The Navy was in town, Moffitt Field was booming and the Blue Angels had their air show every year (my family would watch the show from our roof). ----Woolworth's/Wells Fargo Bank/ Long's Drug Store Mountain View was starting to have some interesting stores, so sometimes I'd stop there. Shoppers World at ECR and Escuela(Cost Plus, now - at least as of the early 2000s) Imagine. Thanks for any reply, O'Malley's Sports Pub (under that name) isn't quite three years old according to Elena Kadavny's blog post on this website, reporting the sale, remodeling, and renaming of what for some years had been Francesca's. It was a hofbrau or road stop kind of place. When Bloomingdales moved to their smaller store built in the mall parking lot, the old building was torn down to make more smaller independent stores since large department stores have lost their appeal. Fiesta and Camino lanes on El Camino. I remember the Menu Treeall you can eat. I heard that Tai Ming Lo was a really good restaurant. From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Facilities include two wards for males and females, an administrative block, a chapel, staff quarters and a separate dwelling for street people. I can almost remember their "3rd Annual Going Out of Business Sale" with 25 cent shots of Jack Daniels and 10 cent draft beers. I think it won't broke due to all the free pizzas that they gave away. There was a party supply store on the corner of Old Middlefield/Middlefield, and my grandmother would clean their linens for side money. Castro Street in the 70s was a ghost town. Andy's Chinese Restaurant. No one in my family can remember the name of this bakery! Stereo Habitat home of the first 8 track tape decks on Castro Sherm's Barber Shop at Palm Plaza Yorkshire Clothes at Palm Plaza the Old City Hall the old little park on Castro, between California and Mercey (Easter egg hunts) the old Presbyterian Church on Castro St of course the old Mtn. Minton Lumber (gone now) Castro Street was mostly a wasteland. Blossom Valley Shopping Center (Cuesta and Miramonte) The entire street, except for the scattering of bars and Chinese restaurants was vacant in the late 70's and 80's. The parks would take us on a tour to the downtown firehouse and police station where we got to slide down the firepole! Dana Elementary School, at Dana and Bailey; closed and demolished. Castro St. was quite run down in the early '80s--it seemed like the poor man's Palo Altowhat a transformation! Mt View in the 60-70's was the best "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and "Walgreens" are still the same Linda's on El Camino was the place to go for lunch Paresean burgers $.25 Noone mentioned Lenny's Pies on Castro and the Dairy Queen on El Camino Real! I remember that well. He was in port until early February and they sailed to Japan and Korean War. One of my favorite 1960s childhood memories is of riding stingray bikes with neighborhood friends across big muddy meadows (now the surrounding shopping center including Nob Hill) to get Slurpees or hot chocolate at the Payless Bakery (where all my best friend's many sisters worked one after the other)followed by a doughnut. YUM! When Mancini motors (Dodge dealership) was on the corner of Castro and El Camino. View High. . Mailing Address PO Box 426788 San Francisco, CA 94142 Now on El Camino, but nothing like KEEP ALL THE GOOD MEMORIES COMING.. ONE OF THESE YEARS I WOULD LIKE TO WRITE A BOOK ON THE SCHOOL CAFERTERIA'S - FOOD I RECALL EVERYONE USE TO RAVE ABOUT THE FOOD ( LAUGH ) SOME OF IT WAS PRETTY GOOD ! PR MediaRelease View in late 1961 after my parents divorced. It's odd to wonder how everyone got along without a phone in their pockets, and there It was a good one, too. We always looked forward to the annual Pet Parade that would start in front of the downtown pickle factory and march down Castro to MV High. And the center's hobby shop was a fun place to browse. No longer. Almost every VA patient naysayer Ive listened to has problems best cared for in the VA mental department. the Library, the City Hall area, Steven's Creek trail Mountain View is It was off of Castro Street by the RR Tracks near the alley. Does anyone remember the name of this place? Handyman was over by the Oasis Laundry and had tons of hardware stuff. It opened in 1970 and closed in 1995. Albertsons and Payless were connected in the middle, @ El Camino and Grant. road on the one side where the shopping center is now, and the it was There was an unfinished furniture place