How do you remember Phoenix? Stories from long time residents... (Tolleson: pharmacist, removal)

[locolobo13]

Originally Posted by jukebox47

Did anyone besides me have to go to the Barber College for haircuts? I hated every minute of it. Perhaps I just did not want a haircut or maybe because they put a board across the chair arms and little kids had to sit on that old hard board for what seemed forever. The haircuts were either 25 cents or 50 cents; I can't remember for sure. I think it was arranged so the new students had chairs at one end and the more experienced at the other end.

My Mom bought a pair of electric hair clippers when I was young, mid 60s. Nothing fancy, no "long hair", no lollipops, just a basic hair cut. My Dad always had a crew cut anyway.

[jukebox47]

Originally Posted by locolobo13

My Mom bought a pair of electric hair clippers when I was young, mid 60s. Nothing fancy, no "long hair", no lollipops, just a basic hair cut. My Dad always had a crew cut anyway.

My Mom came up with a pair of mechanical hair clippers. OUCH! They pulled as much hair as they cut, I think. That was worse than the Barber College and didn't last long or else I would have even less hair than I do!

[roosevelt]

Interesting old bar just south of Washington on Central. Not Governor Meacham, ha. Must date from about 1940.

[trillcatz]

Originally Posted by jukebox47

We used to call AL-87600, same thing, when I was a kid. We used a friends phone because we did not have one. We also used that phone to play "Name It And Claim It" on KRIZ Radio. Remember Tony Evans (DJ at KRIZ)?

I remember Tony...we used to call and chat with him while the records were playing. It was all so innocent back then.

[trillcatz]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

Ramona, Studio, Phoenix, Vista movies; Broadway and Coronado pools; pool hall was under Playland, entrance in the alley; also Tom's Tavern had a pool hall in back.

Definitely remember Tom's!

[roosevelt]

I don't know exactly what the purpose of this photo is but it is dated 1937 and the woman is displaying a winning drawing of Camelback Mtn she did. Must be a publicity photo to lure tourists.

Does anyone know how all my image posts end up on Google's photo site? I also post in other blogs and they turn up too.

[1937Gal]

Originally Posted by englishteach

If you were born in 1942 at St.Joes, did my grandfather, Dr, F C Jordan deliver you - he delivered most the babies in Phoenix from mid 1920' until his death in 1945

I was born at St Joe's 1937, Preston T. Brown delivered me.

[AZDesertBrat]

Originally Posted by 1937Gal

I was born at St Joe's 1937, Preston T. Brown delivered me.

I was born at St. Joe's in 1942, delivered by A.A. Shelley. Was just looking at my birth certificate...the original, no less...and boy, is it OLD!

[sanddollar5]

I have lived here since1962. This use to be a Big, Little Country City. When my parents moved here Phoenix was only developed up to Dunlap Ave. Everything north of there was the starting of new developments. The thing I miss the most are the orange and grapefruit trees when they would go into bloom. The smell of orange blossoms is Awesome. I would find myself sniffing the air around Sept / Oct.. This city has always been of mixed culture and everyone got along for the most part. To be a kid in the 60's, and 70's was great. The big hang out was Encanto Park, and every Fri. & Sat. to curse Central Ave was really cool. Bob's Big Boy was the hang out on Central and cars would be in line for a several blocks waiting to get into the drive in, park, order and listen to the Beach Boys while waiting for your food.

It truly is sad to think so much innocense has left our city. We have more crime, not just because there are more people, but because of the issues that we are dealing with as a city. I never remember my parents complaining about our State Government, as we do today. There was a time that you could go outside as a kid at night and your parents didn't worry about danger lurking. We need to bring back the long lost Spirit of Phoenix. This is really a great city if we lived together and cared about each other like we did back then.

Phoenix is still a much better place to live than most, just wish things were a little different.

[jukebox47]

Originally Posted by AZDesertBrat

I was born at St. Joe's in 1942, delivered by A.A. Shelley. Was just looking at my birth certificate...the original, no less...and boy, is it OLD!

I was a 1946 model. I think they tore the hospital down right after I was born. I am not sure who the Doctor was but I think it was Dr. Stump. He had an office on East Van Buren, I thnk there was a bowling alley near there. My mother was tiny and I weighed nearly 12 pounds. I bet that was something. Dr Stump's brother was a Congressman for years in the Tolleson area.

We lived in Alzona Park for a short time. I wonder if anyone remembers that place? I think we moved when the next apartment over was having a fight and the guy knocked his wife partially into our apartment through the wall. I was too small to remember anything so I am going on what my parents told me many years ago.