Thanks for taking me on a trip down memory lane! Wherehouse Records, Chuck's Cellar on El Camino was mentioned and John Stewart of Kingston Trio fame. We also went to Country Gourmet on El Camino (I think it's still there), and of course the food court in the Old Mill. I also remember another Japanese restaurant on El Camino west of San Antonio that did teppan style (similar to Benihana). This was before 237 was an expressway. I might be the youngest and recent entry here. Link to California State Website. Bowling Alley on El Camino Los Altos Travel Not just the Gemco in Mountain View, but all the stores in the Gemco chain across California were bought out by Target. Castro St. was quite run down in the early '80s--it seemed like the poor man's Palo Altowhat a transformation! So, though I now live about 50 miles away, downtown MV has become a kind of Mecca for me. by Newbie, Whisman Station, In the middle of the rows of corn was a large plot of pot, strictly for medicinal purposes of course. It was worse than going to the Apple Store today though the geniuses We went wild over it. We lived in Palo Alto and it was a completely different world south of San Antonio road, much different from snooty Palo Alto. Home St James Infirmary . -Housing was affordable and the city was considered working class. Eddy's Sport Shop on Castro, where I bought my first baseball glove (Bobby Bonds model). I sure miss that restaurant. Then a few years later it became Ontilo's. Most neighborhood streets were without roundabouts (as they are now) Grew up in MV and graduated from MVHS in 1971. Don't forget Bob's Big Boy and Linda's on El Camino. Here is the link to one of the photos. The public library on Franklin Street, where Miss Marion the Librarian and Miss Meta Antisdell were like surrogate parents to me. Did anyone here work for HandyMan in the 1960's or 1970s? Shoreline Blvd was Sterlein Rd the entire length. Town dump at the end of Stierlin road. (These two are still there, but the Byte Shop bit the dust by the late 70s.it was first opened around 1976, and I visited it often.) 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. One was on ElCamino Real where the Amber Cafe is now located. 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. television dealer in the building that burnt down recently. omg Togo's turkey and Avocado. baseball league teams and games. -Mountain View High School was on Castro Street. On one side, there was a collection of large satellite dishes. They had monterey pines and stone pines freshly cut for sale. Arby's on San Antonio, where I worked for a while, and was taught that a fry should break, never bend. And I too remember the table game with the volley ball at St. Francis with very fond memories, thank you for bringing that memory back to me. More details in a comment posted to this local 2012 article: Web Link. When those establishments are gone, they will lament the passing of their youth like the many posts above. sewage treatment plant and the airport spewing noise and leaded exhaust St James Infirmary on mountain dulcimer - YouTube The narrator, Joe McKennedy, seems to be a jerk. I'm thinking across from OK,I THINK WE'VE COVERED ALL OF MT. 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 do remember the French Quarter food mart and the Mexican restaurant was called La Posada. El Chico's Italian was on El Camino to the south. I will never forget how nice they would fix up Mayfield Mall for Christmas. [melissabee, 11/08/2009] Uniroyal Gal - Confirmed Gone All sources list the location of St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill as 390 Moffet Blvd. $2.00 pitcher of beer, peanuts on the floor, awesome pinball, and almost a guaranteed biker tussle every Friday night. Anyone remember Clints ice cream? I have another memory I haven't seen mentioned yet: a restaurant called Woody's that was on Middlefield (or Old Middlefield?) Did lots of educational games of learning on the 2e ! The painting behind the altar of the Holy Family was still there. There was actually a gun shop (Eddy's) on Castro and El Camino which first moved across the street then finally went out of business about 6 or 7 years ago. View was a great town back then and still is today. 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. I remember delivering flyers announcing store-opening specials (and being paid the handsome wage of 35 cents! The mall was great off of, I believe Covington Rd. Mountain View was home to the St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill. The Shenandoah military housing is adjacent to this site. I attended some classes at Foothill College..remember their "new" lazer light shows for the time!It seems that it was just that perfect place with so many things to do and so many people starting businesses. Is the waterfall still there? from 1973 to 1978. There was a Pier One in the underground area and the Mall had a good record store. alley on El Camino before it moved to Castro. You could drive up el camino and art would be sitting outside reading. It is a lovely thread to read and I am pleased to see it is still getting