Tucson, Arizona

====Northern Tucson====
North Tucson includes the urban neighborhoods of Amphitheater and [[Flowing Wells, Arizona|Flowing Wells]]. Usually considered the area north of Fort Lowell Road, North Tucson includes some of Tucson's primary commercial zones ([[Tucson Mall]] and the Oracle Road Corridor). Many of the city's most upscale [[boutiques]], restaurants, and art galleries are also on the north side, including St. Philip's Plaza. The plaza is directly adjacent to the historic [[St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church]] (built in 1936).

The north side also is home to the suburban community of [[Catalina Foothills, Arizona|Catalina Foothills]], in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains just north of the city limits. This community includes many of the area's most expensive homes, sometimes multimillion-dollar estates. The Foothills area is generally defined as north of River Road, east of Oracle Road<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tucson.com/news/local/street-smarts-how-oracle-road-came-to-be-named-for/article_f3bf19c2-e2b0-5192-92c6-f7dabe3204a0.html|title=Street Smarts: How Oracle Road came to be named for a fast ship with a teetotaling crew|author=David Leighton|newspaper=Arizona Daily Star|access-date=July 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707230849/https://tucson.com/news/local/street-smarts-how-oracle-road-came-to-be-named-for/article_f3bf19c2-e2b0-5192-92c6-f7dabe3204a0.html|archive-date=July 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and west of [[Sabino Canyon|Sabino Creek]]. Some of the Tucson area's major resorts are in the Catalina Foothills, including [[Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort|Hacienda Del Sol]], Westin La Paloma Resort, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort and [[Canyon Ranch|Canyon Ranch Resort]]. [[La Encantada (shopping center)|La Encantada]], an outdoor shopping mall, is also in the Foothills.

The [[DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Historic District|DeGrazia Gallery of the Sun]] is near the intersection of Swan Road and Skyline Drive. Built by artist [[Ettore DeGrazia|Ted DeGrazia]] starting in 1951, the {{convert|10|acre|ha|adj=on}} property is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and features an eclectic chapel, an art gallery, and a museum.

[[File:Northwest Metro Tucson from the Santa Catalina Mountains.jpg|thumb|right|Northwestern suburbs viewed from the Santa Catalina Mountains]]

The expansive area northwest of the city limits is diverse, ranging from the rural communities of [[Catalina, Arizona|Catalina]] and parts of the town of [[Marana, Arizona|Marana]], the small suburb of [[Picture Rocks, Arizona|Picture Rocks]], the town of [[Oro Valley, Arizona|Oro Valley]] in the western foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, and residential areas in the northeastern foothills of the Tucson Mountains. Continental Ranch (Marana), Dove Mountain (Marana), and Rancho Vistoso (Oro Valley), and Saddlebrooke (North Oro Valley) are all master planned communities in the northwest that have thousands of residents.

The community of [[Casas Adobes, Arizona|Casas Adobes]] is also on the Northwest side, with the distinction of being Tucson's first suburb, established in the late 1940s. Casas Adobes is centered on the historic [[Casas Adobes Plaza]] (built in 1948). Casas Adobes is also home to [[Tohono Chul Park]], which is now within the town of Oro Valley, (a nature preserve) near the intersection of North Oracle Road and West Ina Road. The [[2011 Tucson shooting|attempted assassination]] of Representative [[Gabby Giffords]], which resulted in the murders of chief judge for the [[United States District Court for the District of Arizona|U.S. District Court for Arizona]], [[John Roll]], and five other people on January 8, 2011, occurred at the La Toscana Village in Casas Adobes. The [[Foothills Mall (Arizona)|Foothills Mall]] is also on the northwest side in Casas Adobes.

This area is home to many of the Tucson area's golf courses and resorts, including the Preserve and Mountainview Golf Clubs at Saddlebrooke, Hilton El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort in Oro Valley, the Omni Tucson National Resort & Spa, and Westward Look Resort. The Ritz Carlton at Dove Mountain, the second [[Ritz Carlton]] resort in Arizona, which also includes a golf course, opened in the foothills of the [[Tortolita Mountains]] in northeast Marana in 2009.