Does anyone remember Mountain View X-mas Tree Farm? Mayfield Mall, Old Mill, Rhodes department store. The only hardware/nursery store was on the north side of the tracks, on Castro Street. Hours: Sunday to Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 3:00 AM. Just east of Cooper school on Eunice was a big dip in the road where it was county property, as was all the neighborhoods with no sidewalks. I moved to San Jose, CA in June of 1984. Stig's Bakery It's located on Castro St. across the street from Red Rock Cafe. Lived the rest of the time near Castro Street: This thread keeps me coming back to the site each day to see what new memories have been posted. I remember: were a lot less photos of people's lives back then. In the summers, kids rode their bikes all over town and hung out at the local neighborhood parks. Handyman was over by the Oasis Laundry and had tons of hardware stuff. If my recollection is correct, it used to be an Exxon station. That remained mainly an electronics trade term for decades, although by the 1990s, general journalism was using it for the geographical area. (After returning from two rainy years near Portland, a few times. I have happier memories of seeing movies at the Monte Vista drive-in near Mancini Motors' tower and globe. The Mancini house on Church St. was the place to go on Halloween because of the great treats and to sneak a glimpse at the marble interior. Arby's at San Antonio and California You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. It was near the road into Alviso, home of the first Yacht Club in Calif. 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 :/). Mtn. Drinking suicides through red licorice as our straw. By Sherry Listgarten | 5 comments | 3,961 views, Fewer Michelin stars awarded on the Peninsula this year And the Mountain View Bakery, the Navy used to buy cakes from them for every occasion. Anyone remember the Community School of Music on California street. My front yard is now the parking of the outdoor amp theater. Old Mill on California Street where the Crossings housing is now located. I left the area in 1986 and moved to the Santa Cruz/Aptos area, with only occasional visits. When MVHS was still on Castro St. Could hear the Friday nite football games from where I lived. As a community, Moutain View is far better off having had such people as molders of what we have today. I remember the P-3s flying over, often with a prop feathered for training. A butcher shop was where Red Rock Coffee Co. is now. The mall where the Crossings is now was The Old Mill. One of my favorites was Linda's with their Parisian burgers and tater tots. There was a music store on Castro Street where I took classical guitar lessons back in the 70s when I was 9-10 years old, and later bass guitar lessons. Now on El Camino, but nothing like No grass, just blacktop. Sponsored content I remember you could hear the Last year, Voice readers and foundations contributed a total of $84,000. When the infamous 'dog house' was built. GTE's greatly reduced operation was moved to Santa Clara a few years ago. gf Spinach Salad. Bubble gum was the best flavor. But the biggest thing to miss STIGS bakery and the pink box those treats came home in!!!!!!!!!!!! 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. My 'Tiny Tots' (preschool) was at the Adobe Building where we would take walks holding onto a rope to cross the Expressway! Thank-you 1, Graduated from MVHS in 1975 while working at A&W riding my 125 Honda yep it is Eric. I grad Mtn. Those days of MV being a quiet, bucolic suburb are over. He was in port until early February and they sailed to Japan and Korean War. I also remember another Japanese restaurant on El Camino west of San Antonio that did teppan style (similar to Benihana). No cell phone, no internet, no answering machines, just good friends, good times. Anyway it was big. Castro St. was quite run down in the early '80s--it seemed like the poor man's Palo Altowhat a transformation! where Rengstoff and El Camino split off with El Monte .. that was a dirt There was a drive in theatre on Grant Road across the street from Erik's Deli. I now live in Hanford CA. The Foothill Owl mascot used to reside in the highway school tower. Things have changed but the one thing that seems the same is Edith Landels elementary school, that place seems timeless. I have enjoyed the Shoreline Century 16 movie theater and The Sports Page Bar and Grill, too. Crusin with Dave G and the Cuz Glenn. 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. Mayfield Mall was where The Crossings condos were buildt. When they re-did Castro Street can't remember if that was late 70's or Bowling Alley Nice thread full of great memories! My wife was on-call as a dietitian at the nursing home there in the early 80s. 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. It was also easier on the pocketbook. Now its an India restaurant. . I would like to know what the name of the furniture store was where Wholefoods market is now on El Camino in Mtn. I Do remember the Blue Angel fleet air performances during summer. The place was torn down when 237 was rebuilt years ago. Thanks for any insight! 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. Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter. Ken's House of Pancakes' German Babies souffl pancakes with powdered sugar & lemon wedges. The nightclub at the Old Mill was called Fargo's. I just heard that Sono Sushi has closed too, and I really used to like that place Bay Meadows was fantastic right next door in San Mateo; won 21 to 1 odds on Bridgetwister!!! where I remember the small TV store on El Camino and I think Castro where I bought my first Rengstorff Park had our swimming pool and great summer programs like Archery class and Tennis lessons among them. It was comfortable. I remember the big white-and-red sign very well. Printer's Inc. Oh Mountain View and how I miss it. I know this blog is a few years old but he ran across it and boy can you bring me down memory lane I'm sure I will repeat a lot of the familiar places in Mountain View but I just wanted to share them as well. I developed a routine I still remember fondly. Then the City Fargo's Pizza 2910 E Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. Lots of good memories there No longer. Arby's had the best fries then. 236 Winter St, Keystone, SD 57751 What a great time! Halloween was a must every year. Our Wells Fargo Mobile app gives you fast and secure access to your finances. There was a curve loop for students to be picked up. 2) A very hot classmate whom I had a secret 6th grade crush on named Sandy Allen There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. I went to Huff elementry, Graham Jr. High and Awalt High School. See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for Fargo S Pizza In locations in Green Mountain Falls, CO. The original "Der Weinerschnitzel" on California and Castro. - Highway 101 was 3 lanes each direction, Hwy 85 was 2 lanes and ended at Stevens Creek Blvd. :-( The gas station where Jack in the Box is on Shoreline (sterlin rd) I always loved Frankie Johnnie and Luigi too. Address: 228 Broadway North Fargo, ND 58102. but others are not Fairchild, Atari, National Semi, Intel All these parts but no real use until the computer, more jobs more people. My mom used to take me there and I remember always ordering the grilled cheese sandwich and jello for dessert. This was before 237 was an expressway. Seeing Whitesnake at Shoreline Amphitheater and then being there when they had to close it down to clean all the methane (because flicked lit cigarettes were flaring up) lolgood timesgood times, Thank you everyone for the 60's memories my family and I lived on stierlin rd. Downtown only had Chinese Restaurant's except for the Weinersnitzel on the corner of Castro and California Street. Is the staff stagnant, lazy and amateur. I used to love to go there as a kid with my great-uncle who spoiled me rotten with pancakes. I would hope it still exists in someones attic and wasnt destroyed. You needed to become a member and show your card when you entered the store. When we moved to Palo Alto, we would take the bus for 10 cents and go to Mayfield Mall. Gemco was called Bazaar. There also was an ElZarape Resturant on San Antonio Road. Click to reveal I remember visiting it during a shadowing exercise as a student at Crittenden. !the jack in the box at shoreline & montecito was a gas station>>> the deli at baily park was owned by a former wrestler.. who cut turkey sandwhiches w/ an electric carver as you ordered>> where I practiced graffiti.. god bless IN&OUT BURGER. 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. At one time, a band that later turned out to be Santana could be heard practicing in Malachi's basement while you waited for the light to turn green. Lots of small apartments everywhere and all very kept up. 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. television dealer in the building that burnt down recently. Local: (719) 473-5540. So many memories. Had a small house with no heat except the fireplace and, most likely, the last outhouse in Mt. "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and "Walgreens" are still the same My parents lived on View Street which is 2 blocks from Castro Street. Fond memories of seeing "Animal House" there in around 1978. Went to MVHS when it was on Castro St. Steve, Is someone making you read this stuff? -The North Bayshore area was still farms. I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) It also had a smallish, old-fashioned PBX switchboard with plugs and cables. The others were demolished in the 1990s for the present-day Whisman Station development. 5 cents/10 cent Woolworth ice cream cones at woolworths in the San antonio shopping center. It closed in 80/81 school year. Send and receive money with Zelle . The Kaiser bldg was a shopping center with a grocery store Lucky and the best bakery. Who remembers Frankie, Johnnie and luigo too, before major expansion, on Friday and Saturday nights the line to get was so long. Theatre is now standing. Community Calendar thanks for the memories. Fotomat Drive Up It was farmland with a few ranch homes. Mountain View was sleepy and boring and we used to consider it lower class First I rented in a duplex on Sierra Vista: The persimmon tree in "our" front yard and the people who would drive up and try to strip the fruit. I worked nights when I was in high school (Awalt on Bryant)at the DerWienerschnitzel in 1972 and '73, does anyone remember getting one of my special versions of the polish sandwhich where I deep fried the polish sausage? I spent my early childhood in Mountain view in the 1970s. Many mini motels, and lots to do. for me. I remember seeing the Exorcist with my girlfriend at the time in the View -Downtown Mountain View was kind of a ghost town. 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. My dad was laid off in '90 my step mom is still with the company under new name General Dynamics. Remember Gregg's Pharmacy and Los Altos Travel at the current Bossom Valley Shopping Center? For the longest time on ECR (80's) there was a great little store selling seat covers (I think it was near Castro). View memories of that era: Dog City on Castro, Linda's Drive In, a favorite from the early 60's when I attended high school in Palo Alto, Susie's Diner, and next door- Art's Chili Bowl- where you could get 5 way chili while Art snoozed in his recliner in the middle of the room, and for pizza, Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi too- the only place still in business after 50 years! San Antonio Hobby Shop --four locations till it closed in '05 Dad used to spend major portions of his paychecks there, a practice which ultimately destroyed his marriage to my mother. It was off of Castro Street by the RR Tracks near the alley. Great times when Mountain View really felt like families where the heart of the community