Car dealership n Castro and el CAMINO. My favorite place, of course, was Chuck's Cellar. I almost forgot: That place could get really crazy. They took their hard earned allowance and bought an ice cream. 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. I think it was White something. Thanks for the memories people. It's hard to find entertainment like that anymore. Let me just add to notable places, Susie's Diner and El Zarape on El Camino. . They are planning to move soon to San Jose area. Karen, I lived right behind the Mayfield Mall, and mostly what I remember are annual magic shows, Easter egg hunts, great decorations at Christmas, and the fantastic egg-rolls that a man sold from a cart. I have lived in Mountain View since the early 70's. This was a hippie/environmentalist type of grocery store. I also briefly had a place in your fair city. It was my grandpas restaurant!!!! Then a few years later it became Ontilo's. tree that always got decorated during Christmas time, and unfortunately got damaged and chopped down during Castro st. renovations. total expenses. St James Infirmary, Attn: Development PO Box 426788 San Francisco, CA 94142 Donate today and ensure that sex workers of all genders continue to have access to quality non judgemental care as well as build in our advocacy programs to center those most marginalized in our community and meet the needs of our community. and saw a ton of great kid movies there in my pajamas! I loved going with my family to the Drive-In at the corner of Grant and El Camino (hard to imagine a drive-in on that corner!!!) Freedom. I can almost remember their "3rd Annual Going Out of Business Sale" with 25 cent shots of Jack Daniels and 10 cent draft beers. Joselyn's Bike Shop Mtn view has come a loooog ways but I loved it better when it was smaller and slower. It was a great place to go and drink and dance. Mayfield Mall Construction went on for quite a while and the place was really novel with JC Penny holding the anchor spot. El Camino was the best I've ever tasted, and is sadly long gone now. I frankly had more fun at St. James and spent more time there. I bought my first maternity clothes at JC Penney's near the drugstore on Castro. The only things going in the downtown were Printer's Inc. and a few restaurants like Szechuan Gardens, Dynasty, Fu Lam Mum and Florentine. View since I was about 6, went to Slater elementry, then Graham jr. High and graduated Mtn. I loved their apple and blueberry pankcakes. Anyone remember the drive in theaters? You could still find "cowboys" in the Rengstorff-Rock St-Middlefield area 20 years ago but they are long gone. got that right and Commodore is not more. Obituaries, Send News Tips -Mountain View High School was on Castro Street. Dad used to spend major portions of his paychecks there, a practice which ultimately destroyed his marriage to my mother. St Joseph church would ring the church bell during the day. i worked at rhodes and lunched at the menu tree. their facilities. (I saw Swiss Family Robinson there! train go by when you were watching movies in the Old Mill Theaters. I live on the East Coast now, 35yrs. This was before 237 was an expressway. My dad worked at Lockheed. This was in the mid-late 90s? The Shenandoah military housing is adjacent to this site. The old Nob Hill was Fry's Grocery Store. Worked at A & W for school credit in 1974 and 1975 for MVHS then after graduation moved to San Jose/Los Gatos area joined US Navy and retired.Live in MS now, Let's not forget when the Hells Angels Visited this little town Shoppers World at ECR and Escuela(Cost Plus, now - at least as of the early 2000s) And I second the notion of Web Link being a AWESOME place on the web to see the rich history of Mountain View. build houses so close to the train tracks. My cousins were Sharon & Jerry Stark, and Harvey, Ed, & Jay Miller. Does Anyone Remember the La Cabana? In the 60's on the corner of Middlefield Road and Moffett Blvd. It was replaced by the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. It's an open field now that runs north along W Middlefield. Bubble gum was the best flavor. I also remember P-3's flying over my house hourly from Moffett Field and the Blue Angels Air Show annually with Fireworks on July 4th You could drive up el camino and art would be sitting outside reading. The Moffett Drive In was our cheap entertainment. They had a student built Totem with Paly, Cubberley, Wilbur and Jordan mascot heads. 