How do you remember Phoenix? Stories from long time residents... (Scottsdale: recommended, about)

[observer53]

Originally Posted by observer53

[As] a child, my mom would make a point of driving by along Camelback at night so I could see the bird, which I loved in its original presentation, flames and all. One of my favorite books as a child was "David and the Phoenix" about a boy and a Phoenix bird. In my imagination, the book was set on Camelback Mountain, since I grew up in its shadow.

The bird is practically unrecognizable to me in its "tan" form.

Here's an interesting article about the artist, Paul Coze, who is also responsible for that mural at Sky Harbor Terminal 2 (something else I've loved forever).

Phoenix

This is an earlier post of mine about the bird, with the link to the article I was thinking about. And, whether it is beige, or tan, or white, changing it was a travesty.

[roosevelt]

Originally Posted by Commander Max

A couple of pics my mother took while riding her horse down Central(1948).
Right ahead, Central and Bethany home Rd.

That property to the right is where some old guy had 20 acres and left to whole thing to his maid. The Southern Baptist church has built all over the property now. Interesting to see this part of Central also had a bridle path, you can see the original horse sign in the distance.

[jukebox47]

Originally Posted by Commander Max

Here is some more pics.

Another of Luke 1944.


Here is one of Litchfield Park. At about the same time.


I asked my mother about this place she didn't have any memory of it(and she is the little girl in the pics).

Anyone know anything about a "Tiny Town" in 1948?

Wonderful Pictures! Thanks for posting. I hope someone knows of "Tiny Town" . I don't but it sure looks neat. I wish that train was in my backyard.

[1937Gal]

Loved your pix.... especially Dolly riding down the bridle path on Central and Bethany.... a corner I know well.

Originally Posted by Commander Max

My Grandfather built this house with what he had leftover from his home building company. This was taken in 1948, there isn't much around it.

5620 N. Kay Drive, hard to believe that's now in the middle of town.

Here is the same house in 2011. My Grandmother sold it back in the early eighties.

For a little more fun.

A couple of pics my mother took while riding her horse down Central(1948).
Right ahead, Central and Bethany home Rd.

[Commander Max]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

That property to the right is where some old guy had 20 acres and left to whole thing to his maid. The Southern Baptist church has built all over the property now. Interesting to see this part of Central also had a bridle path, you can see the original horse sign in the distance.

I used to play on that lot, before they built North Phoenix Baptist.
I've never heard them called the Southern Baptist Church, I had friends that were members.

My mother told me the house on that lot was really something, the basement looked like a ship's hold.
Anybody have pics of that house?

[Commander Max]

Originally Posted by 1937Gal

Loved your pix.... especially Dolly riding down the bridle path on Central and Bethany.... a corner I know well.

Here's Dolly.


If your daughter wants a horse, just find a way to advertise you business with the horse.

If Daddy wants a Helicopter.

Sadly he died in this helicopter 5 months later.
I have more to post of his business, I'm sure some of you may have grown up in one of his homes.

[JoeC]

OT question:

Does anyone know what telephone exchange the "CR" in Cox's phone number refers to? When I lived in RI, my grandmother's number began with "UN" (Union exchange in Providence), my uncle's with CE (Centerdale exchange in North Providence).
Does anyone remember other exchanges from Phoenix's history? For some reason, I always thought the numbers with the exchange name (ie Union 1-4995) were "cooler" than just the digits.

[observer53]

Anything about old Phx history is on topic, here. The CR stood for CRestwood.

[jukebox47]

Originally Posted by Commander Max

Here's Dolly.


If your daughter wants a horse, just find a way to advertise you business with the horse.

If Daddy wants a Helicopter.

Sadly he died in this helicopter 5 months later.
I have more to post of his business, I'm sure some of you may have grown up in one of his homes.

I remember when the helicopter accident happened. Cox built very nice homes and it was a horrible tradgedy when the accident happened.

[jukebox47]

Originally Posted by observer53

Anything about old Phx history is on topic, here. The CR stood for CRestwood.

I think I remember these:

BR was Bridge (we thought South of the Salt River Bridge)
AM was Amhearst (never figured that one out)
AP was Applegate (never figured that one out either)
AL was Alpine ((never figured that one out either)

That's all I can remember. I liked the names whatever they meant. I was sorry to see it all go numeric. Of course, I was also sorry to see Phoenix be divided into different area codes due to the number of telephones.