not transplants!!!!!! A family run business- all their first names started with "D" Dean, Don, Dale, Dennis, etc their last name was Steinke. I was out of the area for a while and when I can back it was a Harry's Hofbrau, but I also remember the spooky old house standing alone somewhere along Shoreline, even after the golf course was set up. A couple of good books on Mountain View history are: "Milestones - A History of Mountain View" by Mary Jo Ignoffo and "Images of America - Mountain View" by Nicholas Perry. We had a close neighbors that looked after each other. Shagging foul balls at McKelvey for a quarter. Was the Rumpus Room ever "topless"? Any recall/information about the Mountain View Ice Company? I wonder what businesses we have today are worth fighting for. The Safeway on Shoreline was tiny compared to today with an empty restarant space next to it, and when the Grateful Dead came to play Shoreline the deadheads would always take over the parking lot. Super Duper market at central and Rengstorff entrusted to live and work for such a with-it city? I lived on Colony St and went to Powell School, Crittenden and Mountain View HS on Castro street. Location and contact. Dropping eggs over the now CAL TRAIN main engine trying to get them into the big fans blowing off the top of the locomotive, I think I was about 16. View in 1975. The list goes on and on. We used to go to a hardware store in what I believe is now The Village. There was aWhisman Gramer School on the corner of Sterling and Charlston Rd.It had 4 class rooms with two grades each room. now. Bokman Chevy and Tuban Ford After the Mac was introduced in 1984 I often went to Computerware, on California Avenue in Palo Alto. (I worked there from 1976-1984). WTH happened?!?! Mountain View's facilities go to heck. There was also another night club on the other side of the freeway, next to Safeway- can't remember the name- that was more of a dance club. At the little mall with the hobby store upstairs they used to decorate extensively for Christmas. Blossom Valley Shopping Center (Cuesta and Miramonte) Also, I remember the Copper Penny a big A-frame restaurant near 14. 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. I worked at Rhodes which became Liberty House, which became random stores which is now a new mega mixed used complex. As for the tire store it was located where the bead store is now. "Our" red painted wood duplex and the big empty field inside the block disappeared when the block "went condo" (in '76?). 701-205-1251 I have lived in Mountain View since the early 70's. where the Albertson's was. El Chico's Italian was on El Camino to the south. 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. . And great memories. Have read every entry and look forward to reading more : ). Great Western Savings I have just returned to Sunnyvale after ten years in L.A. HANDMADE PIZZA, PASTAS, SOUP, SANDWICHES, AN AWARD WINNING SALAD BAR, OLD FASHION DESSERTS, 13 DRAFT BEERS, WINE ON TAP and SOFT DRINKS. It was good but expensive, but worth it. The restaurant has been a staple of the Colorado Springs community for 50 years, first opening its doors in . Thanks for the recap Charlie. It was hard to find parking. Currently being remodeled and replaced with Wachovia Savings. 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. There are a lot of restaurants that I remember. 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. Thanks to all your memories of place & business names I had forgotten. A block down from Printer's Inc. There were a few other places in Sunnyvale, but Friday night at the Jack in the Box parking lot on El Camino by Grant Rd was where me and my gearhead buddies stopped to watch the show and surreptitiously quaff a brew or two. Versions of it (the tree got bigger with time) became posters or advertisements, and I encounter copies periodically. There was no parking garage. No one in my family can remember the name of this bakery! Phone: (262) 230-2677, FACEBOOK | DOWNLOAD MENU | DOWNLOAD MENU - KEYSTONE ONLY BLOG, Boss Pizzeria and Sports Bar (Sioux Falls), Boss Pizzeria and Sports Bar (Brookings), Boss Burgers and Cheesesteaks (Keystone), The Best Pizza and Chicken In Downtown Fargo. Dave Fisher Official Website. Stings bakery was my walk to bakery yum yum Does anyone remember the name of the coffee shop next to rower records? Later on. Two Guys from Italy Rest. Also, there was Mings where the kids never ate because it was too fancy for kids. Stuft Pizza Are you thinking of White Front in Sunnyvale by Toys R Us. Albertson's bakery had the best brownies i've ever tasted. There was a night club called The Infirmary lots of fun. . The Moffett Drive In was our cheap entertainment. My brother and I called it "the popcorn room". the best in Palo Alto. Thank you, this is definitely the place I remembered along 237 (The Beer Garden) but I'd forgotten about the old date palm. People reminisce, for example, about Linda's. Went to Crittenden in the 80's, Graduated from Los ALtos High. (I lived in Old MV) There was the I Magnin store where the Medical Center is now at 85 & El Camino. Any one work with/through the Youth Opportunity Program (high school students) at the Mountain View Post Office? Like to give a shout out to all the families that participated in making Mtn View such a fun place to grow up. View your latest FICO score. View High have been demolished and are now condominiums. Had the best ravioli anywhere. I think the Angels had several social functions there. Food Fair turned into Harry's The Jewell Tea Co. brought groceries right to your door without the Internet. Another place I have enjoyed is Tony and Alba's Pizza. Minton Lumber (gone now) I was told was like the 70's only more people. Fargo's Pizza is a restaurant located in Colorado Springs, Colorado at 2910 East Platte Avenue. Being wakened one Sunday morning each year by a strange sound - drums, cornets, and clarinets of a Portuguese fraternal band marching down