new posts after 5 years! These factors are similar to those you might use to determine which business to select from a local Yellow Pages directory, including proximity to where you are searching, expertise in the specific services or products you need, and comprehensive business information to help evaluate a business's suitability for you. "NEWBIE" Great funky atmosphere, too. View was a ghost town on weekends. So we at Los Altos High salvaged it to build a giant KNIGHT which road the winning float at the following week's Los Altos High homecoming. Having just gone to Watsonville for the first time a few months ago, I was Stigs plus also a mens clothing store, dry cleaners and a small store that sold home items. The first job I ever had was scooping ice cream in THAT Thrifty's Drugs, when cones were 5, 10, & 15 cents. Is the staff stagnant, lazy and amateur. ma, People reminisce, for example, about Linda's. 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. El Zarape, Qui Hing Low, Fosters hamburgers, the original "Big Mac" at Johnny Macs, Lindas, The Red Barn, the Sylvania pit, . My favorite place, of course, was Chuck's Cellar. I now live in Napa Valley and I haven't found anything like that here. There was an appliance store in town that had TV in their window and it was on after they closed. Saw John Stewart (formerly of the Kingstion Trio) there several times. Wow, what memories! Oh one last thing the phone prefix for Mtn. Mountain View was and still is a great city. Mountain View near Castro was a wonderful place to live. Does anyone remember the gas station on evelyn and casto back in the 60's shoreline was two lanes. color TV set for like $325. 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. Andy's Chinese Restaurant. I Do remember the Blue Angel fleet air performances during summer. I remember the Menu Treeall you can eat. We would order the largest pie,and all the drinks refilled over and over again. TG&Y between Safeway and Walgreens. The grocery store was Diamond Ranch in 1970 until 1971, before Diamond Ranch was Les Brothers grocery store since we moved to MV in 1951. net assets. And the Navy was the major employer of the city, at least when I was in elementary school. Everyone remembers the Old Mill, but do you remember the fantastic candy store there? I CAN STILL VISUALIZE THE BILL BOARDS ON THE WALL.. A lot has changed since then. Then the sound became noise pollution. The Indian lady who started that was a visionary, it Chevy's occupies that site today. My dad and I used to go there for breakfast, back around 1980 or so. The Almanac Bubble gum was the best flavor. More. Here is some details about the Mountain View I grew up in. And regrettably been here ever since. You call and requested a bus to pick you up for only 10 cents. I enjoy reminiscing the things that made Mountain View so great. My folks shopped at Sears a lot, which was there for as long as I can remember. You could get a hamburger for 39 cents. There was a party supply store on the corner of Old Middlefield/Middlefield, and my grandmother would clean their linens for side money. Update Organization . La Petit Boulangerie, Florentines Pasta Shop, TOGO's!!!!! Shaw's Ice-cream on El Camino Facilities include two wards for males and females, an administrative block, a chapel, staff quarters and a separate dwelling for street people. I'd appreciate some help. Payless/Albertsons was on Grant road and had great garlic bread. The persimmon tree in "our" front yard and the people who would drive up and try to strip the fruit. Baileys Pharmacy, The Menu Tree had that awesome place to get the BEST fish and chips I have EVER had (seriously), Round Table Pizza, The Boardwalk bar and grill 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. My co-workers and I would go to lunch on Castro St. every day--we loved Florentine (great pizza bread), Mekong (run by a former Vietnamese diplomat), and the Blue Sky Cafe, where I believe I had my first tofu sandwich. Does anyone remember the little italian restaurant right across the street from Graham. We would often drive over to St James, especially on Sunday afternoons when they had drink specials. Does anyone remember the name of this place? The name of the store was called Palm Yorkshire Clothes in the Palm Plaza shopping Center. No one in my family can remember the name of this bakery! Become a Member -Downtown Mountain View was kind of a ghost town. I seen the fire dept. I am a little bummed out that the 1st and last schools I attended, San Ramon Elementry and Old Mt. Thank-you 1, Graduated from MVHS in 1975 while working at A&W riding my 125 Honda yep it is Eric. Born 1978 @ the El Camino hospital. Dairy Pail (San Antonio/california) was a drive thru. 4. Palo Alto was 'Davenport'. Carrs pet store at the beginning of Castro Street was where me and my dad would always go to buy chicken feed for our chickens. This is very important to me I am trying to locate my father who I have never met and I think he may have worked at one of these places. My daughter and her friends hang out at the In-n-Out burger on Grant or at our local smoothie