You Lived in Phoenix in the 60s, 70s, and 80s If...
You remember when Bell Road (especially through Glendale) was the considered edge of civilization. There was nothing there but tumbleweeds and prairie dogs. Now, it's where you go to run all your errands. Or if you were traveling eastbound on Bell Rd. the sign that said 'Scottsdale- 21 miles.'
Your parents took you to Legend City, the only theme park in Phoenix.
Mornings were spent watching 'The Wallace and Ladmo Show.' When it was over, it was time to leave for school. 'Ladmo Bags'.
You remember when Beardsley Road was a seldom traveled, two-lane blacktop. Now, it's the eastbound frontage road for the Loop 101 freeway.
Before there was Target, there was Gemco. Now, most of the old Gemco stores are Targets.
The original Cine Capri theater stood at 24th St and Camelback from 1964 to 1998 |
You remember stores like Yellow Front, Woolco, Newberry's, McCrory's, TG&Y, Fedmart, Sprouse Reitz, Wards and Yates.
You remember when Metrocenter Mall had a below-grade ice skating rink. Watching skaters from the overlook above was the best way to escape the summer heat.
Metrocenter also had a Farrell's ice cream parlor. No Farrell's trip was complete without getting to see two waiters run though the restaurant with a sundae resting on a stretcher, while lights and sirens whirred in the background. Sometimes, the ice cream would fall off the stretcher. Don't forget the trip thru their candy store.
You were bummed when Farrell's closed. The space was later occupied by 'Round the Corner, a burger and sandwich place similar to Red Robin.
You saw a concert at Compton Terrace when it was attached to Legend City.
Your dad subscribed to the Phoenix Gazette (afternoon newspaper) and the Arizona Republic on Sunday.
You remember when the Brass Armadillo antique mall was Angel's - a building supply warehouse similar to Home Depot.
You remember when you got your building supplies from O'Malley's, Entz-White or Payless Cashways.
You remember when the Phoenix Suns were the only professional sports team in the state, and they played their games at Phoenix Memorial Coliseum.
Your groceries came from Alpha Beta, AJ Bayless, Lucky's, Neb's Market or Smitty's. Smitty's even had a little coffee shop attached to it.
A night out consisted of family dinner at the Lunt Avenue Marble Club. Their deep fried mushrooms were the best.
You remember when eastbound I-10 ended at Dysart Road. In order to continue east, you had to take McDowell or Thomas Road 15 miles to I-17 and head south. I-10 started up again somewhere east of downtown.
You ate breakfast at Sambo's or Bob's Big Boy.
You drove to Central and Thomas to have strawberry pie at Big Boy's because it was a car hop and they brought it to your car.
You remember when houses were built with carports instead of garages. Roofs were covered with wood shakes or asphalt shingles instead of stone tiles.
You remember home builder's billboards that advertised interest rates of 11%.
Your aspirin and cough syrup came from Skagg's, Revco, Thrifty's, or Drug Emporium.
Your shoes came from Buster Brown.
You remember when CBS was on Channel 10, ABC was on channel 3, and channels 5 and 15 were independent. Now, CBS is on Channel 5, FOX is on Channel 10, ABC is on Channel 15, and Channel 3 no longer has a network affiliation. NBC and PBS are the only ones that stayed on their original stations (channel 12 and 8, respectively).
You remember when channel 15 broadcast pay-tv at night (It was called ON-TV).
You spent hours watching early music videos on UHF channel 61. Due to the limited number of videos at the time, songs like 'Down Under', 'I Ran', and 'Come on Eileen' were repeated quite often. You were lucky if you could get decent reception.
You accompanied your dad to the True Value Hardware store in Westown in hopes of getting to stop at Baskin Robbins afterward.
You shopped at Valley West Mall before it became a ghost town, and was ultimately torn down.
You shopped at Phoenix Spectrum Mall when it was known as Chris-Town.
You woke up to Bruce Kelly in the morning on KZZP. Before that - Jonathon Brandmeier and his 'loons!'
You remember Phoenix's only real rock and roll stations were KRIZ and KRUX in the 1960s.
You rode the 'Tico' to Park Central.
1981 Phoenix City Bus featuring "Tico" mascot |
You remember quality local programming like Open House with Rita Davenport or Sun Spots with Jan DiAtri.
You accompanied your dad to the LaBelle's catalog showroom to buy your mom's Christmas present.
Before he was governor, you remember Evan Mecham as the owner of a Pontiac dealership in Glendale.
You remember when Castles-n-Coasters was known as Golf-n-Stuff.
You remember when the entire state of Arizona only had one area code. Now, there are three in the Phoenix area alone.
You remember when Scottsdale Fashion Square was an outdoor mall with Goldwater's, Bullocks and Lenord's luggage being the only stores.
You remember when Goldwater's was bought out by Robinson May who was then bought out by Macy's.
You remember when Diamonds was bought out by Dillards.
You remember when Diamonds box office was the only place to buy concert tickets.
You remember when it hit 99* and that was considered HOT.
Big Surf water park |
You remember when best ice cream was found at Thrifty's Drug Store, where $0.85 cents would get you three scoops.
You remember when you wrote all your information down on a piece of paper and then your drivers license was mailed to you. It was very easy to change the 1968 to 1965 (because it was still in your hand writing) so that you could go to Devil House drinking because the drinking age was 19 years old.
You remember when you could go to Devil House for dancing 'after hours' which was from 1am - 3am.
You remember going to see 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' at midnight on Mill Ave.
You remember when 44th Street and Thomas was 'Thomas Mall'.
You remember when 40th Street and Thomas was 'Tower Plaza,' and there were a few people that climbed to the top and threaten to jump.
You remember when there was a canal at 48th.
You remember when driving up Pima Rd and you could see for miles and miles because there was nothing east or north of Shea Rd. And it was very dark and scary.
You remember when the only way to get to Shea Rd was thru 'Dreamy Park' and there weren't any streetlights. Squaw Peak was the name of a mountain, not a highway.
You remember going to concerts at Graham Central Station because the band was not popular enough to fill Mesa Amphitheater.
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I grew up there at the canal and 32nd st. I remember when they 'blew up' Shiprock for a movie with Charles Bronson!
Trax n Wax?
Of course Zia Records was always great. A friend of mine ended up working there. Their dress code was the best: "Just please wear something." 🤣
My dad was one of the owners from about 1984 to 1987. One of the worst decisions he made, sadly.
