Centennial Celebration - Nogales International, 23 Jan. 2015.

Posted by: Jonathan Clark, Nogales International, January 23, 2015.

   The centennial celebration of the 1914 Nogales City Hall and Fire Department is coming Sunday, Feb. 15 and organizers are promising “an afternoon of entertainment, new exhibits, refreshments and fun.”
   The celebration at the building at at 136 N. Grand Ave., now home to the Pimeria Alta Historical Society and Museum, runs 2-4 p.m. 
   The Fort Huachucha Thunder Mountain Brass Band will perform, as will the Nogales, Sonora Drum and Bugle Corp and the Tucson Fire Pipes and Drums.

   The City of Nogales has restored the second-floor balcony, where the ceremony will begin with short speeches from officials representing the city, NFD and the museum. 
   The second floor of the building, home to the Nogales Volunteer Fire Department, will be open for public tours and visitors can visit the quarters where volunteer firemen once slept. 

   The contents of the 1914 time capsule will be on display, along with other new historic exhibits. In addition, the city has restored the building’s rare 1915 Seth Thomas tower clock, and its chimes will be heard as the ceremonies begin.
   The event is free and open to the public. For more information call (520) 287-2646.

Article and photos posted by: Manuel C. Coppola, Nogales International, Feb. 16, 2015

To commemorate the Feb. 15, 1915 dedication of Nogales’ Old City Hall, the Pimeria Alta Historical Society closed off a lane of Grand Avenue on Sunday and treated about 100 attendees to music, a display of old fire engines and an open house at the society’s museum. Local politicians and officials spoke about the importance of the structure, which was built by local volunteer firefighters.