About Steve Long

I was literally born into real estate. Some of my earliest 1950’s memories were those with my grandparents, Roy Howard & Mimi (Meta) Long. They lived at their Tucson home / office located at 1815 E. 5th St., present-day site of McKale Center and the U of A baseball field.

I remember swinging in the front porch swing, catching lizards in the trees, and having root beer ice cream floats in the backyard, watching the U of A July 4th fireworks. I particularly remember standing next to “Pop,” as we called him, as he sat at his upright office piece, with the flip-down desk, the drawers below, and the bookcase above. I would watch him hand-write one-page real estate agreements.

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