I thought that was Shakey's... no? Was it at WesTown?
See... I remember that pizza parlor as Shakey's too! ... not Village Inn/Pizza. I think the Shakey's I went to was in WesTown...
Roar's was great. It was a block or so from my grade school, Ss Simon & Jude... and right next to my friend's dad's feed shop. When I got to hang out with her after school, we'd play around the shop, along the canal on 27th and wander into Roar's. It was either free or a quarter. Having peacocks 'scream' regularly was a trip in retrospect :)
Omg so did my mom! She also loved Rita Davenport who I didn't really like for some reason.
We watched those fireworks from the roof of our house too!
We had a Sambo's just west of WesTown that we went to... and then when it became Bob's Big Boy.
I swear to god we went there occasionally! Was it kind of near Sunnyslope and a big store full of flower arrangement supplies (Crown Imports?)?
Park Central was my favorite mall :) sigh.
Basha's was great. Best cheap perfect marzipan! Ours was just SW of WesTown.
That was the best Thrifty's :) Had a nice dark arcade just north of it if I remember right.
I remember!
I think I went to the Sun Club. Went more to the Temple and whatever other places the Beverly(?) brothers booked punk shows.
Definitely partied a lot at Happy Valley. Still can't drink whiskey or rum... 30-some years later.
Well that's good, you don't need alcohol and booze anyways.
The lovely aquanetta, Ted Ross ford.lol late 50s early 60s.
Does anyone remember the name of the car dealership on north west corner of 16 st & cameback rd. Phx az? Berge ford??
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Nope, it was Zias records
Read Mullin Ford
READ MULLIN FORD
I remember winning tickets to a concert at big surf. I don't remember who it was for, because the concert was cancelled at the last minute due to a crazy storm. Sand was blowing everywhere. Good times growing up in Phoenix.
Does anyone remember SuperStar recording studio in metrocenter? In the 80s. You could sing your favorite song and they recorded your voice onto a cassette tape for you to take home. After short time, you could also record video. I remember recording 'parents just don't understand' by will Smith, with my cousins. It was a fun memory for us. We still talk about that.
El molinos
El Molinos
Remember the grade school tours at the rainbow bread company I think it was and at the end of the tour they gave you a warm bun. I think we toured the carnation factory also.
My mom worked in the building. Top floor was playboy club. My mom worked for us govt, in that building. Had some great elevator rides. Office of hearings and appeals for social security dept is who she worked for.
Grew up in a neighborhood north of thomas and west of 35th ave. There was a big dirt pit that we road and jumped bikes and motorcycle. We called it little grand. Anyone else
I remember hearing my dads early morning radio show. I think it was KOOL radio. I’d love to find that little music clip that they played. Kinda had a twang to it. So early in the morning...
Thanks for the memories!
Tempe in the late 70's and early 80's.
Groceries came from Alpha Beta. The 60 stopped at Price Rd. There was a sheep farm on Mclintock and Guadalupe. Played video games at Starship Fantasy Arcade. There was no civilization south of Chandler Blvd. AJ's bar on Chandler Blvd had Fried Veggie Stix. Delicious. Skateland was called Roller World. Gemco and Smitty's were the predecessors to Target and Fry's.
Afrinddebbeand Dave. We go seabrezze
Lloyd Hopple house had budwiser fenceofcans
I sure miss the time gut married
Loves restuant
How about Minder Binders on Hayden road & May West after the bars closed?? Best times ever💕
I saw Jimmie Hendrix at the coliseum in June of 1968,followed by many more. It cost $3.50 for the tickets plus $1.50 for a hit of acid at the "quad" at West High. Ahhh those were the days
Does anybody remember in the seventies a place called Rocky bottom off of Scottsdale Road and the river bottom before they put a bridge a band called Thornhill played in there at least somebody's got to remember what's a double story house like mr. Lucky's and NELSONS POOL ON THE WESTSIDE 19TH AVE TURNEY IT WAS HOMEMADE VERY LARGE POOL WELLWATER VERY COLD ,NEXT TO CANAL THEY HAD DIVING ENTERTAINMENT 3 EVENING A WEEK THEY CALLED THEM CLOWN DIVERS SOMETIME A 2-3 GUYS AND ALWAYS A YOUNG LADY I USED TO WATCH THEM DO TRICKS OF THE DIVING BOARDS THEY WERE VERY GOOD PHOENIX WAS A GREAT CITY BACK IN THOSE DAYS, CENTRAL CRUISES TO MOUNTAIN AND BACK TO INDIAN SCHOOL RD ROLLERSKATING,McDonald's wienershack ,riding motorcycle choppers I miss it .I wrote this june12th 2020 I'm now 61 yrs old not in Phoenix rite now on my way back in few months
Oh my gosh yes those were the days. I remember cruising Central and Friday and Saturday nights... It was so fun and way up on the North End of central the trees actually grew together over the street and it was like going through a tunnel of trees
Yeah I remember long hair Incorporated and conceived by Nature products... That little creep stole my car
I grew up in Sunny Slope in the 60’s and 70’s: Who remembers-
1) Beardsley Raceway - Flat track racing
2) Gary Wells 12 year old killing 30 year olds on his Montessa at Beardsley raceway
3) Bee Line Drag Strip
4) Best little snack shack in Sunny Slope - the Orange Twist at 9th and Hatcher
5) Best Mexican restaurant around - Pedro’s on Hatcher
6) Chis Town Mall
7) the Haunted -tavern on Cave Creek Rd
8) going to South Mt Park to see the lights down in the valley
9) sneaking out onto the pink sidewalk - part of the Wrigley estate
10) the Wallace & Ladmo Show
11) Legend City
12) swamp coolers on the roofs of most homes
13) pinnacle peak steakhouse
14) Riata Pass steakhouse
15) catching chachawala lizards in the desert
The warehouse records was cool too
Grew up at 35th & Peoria from 1970 - 87. 1970 35th & Peoria was a 4-way stop, 35th ended at Greenway, wide open desert from there.
