Crews on Tuesday demolished John Jacob’s El Parador restaurant, a fixture at 2744 E. Broadway for nearly 40 years that fell on hard times during the recession and closed in late July 2013. Semro Family Investments LLC, a Tucson real estate firm, bought the site in 2014 and has said it will build a modern and urban development “with a nice street presence.” El Parador, with its signature atrium filled with oversized plants, was a popular spot for happy hour in the 1980s and ’90s. For more photos of El Parador through the years, go to online.
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Former El Parador demolished for new project
Crews work on the demolition of John Jacob’s El Parador restaurant, 2274 E Broadway on Tuesday, March 24, 2015.
George and Abe Jacob opened Club 21 on North Oracle Road in 1946 not long after returning from serving in World War II.