Well, I have to admit, from the Interstate it's not much to look at, I've always said they should clean that whole stretch of town up if they want folks to take an off ramp and visit our little slice of heaven, but then it also keeps riff-raff like you away so it's a catch 22
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Had you taken some time to explore, Tucson is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the US, for 13,000 years folks have lived by the Santa Cruz riverbed, some of the old forts from the 1700's still stand. Some of the most beautifull south western homes you've ever seen, many from the 20's and 30's are everywhere. Google Josler homes in Tucson for an idea.
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I assume your story (a great one btw,
) was from back in your druggie days. You could have made a fortune running 'good stuff' from here to Dallas in your hopped up Malibu