When BMX started, there was a track at 35th & Bell, another one waaaay out in Chandler that I now live 3 miles South of; desert parties at 35th & Beardsley; Driving dune buggies in the overflow canal at the South end of 37th Ave where it turned towards 35th; realizing the water at Cortez park was only 18 inches deep; the El Cid bowling alley at 19th & Cactus done up like a medieval castle; Lenny Monti's on 19th & Cactus watching the hang gliders crash into the mountain during dinner and watching mountain rescue carry them off the slope; hanging out drive through liquor stores to score booze after Friday night football (35th & Northern and/or 35th & Cactus); all of the cool restaurants and stores when Metro opened - My Pi pizza, Ski Chalet, the movie theaters above the ice rink next to Farrell's, the bar above the ice rink, food court(Metroport) was themed as airlines like Alitalia, Mexicana, etc, the Alley shops, the funky color changing floor at Rhoades on the bottom floor; Tickle Hill; cruising the alleys behind your house looking for pop bottles to cash in to buy baseball cards in the summer; going with mom to the fabric store so you could at least pick out what you next shirts were going to be made of; shoes at Yellow Front or K-Mart; we had a Smitty's Big-Town department store - you got groceries, jewelry, housewares, clothes, fishing license and ammo, your car stereo, liquor, chew and cash in one stop; parents used to bowl so it was Northgate before going uptown to the 300 bowl at ChrisTown; Starship Fantasy and Mr Gatti's after football; sneaking booze and your buds in the trunk into the Bethany drive In; taking my girlfriend to the drive in by Big Surf - who hated drive ins - and getting plastered by the most insane monsoon coming across the open fields on the res (she married me, and I still have dirt in places unknown; the Sun Club/Thirsty Beaver/Trailer Park and Hammerheads in Tempe; The Sawmill and Woodshed II; Gallagher's (home of the 5c wings and $2.50 pitchers- never would have survived ASU otherwise); trying to start cruising at PV Mall after they shut down Metro and getting the wrath of Phoenix PD; beating a cruising ticket; cruising Central after they shut down Metro; 44" tires 24 shocks and a dozen KC lights on a brand new F-250 longbed; Franks-A-Lot on 40th & Washington; the old go-cart track at Washington & 36th St; the Click Bar same area much later; grade school field trips to the Foremost dairy 19th & Glendale, the Carnation dairy, Holsum bakery, the Union Pacific switchyard by the fairgrounds; The Silver Dollar down on Washington, Sea Breeze 59th & TBird; Bandersnatch, Chuy's; Long Wong's; mud bogs on Saturday night at Deer Valley Cycle Park; riding dirt bikes in the CAP Canal West of Lake Pleasant before they put water in it; riding dirt bikes from DVCP out to Rawhide in Scottsdale through the desert only having to cross Cave Creek road on the way; riding dirt bikes from 19th & Deer valley to The Flumes crossing under I-17 at Adobe Mountain; Beeline Dragway, Manzanita Speedway (dirt track), Canyon Raceway (MX and sand drags) and Garden of Gears; going to tractor pulls at Sun Devil Stadium and once at Veterans Memorial Coliseum when the Green Monster blew ceiling tiles out of the rafters.
I could go on, but I tried to pull some of the not so common ones for this thread
The early days - Woolworth's downtown, car hops at McDonalds on Central, cruising Central before they called it 'cruising' with your dad in his new Road Runner, Bill Johnson's Big Apple - the radio broadcast, deep dish apple pie, mmm; Phoenix Giants games, the old go kart track on Washington around 36th St., when the Stockyards still had cattle and the feedlot on the corner of Washington and 56th St, the Phillips 66 station and U-Totem at 35th & Dunlap
My dad worked construction, so it was cool to see some of the growth going on - the Adams Hotel, the rotating restaurant at the Hyatt; tower of the Valley Bank, the Playboy Club
When Metrocenter came, it wasn't only the stores but the restaurants ; Myπ was the first time I had ever tasted a deep dish pizza - for a time warp, the original owners still have their store in Chicago and the Metro shop was a carbon copy! Caf Casino was the first time I ate quiche; COCO's was a new concept, Lunt Ave Marble Club north of Peoria, Wag's in the mall was almost a soda fountain. I worked at Hotel Wescourt when it opened, pretty posh deal- they served Haagen-Dazs before I even knew what that was.
Monsoon season was a blast as a kid - playing baseball until the dust storm rolled in, if you were lucky you even got to see it rain! If we got much rain, the Smitty's parking lot would drain into the loading dock which would run out the back into our neighborhood - a quarter inch of rain and our street had a foot of water, covering the sidewalks into the yards. Also hunting pop bottles in the alley to return for the deposit so you could go buy more baseball cards - quart bottles were golden!
When you were a teenager and went back to Bill Johnson's you realized why dad liked it. Apple pie was the dessert, the cuties in snug jeans with Peacemakers on their hips was the main course. Wouldn't hurt to see that again.
High school and college were finding party spots - keggers out at 35th and Beardsley, monsoon season at the Top of Central before the homes burned down, the Flume on the Agua Fria, funky places in Sunnyslope. Sunset Mini's truck club before it became Mini Concepts. All the guys building tall trucks - 44's, 20 shocks and a dozen KC lites on a longbed 4x4.
I could go on, I have over 50 years of this stuff, thought I would share some of the lesser known nuggets.
I remember Green Gables Restaurant !
..and the Green Gables Miniature Golf next door!
I would play golf at Green Gables; and also another place at 27th and Bethany Home that was right
next to the Wallace and Ladmo's Drive in!
And the miniature golf out at Legend City, in the River Bottom.!
I lived closest to the Green Gables; and played there a lot.
I think there was still another course out on Northern called Alpine Valley.
Lots of Fun. Phoenix was a Great place to grow up.
1951-1967, Phoenix was my home and as far as I was concerned...my world. I was immeresed in almost all of the things in this thread. I enjoyed the sports world of those days. I saw Willie Mays and Willie McCovey play in Spring Training games and our own Phoenix Giants were a terrific AAA ball club. I enjoyed watching Joe Caldwell's career at ASU and in the pros. I went to Tempe with my dad to watch Jumpin Joe and the Sun Devils in 1963. It was a great experience. My dad had a headache and before the game began he went looking for some asprin. He found himself in the ASU locker room and of all people, Joe Caldwell helped him find some asprin. Later, in the fall of 1966, my dad took me to Vetran's Coliseum to watch an NBA Exhibition game between Wilt Chamberlain's Philadelphia 76ers and Joe Caldwell's St. Louis Hawks. I was able to walk up next to Wilt Chamberlain, Luke Jackson, and Zelmo Beatty and say "hello" to the largest human beings I had ever seen! Unforgettable! Oh, and the opening tip resulted in a spectacular two handed slam dunk by Jumpin Joe!
