Channel 10 Rewind: 1981 - Air traffic controller strike looms | FOX 10 Phoenix
A looming air traffic strike threatens to ground planes; Sky Harbor is gridlocked. ASU lacks fire sprinklers. Microcomputers boom, led by the affordable Osborne One. St. Joseph's sets a single, high room rate. Soap opera fans skip ASU class.
A looming air traffic strike threatens to ground planes; Sky Harbor is gridlocked. ASU lacks fire sprinklers. Microcomputers boom, led by the affordable Osborne One. St. Joseph's sets a single, high room rate. Soap opera fans skip ASU class.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1980 - Grocery prices surge | Video Vault | FOX 10 Phoenix
Grocery prices surge, especially for meat. A jet fuel shortage cripples corporate travel at Sky Harbor. Prop 106 threatens unequal property taxes. Scottsdale Airport is expanding. Paul Shank's French Quarter closes. Yuma hosts a career fair for youth of all abilities.
Grocery prices surge, especially for meat. A jet fuel shortage cripples corporate travel at Sky Harbor. Prop 106 threatens unequal property taxes. Scottsdale Airport is expanding. Paul Shank's French Quarter closes. Yuma hosts a career fair for youth of all abilities.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1979 - Flood control fight | Video Vault | FOX 10 Phoenix
SRP battles flood control groups over water storage. The DOE issues new gas pricing rules. High gas prices cause a mass shift to small cars. Downtown Phoenix is booming, but lacks parking. German Shepherds receive $5,000 in guide dog training.
SRP battles flood control groups over water storage. The DOE issues new gas pricing rules. High gas prices cause a mass shift to small cars. Downtown Phoenix is booming, but lacks parking. German Shepherds receive $5,000 in guide dog training.
Channel 10 Rewind - 1978: Streets get a major facelift | FOX 10 Phoenix
The mayor proposes fixing downtown traffic by closing streets. Good Samaritan Hospital closes its nursery, upsetting staff. The supersonic Concorde jet visits Sky Harbor. Generic products offer savings, but a sale can be better. Record companies plan a major album price hike.
The mayor proposes fixing downtown traffic by closing streets. Good Samaritan Hospital closes its nursery, upsetting staff. The supersonic Concorde jet visits Sky Harbor. Generic products offer savings, but a sale can be better. Record companies plan a major album price hike.
Channel 10 Rewind - 1985: A tale of 2 Phoenixes
Multiple Phoenix communities are grappling with development and urban change. A new park, housing, and industrial complexes are planned, while an airport faces closure, and a school's lunch policy sparks debate. The city is also contending with a growing homeless population and tax office backlogs.
Multiple Phoenix communities are grappling with development and urban change. A new park, housing, and industrial complexes are planned, while an airport faces closure, and a school's lunch policy sparks debate. The city is also contending with a growing homeless population and tax office backlogs.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1977 - Holidays in the Valley | Video Vault
Holiday chaos unfolds across the Valley with Christmas shopping frenzies, sanitation crews battling trash, and postal workers tackling a mail avalanche.
Holiday chaos unfolds across the Valley with Christmas shopping frenzies, sanitation crews battling trash, and postal workers tackling a mail avalanche.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1984 - Taxi fare chaos | Video Vault
Deregulation at Sky Harbor causes taxi fare chaos. Arizona's drinking age rises to 21, sparking debate. A Scottsdale man fights an underpass project. Phoenix begins a $32.5M downtown revitalization, proposing a monorail to ease traffic. Valley hotels slash prices in summer. Military fashion trends, and SCC offers a summer academic program.
Deregulation at Sky Harbor causes taxi fare chaos. Arizona's drinking age rises to 21, sparking debate. A Scottsdale man fights an underpass project. Phoenix begins a $32.5M downtown revitalization, proposing a monorail to ease traffic. Valley hotels slash prices in summer. Military fashion trends, and SCC offers a summer academic program.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1981 - Grocery prices | Video Vault
Shoppers talk about the ongoing price increases for their Thanksgiving dinners.
Shoppers talk about the ongoing price increases for their Thanksgiving dinners.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1982 - Gas for under a buck | Video Vault
Phoenix is seeing a gas price war and a beloved pharmacy closure. Meanwhile, Sky Harbor Airport upgrades and a new Superstition Freeway project aim to address the Valley's growth and traffic issues.
Phoenix is seeing a gas price war and a beloved pharmacy closure. Meanwhile, Sky Harbor Airport upgrades and a new Superstition Freeway project aim to address the Valley's growth and traffic issues.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1983 - Growth sparks conflict | Video Vault
Phoenix is experiencing a building boom, fueled by East Valley's high-tech growth and new freeways. However, this expansion sparks community clashes, from freeway routes to airport disputes. Meanwhile, innovations like solar micro-utilities and stabilized airport transportation offer new solutions.
Phoenix is experiencing a building boom, fueled by East Valley's high-tech growth and new freeways. However, this expansion sparks community clashes, from freeway routes to airport disputes. Meanwhile, innovations like solar micro-utilities and stabilized airport transportation offer new solutions.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1980 - Student enrollment declines | Video Vault
1980: Despite Alhambra and East High defying expectations, Phoenix's high schools face a shocking annual student decline of 2,000, severely impacting West High with plummeting enrollment, leading to drastic cuts in teachers and crucial classes, leaving its future hanging precariously in the balance.
