40+ aerial photos of Tucson from decades ago

If you like photos that explore Tucson's past, you can see more each week by subscribing to our history newsletter:Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's"Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. It was the first police helicopter patrol operation in Arizona. TPD said the Sky Patrol had initiated 25 arrests and assisted with 43 other arrests since the start of the program in May, 1972.

It's Hotel Tucson City Center.The Rolling Hills subdivision and golf course and Regina Cleri Seminary near 22nd Street and Pantano, Tucson, in 1970. Regina Cleri is now St. Augustine Catholic High School.Looking south on Kolb Road from 22nd Street, Tucson, in 1970. The new Palo Verde High School is at bottom right.The swatch of darkness is the Southern Pacific RR mainline and yard in Tucson, shown in this 1953 photo, looking northwest.

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