If her quote is correct, Nintzel said it was a golden era for Tucson. Did he say "Golden era for architecture?" If he didn't, then she's right. She seems to be responding to him, not Modernism Week organizers. There are no golden days hidden amid Tucson's Anglo-centric past. Most of the 20th century was a period of cultural genocide here, including architecture. Yes, we should celebrate architecture and preserve it, but let's not try to redefine our history. That architecture exists largely because rich developers destroyed something else to build it.
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