Tucson, Arizona Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Southern Tucson==== [[File:TUS Terminal Front.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tucson International Airport]] when it was under renovation]] [[South Tucson]] is the name of an independent, incorporated town of {{convert|1|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} south of downtown. It is surrounded by the City of Tucson and was incorporated in 1936 and reincorporated in 1940. The population is about 83% Mexican-American and 10% Native American, as residents self-identify in the census. South Tucson is widely known for its many Mexican restaurants and architectural styles. Bright murals have been painted on some walls, but city policy discourages this and many have been painted over.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091104015232/http://www.arizonaguide.com/places-to-visit/tucson-southern-arizona/south-tucson Arizonaguide.com], Retrieved December 14, 2010</ref><ref>[http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/e3756840-2734-4364-aade-05974e8c5729.JPG IMG.groundspeak.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928021202/http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/e3756840-2734-4364-aade-05974e8c5729.JPG |date=September 28, 2011 }}, Retrieved December 14, 2010</ref><ref>[http://cms3.tucsonaz.gov/sotucson CMS3.tucsonaz.gov] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206051411/http://cms3.tucsonaz.gov/sotucson |date=December 6, 2010 }}, Retrieved December 14, 2010</ref> The south side of the city of Tucson is generally considered to be the area around {{convert|25|sqmi|abbr=on}} south of 22nd Street, east of I-19, west of Davis Monthan Air Force Base and southwest of Aviation Parkway, and north of Los Reales Road.<ref name="Leighton-2016">{{cite news|url=http://tucson.com/news/blogs/streetsmarts/street-smarts-bloody-murder-buried-money-in-town-s-history/article_589b7264-c39a-5c25-9e60-87879987b8ab.html|title=Street Smarts: Bloody murder, buried money in town's history|author=David Leighton|newspaper=Arizona Daily Star|access-date=September 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913042507/http://tucson.com/news/blogs/streetsmarts/street-smarts-bloody-murder-buried-money-in-town-s-history/article_589b7264-c39a-5c25-9e60-87879987b8ab.html|archive-date=September 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Tucson International Airport]] and [[Tucson Electric Park]] are located here.<ref name="Leighton-2016"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page