Tucson's Chimichangas, 1970--

[Bapopik at AOL.COM]

   Is Tucson the home of the chimichanga?  The earliest I could find in the
yellow pages was 1970.  Various restaurants that later advertised
"chimichanga" did not have large ads in the 1960s, unfortunately.

July 1970, TUCSON YELLOW PAGES, pg. 405, col. 1:
_EL DORADO TAVERN_
Homemade Mexican Food--Icy Beer--Wine
ALL FOOD TO GO
Our Specialty--Chimichanga
1949 S 4 Av...622-9171
(NOTE: Restaurant was not listed in 1969--ed.)

July 1971--same El Dorado Tavern ad.

July 1972--same El Dorado Tavern ad.

July 1973--larger El Dorado Tavern ad.

July 1973, TUCSON YELLOW PAGES, pg. 577, col. 1:
_DON JUAN'S FINE MEXICAN FOOD_
SPECIALIZING
CHIMICHANGA . FLAUTA
1120 A Wilmot Rd...298-9905
(NOTE: This restaurant did not have an extended ad before--ed.)

July 1973, TUCSON YELLOW PAGES, pg. 580, col. 2:
_GUERRERO'S PLACE_
Specializing
AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD
including
FLAUTAS . CHIMICHANGAS
CONE TACOS
ORDERS TO GO
Open 11 A.M. to 10 P.M.
(Across from Randolph)
3326 E 22...325-9272
(NOTE: This restaurant also didn't have a larger ad before--ed.)

July 1973, TUCSON YELLOW PAGES, pg. 512, col. 3:
_LERUA'S MEXICAN FOOD NO 1_
(...)
Featuring Green Corn Tamales
(NOTE: No chimichanga--ed.)

July 1974--various chimichanga ads repeated.

July 1974, TUCSON YELLOW PAGES, pg. 620, col. 3:
_LERUA'S FINE MEXICAN FOOD_
SERVING TUCSON SINCE 1922
 GREEN CORN TAMALES
 CHIMICHANGAS
 ENCHILADAS
 TOSTADAS
 TORTILLAS
 TACOS
 CHORIZO
 CARNE SECA
 MENUDO
 RELLENOS
2005 E Broadway...624-0322