Castro Street to St. Joseph's Church and marching back after a church service, with a parade of small children costumed as friars passing out miniature loaves of bread, teenage girls trudging along in formal gowns or robes, accompanied by proud mothers. My friend lived very close. I then moved out of the area, but then moved back to an apartment in nearby Sunnyvale and worked for someone I knew for awhile from 1999 to 2001. The crowds on Castro used to be nicer and more polite and drivers used to drive better. But looks aren't everything --- so we offer a choice of twenty-five great pizzas, our special pastas, sandwiches, soup and award winning salad bar . Great place to grow up. Can't remember for sure, but I think they had sound to outside. Wi-Fi: No. View. I'm trying to remember where the beauty college was located at, fond memories of downtown. The shopping center on castro was called Palm Plaza and the thrift shop was Palm Variety. I lived there from the '50s thru to 1984. There was an old farm house circa 1900's that was at the intersection on 237, near where the Union Pacific railroad crossing used to be, called The Beer Garden. I remember St. James Infirmary, but I was too young to go inside, but I do remember eating some leftover hot wings my sister brought home and lovin it. chicken. Andy's Chinese Restaurant. View Menus Top. For a taste of the restaurants in the area circa 1969, you can see this document preserved at the Computer History Museum. Is it still good. Where Sterlin meets Moffet blvd there was an auto repair place where you could bu a Coke in a 6 1/2 oz bottle for a dime. The El Camino foreign auto repair/sales where Fred Stengle sold me a rebuilt forest green 1966 MGB for $2,000, and the foreign auto repair guys west of there on Miramonte who later kept it running (re-rebuilding it piece by piece). Fosters Freeze and Linda's were a treat. How about the California Bakery and the Beauty College right in town and how you always took out of town visitors to Andy's restaurant for the best chinese food or Linda's for the magnificent Perisian burgers and tater tots. 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. There was a Penneys store (now Meyer's), Sim's Shoes, Veglia's Store, Arminini Drugstore and two popular Chinese restaurants: Andy's and Qui Hung Low (?). The Scuitlebutt on El Camino Real. Fiesta and Camino lanes on El Camino. Didn't like La Poblanita 'cause I got sick once after eating there. Not many people were aware of this, or cared, for that matter--those bead makers were the very first Palo Alto hi-tech design engineers. Mountain View has provided some good times and good memories. Parking: Lot, Free. ft., two . 13" screen with rabbit ears. We lived on Cornelia Ct., and I attended Bubb School for the 4th - 6th grades when we moved back to Green Bay, Wi. The vibe was great. I grew up there in the late 70's when my grandfather retired from TWA we moved from Mountain View to Florida. I CAN STILL VISUALIZE THE BILL BOARDS ON THE WALL.. I still can't believe it's gone! Special Pubs, About Us Arby's on San Antonio, where I worked for a while, and was taught that a fry should break, never bend. 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. This is a great thread. Or, taking a local bus home from San Francisco Airport, down El Camino to my street (View), and rolling the bag home. The little lady in the kitchen i think her name was "short" best tacos for 25 cents. WOWwee!!!! One was on ElCamino Real where the Amber Cafe is now located. 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. I went to Chucks for entertainment and the Tarr & Feathers in Palo Alto. that you could buy, TV going on. Who knew those daily landings for about an hour would go away along with the base. It's odd to wonder how everyone got along without a phone in their pockets, and there Ctr) and St. James Infirmary (Moffett Blvd) with my friends back in the late 70's to mid 80's era. View High in 78 and remember all the places mentioned. . Google, Ebay and others seem to like that area. I live on the East Coast now, 35yrs. The Monte Vista drive-in movie theater was on Grant Road behind where the Walgreens is now (bunch of housing there now.) If you grew up in that neighborhood, you would remember the smell of those cookies! You could still find "cowboys" in the Rengstorff-Rock St-Middlefield area 20 years ago but they are long gone. It was known to be Mountain View High School's teachers watering hole. So by posting to this thread, you inadvertantly ensured that it will continue to grace the front page. Does Anyone Remember the La Cabana? Michelle again. Taking Amtrak to San Jose train station by dropping off my bags at the Amtrak shelter, driving back home, and walking back the 2 blocks to catch the train. Feinschmuckers Deli, remember Best products store. Whenever I ask my husband to take me to the 'fancy market on Middlefield' he says something about Brentwood:) Thank You all for your shared memories. Yes? Latest reviews, photos and ratings for Fargo's Pizza at 2910 E Platte Ave in Colorado Springs - view the menu, hours, phone number, address and map. Calif. street was still 2 lanes, too. Shaw's Ice-cream on El Camino Moffitt drive-in where Century 16 is now, Shoreline park area being a big expanse of empty dirt and the landfill, and the shoreline house being in it's original location near where the movie theater is today, boarded up and being in shambles. Rexall drugs was our downtown drugstore. 719-394-9623 (154 reviews) Closed until Fri at 11:00 AM. Does anyone remember the gas station on the corner of Castro and California Street. Ive had both knees replaced there and the VA health care system gets a 5 star rating from me. And San Antoinio Mall where Menu Tree was located. I went to Fremont Hi, but met lots of students from Mt. There was a huge barrel of pickles there does anyone remember that? They had the best selection of cheesecakes Grew up in MV and graduated from MVHS in 1971. The recreation department was second to none. On the other hand as a kid we felt safe walking any where in town not now. