Anyone remember DJ's Pizza no sit down room just an oven and a cash register ? There are a lot of restaurants that I remember. i went to monta loma back in 1979 then i moved to oakdale. Jocelyn's Bike shop started in Midtown Palo Alto didn't it? Jerry Reed(1937-2008) was a country music singer, songwriter, and actor, who specialized in a variety of novelty numbers. It began to boom in the 90s and is now a destination. The Golden Wok was good too, but suddenly closed and never reopened. some of the problems. I bought my first maternity clothes at JC Penney's near the drugstore on Castro. (Later turned into office parks.it may be where a big CAD company is now located.) VA construction started about 1958 and opened a few years later. I fetched that post by typing O'Malley's in the Search box (toward upper right on this page). Palm variety was a store with tons of household knick knacks. . The King of Clubs was a big Navy bar and we used to go to Denny's across the street. Went to Landels Elementary and Graham Junior High. then. MV was on the USSR's list of early nuclear targets, for good reason. There was an underpass that allowed children to go beneath the busy road to get to school. There used to be that drive in place Linda's that is now Wolfe Camera, I think, or was. There's also a history center in the library. DO YOU REMEMBER SHAWS, EL ZARAPE, CHEZ YVONNE, RUMPUS ROOM, WAGON WHEEL, ANDY'S CHINESE REST, CLINTS, SPIVEYS, ST JAMES INFIRMERY, CHUCKS OF HAWAII SOME REALLY FAMOUS SINGERS SHOWED UP THERE.. Sun and SGI were a couple of the large employers, fighting out the workstation market. hand towels of a working hand air dryer for almost year despite my There was no Shoreline Park. It had a 50 foot tall Wonder Woman, a stage coach on the ceiling and peanut shells on the floor. I wonder what businesses we have today are worth fighting for. I made it clear that I wasn't interested. 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 do remember the French Quarter food mart and the Mexican restaurant was called La Posada. Try to find a gun shop in Mountain View today. Cruising between Johnny Macs and Spiveys drive Inns on the El got that right and Commodore is not more. GTE's greatly reduced operation was moved to Santa Clara a few years ago. The Almanac They took their hard earned allowance and bought an ice cream. I miss Old Cal Pizza and Stuft Pizza on Castro St. Where was Stuft Pizza located again? I can't think of anything to add to the list, and it sure brought back memories. As for the slot car racing place in Mt View, it was called D&S Hobby, in Carlotta Shopping Center, which used to be across from Franciscan Glass, off the west bound loop of the San Antonio Rd overpass. Mountain View Library centennial celebration 1905-2005 But as for Mountain View, it is better than ever. It's located on Castro St. across the street from Red Rock Cafe. Maybe this has been covered already but does anyone remember the bike shop, "The Bicycle Tree", that had a section of a large tree in the shop where the tree had grown around an old bike frame? My dad worked in the telephone company central office at Hope & Dana streets in the '60s and '70s. There was a party supply store on the corner of Old Middlefield/Middlefield, and my grandmother would clean their linens for side money. What was the name of that Ice Cream place on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino..they had ginormous bowls of ice cream (where that guy used to sell flowersremember that?) Google, Ebay and others seem to like that area. and it was a treat to go to the candy store afterwards. Downtown / Midtown Cross Street. While I was struggling to get through San Francisco state in the mid '70s, the owner of the Town Club could have put his kids through Harvard with the money my dad used to spend there. "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and "Walgreens" are still the same I'm not sure many people ever went there because the preschool was moved to Rengstorff Park facilities if I remember correctly. When I was pregnant a few years back, I had a sudden craving for these cookies from my childhood! I remember the A&W chain next to the Social Service Agency. And yes who can forget St. James ( cheap drinks and lot's of fun ) and my favorite place Linda's on El Camino. