Stories from the history of Phoenix, Arizona of events from the 1880s through the 1950s. Particular attention paid to areas along the Arizona Canal, including the North Mountain and Sunnyslope areas. Always well researched and informative.
I grew up on 38th st and thunderbird. Went to Indian bend school in the 70s , was in the same 3rd and 5th grade class with Curt Schilling. Wonderful childhood. great place to grow up back then. I miss those days
ED; Have you ever thought of doing a video on Sunnyslope its origin and Name? It was a tent community on mountain side for Tuberculosis " recovery ". People from all over the country were told by Doctors that a dry climate would help. Thus Sunnyslope.
Holy crap. I was born here in 1952 and I had no idea. In fact, I never even wondered about it. I am normally very curious but I missed this one. Now do 3rd Ave North of Thomas. That was always like a roller coaster ride when I was very young.. GREAT video.
at 3:01 theres a black dot on the map near 726 E. Peirce...this was built in 1906, first house on the block. This house was a stop for many natives coming from the NE area. They stopped to change out of their native clothing to change into levis and a tshirt because you werent aloud to go into town dressed in your tribes colors or dress. This story third hand news, i heard ot from the man that heard it from the original owner of the house.
I just found one at the Goodwill on 32nd & Greenway in Phoenix for $7 ! It’s approximately 10” the swirl colors are muted , desert tones . Like you said , no way of knowing if it’s Missioncraft.
Thanks for posting. Starting in 1978 I worked their as a tuxedo dressed waiter for both Raffaele's Arbor and Auberge du Canal. I served so many local and well known celebrities and politicians. That tunnel in the house mentioned across the street going to the restaurant was built during Probation. At that time the restaurant was outside Phoenix city limits.
Not unusual. Old surveys obviously didn't have the technology of today. There are streets in Tucson with the same issues. There are also small parts of the US/Canada border that have corrected.
January 1 1962 Moved all the way out into the county from Phoenix. 40th st .Desert Cove. Greenway grade School. Shea was a two lane road that ended in a jeep trail just East of Scottsdale rd. Moved to horse property in Sunburst Farms 54th st Sweetwater 1969. I miss it. It is gone forever. It did not fall into decline and decay like so much of Phoenix did but the character is long gone I am in my 70s and I was in 5th grade when we moved into that brand new house on New Years 1962. I feel fortunate.
Very interesting. I spent much of my life at the McDowell fairgrounds. My family showed cattle and camped inside the cattle barn almost every year from 1968 to 2009 when my Dad passed. My Dad grew up on a dairy at 19th ave and Thomas. As a boy he witnessed the construction of the cattle barns with there Adobe walls and remarkable huge arched wooden roofs. I would love to see photos of the cattle barns under construction.
@@buddypvaz124 lol. I was raised in south Phoenix. There's over 2000 species of plants life native to the Sonoran desert. However a sun baked plain of creosote bushes and cactus is hardly paradise. On my grandfather's south Phoenix property there was oranges grapefruit lemons grapes almonds pecans palmogranets figs olives and pine trees. The grass was green and thick. It's amazing what will grow in that desert if you give it water. It's a paradise now. A hot one tho. So don't came at me with that I'm from here attitude!
@@buddypvaz124 it's actually not a paradise at all! It's a RAT RACE! A crowded rat race where everyone wants to run everyone else over. A hell hole where everyone wants to be first! And they call it PARADISE VALLEY LOL. Yeah okay
Born and raised here. I'm 70. Road my horses across Greenway and Bell Roads when they were dirt. Parents had a 5-acre place on 27th St just north of Greenway. It was nice then. It's not so nice now. I remember the Post Office of Cactus.
I remember when they built the Cave Creek Dam in 1979. My aunt lived on 28th St and Angela just north of Bell Road. Plenty of wide-open horse riding back then.
I don't know of any in Phoenix although there is a yearly Phoenix history trivia contest sponsored by the city Historic Preservation office. Phoenix does not have a history museum. There might be something in the outlying cities such as Tempe, Mesa, Glendale, etc.
Interesting history! I had relatives who lived just west of there on 9th Ave. My great-grandparents were original residents, and I can spot their house in the 1947 or 49(?) photo.
No, not that I know. The road and lookout was named after James Dobbins who was a city engineer in the 1920s and instrumental in setting aside South Mountain area as a future park.
SECRET TUNNEL! Great Video. I grew up near there as a kid (1976-1980). At that time there was a large abandoned house on the west side of Central directly across the street from the restaurant (also abandoned at that time). We found a tunnel in the basement that ran from the house under Central Ave and into the restaurant. The tunnel came up into the restaurant right underneath a booth. You had to push the seat up and out of the way to get into the restaurant. Older kids said that the owner of the restaurant had lived in the house and that was his "secret" escape. Escape from what, I have no idea. It was very cool. Anyone else remember that? 😁
