How do you remember Phoenix? Stories from long time residents... (Mesa: pediatric, lizard)

[AZtrails]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

Just a postcard, but pretty sharp and shows Phoenix in the 50's. Easy to identify dozens of buildings.
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Great photo!

[roosevelt]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

Just a postcard, but pretty sharp and shows Phoenix in the 50's. Easy to identify dozens of buildings.
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I thought this postcard looked odd, there is no KPHO TV tower on the Westward Ho, and also no KTAR radio tower on the Heard Building. They were removed for some reason, you can faintly see where they touched up where the towers were.

[David Wendell]

Great Postcard! I enjoyed tring to remember some of the old buildings. That is a mystery about the radio towers not being present. What is the large, white square buiding on the right, just about in the middle of the picture? I don't remember it at all.

[roosevelt]

Originally Posted by David Wendell

Great Postcard! I enjoyed tring to remember some of the old buildings. That is a mystery about the radio towers not being present. What is the large, white square buiding on the right, just about in the middle of the picture? I don't remember it at all.

That building is Korricks after they remodeled it. Behind that building is Goldwaters and Dorris-Heyman.

I looked closer at the postcard and the towers were removed. Look at the Heard building and you will see where it is fuzzy above the roof. By this time, there was only one tower on that building, the other one fell over in a storm.

[David Wendell]

Korricks, of course It is!

Somewhere, probably between 4th and 2nd Streets near Washington or Jefferson was a little hole in the wall snack bar or diner. I think it had stools and a lunch counter. When it was closed they just rolled the door down or something like that. I always thought it was so neat as a little kid but never got to eat there (or anywhere for that matter).

How about the Hispanic newspaper guy who sold papers in front of Woolworths? As the years went by and I grew up I watched him get older and older. Some kids were playing tricks on him and being mean. I always though that if he was young again they would not be doing that.

[roosevelt]

Originally Posted by David Wendell

Korricks, of course It is!

Somewhere, probably between 4th and 2nd Streets near Washington or Jefferson was a little hole in the wall snack bar or diner. I think it had stools and a lunch counter. When it was closed they just rolled the door down or something like that. I always thought it was so neat as a little kid but never got to eat there (or anywhere for that matter).

How about the Hispanic newspaper guy who sold papers in front of Woolworths? As the years went by and I grew up I watched him get older and older. Some kids were playing tricks on him and being mean. I always though that if he was young again they would not be doing that.

There was a famous guy that sold newspapers on Central and Washington that had no legs. He went all over town on a small platform with wheels; he wore leather pads on his hands to push with. He loved going to local grammar schools and talking to the kids.

[Packard fan]

Originally Posted by AZtrails

Remember the Pop Shoppe on McDowell, just west of the Scottsdale Motorola? We used to schlep around cases of empty bottles because they were a few pennies cheaper than the name brands.

Soda Pop Shop is gone. The Milk Depot apparently moved many years ago to McDowell just west of the 101. I'm guessing it's still around.

[David Wendell]

I remember him very well. I thought about asking if anyone else remembered but it seemed so unlikely I did not ask. I wish I had but I was afraid he might not like it. He could scoot around like nobody's business. Using the restroom must have been difficult but he had to be tough as nails! I was told it happened during the war.

He's not the guy I was thinking of hawking the Az Republic and Phx Gazette by Woolworths (I think).

[FadedGlory]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

There was a famous guy that sold newspapers on Central and Washington that had no legs. He went all over town on a small platform with wheels; he wore leather pads on his hands to push with. He loved going to local grammar schools and talking to the kids.

WOW until I read your post I had forgotten all about him. Yes, I do remember him, would see him quite often when my folks took me downtown.

[1937Gal]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

There was a famous guy that sold newspapers on Central and Washington that had no legs. He went all over town on a small platform with wheels; he wore leather pads on his hands to push with. He loved going to local grammar schools and talking to the kids.

I remember this man so well...he was part of Phoenix.