I remember going to Washington high school 1980-1985 and on the corner of 23rd and Glendale there was a popular pizza restaurant... does anyone recall the name?
Yes my grandmother used to take me to the little zoo on 7th street. Early 70s. They had wallabies, birds, and small monkeys. I watched a monkey jump on to a girl's head and bite her after she pulled a treat away. The staff told her to stop teasing the monkey. Made sense to me. Wow. Good times! Does anyone recall a small, 9 hole dirt golf course between dynamite and jomax at about 64th st? It sat almost unused for years and must have closed around 1983? Big Scottsdale homes there now. Great blog. Thanks for sharing your Phx memories.
My family moved to Phoenix in Feb. 1962. I remember a hamburger joint called Nibs Hamburgers. It was on the NW corner of 7th Street and Camelback. I think they were using real mesquite wood to cook their hamburgers which of course were cooked over an open pit with real mesquite and open fire. That was nearly 60 years ago and I have never forgotten just how good and juicy they were and I have never had a hamburg anywhere that matched the quality of those burgers. They were the best ever.
In Feb 1962 Nib's Hamburgers on NW corner of 7th Street and Camelback. The best ever in Phx or anywhere for that matter. Cooked them over open flame with real mesquite wood .
Wow. Thank you so much for this. Made me homesick but havent thought about some of those places in years. I actually came across this article accidentally but man it made my day. Thank you
Jclark3020
The restaurant N of MissourI Ave on W side of Central was called Chez Nous. 1st job there in 1969.
Chez Nous was N of Missouri on West side of Centra Ave.
Yes that restaurant was called Ralf Gaines Colony Steak House. I must have worked there right after you.
What about that sing song commercial for Pete Ellis Dodge that had the dancing ball so you could sing along?
"Pete Ellis Dodge, freeway 17, Camelback exit, Phoenix."
How about Federated Electronics that had "Fred Rated" in their commercials?
Or the Pumpkin Man realtor?
Or bumping into Alice Cooper in Cafe Casino?
Ar Alpha Beta grocery?
Woolco department store on Cave Creek rd?
Now that you mentioned SuperX..
There was one next to the grocery store Luckys at 43rd ave and Thomas.
Back around 1965 when we moved to this area, I was only 12 years old.
Around 43rd ave and Thomas was also the Valley National Bank.
I remember K-Mart at 43rd ave and Indian School on the south east corner. Across to the north west corner was a corn field.
And I can't forget swimming in the canal by 43rd ave and Osborne.
Those were the days my friend!
Wrigley mansion?
Omg.. one of my favs. Later when I was a teen we went there for going golf and old arcade games.
Me too. You could start at 11 years old vs 12 for the republic. Then at 12 I got a really good republic route.
I helped open a gemco at 67th and Thomas. I worked there for a couple years. I drove from 51st and happy valley but my girlfriend lived at 67th and Indian school. So it worked out.
Wow. I went there also. Then it became a Kmart. That was my first job working for kmart shoe dept.
Yes. Sketchy but fun.
Remember Bill Close taken hostage?
You can't say Wrigley's Mansion without saying; the Pink Sidewalks!
I remember the Round Up Drive-In. My husband of 51 years proposed to me there in 1968.
Hi Everyone from Arizona.
I was 6 in 1960 so I saw alot of change and have great memories of the way it used to be.
Today I'd like to know if anyone here remembers the time when television used to sign off at like 1 AM in the morning and if anyone remembers which television broadcaster (either 12 NBC or 2 CBS or 5) ran a song that was a men's acapella song that had the words in it: In The Valley Of The Sun. It was like a barbershop quartet or quintet that sang it or a small mens choir. It was very cool and peaceful jazzy. Does anyone remember this TV stations Sign Off song?
Marc Kane
Buddy Stuart sang a song called In The Valley of the Sun.
Listen to it on YouTube.
Shot in the dark - does anyone remember WHERE the giant iron/metal man statue was in Phoenix? It was in front of an antique shop. But I can't remember the streets.
I'd like to say Camelback & maybe 19th or 7th(Aves)???? It definitely was situated on a N/S number street.
Drives to Camelback at night looking down upon the city lights. Lunt Avenue Marble Club with the old school telephones at your table. Guys would call from other tables and ask you to dance. Devils nightclub with Billy Idol live. A huge bar called Cowboys. The band called Windfall from Texas who did Journey better than Steve Perry. Apparently the drummer liked me and singer like my gf. What a city. Never forgot it and never will.
A fun website. As a bride, my husband and I would clean the Googie's restaurant at Tower Plaza at 48th Street and Thomas (I think.) Does anyone remember that place? sort of a forefunner of a Denny's. It was near Thomas Mall, and I remember that they put in a multiplex of theaters that was mostly small rooms that seated maybe 10, 12 patrons, and showed movies on small screens. They did sell popcorn and candy and drinks, and if I recall correctly, also cotton candy.
I saw Rocky Horror at the Sombrero Theater and going to the 7th Street Denny's afterward.
I went to see Talulah Bankhead at the Sombrero one Sat. night. Imagine my shock when I left and the courtyard was filled with Rocky Horror fans all in costumes! I wasn't aware the Rocky Horror show started in 30 minutes.
I remember Navarro's on 51st ave and McDowell
Yup, we watched the Westtown fireworks several times too. Sad that the whole place is gone.
oh wow, thanks everyone for bringing me such good memories that I have forgotten. I have such problems with my memory regarding the past and this has been so tefreshing! God bless you all.
Ok, 4 years since the last post on this thread, but here goes. Billy Clone and the Same at Star System. Dooley's for The Police, Iggy Pop, Hall and Oats, The Ramones, etc. I worked at Dr. Munchies. Saw William Shatner perform spoken word at ASU, Margo Reed at Choeys. I dated Barry Goldwater's granddaughter.
Well?
Got my hair cut there in the 70s. Remember the placenta conditioner.
My dad ran one of those summer Parks and Recreation programs, at Longview Elementary School. It was K-8th grade, back then. Helped him take down the baseball field plywood walls a few times, and helped out at the snack stand.
Does anyone remember El Prado Mexican Restaurant SE corner of 27th Ave & Indian School Road? They had the best green chili burros.
The Red Devil Italian Resturant on 32nd St. & McDowell used to be a blacksmiths shop in the early 1900's.
I remember concerts a big surf
Cruising central and hitting up the Arby's and back down to El Rancho on south central.....1978 Good Times 👍
Wow, I drove a cab off Sky Harbor,I had an Octopus sticker across my back window that gave me a discount ....1987 ish...
