I left Chaparral in my Junior year when my mom moved us to Sun Valley, Idaho. I finished high school there. I always call Chaparral my school though because I grew up with all the kids there, and even go to the high school reunions they have:-) I never thought of Idaho as home...just Scottsdale.

Amy and Sophia

Come on, gotta share! I didn't know the Dial building was gone. Bummer. Had a friend whose dad or someone worked there....a long time ago, and I don't really remember much about it now. I always thought it was cool that it was there though for some reason.

Amy and Sophia

Ran a plastics company there for a long time.


Miss Tillie & Mr Moose

That is just horrible and so senseless because it was preventable.

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My handsome Malcolm, gone but not forgotten!

It wasn't all fancy and high end then. I grew up on 53rd Street and Mockingbird Lane. Now, that property is 2 million just to look at, unbelievable! My mom and dad bought our home there for 32,000. My mom sold it for 78,000. The last time it sold was for 800,000 some, and now, if it were on the market, it would be about 1.5 million. Shoulda kept that dang house:-) We have the same neighbors who still live there that were in the hood back then, and they are all holding onto their houses. Worth too much to sell they say!

Amy and Sophia

I went to Cocopah until the 4th grade, and then they had built Cherokee that summer and we went there...it was a within walking distance for me and that was kind of fun:-) I lived just south of Lone Mountain off Scottsdale Road. I miss it SO much:-( I think I have said that several times lately!!

My Principal was Mr. Smith, my Vice Principal Mr. Krikard. My daughter wen to Chaparral too, Mr. Krikard was principal then. He remembered me:-(!! Your boys would know him too, he has been there for years.

Amy and Sophia

My brother and sis in law have an office in the airpark and have had for a long time too:-) Cool Beans! My daughter worked at Rawhide the year before they closed. I lived off Scottsdale Road on Lowden, just south of Lone Mountain, and 4 streets north of Dixileta:-) We moved 5 years ago last November from there, so we were actually close neighbors and didn't even know it:-)

Amy and Sophia

Moved there in 82 when Scottsdale RD was 2 lanes all the way to Bell Rd and only stop signs. Miss the desert was just ther a couple of weeks ago and didn't want to go.


Miss Tillie & Mr Moose

We live about a mile south of Carefree Hwy on Cave Creek Road and Ashler Hills. Amy, my sons both graduated from Chapparal, one in 87 and the other in 97 and both went to Cocopah!

Kathy, Ollie and Chester

Lived at 60th & Dixileta for about 20 years . Worked in the airpark in Scottsdale for over 23 years and got tired of the traffic. We do miss it and are thinking of moving back though, we left about 5 years ago. Can't beleive how much it has changed, Rawhide is gone and so is the old Dial building all shopping now. Miss Carefree & Cave Creek


Miss Tillie & Mr Moose

Wow, that road has always been treacherous, hasn't it. Such a tragedy for those bikers.

Amy and Sophia

I lived in North Scottsdale, a mile south of Carefree, until about 6 years ago. I miss it terribly. Did you go to school out there? I went to Cocopah Elementary and Cherokee Elementary, then Chaparral High. What area were you in?

I miss it so much.....love that place! It has grown so much though, I hardly recognize it anymore.

Amy and Sophia

Use to ride our Harley out that way all the time. In Michigan now and the drivers are just as bad as some in Arizona. still miss going to Carefree & Cave Creek though. Can't beleive someone would drive that irresponsible in a dump truck


Miss Tillie & Mr Moose

how awful, praying the others will be ok.

Does your state require helmets on motorcyclists?