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. Wow--Been here since 1966--On Hwy 237(Mountain View-Alviso Rd) there was a place called the Heidle Beer Garten--Best burgers and beer in the city. The shopping center is no more, at least not anything like the original. Can anyone tell me when it changed names and the history? We'd also get lunch at Weinerschniztel (at the corner of Castro and California). Domestic Fax. I lived on Colony St and went to Powell School, Crittenden and Mountain View HS on Castro street. How well I remember the Town Club! Not just the Gemco in Mountain View, but all the stores in the Gemco chain across California were bought out by Target. I remember when there was a break between Sunnyvale-Mountain View. Web Link That page includes comments from the new owner. Thank You all for your shared memories. It's odd to wonder how everyone got along without a phone in their pockets, and there Moffett Food Center owned by Sam Leong and his family. This thread keeps me coming back to the site each day to see what new memories have been posted. Write now for free help" that Herb Caen's column had mentioned when I had lived in Santa Cruz. The crowds on Castro used to be nicer and more polite and drivers used to drive better. The water tower at Questa and Grant Road was routinely vandalized with painting by person(s) unknown (before tagging was a term). Hope that you find something on the internet about it? I Blossom Valley True Value Hardware The Jewell Tea Co. brought groceries right to your door without the Internet. But then maybe younger people know where all the new nightspots are. I worked at the Sav-Mor food store on Calderon an Church for about 5 years, along with my Brother. Across the street from the school was a small gas station store that sold penny candy. Thrifty for 5, 10 and 15 cent ice creams in the San Antonio Shopping center and right next to it was Woolworth with the restaurant where you could sit at the counter or the booths while everyone else was shopping around you. Is Mountain View better or worse without it? A&E was a Union 76 (I worked there when I was 16) Registering a complaint with the City of MV when my landlord (1904 Bates house at California & View Street - next to the little home in the orchard tower) planned to cut down his 2 story tall Australian Pine (Casuarina equisetifolia ) because it dropped too much "mess." on Friday nights after football games. Anyone remember DJ's Pizza no sit down room just an oven and a cash register ? I just remembered "The Menu Tree" Does anybody remember The Menu Tree? Next door was an ice cream store, I think it was called Dons. There were also Tower Books, Printer's Inc. in Palo Alto, Stacey's, Kepler's, Books Inc. in the Stanford Center all of them with much bigger and more fascinating selections than one sees now. And Clarkes had the best burger in Mountain View, Amber Lantern had It had a french quarter food mart , mexican restaurant, movie theatres, bookstore, and and water wheel with water in the center of the mall.The mall was two stories. Steve don't be such a downer you must be a transplant people like myself who happen to be a 4th generation MV resident like hearing old stories of MV stop clicking on the link. Remember the P-3s that used to fly over on their quests to track Soviet It had a flush toilet, but was just a small shed built over the septic tank. And the "Generic Hamburger Stand" in the old Der Weinerschnitzel (which became Weinerschnitzel again after the generic place closed). El Chico's Italian was on El Camino to the south. I remember the pre Gemco store named White something, was it White Castle? Definitely check out the History Center if you get a chance. I was told was like the 70's only more people. I also worked at the Ferry Morse Seed Co. in 74-77. Imperial Gardens was doing big business on Rengstorff and El Camino and also Peng's further up on El Camino, both specializing in dim sum. I did like the St. John's Infirmary, on the Moffatt Field side of the railroad tracks. funniest dance place ever! Spivey's resturant never closed their doors; the Monte Vista Drive-in was right behind it; the Chevron station (across Grant Road) was there, but a whole lot smaller; and an old barn closed off the t-intersection of El Camino & Grant Road, it was an auto repair shop. Another place I have enjoyed is Tony and Alba's Pizza. Target used to be a store called Gemco. It was more laid back and had more friendly and fewer conceited image conscious people. Claim this business (415) 554-8494. This was the family tree of the semiconductor industry, spawned by Fairchild Semiconductor after it spun off from Shockley Semiconductor (itself located in MV on San Antonio in the 1950s, subject of historical-article link that follows) -- the industry whose rapid succession of spin-off firms, even in its first 15 years, prompted journalist Don Hoefler in 1971 to write a series of historical articles about what he dubbed "silicon valley." You could bring your empty bottles and get them filled. Anyone remember Clints ice cream? The Golden Wok was good too, but suddenly closed and never reopened. Reading all the comments brought back fond memories - I grew up in Mtn View in the late 60's, early 70's, in the neighborhood that is bordered by 101, Middlefield Road, Shoreline (Sterling), and Moffit. Then it burned down.) [melissabee, 11/08/2009] Uniroyal Gal - Confirmed Gone All sources list the location of St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill as 390 Moffet Blvd. When they re-did Castro Street can't remember if that was late 70's or First gourmet burgers for me the Hawaiian with pineapple.. and the friendliest of owners. - The constant drone of P-3 Orion aircraft overhead I don't remember if it was in Mountain View or Palo Alto. Thanks for bringing back some good-ole memories! I've lived in the neighborhood since 1967. See who you know in common. It was across the street from a bowling alley. Loved that park. I now live in Hanford CA. 