How do you remember Phoenix? Stories from long time residents... (Duncan: nuclear, desert)

[SluggoF16]

Originally Posted by Arcadia Camelback

Was there ever a place called the "Polynesian Plaza Pizza Parlor" near 64th and McDowell in Scottsdale? I seem to remember going to a pizza place with a name like that in the '70s. But I was quite young when we used to go there, so my memory could be a little foggy. At the place I remember, they had a window to the kitchen so you could watch the guy throw the pizza dough.

I'm glad my memory wasn't off on that one. I think they had a bench or rail so us kids (I was 7 or 8 at the time) could catch a glimpse of the pizza being made.

[Dave Bob]

Originally Posted by SluggoF16

I'm glad my memory wasn't off on that one. I think they had a bench or rail so us kids (I was 7 or 8 at the time) could catch a glimpse of the pizza being made.

Pretty sure you're both right, SluggoF16 & Arcadia Camelback.
The pizza ovens were behind a window just inside the front door.

Pizza Pub was a sponsor on Wallace & Ladmo for a while in the mid-60s. They'd deliver pizzas to the studio during the show. Wallace would open a box and say "look Ladmo, pineapple and banana again!"

They really did have pineapple & banana on the menu, as I recall.

[Magnum Mike]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

This postcard always gets good response.

Wow, cool picture Roosevelt! I always thought the back end of that curved building, that was originally the Western Savings building (the one on the right) was ugly!

I also see the old United Bank logo at the top right side of the tower (whatever it's called now)

[roosevelt]

Originally Posted by Magnum Mike

Wow, cool picture Roosevelt! I always thought the back end of that curved building, that was originally the Western Savings building (the one on the right) was ugly!

I also see the old United Bank logo at the top right side of the tower (whatever it's called now)

Western Savings was in one of the round buildings on Central I believe. The developer ran out of money before building the second 'IBM card' building. The UB building was originally the GB building.

[Magnum Mike]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

Western Savings was in one of the round buildings on Central I believe. The developer ran out of money before building the second 'IBM card' building. The UB building was originally the GB building.
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LOL.. The IBM "Punch Card" building.. yeah, it sure looks like one!

Thanks for posting the picture about Guaranty Bank tower, a name from the past.

[Dave Bob]

Originally Posted by roosevelt

Western Savings was in one of the round buildings on Central I believe. The developer ran out of money before building the second 'IBM card' building. The UB building was originally the GB building.
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Nice photo of the Guaranty Bank building!
When I was in grade school, it was renowned as the tallest "skyscraper" in Phoenix.
When was it completed, and when did it change to United Bank?

Funny that the "computer punch card" building symbolized the ultimate in modern technology when it was built.
Today people joke about IBM cards being ancient relics. Guess I'm an ancient relic too, since I learned FORTRAN at ASU using cards.

[Magnum Mike]

Originally Posted by Dave Bob

Nice photo of the Guaranty Bank building!
When I was in grade school, it was renowned as the tallest "skyscraper" in Phoenix.
When was it completed, and when did it change to United Bank?

Funny that the "computer punch card" building symbolized the ultimate in modern technology when it was built.
Today people joke about IBM cards being ancient relics. Guess I'm an ancient relic too, since I learned FORTRAN at ASU using cards.

The one thing I remember about the Guaranty building is it had a turqoise blue color on all sides of the tower, a color which symbolized the State of Arizona and its Native American culture. Now it looks more modernized with a dark brown color, plus some other things that were added to the structure.

I can't tell you exactly when it changed from Guaranty to United Bank, but I can guesstimate it was in the mid 1960s, and I believe the tower was built around 1961. I was only 4 years old back then.

LOL.. I'll tell you one thing though, I wish they would redo the back side of that building on the northeast corner of Central and Osborn, which looks like an IBM punch card!

[Magnum Mike]

Originally Posted by Dave Bob

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Today people joke about IBM cards being ancient relics. Guess I'm an ancient relic too, since I learned FORTRAN at ASU using cards.

LOL.. IBM punch cards were still being used in some places up until recent history. I also learned FORTRAN (Formula Translator) but I learned it in 1985 when I was going to tech school, and I learned it on a Texas Instruments small main-frame computer, and we had CRT terminals back then. I also learned COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) versions 74 and 80.

Now I'm using C/C++, and I also use Java, which I don't care for too much.

[SluggoF16]

Originally Posted by Dave Bob

Nice photo of the Guaranty Bank building!
When I was in grade school, it was renowned as the tallest "skyscraper" in Phoenix.
When was it completed, and when did it change to United Bank?

Funny that the "computer punch card" building symbolized the ultimate in modern technology when it was built. Today people joke about IBM cards being ancient relics. Guess I'm an ancient relic too, since I learned FORTRAN at ASU using cards.

Same. It was VERY important to write the commands on them AND number them. An infinite loop could shut down the whole ASU PDP system (and often did).

Woe to the young FORTRAN programmer who dropped his cards and failed to number them, especially if he had a couple hundred lines or commands.

[David Wendell]

Originally Posted by SluggoF16

Same. It was VERY important to write the commands on them AND number them. An infinite loop could shut down the whole ASU PDP system (and often did).

Woe to the young FORTRAN programmer who dropped his cards and failed to number them, especially if he had a couple hundred lines or commands.

I took some classes at Phoenix College in Unit Records or something like that. There were accounting machines, reproducers (I think) sorters, of course and others. Things like the accounting machines had big boards that had to be wired with hundreds of wires to get them to do stuff. It was not as hard as it looked. We also did a tiny computer program with the punch cards. I liked the key punches; I think the 026 was the print capable one. I messed up something in my little program and the computer got mad at me. The instructor had to restart the whole thing. I still passed the class!