Banner-UMC construction web cam

[azmemories]

Originally Posted by cjseliga

TMC built a new 4-story surgical tower, which opened in 2013?, I think. Before that, TMC was the largest one-story hospital in the country with 8 miles of hallways. While I can see the reasoning behind the donor's request, as TMC has grown it was basically "land locked" on all sides and the only way to expand and compete with UMC was to go up. TMC also has a few parking garages that are multiple stories.

That is interesting about it being the largest one-story hospital. I only knew about the condition secondhand, but perhaps it being as essential to the public as a hospital and as you say landlocked with nowhere to expand outward, the exception was given. Maybe the heirs or the donor themselves, if still living, revised the terms.

I know we have a couple of real estate people here in the forum, perhaps they can add their two cents about what they know of TMC and applicable deed laws?

[azmemories]

Originally Posted by WilmaWildcat

This one? https://www2.cs.arizona.edu/camera/

That's been my go-to view for a couple of decades; I love it. Always go by there first. Check out the "Video Vault" for vintage images going back to 2000.

Yes, that is the one! It never gets old and I have a couple of great screen shots.

[cjseliga]

Originally Posted by azmemories

That is interesting about it being the largest one-story hospital.

I figure that most one-story hospitals are rural/in small population areas, so when you have a "major" hospital with a height restriction in a city that has grown quite well over the last 67 years (45,454 in 1950 to 520,116 in 2010), it will probably be the largest of that category, by default, sort of the exception of one-story hospitals!

[azmemories]

As construction continues, I feel that the view of A Mountain may soon be obstructed.

[WilmaWildcat]

^ Oh, no; you're probably right!

[WilmaWildcat]

When we're looking at the line of jagged peaks there in the Tucson Mountains, I found out some years ago from this great little book below that we are looking at the remains of a 15-mile long volcanic caldera. In other words you're going down into what was the mouth of a volcano but is now worn down and filled in. Imagine what it was like when it was exploding boiling rock and be glad things have cooled down a bit, haha.

https://www.amazon.com/Desert-Volcan.../dp/B004Z88OBA

I found a bit of explanation on a page here: https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/new...cson-mountains

Kring said he began working on the book 14 years ago 'just for the fun of it. I am a geologist and wanted to learn about the geology around here. And I wanted to share the geologist's perspective with students and non-scientists. I hope this book will bring the Tucson Mountains volcanic caldera to life for all its visitors."

The Tucson Mountains are largely the remains of an immense, more than 15-mile-long volcanic caldera, or collapsed volcano. Towering stratovolcanoes erupted here with far greater explosive force than did modern Mount St. Helens, spewing several hundreds of cubic kilometers of hot volcanic debris across the landscape about 70 million years ago.

[elkotronics]

When we're looking at the line of jagged peaks there in the Tucson Mountains, I found out some years ago from this great little book below that we are looking at the remains of a 15-mile long volcanic caldera. In other words you're going down into what was the mouth of a volcano but is now worn down and filled in. Imagine what it was like when it was exploding boiling rock and be glad things have cooled down a bit, haha.

Crater Lake in southern Oregon is water filling one of these volcanic caldera's from who knows how long ago explosion. I never knew that the mountains surrounding Tucson were one of these, too.

[WilmaWildcat]

The little book I linked is only about the Tucson Mountains; I remember from long ago someone telling me the Santa Catalinas were made from "folding," rather than volcanism. Pushing up. You can really see that at Sabino Canyon, I think. The lines in the rocks kind of tilt.

I just noticed a booklet about Sabino Canyon geology that I have is online for free: http://repository.azgs.az.gov/sites/...canyon-red.pdf

I think the biggest volcanic blast around these parts occurred down at Chiricahua National Monument. It was a blast said to be 1000 times the size of Mount St Helens. Unimaginable. It's called the Turkey Creek Caldera.

Chiricahua is where they have those "hoo doo" formations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geolog...anced_rock.jpg

Just so glad things have quieted down a bit from those times.

[cjseliga]

Originally Posted by elkotronics

I never knew that the mountains surrounding Tucson were one of these, too.

Lots of extinct volcanoes throughout Southern Arizona, including the Tucson Mountains which date to 50-82 million years ago.

http://www.azgs.az.gov/Hazards_ocr/v...izona-2000.pdf

[azmemories]

Originally Posted by WilmaWildcat

When we're looking at the line of jagged peaks there in the Tucson Mountains, I found out some years ago from this great little book below that we are looking at the remains of a 15-mile long volcanic caldera. In other words you're going down into what was the mouth of a volcano but is now worn down and filled in. Imagine what it was like when it was exploding boiling rock and be glad things have cooled down a bit, haha.

https://www.amazon.com/Desert-Volcan.../dp/B004Z88OBA

I found a bit of explanation on a page here: https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/new...cson-mountains

Great article! Thanks for posting that. That was always a great ride through the Tucson Mountains, Saguaro National Park and Gates Pass.