How do you remember Phoenix? Stories from long time residents... (Tucson: law, area)

[roosevelt]

Originally Posted by azdr0710

#1 is Brophy
#2 is the Wrigley Mansion
#3 is the Grunow Clinic
#4 is ?
#5 is ?
#6 is the Heard Museum???
#7 is "way up" North Central
#8 is looking N on Central, but I don't know the E-W street

great shots, roosevelt....I may be wrong on a couple...let me know!

#4 is First Presbyterian Church
#5 is Central just north of McDowell
#7 is olive trees on east Monte Vista Rd.
#8 is Central at Washington St.

[observer53]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

#4 is First Presbyterian Church
#5 is Central just north of McDowell
#7 is olive trees on east Monte Vista Rd.
#8 is Central at Washington St.

I thought about First Presbyterian later. Great pics, thanks!

[andyfrom12]

Originally Posted by Magnum Mike

Somebody mentioned earlier about walking across the tarmac at Sky Harbor's terminal 2 after it opened in 1962. Everytime I've flown out of terminal 2, we used jetways, and I'm not sure exactly when they were added, to the best of my knowledge, the jetways were there when the terminal opened. Unless of course you meant terminal 1, which didn't have jetways.

I do also remember terminal 1, which was closed down after terminal 4 opened in late 1990, and it was later torn down. I know up until 1984, which was the last time I boarded a flight out of terminal 1 (SouthWest Airlines) I had to walk across the tarmac, but luckily it was in October not in the middle of July!

I also know that they're going to build another terminal where terminal 1 used to be.

Terminal one may have been torn down but the original flight-controller tower was removed and may survive. Think it happened around 1985. And I remember Terminal Two had a big lit sign after the ticket counter that said TO THE PLANES. (There was really only one direction to go at the time)

[West Phx Native]

The control tower from terminal one survives, it is on the south side of the airport as part of Cutter Aviation, you can see it from the I-10 between the river bottom and the 24th st exit.

[roosevelt]

Originally Posted by west phx native

the control tower from terminal one survives, it is on the south side of the airport as part of cutter aviation, you can see it from the i-10 between the river bottom and the 24th st exit.

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[desertratz]

I drive by the old tower on I-10 every morning on my way to work at Airesearch/Garrett/Allied-Signal/Honeywell. (Yup, been there for awhile)

I would ride with my dad to Sky Harbor in the 50's to pick up baby chicks that had been air-freighted in to us. We would drive our truck onto the tarmac at the east end of terminal 1 to get our shipment. We would occasionally park on 24th street under the glide path and watch the planes fly over us. I remember the Super-Connie's and the roar of those big radial engines.

We had a chicken ranch in west Mesa and would raise the chicks till they were egg producing pullets, then we would sell them to Hickmans or Chandler Egg Co. You might say we were the middle men. We raised 100K+ at a whack and needless to say, I had a lot of chicken dinners growing up. Couldn't stand the taste of chicken till my mid to late 20's.

[zen56]

I remember Yellow front on camelback and 19th ave,and Woolco does anyone remember Gemco i think it was around 19th ave and bethany.

[observer53]

Originally Posted by zen56

I remember Yellow front on camelback and 19th ave,and Woolco does anyone remember Gemco i think it was around 19th ave and bethany.

I remember both Gemco and Woolco, which had multiple locations. And then there was FedMart......

[zen56]

I was born in Phx,lived around 27th ave off van buren,where memory lawn cemetary still is.Does anyone remember Russ Keetons on van buren and we would go downtown every sat to Woolworth and get a slice of pizza for a quarter. My mother work at JJ Newberrys,back in the 60s,I remember El Rancho store on 35th ave and Thrifty was in the same plaza.

[locolobo13]

Originally Posted by zen56

I remember Yellow front on camelback and 19th ave,and Woolco does anyone remember Gemco i think it was around 19th ave and bethany.

I think the Gemco was at 19th & Glendale. There's a Fry's there now. My brother worked at that Yellow Front back in the early 80s. Was Woolco at 33 Ave & Indian School? Or was that Woolworths?