Trying to locate a Amazon parrot that was left at a store in that time frame. By the way, the tree diagram cited in the Nov. 14, 2015 comment above, showing "the true history of early Silicon Valley," does exist in durable forms. -Downtown Mountain View was kind of a ghost town. Some old photos were also in the lock shop plus the lock shop has not altered building it is the Jehning Family Lock Museum. In the median of Castro in front of the city hall was a huge redwood? Shagging foul balls at McKelvey for a quarter. I remember Dog towers,A very cozy public library with a fireplace, A big fire at Mountain view high school in 1974 and spending every day at Fairmount park.The city had a great summer recreation program that gives me some of my best childhood memories.Especally going up to Deer hollow farm in the Los Altos foothills.I was very lucky to be able to spend my childhood years in Mountain view. I never bothered to buy an alarm clock! I remember the Rexall drug store on Castro and J.C. Penney's and if you now go to Mayer Electric it still has the squeaky floors Penny's had upstairs. Walking miles to the nearest 7-11 past St Francis for slurpees. The nightclub at the Old Mill was called Fargo's. Also, Chef Chu's nearby, my first exposure to high-end Chinese food. It burned down a long time ago but I was hoping someone remembered it and could tell me about it. Many people used the train in those days to commute to "The City (San Francisco)". I always thought the food there was better than Taco Bell. Amazons live to be 50~60 years so he may still be alive. St. James Infirmary just outside of Moffett Field Naval Air Station was a frequent place as well as The Country Store, but that was south past Sunnyvale on El Camino. doing well. Miss you. Still had the bumper sticker "Can't read? 2) A very hot classmate whom I had a secret 6th grade crush on named Sandy Allen Primary Menu Newsroom; Public Meetings; About HCAI; Subscribe; Careers; Log In; Scroll navigation Left Building Safety & Finance. Was the Chinese restaurant Qui Hing Low? Hofbrau and then office buildings or something now. There's also a history center in the library. The lot was empty for several years. 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. Going into the back of the store was always a scandalous adventure as a child Blossom Valley also had a great pizza place called Old Cal where we would go as kids on minimum days from Blach. YP, the YP logo and all other YP marks contained herein are trademarks of YP LLC and/or YP affiliated companies. 1089 Mission Street. San Francisco, CA 94109. Mountain View high school was actually bordering Castro Street, old high school way, shoreline (formerly n. Bailey/sterlin road) Stewart recorded his "Lonesome Picker Rides Again" album there. This was such a great place in the mid to late 70's - the Baylands Park, the old white house near Shoreline. The Variety Store at Blossom Valley had a great big neon sign (at least I think it was neon.) Across the street from the school was a small gas station store that sold penny candy. That's Gone. The vibe was great. We would then prowl the theater for carloads of girls to party with. I fetched that post by typing O'Malley's in the Search box (toward upper right on this page). Home & Real Estate 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. Change has made the campus unrecognizable. Arby's had the best fries then. old mill had the jumping frog and then there was st. james, moffit drive-in and handyman. Malachi's was a little "head shop" that sold beads, incense and other weird stuff in a little stucco building on the east side of El Camino when you sat at the El Monte and El Camino stop light. for me. No one can remember them, but they were great for the time when I was young. When I want to go to Target, he reminds me that it used to be Gemco:) When I craved a burger, he took me to Clarke's. Does anyone remember Mountain View X-mas Tree Farm? View St James Infirmary (www.stjamesinfirmary.org) location in California, United States , revenue, industry and description. Old Mountain View High was diagonally across the street from St. Joseph's church, one of my sisters was one of the last graduates from that high school before it got tore down (what a shame). Right next door was a large building, light blue and cube-shaped without windows or features of any kind other than a US Air Force sign on top. Linda's was great ( I know the recipe for their sauce!) View High in 78 and remember all the places mentioned. Nothing here to do about old places in Mtn. Tater tots and Parisian Burgers. Very special indeed! I also forgot to mention Castro City Market on Rengstorff west of Central Expressway right by the Amtrak commuter train stop at the same location. If my recollection is correct, it used to be an Exxon station. When MVHS was still on Castro St. Could hear the Friday nite football games from where I lived. Mt View east of Bayshore (101)had no paved roads--dust in summer, mud in winter. Funny I can't remember the name of that music store. The shopping center on castro was called Palm Plaza and the thrift shop was Palm Variety. Bullfarbers ? When I'm visiting friends in the area, we often end up on Castro Street for meals. Nostalgia is great, but I think I prefer the current downtown MV to the sleepy street of the 1970s. MV was specifically preserving the Casuarins - had a special one in a ramp right-of-way (Central Expressway andEl Monte?). by Newbie, Whisman Station, It was later disclosed that this was one of two centers where the US controlled their defense satellites, and downloaded intelligence. A&W near the corner with Castro. If it's boring you, CHANGE THE CHANNEL! Home St James Infirmary . 