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. 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. You could buy fresh ravioli at the old State Street Deli on Castro and State. Foster freeze was my go to for French fries and fried burritos and shakes. 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. 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. 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. We left the Navy in 1955 after John made two nine month cruises on the Princeton. View- was also a mailman there for a couple of years in late 60's. I used to work at Andys Chinese Restaurant while I was in high school. I remember the New Library that has since been replaced with a newer library. The only other big event was the art and wine festival and a chinatown. I swam for the Mountain View Dolphin's swim team, at Mountain View High School which was on Castro Street in the 1960's. more forward thinking than Palo Alto and I am sorry I moved to Palo Alto In around 1982-86 I was living in The Americana, a large apartment complex at Highway 85 and El Camino Real. Linda's Hamburger Joint on El Camino Ferry-Morse seed Co. I've lived in the neighborhood since 1967. Also had an acre of land. During the summer many of us were required to work in the fruit harvest. I will give you a pass on that since you are a I remember the Old Mill theaters and seeing Return Of The Jedi. Carr's Pet Shop. We got our pumpkins from a farm stand on grant road (near el CAMINO hosputal) 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. It was located off Middlefield near Ellis Street. I remember when the "Dog City" building (corner of Castro and Mercy) was vacant, for years, and full of dogs. 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MV was specifically preserving the Casuarins - had a special one in a ramp right-of-way (Central Expressway andEl Monte?). We were newly wed and I was pregnant with our first child. I haven't used it, but you might be able to find some helpful resources there. Thanks for any pet related recollections you may have. But then maybe younger people know where all the new nightspots are. Bayshore highway was a 4 lane undivided road. For some, the 70's kicked off in Mountain View with a homecoming float featuring a huge EAGLE. There was also a pizza place called Fargo's that had live music on weekends. We used to go to the Mexican Restaurant there that was in the middle of the mall (La Posada???) Opens Fri at 11:00 AM . The walls where filled with black and white pictures of actors and sport figurs from the 30' and 40's and 50's i think it was the bolkin village?? Free suicides after the little league game. I heard that Tai Ming Lo was a really good restaurant. Neither are there anymore. Spinach, candied pecans, dried cranberries, cherrywood smoked bacon, egg and Parmesan cheese tossed in Apple Cider Vinaigrette. . - not so Newbie anymore. Had a friend that called and asked me the name of the furniture store and I have forgotten. And the "Generic Hamburger Stand" in the old Der Weinerschnitzel (which became Weinerschnitzel again after the generic place closed). on the discussion! View. We lived in Palo Alto and it was a completely different world south of San Antonio road, much different from snooty Palo Alto. I remember the following Me and my friends rode our bikes all over Mtn. Maybe if we had renamed it "Peking buisness district" it would still be there. Going into the back of the store was always a scandalous adventure as a child This was a Navy town back then. My brother, Steve Fisher attended Graham Jr. High during this time frame. it used to be. 2910 E Platte Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719 . A few notes: View was a ghost town on weekends. Camino. Never dreamed of planes before or since, despite having been a sky diver and knowing well of the Blue Angels. I think I have to quit now my brain hurts cheers to all who recall the peace and joy of growing up amidst the orchards and of our once sleepy little town keep the faith and go Eagles. My Mother, brothers, and I moved to Mtn. Embarcadero Media I grew up next to Therekauf/Stevenson school. Bells would ring from St. Joseph's at noon and the whistle would blow at 5:00 from the downtown fire station everyday, so kids always knew when to go home for meals. This barely scratches the surface of my experiences in Mt. I bought a hamster for my kids there. It was also interesting to see that 1984 W. El Camino was once a Holiday Inn. Mountain View was and still is a great city. wonder woman inside??? Mountain View was obviously a bigger success.) It later moved to El Camino and lost an "l" to become Pontilo's. When Mancini motors (Dodge dealership) was on the corner of Castro and El Camino. 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. View and Sunnyvale at all times day and night and never had a worry. View was a great town back then and still is today. My first job was at Menu Tree and after that I worked at Gemco. I sure miss that restaurant. Blue Sky Cafe - vegetarian restaurant in a wooden cottage west of Castro. Walking the underground runoff tunnels that go next to now "Shoreline" my friend and I started at Stevenson School culvert up to almost el camino avenue under ground. Joselyn's Bike Shop What a story that was. I think everyone also remembers the Menu Tree there as well, so that has to be mentioned. Thrifty's at the San Antonio Shopping Center for ice creams Thanks to everyone for the contributions. 