What Tucson needs: More shady arcades
Tucsonans are drawn to shade like moths to a flame. So it is a mystery why more buildings downtown don't have arcades where pedestrians can duck out of the noonday sun.
The old Pima County Courthouse, designed by Roy Place in the 1920s, is built around interior arcades that allow the public and employees to keep their cool.
The west side of San Augustine Cathedral
Wells Fargo Bank on North Stone Avenue
North Fourth Avenue
Maynard's downtown, part of the train depot on Toole Avenue.
Trees along South Scott Avenue form an arcade, of sorts.