1980: Despite Alhambra and East High defying expectations, Phoenix's high schools face a shocking annual student decline of 2,000, severely impacting West High with plummeting enrollment, leading to drastic cuts in teachers and crucial classes, leaving its future hanging precariously in the balance.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1979 minimum wage increase | Video Vault
1979: In an economic whirlwind, Phoenix's minimum wage fast-food workers, largely young and part-time, are about to see a 20-cent raise, a shift that, despite quiet price hikes and recession whispers, promises a vital income boost for many while sparking debate on its wider impact on employment and the very fabric of the service-driven Valley.
1979: In an economic whirlwind, Phoenix's minimum wage fast-food workers, largely young and part-time, are about to see a 20-cent raise, a shift that, despite quiet price hikes and recession whispers, promises a vital income boost for many while sparking debate on its wider impact on employment and the very fabric of the service-driven Valley.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1977 - Pesticide crisis hits AZ | Video Vault
Arizona faces potential economic impacts from a decimated bee population due to pesticides, while Phoenix's consumer confidence fuels a robust holiday shopping season and new carpooling programs aim to improve Valley commutes. The region also navigates challenges including rising hotel vacancies, debates over outdated goods, and new airborne smoking bans affecting Sky Harbor Airport.
Arizona faces potential economic impacts from a decimated bee population due to pesticides, while Phoenix's consumer confidence fuels a robust holiday shopping season and new carpooling programs aim to improve Valley commutes. The region also navigates challenges including rising hotel vacancies, debates over outdated goods, and new airborne smoking bans affecting Sky Harbor Airport.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1985 - Valley economy defies slowdown | Video Vault
The Valley's growth is fueled by a booming construction industry that's creating jobs and key urban developments, like the Esplanade. Residents are enjoying travel opportunities and preparing for holiday toy trends, even as new public safety measures are implemented at Lake Pleasant and concerns about widespread credit debt emerge.
The Valley's growth is fueled by a booming construction industry that's creating jobs and key urban developments, like the Esplanade. Residents are enjoying travel opportunities and preparing for holiday toy trends, even as new public safety measures are implemented at Lake Pleasant and concerns about widespread credit debt emerge.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1983 - Tornado scare; Sky Harbor surge; ASU Growth
The Valley is experiencing a dynamic period marked by ASU's expansion with a new West Campus and the Superstition Freeway extension driving economic growth and Sky Harbor travel. A terrifying tornado was also confirmed in West Mesa during the monsoon.
The Valley is experiencing a dynamic period marked by ASU's expansion with a new West Campus and the Superstition Freeway extension driving economic growth and Sky Harbor travel. A terrifying tornado was also confirmed in West Mesa during the monsoon.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1984 - Phoenix growth pains: Traffic, costs, closures | Video Vault
Phoenix is navigating urban development and infrastructure challenges, including a booming housing market, critical Sky Harbor Airport runway issues, and major freeway closures causing commuter chaos. The city also confronts escalating costs for the Palo Verde Nuclear Station, vital community impacts from grocery store closures, and local business disputes over payphone fees.
Phoenix is navigating urban development and infrastructure challenges, including a booming housing market, critical Sky Harbor Airport runway issues, and major freeway closures causing commuter chaos. The city also confronts escalating costs for the Palo Verde Nuclear Station, vital community impacts from grocery store closures, and local business disputes over payphone fees.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1978 - Traffic chaos, growth, & safety upgrades | Video Vault
Phoenix faces ongoing challenges from flood recovery and widespread traffic safety issues like red light running. Across the Valley, Arizona DPS expands its air rescue capabilities, while Mesa navigates construction disputes and Scottsdale addresses confusing street names impacting emergency services.
Phoenix faces ongoing challenges from flood recovery and widespread traffic safety issues like red light running. Across the Valley, Arizona DPS expands its air rescue capabilities, while Mesa navigates construction disputes and Scottsdale addresses confusing street names impacting emergency services.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1982 - Innovation and growth reshape the Valley | Video Vault
The Phoenix metro area experienced significant economic benefits, with plummeting gas prices and efficient Southwest Airlines operations offering consumers substantial savings. The positive trend extended to urban development, affordable computer technology for residents, and innovative retail solutions, alongside successful community events.
The Phoenix metro area experienced significant economic benefits, with plummeting gas prices and efficient Southwest Airlines operations offering consumers substantial savings. The positive trend extended to urban development, affordable computer technology for residents, and innovative retail solutions, alongside successful community events.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1981 - Arizona faces economic squeeze | Video Vault
Various sectors are experiencing significant price increases, with car prices, grocery bills, and mortgage rates all rising, impacting consumers and industries. Simultaneously, new technologies like video disc systems and cable TV are emerging, while regulatory issues and infrastructure projects face public and historical challenges.
Various sectors are experiencing significant price increases, with car prices, grocery bills, and mortgage rates all rising, impacting consumers and industries. Simultaneously, new technologies like video disc systems and cable TV are emerging, while regulatory issues and infrastructure projects face public and historical challenges.
Channel 10 Rewind: 1980 - Phoenix navigates price swings and development | Video Vault
Phoenix is experiencing various economic and developmental shifts, including fluctuating gasoline prices with potential for future increases, and proposed tuition hikes for state university students. Businesses are innovating to cut costs, as seen with Valley National Bank's new check storage service, while local industries like Rotor Way offer unique products. The region is also planning for a new ASU branch campus and dealing with the high-stress demands of air traffic control, alongside localized issues like unregulated parking fees at the state fair.
Phoenix is experiencing various economic and developmental shifts, including fluctuating gasoline prices with potential for future increases, and proposed tuition hikes for state university students. Businesses are innovating to cut costs, as seen with Valley National Bank's new check storage service, while local industries like Rotor Way offer unique products. The region is also planning for a new ASU branch campus and dealing with the high-stress demands of air traffic control, alongside localized issues like unregulated parking fees at the state fair.