Tucson’s Barrio Libre

The University of Arizona Library:

southwest.library.arizona.edu/barr/body.1_div.2.html

A slide show by Kevin May:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5LNNP5VfbE

Historic American Buildings Survey:

lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/az/az0000/az0067/data/az0067data.pdf

Historic air photo of the southern portion of the Barrio Libre, probably taken from a balloon. The major N-S street just right of the center is Stone Ave. Where Stone doglegs eastward is the intersection of Stone and 17th Street. Convent Ave is one major street to the West, with Rubio Alley in between. The house lies on the west side of Convent between the small red star and the corner to the south, opposite the dark roof of the historic AME church, which is now an office. Date unknown.

1899 Tucson City Directory showing “Teodocia Martinez” living on this block on Convent Avenue. City addresses were subsequently adjusted.

Los Tucsonenses: The Mexican Community in Tucson, 1854 - 1941, Thomas E. Sheridan, The University of Arizona Press (1986).

La Calle: Spatial Conflicts and Urban Renewal in a Southwest City, Lydia R. Otero, The University of Arizona Press (2010).