Old Meets The New

Old meets the New

@Marcyaz (35316)

United States

October 9, 2015 5:49pm CST

I used to live in Northeast Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa Arizona. My boys finished school in Tempe Arizona. Tempe is a college town, it is where Arizona State University (ASU) is. They have some nice parks like Kiwanis Park and some others. There is lots of shopping in the area . Then in Mesa there are two really nice off leash dog parks if you want to let your dog run free for a while. It is also close to Scottsdale and Old Scottsdale where they have art galleries, speciality stores, southwestern cultural attractions and an extraordinary nightlife The picture is of Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona

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@Rosekitty (19368)

• San Marcos, Texas

10 Oct 15

I lived in California many years so we always went to Arizona..like it there and have a brother who lives in Avondale.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

I know where Avondale is but I lived on the East side and Avondale is on the West side but nice there also.

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@yukimori (10193)

• United States

10 Oct 15

There's definitely a lot of things to do in the area. We recently went to Mesa to take the kids to the Arizona Museum of Natural History. It's a great place to go see dinosaur skeletons, pan for gold, and they even have indoor flash floods on their Dinosaur Mountain. One of these days we're going to get over to the Children's Museum of Phoenix. They have lots of awesome exhibits there, too. I just wish we lived a little bit closer to the area than we do now. We'd get out to these things a lot more often.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

Try not to forget to go to The Phoenix Art Museum which is located on North Central Avenue. They do have such great Museums in the area and I am glad you and your family enjoy going every so often.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

@yukimori I used to love to go there just to look at the art work displayed, wonderful program they have there also.

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@yukimori (10193)

• United States

10 Oct 15

@Marcyaz Oh, definitely. The kids are a little young for that, but it's one of the institutions that participates in the free day every month for Bank of America cardholders. One of these days I'll actually take advantage of that perk!

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@besweet (9831)

• Ireland

10 Oct 15

It sounds like a great place to live. Do you prefer the big city or the new town that you moved to recently?

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

That is really difficult to say as there are good and not so good about both and i haven't made up my mind yet.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

12 Oct 15

@besweet Yes and there are good and bad points to each which i will write more about.

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@besweet (9831)

• Ireland

11 Oct 15

@Marcyaz Maybe it's too soon to decide since you have changed cities very recently. Every place has it's positives and negatives it's important to accept both and try to make the best from the opportunities that they offer.

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@LeaPea2417 (40026)

• Toccoa, Georgia

9 Oct 15

It looks like a great place to visit for a vacation.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

It does make for a great vacation spot but you only want to go in the winter months when the weather is so nice.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

10 Oct 15

I have immediately recognized Old Town Scottsdale, we have spend a two weeks vacation in that area and visited all the places you mention. I surely have photos, they are in a big box in the basement.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

@LadyDuck I used to love to go into the book stores there just to see what they have.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

I bet you did a lot of sight seeing and visited the stores in the area which are so neat. Glad you have photos of your visit there.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

10 Oct 15

@Marcyaz Yes, we visited many places in the area, it was very interesting.

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@boiboing (13147)

• Northampton, England

10 Oct 15

I like the idea of 'off leash' dog parks.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

So do I as I used to take my dog to the dog park every morning when i lived there in Mesa. They have two off leash dog parks there and one is very large where the other one is a bit smaller. Scottsdale also has 2 or 3 off leash parks also and I had been there with my dog a few times.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

@boiboing They have two seperate sections one for timid dogs and then another for the other dogs. Generally they get along together but once in a while there is a fight when the owners have to intervene. I always would sit with my dog at first to determine if any mean dog was there before letting her go out and find a dog to play with.

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@boiboing (13147)

• Northampton, England

10 Oct 15

@Marcyaz Do the dogs all get stuck in and play together?

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@celticeagle (189820)

• Boise, Idaho

10 Oct 15

Sounds like a nice area. My area has scads of parks and we are a college town too. A capitol city with a river running through it.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

Unfortunately we have very few rivers there and only man made lakes. It is a nice area but very, very hot in the summer months.

@celticeagle (189820)

• Boise, Idaho

14 Mar 25

@SIDIKIMPOLE .......It's a lovely city with lots of trees too.

@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)

• Eldoret, Kenya

14 Mar 25

A capitol city with a river running through it.. sound so beautiful!!!

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@Shellyann36 (11383)

• United States

10 Oct 15

My hubby always tells me that Arizona is a great place. He really likes Scottsdale and Flagg Staff. I have never been to Arizona so I cannot comment but I would love to travel there.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

11 Oct 15

Those are both wonderful places to go Scottsdale is just outside of Phoenix and Flagstaff is up in the mountain area. I hope you have a chance to visit both one day.

@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

10 Oct 15

That was a very nice area you lived in Marcy. Still where you are now is nice to me too.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

They are so different on was a large town and this where I am now is very small. it was nice when You could just go and buy what you needed whereas now you might have to wait to go.

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@TiarasOceanView (70020)

• United States

10 Oct 15

@Marcyaz Yes that is one disadvantage of some very small towns, I recall that problem too.

@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

10 Oct 15

Your picture uploaded is like the areas that I usually saw in Hollywood movies.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

The reason is they have made a number of movies in Old Town Scottsdale, AZ. You have a good eye.

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@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

10 Oct 15

We went through Arizona when we left Vegas coming back to Tennessee. I don't know how close we were to Mesa but I liked Arizona with all of its beautiful mountains.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

Yes there are a lot of mountain ranges in Arizona apart from the desert areas.

@GreatMartin (23670)

• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

11 Oct 15

I haven't been to Phoenix and Scottsdale in 40 years--I am sure I wouldn't recognize either city today!

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

11 Oct 15

No you sure wouldn't recognize either city and with all the new Freeways and building going on they seem like new cities.

@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

11 Oct 15

I have never been to Arizona . I have a niece that lives in Tucson.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

11 Oct 15

Tucson is a nice town also and you should visit your niece sometime and see the beauty that is there.

@sherryeb (580)

• Duncan, Arizona

10 Oct 15

I love to visit for Mesa, AZ,nice hotels,restaraunts,lots-n-lots of shopping.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

You live in Dunca, AZ isn't that on the border of AZ and NM. From what I remember it is a very small town. Yes, Mesa does have some nice hotels, restaurants and lots of places to go shopping.

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@sherryeb (580)

• Duncan, Arizona

11 Oct 15

yes Duncan is a very small town...I live 6 miles from the NM border@Marcyaz

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

12 Oct 15

@sherryeb I thought i had remembered going through there or nearby at one time.

@Rollo1 (16676)

• Boston, Massachusetts

10 Oct 15

I have never been to Arizona. It sounds very hot, but I do think it's got some interesting views to be seen,.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

In the desert areas it is very hot in the summer months but really nice in the winter time. In the mountain areas they have snow and skiing.

@inertia4 (27978)

• United States

13 Oct 15

You know, I have to say, you moved a lot it seems. Like you live all over the United States. I don't know if I could move and move like that. I think I would go nuts. I like going somewhere and staying there.

@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

13 Oct 15

I didn't mind moving a lot as I always made friends wherever I was at and it was interesting to see other States in between.

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@inertia4 (27978)

• United States

13 Oct 15

@Marcyaz I guess for some people that's okay. I wasn't raised like that so for me it would be a burden.

@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

10 Oct 15

I have bheen to Arizona a few times and it is really beautiful there.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

10 Oct 15

Yes, it is very beautiful and a nice Southwest landscape.

@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)

• Eldoret, Kenya

14 Mar 25

Beautiful picture, I would love to visit Arizona someday!