I worked at the Sav-Mor food store on Calderon an Church for about 5 years, along with my Brother. But thier pie always worth it. It was a hofbrau or road stop kind of place. Waitresses in shorts; orders placed in car windows, fantastic. 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. There was also Fargo's Pizza at the Old Mill. Then there was over where the medical center is the Emporium clothes Great town to start a career in Semiconductors. Primary Menu Newsroom; Public Meetings; About HCAI; Subscribe; Careers; Log In; Scroll navigation Left Building Safety & Finance. The only electric signal lights were on El Camino Real. This my wife's quest and wants to know where he went. We ate at Ken's House of Pancake's (apple pancakes! Gardens and water wheels inside the mall. that place but it was short-lived. Speaking of burgers, Hobees when it started in the 70s (?) the best in Palo Alto. History. 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. It later moved to El Camino and lost an "l" to become Pontilo's. This was the Bay Area bar and grill that burned down in the 90s. What a great time! Served with from San Diego, CA. He moved his business and family out of state in 2001. The Kaiser bldg was a shopping center with a grocery store Lucky and the best bakery. Before it was torn down, did the community come out to stop development, like they did for the Milk Pail? My sister made one big donut with the leftover dough at the end of the shift and would bring it to the parties in a big pink box. Right next door was a large building, light blue and cube-shaped without windows or features of any kind other than a US Air Force sign on top. Even Wonder Woman couldn't save the place (or herself). She made donuts with leftover dough the size of bike tires. ----Woolworth's/Wells Fargo Bank/ Long's Drug Store It was a great time but I grew up and moved to other places for my career. I forgot something! Please if any one has any thing that could help I would appreciate it. I lived in Mtn. Here are the places that I remember on Castro Street: Hello Father, we would sayHello boys..his response..Keep the memories coming . -Mountain View High School was on Castro Street. 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. And the Navy was the major employer of the city, at least when I was in elementary school. Remember St. Johns on Moffett? Payless/Albertsons was on Grant road and had great garlic bread. I have seen several of those trees over the years and they werent accurate as far as the 1950s and 60's are concerned Hewlett/Packard and Varian werent on one of them which indicated the authors lack of knowledge and research efforts. Even our long time neighbors can't recall the name. Little violets that filled the back shady patio if the landlord was slow to mow. Spectra Physics Lasers started up 1961 in Mt. Landell's Elementary. There was an unfinished furniture place called Decor on El Monte near El Camino Rl that became Office Depot. I've recently moved here from Louisiana, married, and bought a lil condo. I've spent my lunch hour - and beyond - catching up on the memories and history of the city I now call home. Had a fun summer vacation visiting my dad and his partner, they owned At corner of Castro/El Camino where Wash. Mutual located, Mancini Motor (Chrysler Dealer)had world globe on a top of round column, that column with globe came from Treasure Island World Fair in 1930's. 20 planes about 2 minutes apart, talk about noise pollution. My friends worked at the movie theater and some also worked at Village Host a pizza place in downtown. 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. You are correct Emporium, I used to shop there all the time. Does anyone remember the name of this place? 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 remember the following I thought this place was absolutely perfect and much better than Redding, where I had just come from! Anyone remember the Hell Angels' moving into the house on 237 and then filming in parts of Mountain View and Sunnyvale? Calif. street was still 2 lanes, too. Advertising Info They had a neat fish tank inside. Hello California! Hello. Los Gatos and Mountain View have SV's best downtowns IMO. I helped the owner fix his truck once. This was before 237 was an expressway. My sister worked at Handy Man and also payless donuts. Growing up near Blossom Valley and St Francis high school I have some great memories of the annual Western Roundup/Carnival St Francis put on. 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 remember Carr's Pet Store. Is this bakery still in existance? were really arrogant and unhelpful probably one of the reasons Apple Makes me hungry just thinking about it. I have lived in Mountain View since the mid 70's. Mtn View Dolphins swim team, coaches Sehlmeyer, Perry, and Bosmans. St James Infirmary Health & Welfare Clinics Website 22 YEARS IN BUSINESS (415) 554-8494 730 Polk St San Francisco, CA 94109 CLOSED NOW Showing 1-1 of 1 Map View Places Near Mountain View, CA with St James Infirmary Los Altos (3 miles) Sunnyvale (5 miles) Palo Alto (8 miles) Cupertino (8 miles) Stanford (8 miles) Alviso (10 miles) The Togos have moved around and changed a lot, but Togos used to be really great. Thrifty's at the San Antonio Shopping Center for ice creams That furniture place on El Monte/El Camino that sold unfinished pine furniture became Office Max? "The Rumpus Room" (I shot the 8-ball in on the break on New Year's Eve!). Cruising between Johnny Macs and Spiveys drive Inns on the El Get introduced. This is a used 40 year old t-shirt, it isn't in mint condition. calls to this department. I have happier memories of seeing movies at the Monte Vista drive-in near Mancini Motors' tower and globe. I found a few shell beads and many small shells from their food scavenging at the bay. Never dreamed of planes before or since, despite having been a sky diver and knowing well of the Blue Angels. Graham middle school is known as Graham junior high. The train to Santa Cruz rail bed is a jogging trail now. Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic. View. And our wonderful married life started in a beautiful and wonderful place named Mountain View CA and Moffett Field Naval Air Station! Truly a classic '70s dive. There was also a Kelly's at Stanford Shopping Center before it went so upscale. Foster freeze was my go to for French fries and fried burritos and shakes. I've lived in the neighborhood since 1967. The movie theater was pretty small.I recall we usually chose the Varsity Theater up in Palo Alto over the small MV theater. I remember the pre Gemco store named White something, was it White Castle? Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. 85 was Central Expressway The Tower Records in Mountain View is the only one I have been to that had an actual bookstore. The California Street area and Cuesta Park has become a gang area. I ALWAYS START WITH THE SURROUNDING TOWNS TOO.. THEN WORK DOWN TO MTN VIEW.. Double Rainbow was the ice cream place 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. We would order the largest pie,and all the drinks refilled over and over again. Ctr) and St. James Infirmary (Moffett Blvd) with my friends back in the late 70's to mid 80's era. There was no parking garage. Belmont 96-2002 Obituaries, Send News Tips and it was the Mountain View Eagles. Only after it became a mainstream cliche did the various after-the-fact suppositions and misconceptions begin, wrongly associating the term's origin to this region's far longer history of technology firms, already underway by the 1930s (long before not just the semiconductor industry, but other technology firms such as Hewlett-Packard, which some people, especially around Palo Alto, like to conflate today with "silicon valley" origins). Open fields around the neighborhood were great places for playing baseball and hide and seek. I also remember the spooky old house standing alone somewhere along Shoreline, even after the golf course was set up. The mall was great off of, I believe Covington Rd. I remember the Balkan Village with its Greek themed architecture. Where the amp. Anyone remember the Community School of Music on California street. And regrettably been here ever since. DO YOU REMEMBER SHAWS, EL ZARAPE, CHEZ YVONNE, RUMPUS ROOM, WAGON WHEEL, ANDY'S CHINESE REST, CLINTS, SPIVEYS, ST JAMES INFIRMERY, CHUCKS OF HAWAII SOME REALLY FAMOUS SINGERS SHOWED UP THERE.. There are a lot of restaurants that I remember. A Palo Alto Co-op store was on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino. Walking miles to the nearest 7-11 past St Francis for slurpees. And I remember the candy store at the Old Mill. It was officially opened by Portfolio Minister . The public library on Franklin Street, where Miss Marion the Librarian and Miss Meta Antisdell were like surrogate parents to me. I just don't know the name of it. Update Organization . Their ad every Tuesday on the back page of the PA Times. The Eagle was simply left at the old MV High football field. go. The Army Surplus store on San Antonio was a cool place to find war fashion and boots. Star & Bar gas station? GTE's greatly reduced operation was moved to Santa Clara a few years ago. St James Infirmary . - "Castro" CalTrain station at Rengstorff Mountain View in the vintage 70's and 80's years was a haven. It had a big room full of mechanical switching relays which were constantly clicking. I do however have two clear memories of this period. Bicycles wagons all sorts of things hanging on the walls. The St. James Infirmary is located about 5 minutes drive from downtown Montego Bay. disgusting, particularly the ones on Terminal Ave that went without And the "Generic Hamburger Stand" in the old Der Weinerschnitzel (which became Weinerschnitzel again after the generic place closed). View was 'Yorkshire' and all numbers began YO7-xxxx. My kindergarden classroom was the 1st near the entrance, I remember feeling excited and part of an elite school that invested in Apple computers. Approximately 40 residents of the St. James Infirmary are now able to occupy the new $45-million male ward that was built at the facility in Albion, Montego Bay. fatality. It was full of inexpensive children's toys and candy, and had this amazing candy smell that I still remember to this day. Our Mom would send us to Hap's Grocery on Calderon with a quarter to buy a loaf of bread and tell us to keep the change! There were dozens of Dept of Defense contractors in the general area including Raytheon, doing radar research and production, and Singer, doing flight simulators. I went to school with their children "military brats". The entire street, except for the scattering of bars and Chinese restaurants was vacant in the late 70's and 80's. 