Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Miscellany

• Speedway Boulevard, which begins on the far eastside and runs all the way to the Tucson Mountains, was named the "ugliest street in America" by Life Magazine in the early 1970s, quoting Tucson Mayor James Corbett, who distinguished his political career by biting a woman on the knee during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
• The Beatles song Get Back features Tucson.
• Tumamoc Hill is higher than neighboring "A" Mountain.