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.
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| Grandpa Richardson's former dental office |
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| The first home in Tempe that Dad lived in as a boy |
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| The Tempe Stake Center where Dad spent many years |
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| The Richardson Family Home @ 319 E. Broadmor |
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| Broadmor Elementary -- Dad walked home for lunch |
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| Where McKemy Jr. High was once located |
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| Tempe High School |
A replica in Tempe of the "Dome of the Rock"
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| Ben |
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| Upside down pyramid |
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| Krazy Sub for lunch. Mom worked here at the time she met Dad |
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| 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.
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