View- was also a mailman there for a couple of years in late 60's. Rite Aid was called Thrifty then Payless with Alpha Beta Gocery Store next door. Who remembers Frankie, Johnnie and luigo too, before major expansion, on Friday and Saturday nights the line to get was so long. This used to be my playgournd. There was no Shoreline Park. You could get a hamburger for 39 cents. At the little mall with the hobby store upstairs they used to decorate extensively for Christmas. They are planning to move soon to San Jose area. I always loved Frankie Johnnie and Luigi too. Magical Mountain View [looking back--] in downtown Castro, where the landmarks have shifted dramatically!). The mall where the Crossings is now was The Old Mill. Embarcadero Media Double Rainbow was the ice cream place We used to go to the Mexican Restaurant there that was in the middle of the mall (La Posada???) entrusted to live and work for such a with-it city? Dear Community, It has been quite an exciting year full of activism and progress toward the full realization of sex worker rights. - The constant drone of P-3 Orion aircraft overhead Camino Bowling Alley was near Bob's Big Boy on El Camino Real. My 'Tiny Tots' (preschool) was at the Adobe Building where we would take walks holding onto a rope to cross the Expressway! They Then the City I was a Mt. I loved going with my family to the Drive-In at the corner of Grant and El Camino (hard to imagine a drive-in on that corner!!!) that place but it was short-lived. Alot of great memories, thank for the thread. Not just the Gemco in Mountain View, but all the stores in the Gemco chain across California were bought out by Target. They had a neat stairway with upper level seating. Today, my Aunt, Betty Todd (deCurtoni) passed away at the age of 84. 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. Most neighborhood streets were without roundabouts (as they are now) And Mountain View Surplus where I used to get my blue jeans and blue Rexall drugs was our downtown drugstore. Thanks for the recap Charlie. It was known to be Mountain View High School's teachers watering hole. Blue Sky Cafe - vegetarian restaurant in a wooden cottage west of Castro. I moved to San Jose, CA in June of 1984. When MVHS was still on Castro St. Could hear the Friday nite football games from where I lived. The Super Duper Grocery store and the Rexall Drugs and the Barbershop rounded out the corner of Rengstorff and Centeral Expressway (Alma St originally). It was a hofbrau or road stop kind of place. It's amazing how many good book stores we had back then. Stig's Bakery There were a lot of Country Stores throughout the bay area, little shops. Cost Plus? . 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. I used to go to the menu tree for a bite to eat. The grocery store in same center was my "pac man " destination. My mom was a single mother of 4 and she was able to afford to feed all of us occasionally at the Menu Tree and Bobs Big Boy. 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. So, you see, we talked about earthquakes, but the real unexpected danger, now thankfully past, was nuclear attack. the Diamond Ranch Market in 1970 until 1971, as mentioned above, I won't be going back . It was good but expensive, but worth it. Here are the places that I remember on Castro Street: They were just fantastic. I didn't care much for the place, but but others are not Fairchild, Atari, National Semi, Intel All these parts but no real use until the computer, more jobs more people. It started when high tech (ie computers) hit the area. Mountain View Library centennial celebration 1905-2005 My sisters all worked at the Weinershnizel at the corner of Castro/California. Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. Mountain View was home to the St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill. 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. They had the best selection of cheesecakes Fond memories of Palm Plaza buying candy there on days we walked to church, buying comic books once a week at store on Miramonte? -----Brentwood Grocery Store/Safeway Still had the bumper sticker "Can't read? There was a motorcycle suspension shop on Leghorn called Simon's it later morphed into Roxshox. Lots of good memories there 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! Many people used the train in those days to commute to "The City (San Francisco)". 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. I remember the Menu Treeall you can eat. The only other big event was the art and wine festival and a chinatown. Speaking of burgers, Hobees when it started in the 70s (?) Such great memories. I think that space is now occupied by a Chinese restaurant. View High. I also remember another Japanese restaurant on El Camino west of San Antonio that did teppan style (similar to Benihana). 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. Calif. street was still 2 lanes, too. I also remember the spooky old house standing alone somewhere along Shoreline, even after the golf course was set up. The tree reminded me of home (Florida beaches now it's illegal to grow them in my Florida city). A&W near the corner with Castro. Ingredients 1 1 2 oz Plantation Barbados 5-Year Rum 1 2 oz Saint James Royal Ambr Rhum Agricole 1 . and blue workshirts. Original post made by Richard Gambatese, Old Mountain View, on Feb 6, 2009 I was a couselor at the Mt.View Methadone Clinic which was in the County Building at the intersection of Stirlin Rd and Moffett Blvd. store. Bubb Elementary School opened without asphalt pavement. Wasn't Handyman over there near the Oasis Laundry and what used to be A search for "Dublin Inn" gave just a pointer to a late-2015 comment earlier on this same recollections page, signed by one Bill242 (same Bill who just asked? where the Albertson's was. Loved that park. Thanks for taking me on a trip down memory lane! I remember the big white-and-red sign very