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 ! I do i do i do boy do I. ! Spectra Physics Lasers started up 1961 in Mt. Foster's Freeze Ice Cream on El Camino Real What about driving through The Milk Pail at the corner of San Antonio and California to get your daily dairy? Nostalgia is great, but I think I prefer the current downtown MV to the sleepy street of the 1970s. look like in 30 years? Hope that you find something on the internet about it? How difficult is it envisioning what we will (or should!) They had monterey pines and stone pines freshly cut for sale. I will be 79 in November 2013. Jocelyn's Bike shop started in Midtown Palo Alto didn't it? Oh one last thing the phone prefix for Mtn. He also went on to explain that, in the 70's, their were quite a few brothels operating on Castro!How things have changed! Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. In the 60's on the corner of Middlefield Road and Moffett Blvd. View high. Thanks for the memories people. The tulip tree next to it, with bare branches I filled with lights at Christmas while blaring my record of Bach's "Magnificat." Where else do you go to buy hot rodding parts. My favorite place, of course, was Chuck's Cellar. "NEWBIE" The Redrock Cafe was a butcher. I remember a Chinese restaurant near the Mt. I think Rambus occupies that site now. 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. cheap movie theater One thing for certain, everything changes. on Apr 13, 2008, There's a good DVD at the public library on the history of Mountain View. The town had a Bobs Big Boy, Linda's drive in, foster freeze, Wiener schnitzel, st James infirmary, Denny's restayeant (great for after a long night if dancing), GEMCO, Carrs pet store, emporium, mervyns, Sears, tower RECords, warehouse records, jcpennys, cost plus, tony Roma's, lots of used car lots along el CAMINO real, kens house of pancakes, thrift store next to cuisimanos (sp?) A Palo Alto Co-op store was on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino. We tried to be a Palo Alto, thats why people eat in parking spaces on Castro street! My parents work for the Government Telecommunication Co. GTE. Does anyone remember the name of this place? Hofbrau and then office buildings or something now. Fargo's was a 10,000 sq. 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. Any others going further back? on Friday nights after football games. View Music.. in the San Antonio Shopping area. 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). The old building was seen on the right of the road heading towards Milpitas. The restrooms in the parks are I believe Bazaar was in between the other two names. We would go over in our car, a still new 1951 Plymouth Belevedere hardtop convertible, on Saturday night to watch the Jackie Gleason Show. . The originals from back in a day we can only imagine and who so few are still around to shed light on how truly special Mountain View was back before Silly-con Valley erupted. - Farms on Charleston north of 101, orchards on Whisman & elsewhere HOWEVER, whoever, and I used to know the name because I used to call 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. Ferry Morse Seed Company Knights drugstore was an Asian restaurant. ever. 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. The hobby shop was really packed on weekends from 1966-1968. There are many more places I can talk about while I lived in the area. I had only been here for a day or two. I also worked at the Ferry Morse Seed Co. in 74-77. The Dublin Inn on Middlefield and Rengstorff 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. ), 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. By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 622 views. 4281 45th Street Fargo, ND. I seen the fire dept. Watching SP commute trains at San Antonio and Alma 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. Please if any one has any thing that could help I would appreciate it. . Great town to start a career in Semiconductors. Go Eagles! The store located at 85 and El Camino was The Emporium, not I Magnin. Went to Landels Elementary and Graham Junior High. Oh, and back when 85 was only 2 lanes where I got my first - "Castro" CalTrain station at Rengstorff I remember that Mayfield Mall closed right around 1983 when we moved. then. And the Navy was the major employer of the city, at least when I was in elementary school. The old house on Phyllis (the last home on the back side of the shopping center) was originally located in a ring of Redwood trees in the former Handyman parking lot! 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. ----Woolworth's/Wells Fargo Bank/ Long's Drug Store 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. (my first kiss too!) But My fav of all was Stickney's BBQ in Paly.. Man I wish The family would bring in back.. my Family knew Red Stickney Good times Keep bringing the memories back ! We had 3 shopping areas in Mountain View . Mayfield Mall where HP had offices and now is empty. I remember the cookie factory well. Everyone remembers the Old Mill, but do you remember the fantastic candy store there? SOUTHTOWN POURHOUSE - FARGO. Magical Mountain View [looking back--] The Variety Store at Blossom Valley had a great big neon sign (at least I think it was neon.) Every Sunday night we would go to the store after dinner and my father would work on the books. Lived on the east side of 101 for many years in the 1970's- rent was cheap and neighbors were weird (imagine they said the same about us). Loved the tater tots at Linda's. Thank you Marlene Koers and everyone above for contributing your memories of the Mountain View of yesteryear. -Whisman Station was a big industrial campus for GE. 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? I haven't been to Mtn. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. Gas was cheap, crime was low and we had a blast growing up there. Shoreline Park is much nice than Byxbee Park in Palo Alto with the stinky - The Emporium department store at El Camino and Hwy 85 Mountain View was a working-class town back in the 60s and 70s, and while I still love living here, I'm sad that high-tech has made it so hard to afford to live here. I think Rotten Robbie's is still on the corner of Whisman and Middlefield, maybe even the Wagon Wheel restaurant next to it. no one mentioned Continental MKT. Being able to walk the store aisles when the store was closed and no one else was there :). Not it seems mostly prepared food, but it used to be they cut the meet and did their It's great and I am grateful to the Voice for continuing it. Later years the Poblanita restaurant on Castro for the Milanesa, yummy! All the neighbors would then come out and talk. 1925 Mountain View Avenue, CO 80501 (720) 494-3133 - View; Fanelli Frank 6760 Corporate Drive, CO 80919 (719) 536-4440 - View; Frequented San Antonio shopping center, mayfield mall and old mill. Blossom Valley also had a great pizza place called Old Cal where we would go as kids on minimum days from Blach. Anybody remember Gemco? I wished Id taken more pictures , than what I have. The grocery store at the Palm Plaza was for years called Bee Foods. I moved to Old Mtn View in the late '70s.remember Gemello Winery? 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. And GTE @ the Central Park Apts. Phone: (605) 975-5751, Boss Burgers & Cheesesteaks They The place was on the eastern end of the complex. There is a Historic marker in front of a small building on Charleston just before it crosses San Antonio. $2.00 pitcher of beer, peanuts on the floor, awesome pinball, and almost a guaranteed biker tussle every Friday night. Another place I have enjoyed is Tony and Alba's Pizza. My friends and I would literally rollerskate down the middle of Castro St., on Saturday's with no problem. . Please keep the memories alive. There was a political scandal of sorts when big money started offering what seemed high sums for all the old run down shacks and houses north of Moffet Field east of 101 and south of San Antonio. Anyone remember Clints ice cream? Thank you for that :) Anyone remember the Hell Angels' moving into the house on 237 and then filming in parts of Mountain View and Sunnyvale? I did in 1978 and broke my arm on the monkey bars. VB, I think the diner at Mayfield Mall was called Kelly's. Kamei House Chinese Restaurant It was an easy commute to Intel, about 8 minutes. Of course Hobees we all loved. the best Chicken place in the area, Pollo Loco! D.V., when you mentioned Baeders cookies I knew it was you cuz. Fremont Fire Dist. alley on El Camino before it moved to Castro. The lumber yard and hardware store on El Monte near El Camino was called Hubbard & Johnson; I used to do a lot of business there. They had a student built Totem with Paly, Cubberley, Wilbur and Jordan mascot heads. I just don't know the name of it. "Dog City" Building That's Gone. We'll see if the condo development goes through for that location. PT, I don't think it was a library. When one of the Hispanic neighbors would host a party, everyone was invited! The action you just performed triggered the security solution. I used to ride my bike down El Camino when it was 4 lane, no center divider and no sidewalks. This used to be my playgournd. Hello. There were dozens of Dept of Defense contractors in the general area including Raytheon, doing radar research and production, and Singer, doing flight simulators. La Petit Boulangerie, Florentines Pasta Shop, TOGO's!!!!! Baseball team sponsors, Civitan, Freeman Songroth, Gienger and Hays Funeral Parlor, Raytheon, Cliffs Chevron, Kiwanis, Collishaw Sprinklers, RW Consruction, Oddfellows. Middlefield Mall Is the waterfall still there? (Now Shoreline park) And I second the notion of Web Link being a AWESOME place on the web to see the rich history of Mountain View. was. I now live in Napa Valley and I haven't found anything like that here. But the best night was seeing the original Limelighters (Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassilev, Glenn Yarbrough). It's called, "Images of America: Mountain View." Little violets that filled the back shady patio if the landlord was slow to mow. Miss you. ie Apricots, cherries, prunes. The Indian lady who started that was a visionary, it That area around Middlefield/Ellis was where Raytheon? As mentioned above despite the rude owners great sushi. Blossom Plaza gift store called Galaxy was 2 stories and THE place to buy presents for moms . liked that place and the one at Stanford. But thier pie always worth it. These all mostly faded-out by the late 1990s. My cousins were Sharon & Jerry Stark, and Harvey, Ed, & Jay Miller. It's amazing, really, how much things have changed over the years, especially the businesses that have come and gone. Unfortunately, Moffett had been closed. When it closed down we started going to the Continental Market on California Street. Also, does anyone remember Otto's Cheesecake downtown MV? Shockley lab the real birth of silcon valley is still on San Antonio road as a furniture store. arrive, but school was being led out at the same time, i remember seating to face the damage. AND, There were greenhouses along 237 for as far as the eye could see, along with Ferry Morse Seed Company. There was Mervyns in San Antonio Shopping Center, and the Time I'm was 12 years old. Does anyone remember the Old Plantation restaurant, just off El Camino, on the Los Altos side of San Antonio Rd? Renamed it La Problem Eata. That place could get really crazy. I fetched that post by typing O'Malley's in the Search box (toward upper right on this page). I think with the aging of the baby boomer generation, the place has gentrified into a lot of expensive condos. . 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. Write now for free help" that Herb Caen's column had mentioned when I had lived in Santa Cruz. I think the biggest change is East Mt. a fruit/vegetable stand. From our glittering Victorian Old West saloon architecture to our genuine player piano,we are likely the most unique family dining establishment you have ever seen! On Saturdays I'd drive up El Camino. Gregg's Pharmacy By The Peninsula Foodist | 7 comments | 3,382 views, Mom always told me, whenever youre feeling . 