I worked there, fresh orange juice, made to order, and gigantic fluffy omelets...
Frightening!
Yes, my Dad took us out that way many times for a Sunday drive back in the late 50s & early 60s
Did that alot in the late 60s
Channel 61! I was trying to remember what channel number it was, when telling my wife that we used to have a local "MTV" channel. Also, I seem to remember that the Phx Roadrunners were briefly a "professional" team (before the WHA went away) and they played at the Coliseum (which I remember being the "Veterans Memorial Coliseum") - I remember seeing "Disney on Ice" and the Barnum & Bailey Circus there too!
And a trip to the Cine Capri was not complete without going to the Cafe Casino for quiche or pastry!
Right!
Yes
Yes, but you could never find a place to park
I watched someone fall off of one of the Tower Plaza towers. 40 years later I noticed there is a video of it on Youtube
Jordans Mexican food just south of park central mall on the west side of central and south of Durant’s on the east side of central ave. La Casita was at central and buckeye rd. South of the old Phoenix municipal stadium at central ave and mojave. The old New York giants later to be the San Francisco giants had a triple A minor league team in Phoenix back in the 50’s and 60’s. At central ave and the central bridge was a great night club called the Riverside Ballroom. All of the big country and western stars played there back then, growing up in south Phoenix was a great time for kids, all of my friends and I would walk to the river bottom with our single shot.22 rifles and spend the day plinking and trying to get a rabbit. The country was so innocent back then that that activity and many others weren’t illegal or dangerous! I don’t remember ever even hearing about any accidents or problems from those things back then!
The Mexican restaurant was Willy and Guillermo's, just north of Missouri on the westside of Central Ave.
WOW, all the memories.
Moved to Phx. as a kid in early '60s; Maryvale, Harris Elem. (saw somebody else went there) then Maryvale High. ASU in early '70s. I worked at Woodys Mexican (51st Ave. & Indian School) in mid '60s. A-1 Beer? I helped brew/bottle it; brewery was near downtown around 5th St. & McDowell (?) & I worked there one summer out of the Teamster's Union Hall. The Catholic school on Northern? We always called it the "Naughty Girls' School" (rightfully or wrongfully). Saw Nelson's Pool mentioned, and, yes, the water was like ice. Anybody remember a Mexican food place south of McDowell and west of 24th St.? Was that El Molino? It was like a big house with trees all around it; you went it to this dark ordering area and I don't think anybody spoke English; those burritos were the greatest I've ever had. I worked at the Exxon station of 24th St. & I-10 during the first fuel crisis ('73-'74), doling out $2 worth at a time. Paper route with the Republic in the late '60s; Phoenix has never been accused of being a frigid place, but delivering papers at 4 in the AM in Jan. was a bit crisp. Boy Scouts; hike down 59th Ave. past Tadano's Farm to the Salt River & back was 10 mi., and scarcely a house the whole way. We'd go camping; drive west on Olive (?) past the power station and the old dog park until the road ended at the White Tanks; really in the boonies then. Anyone remember the name of the English-themed restaurant on the 1st floor of the Westward Ho in the mid-'70s? My drinking hideout was the Indian Bend Tavern (somewhere around 40th St. & Indian Sch.)-- cheapest pitchers in town.
Gotta go back & read some of the entries over--what a blast.
Christown was an indoor mall. It was named after the farmer/rancher that they bought the land from. I shopped there as a kid with my mother. I'm sure it the first indoor mall in Arizona. The Metro as you call it was Metrocenter. My 8-1/2 month pregnant wife and I Christmas shopped there in 1972 when it was only half built.
I remember playing ice hockey as part of NNHL/NNHA at the Metro Center rink starting in 1983.
Since they did not have glass, there were mesh "curtains" that could be deployed to keep the puck from flying over the carpeted (yes, it was that thin, indoor/outdoor stuff - weird) boards.
But if you shot the puck into that net, it would fall down a few inches outside of the rink, so somebody had to walk around, retrieve the puck and bring it over to one of the benches.
People, mostly spouse or friends, would sometimes watch from the overhead walkway, while others would sit in the food court area (one of which looked like an airliner if I recall).
Willie and Guillermos also had a location just south of ASU, on the corner of Apache and Rural, which some of us working as staff members in Academic Computing Services ASU would sometimes walk to for lunch.
At one time, there was an $25 item listed as "el quatro poundo" with the caption below it that (I hope I remember the exact wording") said: if you REALLY want a quarter-pounder, we'll go across the street to McDonald's and get it for you.
Personally, I preferred the Chuckbox, because it was cash-only, made-to-order (e.g., Big One with Swiss) and your drink was served in a mason jar while you sat on wooden crates instead of fancy chairs.
U-tell 'em, U-Totem
Yeah, come on over
With an old tree in front. I think it was a Tamerack
I remember arriving in Phoenix January 1953 on the train asking for a cab and being told that the address on 42nd place and Indian School road was way out in the county. Better place to live there back then.
One of the celebrities was Gene Autry, my brother had a horse there.There was a four way blinking yellow light at main and Scottsdale road.I still have a Manuals card in my wallet.Ten cent burgers at the ranch house at Scottsdale Rd and Indian School Rd. Ah yes, the soap. Kept it clean. And you know what, nobody got hurt.Just good fun.
Rental canoes at Encanto park. Great blue hill fishing most Sunday afternoons.
Phoenix tropical fish co. on n. 37th took care of the Piranahs.
Had friends that lived in the white some houses there.
Was the only one.Flew out of there on a T W A try tail in 1957
Did my first couple years cruising in my 1931 ford sedan
Yes the citrus groves. Remember being on call winter nights when it might freeze and we would be ready to light the smudge pots and keep them full of fuel.
Tempe beach pool. And there was a partly above ground pool just west of 48th st on Indian School.
And before the "haboob" it was a dust storm. We'd be sweaty from working and after the dust we were covered in mud. Please,rain,oh the good old days.
Had to go up the street to the sign up board and say how much time you wanted your water to run and hope for a good "head".
Real tobacco non filter smokes, 25cents a pack. Glad I quit.
Swimming at seven springs essay north of Care Free and picking the leeches off when we got out. Hope there weren't any on your privates.
I delivered the Arizona Republic. Started when I was eleven. Covered Scottsdale from middle of town west to crosscut canal, from the main canal south to south side of Osborn on a bicycle. Sunday was several trips to load papers and often my mom helped with her 49 Plymouth.
