How do you remember Phoenix? Stories from long time residents... (Prescott: historical, street)

[observer53]

Originally Posted by Desertspiritsteve

Was J.D.'s also called the River Bottom room? What is there now? Is it still county land?

That little area may still be a county island. I don't remember that building ever being called the River Bottom room. Since it stopped being a nightclub, it's been either a mattress or furniture place. I'm not sure anything is operating in there now.

[desertratz]

Originally Posted by observer53

That little area may still be a county island. I don't remember that building ever being called the River Bottom room. Since it stopped being a nightclub, it's been either a mattress or furniture place. I'm not sure anything is operating in there now.

The River Bottom Room referred to the downstairs portion of JD's where the rock-n-roll was happening. I've included a Google street view image of the old JD's building as it appears recently. That building has been added onto a couple of times over the years.

Remember the trampolines just north of JD's??

[roosevelt]

Originally Posted by desertratz

The River Bottom Room referred to the downstairs portion of JD's where the rock-n-roll was happening. I've included a Google street view image of the old JD's building as it appears recently. That building has been added onto a couple of times over the years.

Remember the trampolines just north of JD's??

The trampoline place had The trampolines embedded in the ground, less chance of breaking your neck.

This area was part of the county between Scottsdale and Tempe. There was also a spaghetti restaurant along there in the early 70's that had some of the biggest former names in Rock and Roll appearing, like Chuck Berry who was at the time washed up.

[desertratz]

Originally Posted by Donalumni

My first wife babysat Waylon Jennings kid when Jennings lived in the apartment complex just north of McDowell on the east side of 70th St. My ex was a young teen so that would have been 1966.

Waylon had a lot of connections to Arizona, but his life's story is pretty darn interesting. Below is a link to a New Times story published after his death in 2002. A good read.

Phoenix

Waylon is buried in the Mesa city cemetary. Another infamous Arizonan is also buried there, Ernesto Miranda, who the famous Miranda Warning is named after.

[Donalumni]

Originally Posted by desertratz

The River Bottom Room referred to the downstairs portion of JD's where the rock-n-roll was happening. I've included a Google street view image of the old JD's building as it appears recently. That building has been added onto a couple of times over the years.

Remember the trampolines just north of JD's??

I remember the trampolines and I believe thare was a batting cage there and across the road was a go kart track at some point.

[Westside Willie]

Originally Posted by desertratz

Waylon is buried in the Mesa city cemetary. Another infamous Arizonan is also buried there, Ernesto Miranda, who the famous Miranda Warning is named after.

Thats true. Heres a pic of his stone and a few from the historic rape case itself.
I understand he died in a bar/knife fight on January 31, 1976 (aged 34) somewhere down in the deuce.
Does anyone know exactly where that was?

BTW the guy who killed him invoked his Miranda rights. Zing!

[pbenjamin]

Originally Posted by Westside Willie

I understand he died in a bar/knife fight on January 31, 1976 (aged 34) somewhere down in the deuce.
Does anyone know exactly where that was?

It was the La Amapola Bar, can't find a street address, but it was displaced by the building of the Civic Center.

[desertratz]

Originally Posted by Westside Willie

BTW the guy who killed him invoked his Miranda rights. Zing!

He also skipped bail and headed straight for Mexico and hasn't been seen since. Kinda ironic ain't it??

[roosevelt]

Originally Posted by Donalumni

I remember the trampolines and I believe thare was a batting cage there and across the road was a go kart track at some point.

There were batting cages called Baseball Batting Range and a Tri-City Raceway.

[Donalumni]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

There were batting cages called Baseball Batting Range and a Tri-City Raceway.

OK Roosevelt, what's the next picture mystery from behind curtain number 3?