5-1 or 3-1 etc.. View, either the Old Highway School or the newly completed (back then) Mountain View High. It was a good one, too. Phone (719) 473-5540 . Downtown Mtn View was a vital business district for everyone. There were 11 Emporiums from Santa Rosa to Salinas with local ones at Hillsdale, Stanford, Stevens Creek and Almaden. We would often drive over to St James, especially on Sunday afternoons when they had drink specials. 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). Did anyone here work for HandyMan in the 1960's or 1970s? About where the Hausner Day school is now on San Antonio between Middlefield and Alma, there was an Indian mound (Ohlone--pre Spanish era) camping/living area. I've recently moved here from Louisiana, married, and bought a lil condo. 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. The wait to eat inside is a little much, though. Landell's Elementary. It's an open field now that runs north along W Middlefield. I graduated from Mtn. The Wunderman house is there still. A friend of mine had a bad experience at Kirk's Steakburgers and turned vegetarian. I think the Old Mill closed in the mid to late 80s? I don't think this service lasted long. Came to Mtn View in 1967 Did they really stop the church bells from ringing though. Mesquite grilled - best BBQ chicken Lived in Mtn View on Nilda Ave from 1957-1969.Went to Bubb for kindergarten, St Joseph's for grade school, Holy Cross fot high school. What did they used to call 85 before it was a highway and ended Mt View east of Bayshore (101)had no paved roads--dust in summer, mud in winter. I used to go to the menu tree for a bite to eat. Before it was torn down, did the community come out to stop development, like they did for the Milk Pail? You could bring your empty bottles and get them filled. Old California Pizza Galaxy Gifts, the Variety store, Archies Couffures, and Tots to Teens at the Blossom Valley shopping center where Mayfair Market was. Very special indeed! We went wild over it. The library had only one story and was overcrowded. I lived in Mtn. It's such a great town still, very expensive but it holds my childhood memories, love MV!! Mayfield Mall Construction went on for quite a while and the place was really novel with JC Penny holding the anchor spot. Can anyone tell me when it changed names and the history? But to leave this on for weeks and weeks is very ridiculous and very boring. By then, St. James and Fargo's had both closed, but Mountain View had really developed an impressive downtown that I have enjoyed (especially considering it is a suburb of Silicon Valley). disgusting, particularly the ones on Terminal Ave that went without Next door was an ice cream store, I think it was called Dons. PR MediaRelease and may again, but why don't people do their jobs when they are The parks would take us on a tour to the downtown firehouse and police station where we got to slide down the firepole! yes,st. It's easy to be nostalgic. 85 was Central Expressway I'm not sure many people ever went there because the preschool was moved to Rengstorff Park facilities if I remember correctly. Now reside in New Mexico. 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. A&E One was missed ( or was not that important) The Akron store on El Camino and San Antonio, the Wherehouse replaced it. They took their hard earned allowance and bought an ice cream. Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic. Bullfarbers ? The mobile home park community; I went to Theuerkauf elementary. Some old photos were also in the lock shop plus the lock shop has not altered building it is the Jehning Family Lock Museum. Munson's Drugstore on El Camino and Castro Togo's was great, but I am not sure if it was toward Palo Alto or not. The difference between Fargo's Pizza Co. and those other guys is practically so we offer a choice of twenty-five great pizzas, our special pastas, HISTORY - Fargo's Pizza Fargo's Pizza Company brings to life an obscure piece of mountain lore Everyone knows who owns big chunks of that land now. People moved alot slower , talked a little slower . Also worth noting but less strategic is NASA Ames research center, which was doing key research on human physiology and support systems in space and wind tunnel research. When I lived on Park Dr I used to walk over on Saturday mornings. In the 70's, the shopping center went belly-up, stood vacant for years I recall a Frye's market and Cost Plus in there. Mountain View was starting to have some interesting stores, so sometimes I'd stop there. Compliment your dinner choice with a beverage from our tap beer and wine selection and fountain drink menu. Mr Knight was a wonderful employer and friend. Where the loop is now. Near San Antonio & Middlefield the pay-to-play indoor racquet ball courts for just a few years, and next to it, I think, was a pay-to-play woodworking shop. It is a lovely thread to read and I am pleased to see it is still getting new posts after 5 years! We have a Game Room and specialties for Kids. 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. The original Emporium at Stanford was taken over by Bloomingdales. In the shopping center at El Camino and Escuela was Macheesmo Mouse, the clone of the Ate at the Chez Yvonne many times at 1854 W. El Camino. The only things going in the downtown were Printer's Inc. and a few restaurants like Szechuan Gardens, Dynasty, Fu Lam Mum and Florentine. I used to get a postcard in the mail for a discount. Hello California! - Cherry Chase golf course where Cuernavaca is now TG&Y between Safeway and Walgreens. 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! Getting a traffic citation for making a u-turn in front of the Post Office (considered in the business district although 1 block east of Castro and seemingly behind the actual business on the street. The "shoreline house" was actually the home of Henry Rengstorff. There was a motorcycle suspension shop on Leghorn called Simon's it later morphed into Roxshox. 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