No, but the high cliff on the salt river, 98 feet I was told. I know it hurt like hell but didn't loose my beer or glasses. Yay!
Left and returned couple times. Now I'm stuck in Texas and too old and sick to return to Az
And the Brockabrella hat.
Worked next door to weinerschnitzle on Scottsdale Rd North of Osborn. I still love a full blown with everything on it.
1969 John F Long house on Sharon Dr. 3/2 double car port and concrete block walls w/drywall, 15,000 and AC. Wow.
Just had a memory, Sherrif Bill's big 10 ranch gang. You were official deputies after standing on stage on tv and Sherrif Bill shot a hole in your membership card held in your hand. Still have that card somewhere. Pete's fish and chips. Only place better was at the hotel in Little Valley, NY A looking time ago.
Man, you are old too. I remember my buddies car in the canal on the big turn. We got it out our selves.
I remember on channel 21,yodu could watch the news on a teletype machine.
Take me back. Forever!!
Yep. I had that key card for years after it closed!
What about the 100 year flood in 1980 I think when the only way to cross the salt river in the Phoennix metro area as the Mill Ave bridge. I remember parking at legend city then taking my bike to get to work in Tempe
I was only 6 and 7 years old but I remember the big sign of a Phoenix bird in front of a mall that had a food court and I thought it was awesome. I remember Super Slide big tall slide. I remember the big mall had a moon rock in a glass case near one entrance.
See where "progress" has taken us. All those great things and memories that future generations will never experience or know anything about.
terminology- The big thing we would steal big wheels to go down was THE SLIDE. It was a concrete ramp probably at an angle of about 20 degrees that crashed the water into a wall at the bottom where a big whirlpool on the left side would get people stuck or not and once you got out of the whirlpool or maybe you stayed to the right of THE SLIDE you would make your way back to the left bank and pull yourself up on some hunk of rope back to the top of the canal bank. The water from the slide would continue through a canal to THE BOX. The box was just below a very extreme version of THE SLIDE. The ramp preceding the box was much shorter and at about 45 degrees. THE BOX was a mess of swirling water but it was right before THE FLUMES. That was the nice calm aquaduct that would take you across what was probably the natural course of the Agua Fria River and carry the water to the irrigation canals of the West Valley.
did I just miss it, but I did not see Mable Murphy's mentioned along with the Jokey Club, and
Herb's Underground, along with the dancing side of Bobby McGees--best places to dance in the 70's
Born and raised in Phoenix in 1963. Grew up there...lived there most of my life but I live in Flagstaff now. Remember U-Totem convenience stores...before Circle K and 7-11 stores? I remember when I-17 was the ONLY freeway in Phoenix...you had to do stop and go street light traffic before the 1980's when they finished I-10 East/West. WALLACE AND LADMO! Maricopa Lanes Bowling Alley on I-17 near Dunlap. I remember Jack Williams as Governor--the guy with a bow tie and the eye-patch...Rose Mofford...Ev Meacham...Governor Babbitt? My first concert was Elton John at the old Compton Terrace at Legend City in 1980ish. I still have the ticket stub FEYLINE PRODUCTIONS and the ticket price was $8.00. My second concert was Willie Nelson at the old Compton Terrace at Legend City. I saw U2 open for the J. Geils Band at Veteran's Memorial Coliseum at the now state fairgrounds in 1980...when the U2 album BOY was just being released. Remember the Mason Jar...that old punk bar on Indian School? Spent a lot of money in that place. Good times. I remember when the Cardinals relocated to Arizona from St. Louis in 1988ish...and the then Phoenix Cardinals played all of their home games at ASU. I remember when Bell Road was still a dirt road surrounded by orange tree orchards where Arrowhead Mall is now located. I remember when Metro Center was being built and finally opened. I remember the Tyson Gang...the escaped prisoners that kept everyone scared in Arizona during the 1970's. I remember when they still had the giant Easter Rabbit Statues at the entrance to Phoenix Zoo when you had to walk over the bridge over the lagoon to find the main entrance to the Phoenix Zoo...home to Baltimore Jack and Hazel the Gorillas...back in the early 1970's. Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson and Margaret Hance. I remember when the old Woolworth's store closed in downtown Phoenix to make way for the new Phoenix city hall...new back then in the early 1990s. Remember when everyone in Phoenix had to go to Chris Town Mall to sit on Santa Claus' lap?
I remember we used to get rattle snakes on our front patio and inside the garage all of the time at my childhood trailer park at 29th Street and Bell Road in Phoenix in the 1960s....back when that was out in the middle of no where in relation to downtown Phoenix.
Ah, Phoenix was such a fun place back in the day....it's sad to see what has happened with all of the urban sprawl...crime and congestion with all of the "progress" with the new freeways and blight....getting to be just like Los Angeles. So sad what has happened to Arizona. They keep mowing over saguaros to make room for new development. So many great memories in Phoenix and Arizona back then. I miss it but still love Arizona!!!
Charts records. Also Zia's records and tape's.
Who remembers Green Gables? Not the restaurant, but the forerunner to Trader Joes.
There were at lest two locations in the 1980's. One was near Cave Creek Road & Dunlap.
The other was at Scottsdale Road & Shea.
They had the best cheese popcorn in the world, and had great fudge. Maple walnut was a favorite.
Does anyone remember a used record store in the 1980's that was called something like "ABC Records" or A - Z Records ? It wasn't too far away from Grassroots Record Exchange and Tracks In Wax.
I remember getting Stocks (the flowers) there!
Don't forget Handyman Hardware right across the street from Entz white. And Nelson's Swimming Pool on 19th Ave and Campbell. I remember Dave Pratt in the AM. KUPD and KDKB were the two rock FM stations in the 80's. I also remember monsoons when it actually rained sometimes!
Organ stop was never downtown.
The owner if the ice rink worked for American Airlines and saved his lunch money to start his business.
Stage 7, RedDog a gogo, shock theater, ahra winter national on Beeline Hwy, midnight drags 110ave w bell,, Barrt Goldwater driving his corvette on Central ave, hubcap and the spinners, water skiing in the canal, Merriweather's castle, Stan's put n take, Felix's Market,
Malls list left one I remember from 70's. TriCity Mall in Mesa, days before MetroCenter. Used to shop there for Christmas while at ASU. Bought something new for men, even controversial at the time, hair dryer. What were they called to make them seem less feminine?