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. Qui Hing Low and Andy's best chinese food ever! A good pizza place next to the movie theaters. There was ateen center hangout for awhile downtown in 70 but I dont recall were it was exactly. We lived in Palo Alto and it was a completely different world south of San Antonio road, much different from snooty Palo Alto. Nice to remember everything tho. First things first. You are correct Emporium, I used to shop there all the time. The library had only one story and was overcrowded. Mobile site. I would like to know what the name of the furniture store was where Wholefoods market is now on El Camino in Mtn. Liberty House department store at the old San Antonio Shopping Center. AND, There were greenhouses along 237 for as far as the eye could see, along with Ferry Morse Seed Company. Their downstairs cellar was a nice and intimate showroom and upstairs they had good steaks. It was known to be Mountain View High School's teachers watering hole. It was a good one, too. Speed limit was 55 mph on all freeways (coming again soon? I delivered San Francisco Chronicle and Mountain View News Herald papers along Thompson Ave and Alvin St as well over in Del Medio area. Hubbard and Johnson was on the corner of El Monte and El Camino, where Longs and Starbucks are today. Halloween was a must every year. We had one of our early department picnics at a a hamburger joint in an orchard, near where the old Route 237 crosses Central Expressway. Is this bakery still in existance? Many mini motels, and lots to do. There was an appliance store in town that had TV in their window and it was on after they closed. Aikido lessons in a hot second floor dojo above Castro Street. A&W Root Beer, Also a great soup and salad shop on the corner of Moffett and Central or West Evelyn, maybe California St. can't remember this. I assume the owners knew about the misspelling and either enjoyed the humor of it, or just didn't care. There's also a history center in the library. Went to Crittenden in the late 60's . Across the street from the tire store was a five-and-dime store. It was THE place to go on Friday and Saturday nights.not to mention the other hangout was "The Shack" for dancing and meeting 'guys'. The wait to eat inside is a little much, though. Have read every entry and look forward to reading more : ). I worked at Rhodes which became Liberty House, which became random stores which is now a new mega mixed used complex. 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. That area around Middlefield/Ellis was where Raytheon? Express / Weekend Express There was a "Variety Store" at Blossom Valley shopping center on the corner nearest to St. Francis. Where I would play baseball in the parks and rec league for poor kids in the summer. I remember in the late '60's entering my cat in the local "pet parade". Fiesta and Camino lanes on El Camino. People reminisce, for example, about Linda's. There was an unfinished furniture place called Decor on El Monte near El Camino Rl that became Office Depot. Does anyone else remember playing at the little playground there before the movie started? Nothing here to do about old places in Mtn. That was Crusin with Dave G and the Cuz Glenn. I also remember the huge billboard on 237,alongside the crop fields, advertising Tai Ming Lo restaurant in bold red letters. Since I was so young I am not sure about the cities for these places. from the shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and el camino, View St James Infirmary (www.stjamesinfirmary.org) location in California, United States , revenue, industry and description. Dear Community, It has been quite an exciting year full of activism and progress toward the full realization of sex worker rights. The Old Mill shopping center was kind of cool. Also the Time Zone Arcade. I just wonder if anyone from the 70's can remember the name of the bakery that was located on San Rafael Avenue off of Terra Bella in Mountain View. Creek Place Cuisine. Went to Landels Elementary and Graham Junior High. Does anyone remember the Old Plantation restaurant, just off El Camino, on the Los Altos side of San Antonio Rd? not too far from San Antonio. Loved the tater tots at Linda's. I think Rambus occupies that site now. Neither are there anymore. Noone mentioned Lenny's Pies on Castro and the Dairy Queen on El Camino Real! now. There was also a pizza place called Fargo's that had live music on weekends. Cocktail Love. I think with the aging of the baby boomer generation, the place has gentrified into a lot of expensive condos. The movie theater may have stuck around a little longer than the mall. If you had to grow up somewhere in the 60's and 70's, Mountain View had it all and was a real community where we all knew each other (absolute Americana). Then the City My memories of this time are somewhat faded by time and the fact, my Mother didn't drive, so my mobility around the area was limited to foot and my Schwinn bicycle. I used to work at Andys Chinese Restaurant while I was in high school. (I worked there from 1976-1984). My dad and I both had Mr Chadda