Bum Steer goes to Auction

Eclectic Bum Steer property goes to auction The restaurant-bar opened in the early 1970s and closed in 2010. The 8,000-square-foot building has an upper level. | Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star 2012 The Bum Steer, an eclectic Tucson landmark and former bar and restaurant at 1910 N. Stone Ave., is headed for the auction block. The once-popular college hot spot northwest of the University of Arizona opened back in the early 1970s and closed in 2010. The restaurant was founded by a group of airline pilots who simply wanted a place to have fun while in town, according to the auction house, Phoenix-based Cunningham and Associates. Featuring a red barnlike structure and antique decor across its walls, the Bum Steer was one of several other similar properties the group opened across the country, including the now-closed Minder Binders in Tempe. Auctioneer George Cunningham says the roughly 8,000-square-foot Tucson building is still sound and features an upper level that gives it a lot of potential for use as a brewpub or other uses. BY DAVID WICHNER ARIZONA DAILY STAR July 6, 2014 12:00 am