places. Mountain Mike's Pizza Fabric store in the Purity Market building (Later torn down) I cannot believe I am reading this article still. Miramonte School. Andy's Chinese was the best place for Chinese on Castro. Where the loop is now. old Mountain View High School I remember the pre Gemco store named White something, was it White Castle? --Tim May, You can see some of the past if you go up the Parking structure off Castro. I lived in Sunnyvale and San Jose for quite a few years. Fiesta Bowl in Palo Alto/The Hotel was the Cabana Hyatt house where the Beatles stayed (now the Crowne Plaza). Camino. I remember when they opened up Fro Yo at that shopping center, when Safeway was Brentwood market and opened into a liquor store, there was a deli next store called Feinshmeckers? It was also interesting to see that 1984 W. El Camino was once a Holiday Inn. It was sooo easy to cut classes back then some of my friends volunteered there and always signed anyone sick. And the "Generic Hamburger Stand" in the old Der Weinerschnitzel (which became Weinerschnitzel again after the generic place closed). The park behind the high school were we cut classes all the time. 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. Thanks for any insight! 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! Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. Just a few things I didn't see mentioned. 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'. I left the area in 1986 and moved to the Santa Cruz/Aptos area, with only occasional visits. 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. My parents work for the Government Telecommunication Co. GTE. "Continental market" was at the old safeway on california/San Antonio road. 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). 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. it used to be. Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. Linda's drive-in had the BEST hamburgers (Parisian burger) and fries in town. On El Camino near Mathilda was this huge langendorff bread sign that sliced bread of buttered the slice. Who remembers Frankie, Johnnie and luigo too, before major expansion, on Friday and Saturday nights the line to get was so long. VIEW HISTORICAL SPOTS IT TIME TO MOVE ON. St James Infirmary. OJ Cooper school. Go Eagles! A butcher shop was where Red Rock Coffee Co. is now. Linda's and the Red Barn Now, did anyone mention Frankie Johnnie & Luigi Too!? Jerry Reed(1937-2008) was a country music singer, songwriter, and actor, who specialized in a variety of novelty numbers. 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. It was off of Castro Street by the RR Tracks near the alley. The Foothill Owl mascot used to reside in the highway school tower. View High in 87. a fruit/vegetable stand. As a kid my friends and I would like to knock on the windows and aggrevate them. The Emporium on El Camino and Sylvan There also was Handyman hardware store where Radio Shack is today. The parks would take us on a tour to the downtown firehouse and police station where we got to slide down the firepole! The Old Mill had that Upstart Crow Bookstore and (I think) the "Jumping Frog," a dance place where I saw a full sized 1940s style dance band one night. Even our long time neighbors can't recall the name. There was an underpass that allowed children to go beneath the busy road to get to school. There was no parking garage. There's a Residence Inn there now. The Army Surplus store on San Antonio was a cool place to find war fashion and boots. Mayfield Mall, Old Mill, Rhodes department store. It was later disclosed that this was one of two centers where the US controlled their defense satellites, and downloaded intelligence. Someone said that Linda's sold horse meat burgers. Creek Place Cuisine. Had a friend that called and asked me the name of the furniture store and I have forgotten. Thanks for any reply, O'Malley's Sports Pub (under that name) isn't quite three years old according to Elena Kadavny's blog post on this website, reporting the sale, remodeling, and renaming of what for some years had been Francesca's. "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and "Walgreens" are still the same NO Flashlights!!! And our wonderful married life started in a beautiful and wonderful place named Mountain View CA and Moffett Field Naval Air Station! The inside was as cool as the outside. Her father, Frank and his wife Sara brought into the world, her brother, Charles (1913), and sisters, Doris (Laurie/1912), Elva (Kankel/1917) and Barbara (Welch/1920) all preceeded her in death and all graduated from Mtn. Theatre is now standing. When MVHS was still on Castro St. Could hear the Friday nite football games from where I lived. I am not sure it was called Food Fair was down 3 or 4 blocks. Thanks for the memories people. Organization Address: 1089 Mission St. San Francisco, California 94109. (Jason Williams) I remember the Weinerschnitzel on Castro St. Is Mountain View better or worse without it? My friends worked at the movie theater and some also worked at Village Host a pizza place in downtown. I was a kid here in the 1960's, My family moved here in 59. They were just fantastic. Drinking suicides through red licorice as our straw. The King of Clubs was a big Navy bar and we used to go to Denny's across the street. We lived in a trailer park just going north on 101 from the main gate at Moffett. The first 2 years of St. Joseph's School were held in the old classrooms of at what is now St. Francis High School. $908,224. Carr's Pet Shop. Central Expressway stopped at Castro. 