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. "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and "Walgreens" are still the same ma, When my kids were small, the biggest thrill for them was hearing the music and seeing the ice cream truck come down our street. That mall was a flop from Day One and has since been sort-of-converted back into something else. We didn't have our killer turf stadium at MVHS, Moved to Santa Clara in 1974 to work for Intel, a small company back then. Mtn. Tire Store And Mountain View Surplus where I used to get my blue jeans and blue I live in Florida now, but I keep checking this on-going trip down memory lane. Fremont Fire Dist. When I was pregnant a few years back, I had a sudden craving for these cookies from my childhood! The hobby shop was really packed on weekends from 1966-1968. I live on the East Coast now, 35yrs. I wonder what businesses we have today are worth fighting for. I think the Angels had several social functions there. That location is now a Hampton Inn. . 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 Bank of America where it used to be next to that tire store, and is now a sushi restaurant in front (if you go inside and look at the floor, you'll still see the original mosaic flooring at the entrance), the Asian supermarket being some sort of drug store? Shop for canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, and more. All the neighbors would then come out and talk. Lots of fruit trees on ElCamino. And don't forget the Camino Bowl, a great place to go bowling before it got torn down and replaced with businesses/condo units. The persimmon tree in "our" front yard and the people who would drive up and try to strip the fruit. El Chico's Italian was on El Camino to the south. The downtown was 2 narrow lanes with no parking and there was nothing going yes,st. I loved the moffett drive-in. I Shoreline Avenue was called Bailey Avenue As a kid my friends and I would like to knock on the windows and aggrevate them. The grocery store at the Palm Plaza was for years called Bee Foods. I will give you a pass on that since you are a Middlefield Mall I don't know when or why they would use it, maybe as a backup? Home & Real Estate I spend a lot of time and money in Mountain View, used to live there The Japanese teppan place I was trying to think of was called Shogun, on El Camino west of San Antonio. -Housing was affordable and the city was considered working class. 13" screen with rabbit ears. It was Treasury for a while, and Drug Barn, now vacant. I frequented it in the mid 90s. The Bowling alley was/is called El Camino bowl ( I hung out there a lot from age 10 to 19) Thank you anyone and everyone for any info. hundreds of cows. My first job was at Menu Tree and after that I worked at Gemco. Many people used the train in those days to commute to "The City (San Francisco)". Red Barn for a Barnbuster It's not still there, is it? TV was black and white till them Central Expressway stopped at Castro. On California there was a Best (Service Merchandise?) own bread, and sold beers at least in the old Palo Alto place on Meadow. Walking to the pet shop by the laundry where the lpressing shirts would wave at us. Those were the days !!!! The school was later used as the temporary site for Foothill College until it opened in 1961. Food Fair where Harrys Hofbrau is. 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. 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. Two a&w's in town (frequented the one on el CAMINO air) What a place to hang-out in the 40's. It was located off Middlefield near Ellis Street. 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. I'd appreciate some help. -The Mayfiled Mall "site" was actually Mayfield Mall They would have this giant table with holes in it, and you would roll a ball and make bets where the ball would stop and then you would win whatever amount it landed on if you had that same bet. baseball league teams and games. Other notable Mt. look like in 30 years? 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." JoAnn Fabrics was called New York Fabrics. View. 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. I just remembered "The Menu Tree" Does anybody remember The Menu Tree? I took a part time job at Knight's Drugstore at the soda fountain, having my 18th birthday celebrated there with wonderful fellow employees. ***. I lived there from the '50s thru to 1984. 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 . The original Emporium at Stanford was taken over by Bloomingdales. Does anyone remember the name of the diner on the lower level of the Mall? Go Eagles and Keep the Faith Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. 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. And to this very day, Prince's music reminds me of how happy I was to have discovered Mountain View! Downtown Mtn View was a vital business district for everyone. (After returning from two rainy years near Portland, a few times. despite the rude owners great sushi. I know this is incorrect. 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