and Mr Bonzell for math, heh. We used to go to the Mexican Restaurant there that was in the middle of the mall (La Posada???) Mountain View high school was actually bordering Castro Street, old high school way, shoreline (formerly n. Bailey/sterlin road) Get used to it. And don't forget the Camino Bowl, a great place to go bowling before it got torn down and replaced with businesses/condo units. It was comfortable. Old Mill had a AMC theater in the back with cheap movies, then it turned into a big empty farmers market, then finally razed. Florentine Restaurant ( The only Italian place in the middle of all the Chinese Restaurants ) was located where Xanh now is. Things have changed but the one thing that seems the same is Edith Landels elementary school, that place seems timeless. About the only remaining part of downtown is Colonel lee's Mongolian BBQ and Meyer's Appliances. They had these numbered grey totes that the checker put the groceries and purchases in, and placed it on a conveyor belt which sent it to the front of sidewalk., where you would present your claim ticket and another clerk would load it in your car. Great funky atmosphere, too. We went on to have a total of eight children (with set of boy-girl twins) and we had all twenty-one of our grandchildren before we lost John at his 75th birthday Christmas 2006. He and my mother are buried next to each other at Alta Mesa Cemetery on Charleston. Then a fire had destroyed a class room module/building (in fragments i remembered either it was used as a science lab or it was actually the computer lab). Greets. - not so Newbie anymore. The recreation department was second to none. Thank you for that :) Middlefield Mall Echos of Don Sherwood and Superfrog live on in Maine. The movie theater was pretty small.I recall we usually chose the Varsity Theater up in Palo Alto over the small MV theater. Moved to Mountain View, in the Americana apartment complex next to Emporium/Capwell, now PAMF at 85 and ECR. Thank you Marlene Koers and everyone above for contributing your memories of the Mountain View of yesteryear. There were dozens of Dept of Defense contractors in the general area including Raytheon, doing radar research and production, and Singer, doing flight simulators. Everyone remembers the Old Mill, but do you remember the fantastic candy store there? really had an attitude and only helped the people they wanted to. Grant Road was only 2 lanes with no sidewalks! The best pastries ever./Photo Shop You could get excellent fresh artichokes at a reasonable price back then. Maybe thanks to the float, the Los Altos football team flushed the Santa Clara High Panthers (the float's tasteful theme) enroute to a Santa Clara County championship. Web Link. no one mentioned Continental MKT. disgusting, particularly the ones on Terminal Ave that went without The mobile home park community; I went to Theuerkauf elementary. Thanks for the link to the 1969 restaurant guide, Richard. I spent the first 30 years of my life living in what is now called 'Old Mountain View.' Bayshore highway was a 4 lane undivided road. Also, I remember the Copper Penny a big A-frame restaurant near La Petit Boulangerie, Florentines Pasta Shop, TOGO's!!!!! Here is some details about the Mountain View I grew up in. (Later turned into office parks.it may be where a big CAD company is now located.) Surely miss those days, Looking for pet stores in the Mtn View, Los Altos areas in the mid 70's. it used to be. I grew up there, and spent a great deal of time in Mountain View. Bullfarbers ? Mayfield Mall, Old Mill, Rhodes department store. My 'Tiny Tots' (preschool) was at the Adobe Building where we would take walks holding onto a rope to cross the Expressway! The place was torn down when 237 was rebuilt years ago. I was born and raised in Mtn. It was an easy commute to Intel, about 8 minutes. Frankie Johnnies & Luigi's on El Camino was/is the best place for a pizza It's great and I am grateful to the Voice for continuing it. I was born in Lost Altos and lived there until 1971. We thought we were in heaven and loved our life there until one night John came home and told me his division was being transferred to San Diego North Island and the aircraft carrier USS Princeton CV 37. My uncle had a Moped (gas powered scooter) club. Vintage Sport T Jersey St. James Infirmary Bar Resturant Mountain View Ca. Feinschmuckers Deli, remember Best products store. Please if any one has any thing that could help I would appreciate it. I actually worked down the road in Los Altos at the Boardwalk, what a shame they closed. 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. Preferred listings, or those with featured website buttons, indicate YP advertisers who directly provide information about their businesses to help consumers make more informed buying decisions. "Dog City" Building I highly recommend it ;) Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. In the 50's, MV had a downtown city park on Castro. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. On California there was a Best (Service Merchandise?) The public library on Franklin Street, where Miss Marion the Librarian and Miss Meta Antisdell were like surrogate parents to me. I remember Sakura Gardens at 2116 W. El Camino and it did have some beautiful Japanese gardens inside. 