called Decor on El Monte near El Camino Rl that became Office Depot. Tidal lands existed along the bay. Bubb Elementary School opened without asphalt pavement. I was part of the last graduating class of old Mtn. Riding the old plow horse Dolly in the field next to St Joseph's, little league games at McKelvey park,helping Levy in the concession stand . I think with the aging of the baby boomer generation, the place has gentrified into a lot of expensive condos. ----Great Western Savings/Home Savings/ Westwood Childcare Center There was Rainbow Record Store at the light on Grant Road as you approach the shopping center. You could get excellent fresh artichokes at a reasonable price back then. A movie theater, not much else. -The Mayfiled Mall "site" was actually Mayfield Mall South Palo Alto, I attended Wilbur Junior High on East Meadow, class of 1957 and Cubberley class of 1960 on Middlefield Rd just before San Antonio. Tire Store Blogs ), I remember moving to Mtn View in 1965 from Sunnyvale so that my dad could live closer to his clothing store that was located on Castro St. The Japanese teppan place I was trying to think of was called Shogun, on El Camino west of San Antonio. Shoreline Avenue was called Bailey Avenue Great town to start a career in Semiconductors. In the meantime I'll ask my family that still live in there if they know the name. It was the site of the old Highway School. Mountain View Library centennial celebration 1905-2005 Down the drive was a grilled chicken place called Pollo now I cannot remember. Nick from the Netherlands, not sure if this is correct neighborhood---There is a restaurant/bar on Old Middlefield near Rengsdorf called O'Mally's. Website(s): Main Website. Greetings.. Web Link. It was Treasury for a while, and Drug Barn, now vacant. We were newly wed and I was pregnant with our first child. Who was that guy who wore a dress and sat in the bleachers? My first job was at Menu Tree and after that I worked at Gemco. Awalt High School for swimming lessons on Bryant and Truman Does anyone remember Johnny Macs drive-in? St. James Infirmary was always rockin'. That place was great too. Thanks for this thread! I moved to Mtn. Bob's Big Boy, When did the Old Mill and Fargo's Pizza close. There are still some very good bookstores in DT Mountain View. Walking to the pet shop by the laundry where the lpressing shirts would wave at us. Mountain View has changed a lot in 29 years, so my recollection of where things were may be off (esp. The car dealership on El Camino with the globe on the pole was Mancini Motors. I McKelvey Baseball Field/Park The Old Mill also had an FM radio station at one time where you could watch the DJ's at work, through a large window. "The Rumpus Room" (I shot the 8-ball in on the break on New Year's Eve!). Moved to Sunnyvale a year later. St James Infirmary's headquarters are located at 730 Polk St Fl 4, San Francisco, California, 94109, United States What is St James . Where that big El Camino Medical group complex is at 85/El Camino used to be the Emporium Capwell department store. Carlotta Shopping Center? Great place to grow up. Fargo's was considered the classier place. Families. Star & Bar gas station? Wasn't there a Card Room called SUTTERS on 237? Palo Alto was 'Davenport'. It began to boom in the 90s and is now a destination. Anybody remember Gemco? Someone said that Linda's sold horse meat burgers. This was such a great place in the mid to late 70's - the Baylands Park, the old white house near Shoreline. Our Mom would send us to Hap's Grocery on Calderon with a quarter to buy a loaf of bread and tell us to keep the change! Carpeteria Mountain View was and still is a great city. and it is too bad that someone did not foresee all the changes coming and head off Here are the places that I remember on Castro Street: My mom was a single mother of 4 and she was able to afford to feed all of us occasionally at the Menu Tree and Bobs Big Boy. $2.00 pitcher of beer, peanuts on the floor, awesome pinball, and almost a guaranteed biker tussle every Friday night. - Farms on Charleston north of 101, orchards on Whisman & elsewhere Before it was torn down, did the community come out to stop development, like they did for the Milk Pail? Michelle again. