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Sam Hughes Neighborhood
March 15th, 2010
How did Himmel Park (and the library) get its Name?By Carolyn Classen Himmel Park is named after a pioneer Tucsonan Alvina Himmel Edmondson and her family. Alvina Himmel Edmondson and husband Charles S. Edmondson came from New Orleans, LA to Tucson in 1897 and homesteaded on 160 acres bounded by E. Speedway and Tucson Blvd. They had 4 daughters: Catherine, Grace, Alvina, and Frances. The couple divorced in 1927 (and Charles later died in 1942 in Phoenix.) Alvina Himmel sold part of their homestead to the City of Tucson in 1934 or 1935 with the stipulation that the site be named after the Himmel family, in memory of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Himmel. Alvina Himmel Edmondson died at age 78 on Jan. 11, 1948 at her redwood home, 2625 E. 1st Street (no longer there) on the land she had homesteaded for 51 years. She was buried at the South Lawn Memorial Park according to her obituary at the Arizona Historical Society, 949 E. 2nd St. Tucson. Her daughter Catherine (died 5/18/73) lived in that same homestead home in Sam Hughes till the early 70's. By the way, Himmel is the German word for "heaven." Himmel Park time line: 1934/35 part of Himmel Edmondson homestead land sold to City of Tucson, 1936 pool built by WPA -Works Progress Administration, 1944 City Council purchased more land (3 more blocks) to expand Himmel Park, and start planning for a library, which was finally built in 1961 under Mayor Don Hummel. See "history" link from Himmel Park branch library site: http://www.library.pima.gov/locations/himmel/about.php#history Information obtained from research I did at Arizona Historical Society, from Sam Hughes Neighborhood file at Himmel Park branch library, and the Himmel library website. I also checked the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star archives, and found a copy of a 1942 Tucson Citizen photo of this pioneer woman and her original home in the Sam Hughes Neighborhood. Quality of Life Surveyby Gabriela Head and Tania Capin. Crime reduction, prevention efforts, and connecting with neighbors are just some of the things that Sam Hughes residents perceive as important in maintaining a good quality of life in our neighborhood, according to data reported in the Sam Hughes Neighborhood Quality of Life Survey. Click here (Editor's note: There was a presentation of the survey on October 28, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM at the Hardesty Midtown Conference Room. Click here for more information.) Development of the Former Don Mackey SiteGround was broken in October 2009 for an elderly housing
complex at the city owned site of the old Don Mackey
dealership at Broadway and Plummer Completion is
anticipated in eight to fourteen months. Lizard Rock
Designs, project architects, have provided this updated project description Warning- Site Plan may load slowly! NEW - Special Offers for SHNA Members!by Rick Bell SHNA Membership Committee is actively working with merchants and businesses to make available Money Saving Deals and Discounts for Association Members. For a current list of participating merchants/businesses and program information click here for "Deals & Discounts". You will need your Certificate of Membership to take advantage of these special offers. Certificates of Membership: By now our
paid members should have received their Certificate of
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