2. The Menu Tree had quite the selection. Yes? Pioneer Park behind the library was named that because there were once graves of pioneers there. Vintage Sport T Jersey St. James Infirmary Bar Resturant Mountain View Ca. Michelle again. I was a kid here in the 1960's, My family moved here in 59. One was missed ( or was not that important) The Akron store on El Camino and San Antonio, the Wherehouse replaced it. St James Infirmary Moffett Blvd and Mariner Dr Mountain View Alas. (I worked there from 1976-1984). Everybody actually went to Shakey's Pizza in P.A. my friends worked at foster freeze, red barn chicken (SJ), payless donuts, mcdonalds and arby;s in sunnyvale when i was in my high school fast food phase. I've spent my lunch hour - and beyond - catching up on the memories and history of the city I now call home. The Bowling alley was/is called El Camino bowl ( I hung out there a lot from age 10 to 19) Mountain View in the vintage 70's and 80's years was a haven. The Infirmary was destroyed by an arson fire in 1998. . Also the Time Zone Arcade. AND, There were greenhouses along 237 for as far as the eye could see, along with Ferry Morse Seed Company. Woody's was a real old-school place, with all the breakfast dishes or sandwiches available for ordering written on tiny chalkboards behind the counter. "Continental market" was at the old safeway on california/San Antonio road. I do i do i do boy do I. ! The Dublin Inn on Middlefield and Rengstorff Write now for free help" that Herb Caen's column had mentioned when I had lived in Santa Cruz. Which is something we would'nt likely have done in the 70s. Does anyone remember the name of this place? up to complain, is the manager of the City recreational facilties has let The St. James Infirmary was a landmark bar and grill in Mountain View that was destroyed by arson fire in 1998. Fun times in the '70's. really had an attitude and only helped the people they wanted to. Most of my neighbors and friends like me can remember purchasing the broken cookies for a penny and that these cookies were the best ever. And don't forget the Camino Bowl, a great place to go bowling before it got torn down and replaced with businesses/condo units. Walking to the pet shop by the laundry where the lpressing shirts would wave at us. Those were the days !!!! The Monte Carlo Restaurant was the Movie theater for the town One was on ElCamino Real where the Amber Cafe is now located. Oh, I miss that barbecue No cell phone, no internet, no answering machines, just good friends, good times. The bookstores all went away, The computer stores were subsumed by Fry's (which I was going to in Sunnyvale as early as 1984), Best Buy, and later by the Apple Stores. View Music.. The movie theater may have stuck around a little longer than the mall. Foothill College, the new campus in Los Altos Hills was talked about thruout California, for its inovative architectural style; this topic was an English class required paper for the first couple of years. Remembering that when our family drove to First Baptist Los Altos we went up Castro St. to many times and saw Doberman Pincher dogs inside as guard dogs at the newly built High Rise down town, dog poop on the vacant expance of concrete floors when you look into the windows here BoofA is currently standing . as it was completely VACANT. Lets make 2023 great! near NW corner of Middlefield at Rengsdorf. Gemco was called Bazaar. Food Fair where Harrys Hofbrau is. Who could forget WonderWoman on the main floor and (if your male) the "Not tonight I've got a headache" dinosaur in the men's room. If it bent, we threw them out. A few notes: ------ THE VINTAGE MOUNTAIN VIEW SHOP features items from LINDA'S (1956-1985) * CLARKE'S CHARCOAL BROILER (1945-2020) * THE BOARDWALK (1975-2013) * SPIVEY'S * ST. When they re-did Castro Street can't remember if that was late 70's or Downtown Mtn. It did not have a good reputation in Palo Alto. Mountain View was a very different place back then! Bubble gum was the best flavor. My first "job" was gathering eggs at a chicken farm on Old Middlefield in early 50s' (the fork hadnt been built yet, so there was just "Middlefield Rd" no "old" Middlefield. Charlie. The Togos have moved around and changed a lot, but Togos used to be really great. -Shoreline Park was a landfill. We went wild over it. the Library, the City Hall area, Steven's Creek trail Mountain View is But so did Thousands of Deadhead fans, noise complaints and traffic jams. The concession stand at McElvey Park was run for ever by an old guy named Levy, who loved baseball. Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic. arrive, but school was being led out at the same time, i remember seating to face the damage. Downtown was a quest area with a few Chinese restaurant. I remember the small TV store on El Camino and I think Castro where I bought my first My husband was stationed at Moffett Field and worked in Hangar One daily. There were contests at all the night spots and tons of costume shops in and around the areas. They had the best selection of cheesecakes I lived on Sterling RD. I also remember the spooky old house standing alone somewhere along Shoreline, even after the golf course was set up. I have not returned home to Mountain View for decades and just now saw pictures of the town. alley on El Camino before it moved to Castro. ), 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. As a kid in the 70s, we would go there in the afternoon with our parents and get a match box car from there extensive collection. now. 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). 85 then what did they call it? The grocery store in same center was my "pac man " destination. I helped the owner fix his truck once. Their ad every Tuesday on the back page of the PA Times. 