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?? Chuck's Cellar on El Camino near San Antonio. How well I remember the Town Club! Now it is El Charro's Mexican Restauraunt. No one can remember them, but they were great for the time when I was young. that machine that cheapie simple stuff was really expensive back 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. Location. The Variety Store at Blossom Valley had a great big neon sign (at least I think it was neon.) From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org After the station was gone. Mountain View had that," Small Town USA " feel . organizations filed purposes: st. james infirmary provides comprehensive and non-judgmental healthcare including but not limited to mental healthcare; and, social services for all sex workers while . (Probably "Looking Back") everything I knew is gone. I did like the St. John's Infirmary, on the Moffatt Field side of the railroad tracks. Linda's on El Camino was the place to go for lunch Paresean burgers $.25 I don't know when or why they would use it, maybe as a backup? 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. The house prices went up, $450,000. Later years the Poblanita restaurant on Castro for the Milanesa, yummy! Boy, talk about kids in a candy store. In 1971, Linda Ronstadt played The Cellar with Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley who soon formed The Eagles. really had an attitude and only helped the people they wanted to. The mall with Sears and JC Penney was San Antonio Shooping Center on the corner of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road, across the street from what was Tower Records. You are correct Emporium, I used to shop there all the time. Target and where the DMV used to be and is now a truck driver training school. I used to love to go in there and watch the monkeys and dream about having one of my own. Gregg's Pharmacy View since 1992I live on the East Coast now. I can't think of anything to add to the list, and it sure brought back memories. My dad worked in the telephone company central office at Hope & Dana streets in the '60s and '70s. The Handyman store on Grant road and is where Silicon Valley essentially started. United States Phone Number: (415) 554-8494 (Main Phone Number) (415) 554-8444 (Domestic Fax) Website: Main Website Facebook E-mail: [email protected] (Main Email) Hours: Not available . The high school games at Foothill and how exciting it was and still is being in Mountain View. That location is now a Hampton Inn. I also briefly had a place in your fair city. There was the I Magnin store where the Medical Center is now at 85 & El Camino. Dave Fisher In the 60's on the corner of Middlefield Road and Moffett Blvd. Didn't like La Poblanita 'cause I got sick once after eating there. and saw a ton of great kid movies there in my pajamas! Frankie Johnnies & Luigi's on El Camino was/is the best place for a pizza Thank you for that :) It began to boom in the 90s and is now a destination. calls to this department. Wow, who've thunk back in 1975? they were the "reject" cookies, but as kids, we didn't care if it was missing a corner or had a funky shape, as long as the cookie was warm and melted in your mouth. I use to walk over to buy cookies there too. The Dublin Inn on Middlefield and Rengstorff The Golden Wok was good too, but suddenly closed and never reopened. We had to say indoors and make sure cars were in covered parking. I will give you a pass on that since you are a Welcome to THE VINTAGE MOUNTAIN VIEW SHOP, your one-stop shop for apparel and gift items commemorating long-gone spots in and around Mountain View, California! View.. St. JAMES Infirmary was the name of the dive on Moffett with Muffler Guy and Wonder Woman. Ferry Morse Seed Company There was an unfinished furniture place called Decor on El Monte near El Camino Rl that became Office Depot. Who knew those daily landings for about an hour would go away along with the base. 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. The recreation department was second to none. 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? 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. Terms of Use Qui Hing Low and Andy's best chinese food ever! He liked my sister, but never gave my friend and I candy if we came by ourselves. I remember the big white-and-red sign very well. 4. Thank you, this is definitely the place I remembered along 237 (The Beer Garden) but I'd forgotten about the old date palm. It later moved to El Camino and lost an "l" to become Pontilo's. Does anyone else remember playing at the little playground there before the movie started? 