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. My brother, Steve Fisher attended Graham Jr. High during this time frame. There is a Historic marker in front of a small building on Charleston just before it crosses San Antonio. Nice thread full of great memories! I also worked at the Ferry Morse Seed Co. in 74-77. best city in Northern California.I attended MVHS AT Castro street. I went to St. Joseph's Elementary and we had to buy our burlap pants and sweaters at the J.C. Penney store on Castro. This was a Navy town back then. Dances on friday night at the rec center were great.. Eagles Rule!!! I also remember the 50s holdout restaurant Linda's, farther down El Camino (at Escuela, evidently). Other notable Mt. It took a long time, but we did walk home. You could buy tires from a tire dealer in the middle of downtown Castro Street (about where Don Giovanni's is I think.) Grew a huge garden every summer. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. I will never forget how nice they would fix up Mayfield Mall for Christmas. Magical Mountain View [looking back--] I am kind of amazed at how many people get that wrong. Keep em' coming Mountain Viewers. What a story that was. they were the "reject" cookies, but as kids, we didn't care if it was missing a corner or had a funky shape, as long as the cookie was warm and melted in your mouth. At the little mall with the hobby store upstairs they used to decorate extensively for Christmas. I think it may have been some other kind of supermarket in the interim. View and Sunnyvale at all times day and night and never had a worry. 4. Mountain View was a very different place back then! My mom and dad both went to the original MVHS -- though I went to LAHS (who stole their mascot and not a few of their teachers). ever. where Heritage Bank is on El Camino Well at least Clark's burgers is still around! We used to eat at The Menu Tree and the kids got the $1 burger basket. organizations filed purposes: st. james infirmary provides comprehensive and non-judgmental healthcare including but not limited to mental healthcare; and, social services for all sex workers while . I also remember the original House of Humor in the shopping center at the corner of Grant and ECR. Then there was over where the medical center is the Emporium clothes Co-Op Market by Sears the pool hall on Castro.. the old theater (stinky bathrooms)and double features (25 cents) Wagner's Drugs on Castro Robert Moore Flowers on Castro Parkers Flowers on Castro Moore Furniture on Castro.. Lawrence Tires Sims Shoes Mtn. The E.M. club at Moffett Field naval Base was a great place to go. Linda's Hamburger Joint on El Camino Mtn. I found a few shell beads and many small shells from their food scavenging at the bay. I'm thinking across from Thanks again:). You could bring your empty bottles and get them filled. The current city hall and MVCPA did not exist. television dealer in the building that burnt down recently. Don't forget Fairchild. That night I learned people yelled "Where's The Beef!" The Almanac View high building is gome butGo eagles !s31ZJ. When Central Expressway was built. I do remember Carr's Pet Store. - El Camino Real was just 2 lanes each way in places, some blocks lacking sidewalks, some with diagonal parking When did the Old Mill close down and whateve happened to the best pizza place that I knew of Fargo's? Thanks for an interesting trip down memory lane. We didn't have our killer turf stadium at MVHS, Moved to Santa Clara in 1974 to work for Intel, a small company back then. In the summers, kids rode their bikes all over town and hung out at the local neighborhood parks. The movie theater may have stuck around a little longer than the mall. Old Mill on California Street where the Crossings housing is now located. I also have very fond memories of the Variety Store at Blossom Valley Shopping Center where we all got candy for a nickel, the Galaxy Gift Store where we got every Christmas Present for my mother for about a decade, I think, and Tots-to-Teens where my mom took me for school clothes (and I had to get size "6x" which meant I was not skinny enough :/). It was a German resteraunt and pub. I think it was My favorite place, of course, was Chuck's Cellar. People moved alot slower , talked a little slower . Super Duper market at central and Rengstorff County: San Francisco. Circulation & Delivery Standard Brands was built on the corner of 237 and El Camino Real, so many open fields built up. There was always lots to do in the neighborhood- during summer, the owner of the little east side grocery store would have a monthly quick-draw competition in the side parking lot. It's amazing how many good book stores we had back then. Amazons live to be 50~60 years so he may still be