Richard Oseran is an Arizona-born Jewish American lawyer and entrepreneur. A third-generation Arizonan, Oseran practiced law for many years arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court. He and his wife Shana have been instrumental in the early 21st-century revitalization of Downtown Tucson, Arizona. Together they redeveloped the boutique historic Hotel Congress, the Cup Café, Club Congress, Maynards' Market and Maynards' kitchen.[1]
Richard Oseran | |
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| Born | Richard Oseran 1945 Phoenix, Arizona |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Law Philanthropy, businessman |
Oseran was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 8, 1945, and moved to Tucson, Arizona, in 1963 to attend the University of Arizona and the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. Richard and Shana were married in 1979 and spent a year in New Zealand.[2]
In the early 1980s Oseran practiced civil litigation.
Hotel Congress
editRichard and Shana Oseran with business partners purchased Hotel Congress in 1985, later become the sole owners. They created Club Congress and Cup Cafe. The Hotel Congress has become a cultural touchstone in downtown Tucson.[3]
Oseran's Grandfather Jacob Oseransky started the Arizona Furniture Store in Phoenix, Arizona. His mother, Bess Samuels, was born in Douglas Arizona in 1916. The Oseran Family sold guns to Pancho Villa during the Mexican revolution and were arrested but the charges later dropped.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Wilensky, Sheila, With downtown Tucson hopping, Southern Arizona Jewish Post, Spet. 17, 2010
- ^ Ward, Coley, Arizona Daily Star, He is determined to make Downtown Trendy, December 7, 2007.
- ^ harles, Lloyd, Hotel Congress Breaths History, Edible Baja Arizona, 2015.
- ^ Wilensky, Sheila, With downtown Tucson hopping, Southern Arizona Jewish Post, Spet. 17, 2010
References
edit- Wilensky, Sheila, With downtown Tucson hopping, Southern Arizona Jewish Post, Spet. 17, 2010
- Charles, Lloyd, Hotel Congress Breaths History, Edible Baja Arizona, 2015.
- Ward, Coley, Arizona Daily Star, He is determined to make Downtown Trendy, December 7, 2007.
- Seigel, Stephen, Club Congress Turns 20, Tucson Weekly, September 1, 2015.
- Higgins, Polly, Tucson Citizen, Messing with a Downtown Success? September 2, 2005.