Comments on: That’s Our Mill Avenue Story. What’s Yours?

By: Chris Valentine

Chris Valentine — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:48:28 +0000

Here’s a little online documentary about Mill Ave
http://www.chrisvalentines.com/projects/mai.html
…the good, the bad and the ugly

By: Kyt Dotson

Kyt Dotson — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:29:19 +0000

Ah yes, that is probably me. You can find me on Facebook, or if you want to contact me directly just sign up at the forum and send a PM to Kytsune (or simply drop an intro if you like the stories.) Click on my name here and it’ll lead there.

I hope that you like Mill Ave! It seems to be the one place I champion nowadays, even though it’s really beginning to fall out of favor.

I hope to see more stories appear here.

By: Beatuofa

Beatuofa — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:42:47 +0000

Hey, question for the last poster — I went to high school with a Kyt Dotson at Brophy Prep from 1990-1994. Is that you?

By: Kyt Dotson

Kyt Dotson — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:09:16 +0000

Hey, saw the reference to Mill Ave and the wonderful little award we got! Also, for me, I don’t need any fancy peeps giving it an award for me to know that I love the place.

My story? I write them. Primarily about Mill Ave — hence the names of most of them. Not that I’m the imminent historian of the place or anything, I’ll leave that for someone more rooted to the place than I am. But, I grew up on the Ave.

It’s a place of scintillating interest, even in these twilight years. Perhaps with some better thought and more attention it’ll become the haven it once was again.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:30:28 +0000

Great history lesson David. It’s always reassuring to remember that there have been good times before and may some day be again. Thanks for sharing!

By: David Jankowski

David Jankowski — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:26:02 +0000

Mill Avenue hasn’t been a “great street” in at least 20 years. I don’t live in Tempe any longer but every time I am back there is yet another chain that I can find in any city in the country – yawn! Circus – gone. Long Wongs – gone. 6 East – gone. Etc. Etc.

And if I had a nickel for every guy who claims he rode the goal post down to Mill Avenue … and then dropped it off the Mill Avenue bridge (or took it back into the stadium and carried up to the top and threw it over; or left it in the middle of Mill Avenue; or all the other false stories floating around).

I carried it (not rode it) out of the stadium and down to Mill Avenue. Nobody rode the goal post. It was way too heavy and there is no way that anyone could have hung on with all the gostling and the massive crowd. I even have proof as the Fox News story after the game has great video of me carrying the goal post (and nobody was riding it). When my parents saw me on the news they called the station the following Monday and got the story for me as a present. I also have one of the pieces that ASU sold.

By: matt

matt — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:24:24 +0000

Los, McDuffy’s was a great spot. For those of us who still live near ASU, it’s really too bad that no one has filled that void. The Tavern is a decent game-watching spot, but it’s just not the same. Alack and alas. Progress, huh?

By: SplishSplash

SplishSplash — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:44:51 +0000

I’m not sure “the family room” is right on. Not a lot about Mill says “family” to be honest. Perhaps it should be called the basement. You know, the place where we all hid out to get drunk and make out with people.