Used to live in AZ and one of the cities I lived in was Mesa. I loved the downtown area, the museums and restaurants were great. If you live there and have kids, dont miss the IDEA museum!
Mesa has got to be the most unknown big city in the country. It’s got a population of over 500k (bigger then cities like Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City) but it’s almost unknown outside of AZ. Part of the reason is they’ve never had any real pro sports stadiums (spring training doesn’t really count). Mesa had the chance to get a Cardinals stadium years ago but didn’t show much interest so the Cards moved to Glendale instead. It’s like the city wants to be incognito. Mess certainly could use something like a stadium to revitalize the city. Most of Mesa is older and rundown. There are nice places on the outskirts of town where new developments are going in in the northeast of town but a lot of Mesa is kind of dumpy.
We confirmed it was filmed at Golfland in Mesa before the sunsplash slides were built. Those older slides are still there on the Golfland side. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/bill-and-ted-excellent-adventure-30th-anniversary-phoenix-locations-11208016
@@TKKTAZ Coronado and Arcadia were the two schools used in the movie only place with mini golf course was golf and stuff lived in Scottsdale and mesa area since 78 metro center unfortunately golf n stuff turned into castle and coasters after I left in 93
The best part of this movie Coronado was the school I graduated from in 1988 was there when they filmed it not quite human Allen Thicks movie was also filmed there too where I was an extra in one of the classroom scenes as for the studio in carefree was owned by Desi Arnez then Dick Van Dyke where his TV show was filmed at the second house I lived in on 84th st and Shea Buster Keatons house was across Shea rd and next to that one was Evil Kanevils residence for the sumer time his old cabover mack transport truck used to be parked there in the winter when he was away from Montana brutal winters
@@crominion6045 used to hang out at all four malls depending where I was going to like if I went to Chaplin air museum I would hang out afterwards at Fiesta or if I went to a movie at paradise Valley I would hang put at hobby bench in pv mall or metro center to hang out at golf stuff castle I going by the original name before castle n coasters them scottsdale mall Los arcos mall.the good days of growing up in az my other hangout was superstition mountains and the phx zoo remember legend city and rawhide those were other places I went to
Bill and teds first movie was filmed at coronado just like the disney not quite human with Allen Thick the cubs used to practice in Scottsdale before mesa you forgot falcon field confederate airforce by the way the apache helicopter is Mcdonald Douglas ah64 late 2000s was when boeing bought out md helicopters at Falcon field there used to be a oronge field on McDowell rd going into mesa falcon field that was replaced by housing so much for local grown oranges bummer the md500 series helicopters is owned by boeing so it would not be hueghs/md/Boeing
Mesa sucks. Trust me, I have lived in Phoenix my whole life and done the research. Of all the suburbs around Phx. Mesa is the worst. The biggest patch of double wides I have ever seen is in Mesa. Somewhere there is a large group of Mormons lamenting the decision to plant a flag in Mesa because the guys on the mission keep getting their bikes stolen. The idea that Mesa could be seen as a destination and not a place to escape has never even crossed my mind. Its a place where people end up, like prison or a cemetery.
I LOVE, MESA ARIZONA AND ITS PEOPLE
So do we!
I live in Mesa and love it!
Great city!
Great info on so much happening in Mesa
thanks!
I love this! So informative and interesting!
Thanks!
Organ stop was my favorite pizza
It's good stuff!
Great info on Mesa.
Glad it was helpful!!
Used to live in AZ and one of the cities I lived in was Mesa. I loved the downtown area, the museums and restaurants were great. If you live there and have kids, dont miss the IDEA museum!
Completely agree! The IDEA museum is great!
Ha, you mean the downtown area right by the homeless shelter?
Great info!
Glad it was helpful!
Go Mesa!
We love the East Valley!
Awesome !!
Thanks!!
I moved to mesa Arizona in 2017
i used to live in mesa
We'd love to have you back! 😃
I lived in Mesa for 15 years and hated it. It’s k if you’re Mormon.
@@calmgirlify sorry you didn't like it. We love it!
Mesa has got to be the most unknown big city in the country. It’s got a population of over 500k (bigger then cities like Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City) but it’s almost unknown outside of AZ. Part of the reason is they’ve never had any real pro sports stadiums (spring training doesn’t really count). Mesa had the chance to get a Cardinals stadium years ago but didn’t show much interest so the Cards moved to Glendale instead. It’s like the city wants to be incognito. Mess certainly could use something like a stadium to revitalize the city. Most of Mesa is older and rundown. There are nice places on the outskirts of town where new developments are going in in the northeast of town but a lot of Mesa is kind of dumpy.
A big part of it - it's the nation's largest suburb. If it were on its own, it might have its own team, but... its a suburb of Phoenix.
I remember it being a big deal when Mesa reached 100k population.
And now it's well over 500k!
#11 the cops are corrupt.
It was big surf tempe there was no water slides in mesa at the time when bill and ted movie was made
We confirmed it was filmed at Golfland in Mesa before the sunsplash slides were built. Those older slides are still there on the Golfland side. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/bill-and-ted-excellent-adventure-30th-anniversary-phoenix-locations-11208016
@@TKKTAZ Coronado and Arcadia were the two schools used in the movie only place with mini golf course was golf and stuff lived in Scottsdale and mesa area since 78 metro center unfortunately golf n stuff turned into castle and coasters after I left in 93
The best part of this movie Coronado was the school I graduated from in 1988 was there when they filmed it not quite human Allen Thicks movie was also filmed there too where I was an extra in one of the classroom scenes as for the studio in carefree was owned by Desi Arnez then Dick Van Dyke where his TV show was filmed at the second house I lived in on 84th st and Shea Buster Keatons house was across Shea rd and next to that one was Evil Kanevils residence for the sumer time his old cabover mack transport truck used to be parked there in the winter when he was away from Montana brutal winters
The moment I saw the slides in the movie, I realized they were in Golfland in Mesa.
@@onrean it was tempes Island of big surf
Did they tear down fiesta mall who could forget the fiesta bowl parade and football games
Yep, Fiesta is gone. So many memories of that place for me in the 80s. 😢
@@crominion6045 used to hang out at all four malls depending where I was going to like if I went to Chaplin air museum I would hang out afterwards at Fiesta or if I went to a movie at paradise Valley I would hang put at hobby bench in pv mall or metro center to hang out at golf stuff castle I going by the original name before castle n coasters them scottsdale mall Los arcos mall.the good days of growing up in az my other hangout was superstition mountains and the phx zoo remember legend city and rawhide those were other places I went to
Bill and teds first movie was filmed at coronado just like the disney not quite human with Allen Thick the cubs used to practice in Scottsdale before mesa you forgot falcon field confederate airforce by the way the apache helicopter is Mcdonald Douglas ah64 late 2000s was when boeing bought out md helicopters at Falcon field there used to be a oronge field on McDowell rd going into mesa falcon field that was replaced by housing so much for local grown oranges bummer the md500 series helicopters is owned by boeing so it would not be hueghs/md/Boeing
Mesa sucks. Trust me, I have lived in Phoenix my whole life and done the research. Of all the suburbs around Phx. Mesa is the worst. The biggest patch of double wides I have ever seen is in Mesa. Somewhere there is a large group of Mormons lamenting the decision to plant a flag in Mesa because the guys on the mission keep getting their bikes stolen. The idea that Mesa could be seen as a destination and not a place to escape has never even crossed my mind. Its a place where people end up, like prison or a cemetery.
Ok
knew the 1st 2 however you forgot about the college
Isn't mesa the Mormon Capital of AZ?
Lived there for 5 years??? It is a shit hole.. I moved