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. Sometimes I don't even recognize the downtown area. Unfortunately, Moffett had been closed. History. High Way Elementary School on El Camino; it was closed and became the temporary Foothill College; closed and left empty; later developed into a mixed use project; there was a pedestrian tunnel crossing under El Camino there. Anyone remember the Hell Angels' moving into the house on 237 and then filming in parts of Mountain View and Sunnyvale? baseball league teams and games. I loved the moffett drive-in. There are a few holes. Linda's Hamburger Joint on El Camino Bob's Big Boy, When did the Old Mill and Fargo's Pizza close. The year the Circus came to Mountain View high school field and the carnivals the school would have. I am sure it isn't hard to keep up with the current events, sports and crime of this town a week at a time. Shoppers World at ECR and Escuela(Cost Plus, now - at least as of the early 2000s) workshirts in high school early 70's. And all the great air shows at Moffett and yes when the Blue Angels came to town one place they would hang out was St. James. You could still find "cowboys" in the Rengstorff-Rock St-Middlefield area 20 years ago but they are long gone. In the meantime I'll ask my family that still live in there if they know the name. I used to go to the menu tree for a bite to eat. I can't think of anything to add to the list, and it sure brought back memories. Mt View in the 60-70's was the best the MV Eagles ruled Linda's on El Camino was the place to go for lunch Paresean burgers $.25 The copper penny Middlefield Mall Thrifty's at the San Antonio Shopping Center for ice creams Super Duper market at central and Rengstorff Red Barn for a Barnbuster We'll see if the condo development goes through for that location. So many memories. I saw some great photos of Castro street circa 1965 on Mountain View Historical Societies Facebook page. I remember walking through the construction site where the new Mtn View Police Department is now standing, picked up spent shell casings in the basement level, before it had a roof over it. Downtown Mtn View was a vital business district for everyone. When it closed down we started going to the Continental Market on California Street. S.R. There was a movie theater on Castro, but it only seemed to show Chinese or Mexican films and nobody went there. Dairy Bell restaurant had burgers at 5 for $1 and some really good greasy deep fried taco's. The old days of a quiet little town with orchards and farms and friendships that lasted a lifetime John Puppo, Don Lawson, Ed Mylrea, Lorena Mylrea, Maggie Mylrea, Charles Moore, Lawrence Anderson, Pete Stahor, Stan Anderson, Marty Spangler, Doris Awalt, Irv Carter, Alan Cranston, Peppy Martinez, Pete Janovich, Jack Randall, Bob Mastin, Helen Shearer, Jean Mockbee, Andy Janovich too many to recall and too many departed Maybe they are all now gathered together at my Grandmother's old Creamary that sat next to the old Mountain View Theater. House of Yee on Castro. In the 60's on the corner of Middlefield Road and Moffett Blvd. The old Nob Hill was Fry's Grocery Store. I seen the fire dept. My favorite place, of course, was Chuck's Cellar. There's a blocked off driveway off Moffett and an old parking lot inside the area. Steve - It's pretty obvious that the Voice's website is designed to place links to the three Town Square threads that have the most recent posts. At the time was a 4 year student at the relocated MVHS class of '85. There were 11 Emporiums from Santa Rosa to Salinas with local ones at Hillsdale, Stanford, Stevens Creek and Almaden. The Infirmary was destroyed by an arson fire in 1998. . View in late 1961 after my parents divorced. was. Wow we can't forget Art's chili bowl on el camino real. Me and my friends rode our bikes all over Mtn. store. First on Pear Ave, where we raised chickens and exotic birds. I'd say more, but, well, there's a little book you can pick up at the library or at Books Inc that has tons of photos of Mountain View's history and will probably answer a lot of your questions. St. James Infirmary was made possible because of the unique vision of Sex Worker rights activists from COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) and the Exotic Dancers Alliance (EDA), and a timely event in the . Played Little League for Johnny Macs the first year of the league -- 1955? Aikido lessons in a hot second floor dojo above Castro Street. From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org from the shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and el camino, I went to Chucks for entertainment and the Tarr & Feathers in Palo Alto. My dad worked at Lockheed. Stig's Bakery Mobile site. That furniture place on El Monte/El Camino that sold unfinished pine furniture became Office Max? This is a great thread. And probably ensures I will make Mountain View a destinationthe next time I visit relatives in the area and patronize the MV businesses so, Steve, it may bore you, but, it's not all a waste! And who remembers Rod Martin karate studios on El Camino near the San Antonio shopping center? It was crazy but totally fun!! Growing up near Blossom Valley and St Francis high school I have some great memories of the annual Western Roundup/Carnival St Francis put on. Thanks for the recap Charlie. I actually worked down the road in Los Altos at the Boardwalk, what a shame they closed. now sits. There was a night club called The Infirmary lots of fun. I think the Angels had several social functions there. There were Moffet Drive In..worked there in the 60's along with the Shell station at San Antonio and El Camino. Then it burned down.) Oh gosh! and it was a treat to go to the candy store afterwards. TG&Y between Safeway and Walgreens. There were dozens of Dept of Defense contractors in the general area including Raytheon, doing radar research and production, and Singer, doing flight simulators. And the Mountain View Bakery, the Navy used to buy cakes from them for every occasion. It felt like home . Palo Alto was 'Davenport'. 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