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. Payless/Albertsons was on Grant road and had great garlic bread. The Kaiser bldg was a shopping center with a grocery store Lucky and the best bakery. We had a wonderful wholesale bakery in that neighborhood, where you could buy a big bag of shortbread cookies for a $1. El Chico's Italian was on El Camino to the south. There was also Fargo's Pizza at the Old Mill. My cousins were Sharon & Jerry Stark, and Harvey, Ed, & Jay Miller. I might be the youngest and recent entry here. Domestic Fax. Miles Tone wrote: "The Decor furniture store that became Office Depot at El Monte and El Camino was also once a grocery store, in the 60's I think"? Mountain View has provided some good times and good memories. The owner had a old pick-up. It was an easy commute to Intel, about 8 minutes. . St. James Infirmary with Wonder Woman on Moffett Blvd, and the Cottage, and nobody has mentioned Andy's, the best Chinese food in town. And who remembers Rod Martin karate studios on El Camino near the San Antonio shopping center? The Boardwalk is a good burger and beer place on the El Camino with a friendly vibe. Does anyone remember the name of this place? Going to Linda's for Parisian burgers and tator tots,double features at Mtn View theatre on Saturdays. Lived the rest of the time near Castro Street: I do remember Carr's Pet Store. 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. It is bustling, vibrant, filled with great restaurants. That Food Fair on Bonita and El Camino was a good place and I was sorry to see it I helped the owner fix his truck once. The Foothill Owl mascot used to reside in the highway school tower. And I have seen quite a few Tower Records; in the Bay Area, L.A., Orange County and even London. I went to Fremont Hi, but met lots of students from Mt. Greets. It was also easier on the pocketbook. It seemed like a great concept. Minton Lumber (gone now) Our first home! We lived on Cornelia Ct., and I attended Bubb School for the 4th - 6th grades when we moved back to Green Bay, Wi. I encountered hundreds of rat carcasses. Web Link. Munson's Drugstore on El Camino and Castro MV was specifically preserving the Casuarins - had a special one in a ramp right-of-way (Central Expressway andEl Monte?). Freedom. Had a friend that called and asked me the name of the furniture store and I have forgotten. Belmont 96-2002 Florentine Restaurant ( The only Italian place in the middle of all the Chinese Restaurants ) was located where Xanh now is. Many of the streets were unpaved and had chickens and peacocks roaming around. I remember going to both Fargo's (Old Mill Sh. Bullfarbers ? The first 2 years of St. Joseph's School were held in the old classrooms of at what is now St. Francis High School. I spent the first 30 years of my life living in what is now called 'Old Mountain View.' Does anyone remember the name of the diner on the lower level of the Mall? Rhodes had midnight madness sales. There was an unfinished furniture place called Decor on El Monte near El Camino Rl that became Office Depot. Double Rainbow was the ice cream place (0.37 mi) Plaza Resort Club Hotel (0.21 mi) Legacy Vacation Club Reno Studio Suite, SUNDAY Check-In (0.23 mi) Stunning Views On Riverwalk Wow Factor 1BR 2BA (0.21 mi) Legacy Vacation Resort Reno; View all hotels near St. James Infirmary on Tripadvisor They would have this giant table with holes in it, and you would roll a ball and make bets where the ball would stop and then you would win whatever amount it landed on if you had that same bet. 2023 Mountain View Online. I joined the Navy in Mt View in 1961, went on an old Destroyer, was in Vietnam in 1964, the Tonkin Gulf Incident, got out in 1965 and went to work for a small electronics company as a Field Service Engineer. Mountain View was and still is a great city. View, CA .. 1967-1998 .. A Fan Page For Those Who Loved This One Of A Kind Place! Mt View in the 60-70's was the best Target and where the DMV used to be and is now a truck driver training school. Wow we can't forget Art's chili bowl on el camino real. When I first moved to Mountain View in 1983 I went to the movies at the "Old Mill" shopping center. The Japanese teppan place I was trying to think of was called Shogun, on El Camino west of San Antonio. Almost every VA patient naysayer Ive listened to has problems best cared for in the VA mental department. View- was also a mailman there for a couple of years in late 60's. Anybody remember Gemco? The original Emporium at Stanford was taken over by Bloomingdales. You could buy fresh ravioli at the old State Street Deli on Castro and State. It's called, "Images of America: Mountain View." There was a big cattle ranch out there too. Gunn Highschool across Charleston used to be a field