Campbell Grant Neighborhood Profile

Campbell Grant Neighborhood by CJ Boyd 

In the northeast corner of Campbell Ave. and Grant Rd. sits the neighborhood of Campbell Grant, stretching north to Glenn St. and east to Tucson Blvd. 

The neighborhood is home to Connor Park, which was recently renovated and reopened with new play structures funded by 2018 voter-approved Proposition 407 bond funds. In the northwest corner of the neighborhood, there are two stravenues—a fun word I only recently learned, referring to a diagonal roadway, which is neither north/south like an avenue, nor east/west like a street—called E. Conner Stravenue and E. Rennoc Stravenue. These are both named after John J. Conner, an early developer in what is now Tucson. Notice that Rennoc is Conner spelled backwards.

Conner Park's new playground

Wilson Wash runs through the neighborhood and is the favorite feature of some residents. Some long time neighbors recall when the wash north of Copper was un-landscaped, and used to bloom with wildflowers. Sadly, part of the plan to increase the flow of the wash decades ago included clearing the wildflowers and planting Bermuda grass. 20-year Campbell Grant homeowner Kirsteen Anderson had this to say about the wash: “Wilson Wash gets much more flow now because water from the Tucson-Grant intersection is redirected there. We informally nicknamed Wilson Wash as “Car Wash” a few years ago after two vehicles attempted and failed to cross the ford at Copper St. One car, as I recall, held an elderly woman on oxygen and her caregiver (in his 70s?). Fortunately, some teenagers watching the water rise fished them out at Glenn St. The other car I believe held a mother and two young children, who also were rescued safely.”

Wilson Wash, north of Copper Street

There are no schools or churches in the neighborhood, but with Campbell and Grant as two of its border streets, the neighborhood features larger than typical offering of local restaurants and cafes. If I may say on a personal note, because our office is on Grant just a few blocks from Campbell, I regularly eat lunch at some of the fine establishments in this corridor.

The Campbell Shops at Water Street

On the east side of Campell Ave., between Glenn and Grant, you’ve got Pho Can Tho, Prep & Pastry, Blue Willow, Cartel Roasting Co, Bing’s Boba Tea, Goodness Fresh, Eegee’s, and Raging Sage Coffee Roasters. And just around the corner on Grant, you’ve got Upper Crust Pizza. The neighborhood was very sad to see Karuna’s Thai Plate close permanently, but we’re excited about the opening of Mojo Cuban Kitchen and Rum Bar on the corner Grant and Norris in the next month or two.

The construction site of Mojo Cuban Kitchen