Historic Nogales
In Nogales, Historic Main Street is a place filled with wonder from across the border and around the world.
Blue Tour
Morley and Grand Avenues
Begin the Blue Tour at the Pimeria Alta Museum-the Old Town Hall. In 1914, the Nogales Volunteer Fire Department pitched in and built the Old Town Hall on Grand Avenue, which is now home to many historic treasures. Designed by the renowned Tucson architect Henry O. Jaastad, the building was constructed with all of the amenities-steam heat, sewer, electricity, and running water. The entire ground floor can be explored.
Blue Route Stops include:
1. Pimeria Alta Museum: 136 N. Grand Avenue
2. Nogales Herald Monument: at the corner of Grand Avenue and Crawford Street
3. Escalada and Gebler Buildings: 81-85 N. Grand Avenue
4. Railroad Tracks: at Park Street
5. Historic Gate Crossing: ends at Morley Avenue at the Mexican border
6. The Levy Building: 16 N. Morley Avenue
7. Wilde’s Stationer and Popular Cash: 43 Morley Avenue
8. 43 N. Morley Avenue
9. Woolworth Company: 34-46 Morley Avenue
10. The Kress Building: 48 Morley Avenue
11. The Vasquez Building: 71 Morley Avenue
12. La Cinderella: 85 Morley Avenue
13. The Montezuma Hotel: 104-120 Morley Avenue
14. Nasib Karam Park: Corner of Park Street and Morley Avenue
15. The Jose Piskorski Building: 180-184 Morley Avenue
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Historic Ambos Nogales: Two Sister Cities Were One
At one time, Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, were one big, relaxed two-nation border community. The urban fabric is now split in two, separated by an international border, yet the two communities, called Ambos Nogales, remain heavily reliant on each other. Ambos Nogales continues to share its families, cultures, heritages, economies and identities. The communities of Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, México comprise the largest international border community in Arizona, with an estimated combined population exceeding 400,000 people.