FEBRUARY 21, 2014 -- DAD'S MEMORY LANE

DAD'S MEMORY LANE

February 21, 2014

We had fun visiting all the places that were part of our Dad's childhood.  Grandma Richardson gave us a great tour of Tempe, AZ.

Thrifty was the place to go for ice cream after concerts.

The Thrifty store was a "dime store" similar to a Walgreens and had an ice cream spot as in the front as well.  That original Thrifty is gone, but an ice store in Tempe serves their ice cream!

Mom spent a fair amount of her babysitting money on Thrifty ice cream and would often buy ice cream for whomever would drive here there!

When mom was in high school, she dated a boy who worked as an ice cream scooper!

This is the sign from Grandpa Jay Richardson's dental office that he 

owned and operated for many years.

Grandpa Richardson's former dental office

The first home in Tempe that Dad lived in as a boy

The Tempe Stake Center where Dad spent many years

The Richardson Family Home @ 319 E. Broadmor

Broadmor Elementary -- Dad walked home for lunch

Where McKemy Jr. High was once located

Tempe High School

 A replica in Tempe of the "Dome of the Rock"

Ben

Upside down pyramid

Krazy Sub for lunch.  Mom worked here at the time she met Dad

Rebecca, Bethany, Mom and Benjmamin

This is where mom answered the phone when Grandmother Irene Flake called and asked if Mom would go on a blind date with her grandson, 

Vernon Richardson.   The rest is history.