This blog actually brought tears to my eyes. I remember all of it, especially the Lunt Avenue Marble Club mushrooms and Legend City but I miss it all!
You forgot Put & Take Grocery Store and Fountains Pharmacy (40th St & Camelback) Fountains Pharmacy had the best burgers, fries and shakes I ever had!
There was a little hideaway place at 44th st & Camelback that had a dinner theater. I remember a waiter named Steve; he was friends of ours. Also on the same property was an art gallery and a small motel with a heart-shaped swimming pool. Anyone else remember that?
What about Shakey’s pizza in Scottsdale with the live Dixieland music on the weekends and the free white styrofoam hats.
I got my ears pierced at Tower Plaza, and I remember seeing matinees for $1 at their theatre. I saw "Xanadu," "Cat People," "Graduation Day," "Friday, the 13th II," "Journey Back to Oz," "Beast Within," and others. Two former friends used to work at the Waldenbooks at Tower Plaza, and I got a lot of free books there. And I saw Tanya Tucker at Graham Central Station.
I love this blog post and check back to read the comments periodically.
Is anyone else reading Rickie Lee Jones' evocative new memoir, _Last Chance Texaco_, and having flashbacks to the 1960s in NW Phoenix? Where was Wick's Market? (Orangewood near the freeway?) There are many specific things here that I remember from growing up within a mile, going to the next schools over from hers, and knowing some of her cousins, friends, boyfriend's sister, etc. although I don't think I ever met her. This event is tonight: https://www.changinghands.com/event/april2021/rickie-lee-jones-last-chance-texaco-chronicles-american-troubadour
Lunt Avenue Marble Club was on Scottsdale Road around Lincoln.
It had a dome-shaped building, which was taken-over by Trader Joes.
Does anybody remember you try to go karts on 43rd avenue and Indian School 8 laps for one dollar
Country upstairs and rock downstairs was Mr. Luckys. Luckys also had live bullriding and after hours. J. David and Western Bred still play. Toolies had parking lot concerts.
Garcia's had the BEST cheese crisps ever! Living in California now, nobody knows a cheese crisp. Only a folded quesadilla! No comparison!
I worked at ferrells in high school.funnest job!how about hobo joe's and guadalaharrys resturants? Also riazzi's Italian used to be by the zoo.fun days.
And the goonny golf
Anyone remember a beer place with live music called Snoopys
If you can remember a fast food place called Burger Chef, you must be an early-60's Phoenician. But you are a true early Phoenix buff if you can complete the following jingle for that restaurant. (I can remember it even though I lived in Prescott, and driving to Phoenix was a big thrill, going to Park Central, Christown, Milt's department store. Anyway, can you complete the jingle for Burger Chef:
"For 15 Cents, a nickel and a dime
At Burger Chef, you eat better every time,
Cause a nickel and a dime will get.............
...............................................'
My brother rode his mini bike at Bell Dikes!
Tower Records in Tower Plaza?
That was called 'irrigation' and was done weekly after signing up on a schedule sheet hung on the corner telephone pole. It was billed monthly and I remember walking thru the grassy water and squeeling at the bugs that would be floating in it...
What about Green Gables restaurant on 24th and Thomas-spent many birthdays there talking to the jester puppet inside the front door, after the knight on a white horse directed you where to park. Fond memories of their live band playing while I stood on my Dad's shoes... sometimes we would go Goofy Golfing nextdoor at their connected putting course.
Many happy memories at Green Gables, was so bummed when it was gone...
Very special place
Just came across this today. It made me smile remembering all the places and times from many years ago.
I also remember when the Safari Inn was the only place open in Scottsdale for breakfast after a long night out, when Mrs. McCormick lived on the corner of Indian Bend and Scottsdale Road, when McCormick Ranch was actually a ranch, when Gainey Ranch was actually a ranch that ran cattle, and Herb Drinkwater actually greeted you at his store north of Shea.
I lived in phoenix in the early eighties.1 block north of bell rd and 40th st.nice peaceful. I went back for a visit in 2012 and wow....asphalt jungle. Red light camera at every light.Eddies Travern was still there though..lol There was a Smitty's at bell and cave creek but that was about it when i lived there.
My dad owned the Union 76 station in McDowell. I pumped gas there in the early 80’s when I was 10.
Not sure where to post this born and raised surprise az I'm a Occhiline and related to the Gaines family also the best time of my life was in the desert went to surprise elementary and Dysart high school ....I have been blessed with the times at the flumes with family and friends in the early 90s late 80s we ride our dirt bikes or drive our beat up cars out to the slides and pipes wish we had cell phones then shezz grew up on Nash street played baseball at gaines Park use to hit the city on weekends to metro city mall cruse central Avenue party at the river bottom go hit lake pleasant astates to make out with girls break dance at the wreck center those days was the best lol
I remember the day it came on the air.It was kind of exciting.The test pattern came on the air every morning on the big 3 networks then in black and white and i remember hearing " Blessed is the Nation whos God is the Lord".... Man take me back.
I believe on Indian school buffet
Zia Records sold new and old. I went to the on on Central south of Camelback.
We used to.dtive out to the airport and watch planes land and look at model homes on sundays
55th Ave and Glendale on the NW corner was a place called the "Fish Shanty" they had the best fish and chips along with fresh seafood. They sold in the late 80's or early 90's and the new owner just didn't make it.
Suzuki triumph was on Grand ave and around 57th ave. Yamaha of Arizona was a little SE of there and a little further SE on Grand was Motorcycle and Marine owned by Ray Heineking which changed names to Kawasaki-Harley Davidson of Glendale changing later to Glendale Harley Davidson which then sold around 2000 to the ride now group which moved and is now Arrowhead Harley-Davidson.
NW cycles on the NW corner of 59th Ave and Maryland sold Hodaka Motorcyles and mainly sold used motorcylce parts. Mel the owner was a very cool guy and I wonder what ever happened to him.
59th ave and Camelback on the NE corner was a strip mall I believe called Grandview Plaza which had a great grocery store in the early 70's called EZ-Save. Does anybody remember the other two stores that were in the East part of center. one was something like woolco or jc wentworth? I don't think it was Woolworths but ti definitely started with a W.
Val's hobby shop was on the SW corner along with Baskin Robbins which back then sold MoMo juice. Baskin Robins moved over to Grandview in the 80's and I think it was the early 80's when Val's moved over to the Grandview center. I bought a lot of models there.