1998 -Arson fire destroys St. James Infirmary, a popular bar and grill that opened in 1967. We lived on Cornelia Ct., and I attended Bubb School for the 4th - 6th grades when we moved back to Green Bay, Wi. Are you thinking of White Front in Sunnyvale by Toys R Us. ----Great Western Savings/Home Savings/ Westwood Childcare Center Charlie. My 'Tiny Tots' (preschool) was at the Adobe Building where we would take walks holding onto a rope to cross the Expressway! And who remembers Rod Martin karate studios on El Camino near the San Antonio shopping center? I had only been here for a day or two. The old building was seen on the right of the road heading towards Milpitas. There are a few holes. There was a huge barrel of pickles there does anyone remember that? I remember the A&W chain next to the Social Service Agency. A man named Chester F. Awalt donated 40 acres of orchard land to MVLA High School District for a much needed third high school; they named the school Chester F. Awalt HS. Also, Chef Chu's nearby, my first exposure to high-end Chinese food. Karen, I graduated from Mtn. We left the Navy in 1955 after John made two nine month cruises on the Princeton. Bullfarbers ? In 1999 we took a nostalgia trip back to San Francisco and Mtn View and then on to San Diego. The "shoreline house" was actually the home of Henry Rengstorff. And across the street where Longs Drugs/Starbucks/Blockbuster is was a lumber yard/home improvement type of place, forgot the name. Also, I remember the Copper Penny a big A-frame restaurant near But thier pie always worth it. Togo's was great, but I am not sure if it was toward Palo Alto or not. The redwood in front of city hall wasn't merely damaged, but actually accidentally cut down and then someone said "whoops!" View, where Google is now, I had some classmate that lived out there and back then it was dirt roads and chicken coops. Such great memories. And great memories. Remember Freeman - Sondgroth paving, where Old Mill was built (and eventually razed) I have lived in Mountain View since 1977 and this is what I remember: There was a night club called The Infirmary lots of fun. Fond memories of Palm Plaza buying candy there on days we walked to church, buying comic books once a week at store on Miramonte? My Mother, brothers, and I moved to Mtn. came in and told them they could not sell food or drinks. got that right and Commodore is not more. Linda's was my favorite place for take-out as a child (I LOVED the tator tots!) Amazons live to be 50~60 years so he may still be alive. I could go on. wow I forgot about some of the places listed above. Does anyone remember the name of this bakery? It has the peanut shells on the floor and it was a great singles dive. Then there was over where the medical center is the Emporium clothes Being able to walk the store aisles when the store was closed and no one else was there :). They had a neat fish tank inside. 1) Playing park league flag football in the 3rd grade and getting knocked out cold on a kick off by a "BIG" kid named Rudy. I don't think this service lasted long. Went to MVHS when it was on Castro St. Frequented San Antonio shopping center, mayfield mall and old mill. I think everyone attended some sort of function there at some point in their lives. The tree reminded me of home (Florida beaches now it's illegal to grow them in my Florida city). despite the rude owners great sushi. for me. Grew up in Los Altos in the 60s-90s. Imperial Gardens even had a water wheel going in their back yard. I bought a hamster for my kids there. It was crazy but totally fun!! It started when high tech (ie computers) hit the area. St James Infirmary's headquarters are located at 730 Polk St Fl 4, San Francisco, California, 94109, United States What is St James . My friend lived very close. You could buy tires from a tire dealer in the middle of downtown Castro Street (about where Don Giovanni's is I think.) now sits. My parents owned the store with my father's cousin and wife. Mountain View was obviously a bigger success.) I was born and raised in Mtn. I lived in Mtn. I used to work at Andys Chinese Restaurant while I was in high school. Privacy Policy 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." Der Wienerscnitzel, Harry's Hofbrau (best place EVER) His GF dies, which leads him to tell us how great he is and then plan his own funeral.. I remember 4th of July at Rengstorff Park with fireworks. Mayfield Mall with the Grayhound station next to it became HP, and will now become more housing, the original San Antonio mall with Menu Tree (what a great place to eat), the little water fountains and a Woolworths where BevMo is now. I think the globe on the building came from '39 or '40 worlds fair(s), but don't quote me on that. Mountain View Hight was located in downtown M.V. Thanks again:). !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. 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. When Pacific Press was still in town. Went to Crittenden in the 80's, Graduated from Los ALtos High. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. 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