Barrio Viejo 2 – Mauro Trejo

Description

Tucson’s Barrio Viejo is a “Top Place to Go in North America in 2024” in
Conde Nast Traveler’s list and will receive a National Historic Landmark
designation in 2024. Originally home to Mexicans, Chinese and
territorial settlers, the neighborhood boasts one of the largest
concentrations of stylistically unchanged 1880s adobe buildings in the
United States. This course will cover the history of Tucson, how the
neighborhood developed, its cultural legacy and current importance. It
will also discuss how it was perceived by the English (Anglo) speaking
community and press, its evolution into the 20 th century and how urban
renewal and gentrification has led to what is left today. The optional
walk will cover architecture, specific landmarks and the people who
lived there before urban renewal.

Two Thursday mornings: October 17th and 24th at 9:00 a.m. in the
Activity Center’s Hopi Room with an optional follow up street tour.
Presenter: Mauro Trejo a 7th generation Tucsonian with family dating
back to 1780. He is a board member of the Tucson Presidio Trust, Los
Descendientes de Tucson (the Mexican American History and Heritage
Museum) and the Anza Trail Foundation. He is a popular walking tour
guide through both the Presidio and his own Trejo’s Tucson Walking
Tours.