Just East of the K-mart at 43rd and Indian School was a place called "Jump" where you'd pay for 10 or maybe 15 minute blocks of time to jump on the trampolines. On the north side was Udrive and further east was Kartland, both places you could ride go-carts. At one time there was actually three places for go carts in that area but I don't remember the other name as Udrive was always our favorite place to spend our paper route money.
Thrifty Ice cream at 67th and Camelback was 5C a scoop and was cylindrical in shape. Is it still that shape?
Before the flumes was the "death Box" where quite a few people died drowning trying to get out. You'd slide down the slippery canal and jump far left towards the outlet and people would have big inner tubes to throw in if you didn't make it and got stuck in the whirlpool.
Zia?
I worked at ez save 69-70 to the west was valley Bank and I believe the w may have been western auto. Also can't believe there has been no mention of the golden rock in Sunnyside
Ahhh, Tempe memories. How about the Lemon Snow on Rural at Lemon Rd? Found this blog while trying to Google the name of a fast food taco shop in Tempe either on University or on Apache back in the 70s. Not Taco Bell. Anyone?
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Remember U-totem convenience stores. Super-Slide and Mustang drive-in theater on Dobson and Main Street in Mesa. Great trip down memory lane in the 1970s for both my husband and me. We moved to TN in March 2021 after 53 yrs in the Valley of the Sun in the E Valley .. Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, ASU, go Devils!
Anyone remember the Huge parties at the hole in the rock Saturday nights not a space left anywhere to park. So many partiers ! Or the bonfire parties at the end of pima Rd in Scottsdale back then the end of pima Rd was bell Rd and it was untouched desert beyond bell (when there was golf cart crossing on pima Rd ) oh and you could actually see a real horny toad ! Little prehistoric looking gladiator toads damn I miss those days
Willie and Guerrmos
El Taco was more popular than Taco Bell
Best rock music KDKB Krazy Dog Krazy Boy and Nina Joy
Mason Jar!!!
Does anyone recall a Ralph Gaines Colony Steakhouse and lodge on N. Central Ave near North of Missouri Ave? Love to see if there are pictures--nothing found on google search...
Try Arizona Ranch House Inn. It had a nice restaurant. Just north of the church, where that dead end street with the newer
Shout out to the gay community in Phoenix! Raggedy Ann & Andy's, Sammy's, Hot Bods, Full Moon, Incognito's, and J.R.s. I was one of the "Rags to Riches" players at Rags and lip synced to the Go Gos, Stray Cats, and Cyndi Lauper. Early 1980s was a boon for lesbian identity despite the hate crimes we dealt with.
It was JD'S owned by Waylon Jennings
Highly unlikely does anyone remember Woody star on either kriz or kryx and let's say 66, 67?
What about funny fellows on Bethany at about 18th avenue?
Omg yes where you could see your car Goin through the car wash with the clear glass LOL
Half your list I don't know.what generation are you from? are you a baby boomers?
What was sea breeze?
Cool man. How was running camaras for Wallace and ladmo? That must've been funny and good times hahahha?
Man is that worth money now?
I Do !
Sea Breeze was a bar off the canal on 51st Ave & either Bell or Thunderbird Rd. It had volley ball out & sand outside in back.
I myself was enjoying all Arizona had to offer during the 70's through the 90's. Yes, I'm a baby boomer.
I remember going partying at The Ministry. Off Indian School and the 48th Street canal
Playing volleyball. Drinking Beer & wine and taking the back streets home to my condo on 56th and Thomas!
Also, remember the really cool shops on 44th St. & Camelback that you could browse through before seeing a movie? And the bar there dancing all night was one of my favorites. I forget the name now.
I loved Peter Piper Pizza. What about the monkey at Christown mall.
Yes..Rockers, The Mason Jar, Desert parties on Beardsley. Also, putting bubble bath in the Metro Center fountain & cruisin’ Metro Center. First bite of Escargo at the Salt Cellar. Minder Binders weird bathroom signs. Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight & seeing Scorpions at the Coliseum. Frustrated that Paradise Valley High School seemed like “P.V. Penitentiary” with all the security fences. Bummed that Greenway Middle School was being re-built when attending, and then right after graduating, they built a new facility. Getting stuck under a FW underpass when it flooded.
No it was circle records on central,tower records was on 19th avenue north of Camelback
Great memories, I had forgotten about the Super Slide (I was never taken there to ride on it but saw from the car when my parents drove by!) and "The World Beyond" on Channel 5.
I grew up near 7th Ave. where Los Compadres used to be which had great Mexican food. For many years it only had a take-out window until it expanded. We also went to the China Doll and Macayos as well as the Peppertree which had delicious chicken wings. On Easter we would go to The Islands restaurant. As a teenager I remember a restaurant called Central Avenue Yacht Club (as well as the famous Lunt Avenue Marble Club!). I also remember The Good Earth which had great sandwiches and bread.
There was a cute toy store in a standalone building on 7th Ave. called The Toy Cottage. I remember going on many shopping trips with my mother to Park Central and Chris-Town malls. When Pizza D'Amore opened at Chris-Town we would get their delicious slices of pizza fresh and hot from the oven which often burned the top of my mouth! Pizza D'Amore and Village Inn were always my favorite pizza places. I also remember the man who would be in front of the JC Penney store with an organ grinder and a little monkey who would take a penny from kids and tip his hat in return.
I also remember going to Bashas & Skaggs on 7th Ave. with my mother after she picked me up from school. I saw an article about that Bashas being possibly the oldest continuous operating grocery store in Arizona until it was torn down recently to build an apartment building.
Does anyone remember Val's photo studio? My mother bought an annual photo package when I was a baby and took me there once a year to have my photo taken for the first 9 or 10 years of my life. I also attended a small elementary school on 7th Avenue called Cambridge Day School, although everyone called it Candy Cane School because of the pink & white color scheme and a giant candy cane in front of the building with Casper the ghost riding on it. Students had to wear a uniform which for girls was a pink & white striped pinafore.
I'm glad I got to have the experience of growing up in a simpler time before the internet and cell phones.
WOW! Lots of great memories brought up in this post! I grew up in Paradise Valley. 32nd & Shea, 28th & Cactus. From 1981 @12yrs old...
There is a house designed by Franklin right there but it wasn't the house on the corner it's the one up that little side street West West off of 32nd street just barely North of Stanford. It's the Cox house
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