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The Historic Armory Park blog and website have been publicized on the Armory Park listserv but has not had the critical test, feedback from users. Since it is a tool to make the historic review process go a little easier for applicants and the board, its value remains untested. Only after an applicant conceives a project, and uses the information here to propose to the board (APHZAB) will the site's value be tested and improved.

Historic Review a Little Easier Now

 If you've seriously considered doing some work on your historic Armory Park home, you probably struggled with the complexity of the mandatory historic review process. Well, the process is still complex, but information is getting a little easier to come by. First, if you go to the City's historic review webpage (https://www.tucsonaz.gov/preservation/city-historic-designations-and-design-review) you will find links to most of the information needed to begin your historic review application. The requirements can seem complicated and the process challenging, but at least the basic information can be easily found. 

 I've started posting history articles in the History web pages. The most recent is about the railroads that helped to shape Tucson. The Southern Pacific was the principal force in the creation of the Armory Park neighborhood. Railroad employees at various levels of the company owned or rented in Armory Park. The land on which Armory Park del Sol is situated was railroad property until recent decades.