full of cattle. $3,128,456. Remember Freeman - Sondgroth paving, where Old Mill was built (and eventually razed) What a great place to grow up. Central Expressway was two lanes a dirt road with no lights. The Decor furniture store that became Office Depot at El Monte and El Camino was also once a grocery store, in the 60's I think? In addition there was a healthy contingent of military families, many lived off-base in addition to the those in on-base housing and unmarried military in barracks and off base as well. Free suicides after the little league game. I know Mtn. funniest dance place ever! The Old Mill shopping center was kind of cool. My brother, Steve Fisher attended Graham Jr. High during this time frame. I don't think there are as many night spots in the whole penisula area as there were when I first came here in 1972. Anyone remember the Hell Angels' moving into the house on 237 and then filming in parts of Mountain View and Sunnyvale? also went to Cubberly High school in 50s-60s. Original post made by Richard Gambatese, Old Mountain View, on Feb 6, 2009 I was a couselor at the Mt.View Methadone Clinic which was in the County Building at the intersection of Stirlin Rd and Moffett Blvd. Did we grow up OK? I use to live in San Carlos ave. It's amazing how many good book stores we had back then. ***. El Camino was the best I've ever tasted, and is sadly long gone now. The front facade are new buildings but the roof and rear are the remains of old Victorian houses. For a taste of the restaurants in the area circa 1969, you can see this document preserved at the Computer History Museum. but others are not Fairchild, Atari, National Semi, Intel All these parts but no real use until the computer, more jobs more people. I remember that Mayfield Mall closed right around 1983 when we moved. Togo's was great, but I am not sure if it was toward Palo Alto or not. calls to this department. My apartment($125/month) at 515 Central looked out over onion fields in 1966. Taco la Paz on El Camino Real, a Taco Bell knock-off, where I also worked for a couple years. Ferry-Morse seed Co. I remember all the fruit orchards around and Libby's canning factory in Sunnyvale. Linda's and the Red Barn He moved his business and family out of state in 2001. Wow, what memories! I remember seeing military officer's/personal around the community (the base was on the other side of the free way overpass) felt like the norm. There was a huge barrel of pickles there does anyone remember that? Don't forget the Red Barn with 19 cent burgers, Taco Tico and I saw someone else mentioned El Zarrape (the best). I grew up there in the late 70's when my grandfather retired from TWA we moved from Mountain View to Florida. The place was on the eastern end of the complex. Thanks again:). Does anyone else remember this or am I crazy? There was a curve loop for students to be picked up. and those Cinco de Mayo dances that Mountain View high school would have at Rengstorff park or sometimes at the Portuguese hall on Stierlin (boy did you open a can or worms) i could go on and on. You are correct Emporium, I used to shop there all the time. Antipasto salad to die for, (Hold the anchovies please) I went to Two Guys From Italy back in the 80's which was also good but is now a Burger King. Mountain View Library was very small and crowded. The Chinese market on Castro street was a pharmacy/rite aid type store. Mountain View (and the rest of the Peninsula seems quite different now). Truly a classic '70s dive. 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. We would often drive over to St James, especially on Sunday afternoons when they had drink specials. doing well. Linda's Hamburger Joint on El Camino I recall that Fargo's was a pretty happening spot for live music in its day. We used to have regular apricot fights in the orchards that are now Cuesta Park. Had the best ravioli anywhere. I remember the funnn cinco day mayo parties there everyone had fun, not all the politicle chaos its become. Grant Road was only 2 lanes with no sidewalks! Shoreline Blvd was Sterlein Rd the entire length. Chez Yvonne was at 1854 W. El Camino, although I never went there. There would be like 50 bikes out front on those days. Noone mentioned Lenny's Pies on Castro and the Dairy Queen on El Camino Real! That furniture place on El Monte/El Camino that sold unfinished pine furniture became Office Max? If anyone knows this information, please post the answer and thanks in advance for your help. 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