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Wow, a ton of memories here! I can't believe the old place has its own web site. Well done and thank you. I went here as a kid just about every day.
Lived there in the late sixties. Went to Sahuaro and Moon Valley and shopped at Westown. sweet
This is such a fun site! I love all the great memories this brings back. Good job and I hope to see more like this in the future.
Westown Shopping Center was the place to be, back in the 60's. It was the only retail area for many miles, and served the community well with the essential services of the times. A.J. Bayless provided my very first employment, from the day I turned 16 years old until about eight months later. My mom loved it because my job entitled her to a discount at the Family Department Store there. It's a little scary to think how many of my childhood memories involve Westown somehow. Cecil Beaver
I went to Moon Valley 66 - 70 and played summer base ball at Westown Park. Dinos Pizza was my sponsor and they made a great pizza. I remember hanging around the Ryan Evans soda counter and drinking dime cokes. I think we did most of our school shopping at TGY. At least that was the only place to buy your MV PE uniform.
It was our family who orginaly started the Bent Cover. I will never forget the fireworks shows and the parade up 28th dr.So many memories. Westown was a special place to grow up.
What a cool website Pass the word around, I lived on Dahlia and 31st ave. Went shopping at AJ Bayless as a kid and worked at the DQ as a teen Chris Frye Leave your name with your comment it would be neat to see all that visit
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Im lived on 31st Ave and Dahlia also. My folks are passed away but we still own the house on the NE corner.
Grew up in Westown, and now go to Calvary community church. I have shared stories with the Pastors there, they have done a great job preserving and improving the westown star sign. If anyone gets a chance stop in and see Steve at westown barber he is still there and has a very cool arial photo of westown from back in the day. You could get a haircut while your there, Steve has a ton of stories. Anyone remember Sal's pizza, mmm the sicilianslices were the best!
Sals was great, Dinos came before that. They were my Little league sponsor. and there was a deli called bikoffs that was good also.
What was the name of that restaurant at Westown in the late 70s that served those great steak sandwiches?
My father Pat Patterson, owned the WesTown Watch Shop. He started in a small rental space in Revco, and then I believe he moved the shop into Bayless. Later he moved the shop into the mall in the corridor between Revco and Bayless. Eventually when they opened the shops on the north side of the mall he moved the shop over to the newer building. When I graduated from college he finally retired around 1975 or 76. I went to Sahuaro Elementary for 1st and 2nd grade then our community north of Thunderbird, Country Gables went to Cholla. I graduated from Cholla in 1969, and then attended Moon Valley and graduated in 1973. I attended NAU graduating in the fall of 76, and then finished my masters degree in the fall of 78. The only barbershop I can recall ever getting my hair cut is at the WesTown Barber Shop and it still to this day is the only place I will go. It actually was today while getting a haircut I heard about this website. Wow, thanks for putting this site together.
Love the sight, thanks for the memories. Dont forget Westown Chiropractic.
We moved to Phx in 1961 and things sure changed! Thanks for these pictures....great old memories. Judi Runyon
Moved to Phx and to a brand new 4 bedroom at 33rd and Shaw Butte. Graduated Cholla's 1st class in 64 and Moon Valley's 2nd in 68. Walking to Westown was a mile but Dino's was worth it. My Girl Scout had a camp out in the area behind the shopping center in 62 long before pavement was added!!! Oh what memories. Diane
I love this site
The cherry phosphates at Ryan-Evans were unforgettable. The best of times.
I just came across your website regarding photos of Westown Shopping Center.
Boy, it sure brings back memories. I am not sure if I have any photos of the
shopping area or not. Back in the early 80s (1980-1984) I used to live in the
Barcelona Apartments (Banyantree Apartments) right across the street. I lived
there when I was in kindergarten through 5th grade. After 1984, my parents and I
moved out of state. I haven't been back there since 1984. I can imagine how that
area has changed. I can remember going to AJ Bayless and walking around the
shopping center. I always looked forward to 4th of July for the fireworks
display. I always loved watching from the apartment complex as they shot them
from the parking lot. Also, I remember (can't remember the year) around
Christmas time, they had carriage rides for the kids. Greg
This is sooo cool to see! I grew up in this neighborhood in the 70s, and spent many a summer loitering in the stores as this was the only air conditioning around. The houses in the area only had evaporative cooling at the time. They used to have a fireworks display every July 4th.
Bitter Creek was the name of that great steak sandwich place! They are still in the valley, on Central... not sure if they're still as good.
Nice site and great memories.
Nice site and great memories. Went to the Bitter Creek on Central a few yrs ago did not seem to be the same. This was and is still today a great nieghborhood. Charlie V
Awesome site! Do you have any info on Joe's Bakery. My family always got B-Day cakes from there.
This is sooo cool. We lived at 3113 W. Surrey Ave. in the 70's-80's. I used to ride my bike up to the Westtown stores on the weekends, spend my allowance at Tg y for a treat of cylindrical ice cream, 2 scoops please. Thanx for the flashback...the place is a church now! Tiffany Marshall
Hey Tiffany..Chris, Jeff Grachus here. Westown was an awesome place to grow up. Good to see you guys on here. Bitter creek..I forgot all about that place. BTW, Steve who owned westown barber shop retired...drag. Teri's got it now though. Westown soccer club...we should start that up again???
This is so cool thank you for bringing back memories of my childhood. I remember shopping at AJ Bayless and going to the Circle K that came along later. I lived there from 1965-1984 and went to Saguaro Elementary and then Moon Valley High School. I still live in Arizona, but moved to the East Valley in 1984.