downtown business district and atracted the social and political elite. The buildings vertical potition was defined by a base, middle, and top,articulated by the use of a classical entablature at the second floor, string course at the eleventh floor, and a bold cornice line at the roof. The classical entablature bisected the ornately decorated Spanish Colonial Revival entrance portal of prefabricated concrete elements, similar to that of Place's Pima County Courthouse (p.79). The rooftop was used as an open air ballroom whose wall openings framed magnificent views of the Tucson valley. The structural system was unique for Tucson, using pured-in-place concrete, but although the structure survived a terrible firein 1970, most of the ornately painted walls in the interior were destroyed. After the closing of the hotel in 1974, the exterior of the building was remodled, retaining only a spiral column at the corner as the last remnant of the original facade. as part of long term renovation plans, the entablature is curretnly being uncovered and restored.
Not really a "modern" building, I think that pool in the post card abouve is late 40's vintage addition.
I'm glad you like the pics, I'll hit up the Bway Haver real soon...