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. Mtn. Can't remember for sure, but I think they had sound to outside. where Rengstoff and El Camino split off with El Monte .. that was a dirt Going into the back of the store was always a scandalous adventure as a child She was a long time Sunnyvale resident with roots back to old Mountain View. I believe Bazaar was in between the other two names. It is known for its kitchy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman. Left in 68 to join the USMC. Print Edition/Archives Fiesta Bowl in Palo Alto/The Hotel was the Cabana Hyatt house where the Beatles stayed (now the Crowne Plaza). It might have been called Samurai, but I can't recall. Does anyone know what was at the northeast side of the Moffett and W. Middlefield intersect? There was The old Mill Mall, had nice shops inside and I remember a little coffee and cake shop that you could sit and read in while eating. The Monte Carlo Restaurant was the Movie theater for the town st james infirmary 504 greenwich street, san francisco, ca 94133. total revenue. Didn't like La Poblanita 'cause I got sick once after eating there. Wow, what memories! So by posting to this thread, you inadvertantly ensured that it will continue to grace the front page. Trying to locate a Amazon parrot that was left at a store in that time frame. ??? View across the street from We drove to the main gate and a pleasant young lady guard was given permission to escort us to Hangar One and we stepped in and took pictures of each other. at the Huntingon Apartments. NO Flashlights!!! the MV Eagles ruled Everyone knows who owns big chunks of that land now. alley on El Camino before it moved to Castro. A lot has changed since then. TheSixFifty.com --Tim. Navy jets flew overhead constantly, then it was the Orion P-3 submarine chasers. - "Castro" CalTrain station at Rengstorff I think everyone also remembers the Menu Tree there as well, so that has to be mentioned. I remember the disco on San Antonio Road at the Old Mill, jogging at the high school, St. james Infirmiry, Andys Chinese Restaurant, Longs Drugs, The Boardwalk on El Camino near Chucks, I remember when my friend Len Rhode opened his burger King on San Antonio Road and El Camino. Does anybody remember the Sunnyview Family Club, down on Esceula? It was the best place to grow up, My first job was at the Best store in the San Antonio center, then at Rogers deli on middle field and whisman. I saw "Purple Rain" at the movies that weekend. If you grew up in that neighborhood, you would remember the smell of those cookies! And Mountain View Surplus where I used to get my blue jeans and blue I remember going to both Fargo's (Old Mill Sh. ever. The Togos have moved around and changed a lot, but Togos used to be really great. Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. We used to go to a hardware store in what I believe is now The Village. Oh one last thing the phone prefix for Mtn. Currently being remodeled and replaced with Wachovia Savings. Sometimes I don't even recognize the downtown area. I grad Mtn. Thanks to everyone for the contributions. It was across the street from a bowling alley. I don't know when or why they would use it, maybe as a backup? Gardens and water wheels inside the mall. Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more. Wherehouse Records, Chuck's Cellar on El Camino was mentioned and John Stewart of Kingston Trio fame. Man what a time You could actually walk across town or to school and not worry about anything but being late. the Diamond Ranch Market in 1970 until 1971, as mentioned above, Remember Gregg's Pharmacy and Los Altos Travel at the current Bossom Valley Shopping Center? Even our long time neighbors can't recall the name. Minton Lumber (gone now) Thanks for taking me on a trip down memory lane! Web Link 2 talking about this. St James Infirmary . Later years the Poblanita restaurant on Castro for the Milanesa, yummy! Landell's Elementary. A big Tower Records across the street, a "Best" (not the same place as Best Buy) where I bought a ton of stuff, a hobby shop, and so on. On the other hand as a kid we felt safe walking any where in town not now. The original "Der Weinerschnitzel" on California and Castro. And great memories. 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? Chuck's Cellar on El Camino near San Antonio. I bought a coffee table and oak side tables there. There was also a Kelly's at Stanford Shopping Center before it went so upscale. Cost Plus? Foster freeze was my go to for French fries and fried burritos and shakes. Ferry-Morse seed Co. 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. What about the holiday decorations in both the Mayfield Mall and Old Mill Mall and shops like that jelly belly booth with every imaginable flavor I so enjoyed. Mountain View Hight was located in downtown M.V. I remember the Menu Treeall you can eat. Arby's had the best fries then. When the infamous 'dog house' was built. VB, I think the diner at Mayfield Mall was called Kelly's. 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