A Tucson icon, El Parador, met the wrecking ball after years of good food, drink and dancing. The Jacob family has a deep history in Tucson. The restaurant closed in 2013 after nearly 40 years in business. For more on…
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Crews work on the demolition of John Jacob’s El Parador restaurant, 2274 E Broadway on Tuesday, March 24, 2015.Dave, left, and Bett Francis toast one another as they prepare to dine at John Jacob's El Parador in 2007.The building at El Parador Restaurant at 2744 E. Broadway, which closed in 2013 after 40 years, will be demolished. Already gone are the rubber trees and the plants that used to hang in the dining room.
The building at El Parador Restaurant at 2744 E. Broadway, which closed in 2013 after 40 years, is being demolished.Los Armonicos mariachis play"Bear Down Arizona" at a football dinner at El Parador on Broadway in Tucson on Oct. 23, 1982.Courtesy Jacob familyCourtesy Jacob family Mary Jacob, left, and a co-worker stand in the Tucson Public Market on Congress and Main, in this 1923 photo.Taft Jacob, owner of The Public market , two co-workers, Joe Jacob, co-owner, and a co-worker, in this 1936 Jacob family photo.The Jacob brothers, Left to Right, Richard Jacob, John Jacob, Mike Jacob, Jim Jacob, George Jacob and Abe Jacob sitting, in this this 1978 Jacob family photo.
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