alive. I remember Bank of America where it used to be next to that tire store, and is now a sushi restaurant in front (if you go inside and look at the floor, you'll still see the original mosaic flooring at the entrance), the Asian supermarket being some sort of drug store? The small open spaces like the corner of Cuesta and Grant Road and on Shoreline Blvd were homes that had to be moved for the widening of the those respective streets. Mayfield Mall was where The Crossings condos were buildt. I went to Chucks for entertainment and the Tarr & Feathers in Palo Alto. It stimulates my aging brain. I worked just a short distance away on Middlefield towards San Antonio and Palo Alto. Also, there was Mings where the kids never ate because it was too fancy for kids. There are tons of photos and books, and if you go on the right day, long-time residents and natives from the Historical Association are usually around and they are happy to recount the "old days" - although to most of them, that usually means a couple decades before the 70s. The mens clothing store was George"s. Who remembers the mexican restaurant on el camino and bailey. She was a long time Sunnyvale resident with roots back to old Mountain View. Came to Mtn View in 1967 Across the street on Evelyn (which was a dirt road in places) was Ferry-Morse, but HP more recently occupied the site. ie Apricots, cherries, prunes. This page has been a really interesting read. A block down from Printer's Inc. I cannot believe I am reading this article still. Bay Meadows was fantastic right next door in San Mateo; won 21 to 1 odds on Bridgetwister!!! Sponsored content The little lady in the kitchen i think her name was "short" best tacos for 25 cents. Ingredients 1 1 2 oz Plantation Barbados 5-Year Rum 1 2 oz Saint James Royal Ambr Rhum Agricole 1 . I could go on forever on how much this city has changed. One person would drive a car in, and 4 or more would sneak in through the hole in the fence behind the bush on the entrance road. probably know this--unless two Irish Pubs at same location is just a coincidence--I have emailed a couple of old friends who may remember if it was once the Dublin Inn. I lived there 24 years and Neal lived there 30 years. There was a Pier One in the underground area and the Mall had a good record store. A family run business- all their first names started with "D" Dean, Don, Dale, Dennis, etc their last name was Steinke. Remember Freeman - Sondgroth paving, where Old Mill was built (and eventually razed) After the station was gone. Palm variety was a store with tons of household knick knacks. Payless Drug Store, which is now Rite-aid Community Calendar Are you thinking of White Front in Sunnyvale by Toys R Us. I worked at Rhodes which became Liberty House, which became random stores which is now a new mega mixed used complex. Welcome to THE VINTAGE MOUNTAIN VIEW SHOP, your one-stop shop for apparel and gift items commemorating long-gone spots in and around Mountain View, California! was a Union 76 (I worked there when I was 16) The Cellar was in the 4900 block of El Camino, on the Los Altos side and operated from 1969-85. There used to be a tree diagram inside the lobby that showed the true history of early Silicon Valley--but when I went back to photograph it about 1975 it had been removed when they did some remodeling Several Fairchild Semiconductor engineers left and started other companies that later became big players and the history is on that tree diagram. Gelato Classico, the best ice cream in the world in my opinion, was over by a bowling The Emporium on El Camino and Sylvan Bowling Alley on El Camino Town dump at the end of Stierlin road. There was no Shoreline Park. Update Organization . It's an open field now that runs north along W Middlefield. This my wife's quest and wants to know where he went. The Infirmary was destroyed by an arson fire in 1998. . Foster's Freeze Ice Cream on El Camino Real There was Mervyns in San Antonio Shopping Center, and the Time My brother and I called it "the popcorn room". You call and requested a bus to pick you up for only 10 cents. We moved 12 years ago. Special Pubs Dont forget about Rhodes department store, Roos Atkins, Purity Super Market at San Antonio Center. For some, the 70's kicked off in Mountain View with a homecoming float featuring a huge EAGLE. A Palo Alto Co-op store was on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino. Go Eagles! The list goes on and on. 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