well. Thanks for any pet related recollections you may have. We'd also get lunch at Weinerschniztel (at the corner of Castro and California). Ferry Morse Seed Company The "shoreline house" was actually the home of Henry Rengstorff. Best hamburgers in the south bay. Central Expressway was two lanes a dirt road with no lights. Location. net assets. How well I remember the Town Club! St. James Infirmary Mountain View, CA. I would hope it still exists in someones attic and wasnt destroyed. . We are peer based occupational health and safety clinic for current and former sex workers - we. San Antonio Hobby Shop --four locations till it closed in '05 The first job I ever had was scooping ice cream in THAT Thrifty's Drugs, when cones were 5, 10, & 15 cents. ( In door food court ) Thank you anyone and everyone for any info. There was Mervyns in San Antonio Shopping Center, and the Time HOWEVER, whoever, and I used to know the name because I used to call I can remember the name. Thanks to all your memories of place & business names I had forgotten. I see from maps now there is a pocket park on Sierra Vista by Middlefield. The original Mountain View location has always been better than the recent chain locations IMO. View High in 1965 go Eagles memoriesAndy's Chinese rest.,Linda's , drive in theater, dog city, Mayfield mall, soooo long ago. 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. You could bring your empty bottles and get them filled. 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. Apt. In the 80's The Moffett Drive In was our cheap entertainment. Echos of Don Sherwood and Superfrog live on in Maine. However, I have not found anyone who remembers the name of the company and when they closed it no one seems to know where they went or if they just went out of business. One was missed ( or was not that important) The Akron store on El Camino and San Antonio, the Wherehouse replaced it. The Indian lady who started that was a visionary, it I remember visiting it during a shadowing exercise as a student at Crittenden. Feinschmuckers Deli, remember Best products store. That location is now a Hampton Inn. Went into Intel before D2, their first modern Fab area was built--have been to all Intl site in western part of US, Oregon, New Mex, Ariz. I only lived in Mtn. View. There were contests at all the night spots and tons of costume shops in and around the areas. . 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? A family run business- all their first names started with "D" Dean, Don, Dale, Dennis, etc their last name was Steinke. View high. I had only been here for a day or two. Does anyone remember the name of this bakery? There are many more places I can talk about while I lived in the area. The restrooms in the parks are 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). I graduated from Mtn. Spiveys was in the shopping center too. Ken's House of Pancakes on El Camino Real (great for breakfast) Another place I have enjoyed is Tony and Alba's Pizza. St. James Infirmary with Wonder Woman on Moffett Blvd, and the Cottage, and nobody has mentioned Andy's, the best Chinese food in town. 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. Mountain View was obviously a bigger success.) My grandmother and stepmother both worked at Liberty House in the San Antonio Shopping Center, and the Menu Tree was the best place ever ever ever (besides the fantastic Hobby Shop). The movie theater may have stuck around a little longer than the mall. Original post made by Richard Gambatese, Old Mountain View, on Feb 6, 2009 I was a couselor at the Mt.View Methadone Clinic which was in the County Building at the intersection of Stirlin Rd and Moffett Blvd. Great funky atmosphere, too. Too many memories to mention. I think with the aging of the baby boomer generation, the place has gentrified into a lot of expensive condos. El Zarape, Qui Hing Low, Fosters hamburgers, the original "Big Mac" at Johnny Macs, Lindas, The Red Barn, the Sylvania pit, . - El Camino Real was just 2 lanes each way in places, some blocks lacking sidewalks, some with diagonal parking Back over across Linda's was great ( I know the recipe for their sauce!) or his father? Ate at the Chez Yvonne many times at 1854 W. El Camino. I saw "Purple Rain" at the movies that weekend. My friend lived very close. Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. 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. We lived in a trailer park just going north on 101 from the main gate at Moffett. Write now for free help" that Herb Caen's column had mentioned when I had lived in Santa Cruz. Linda's on El Camino was the place to go for lunch Paresean burgers $.25 Circulation & Delivery 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. So, though I now live about 50 miles away, downtown MV has become a kind of Mecca for me. I helped the owner fix his truck once. Directions Advertisement. The wait to eat inside is a little much, though. Across the street on Evelyn (which was a dirt road in places) was Ferry-Morse, but HP more recently occupied the site. He liked my sister, but never gave my friend and I candy if we came by ourselves. fatality. View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. I forgot Roger and Chez Yvonne restaurant on ECR at El Monte.. nd the 88 cent store instead of 967 or 96whatever it was YOrkshire and there were still party lines To answer Lee's question from Aug 13th, according to the book "Milestones - a History of Mountain View" the Old Mill's water wheel was removed in 1988 and then the mall was demolished by the mid 90's to make way for the Crossings development. I of course remember: the hobby store near The Menu Tree, the Pacific Stereo/Sound Goods down San Antonio (which had in the 1950s been the site of Shockley Semiconductor), Tower Records, Best Products, the fabric store next door (because an old girlfriend used to buy fabrics there), the shopping center with the water wheel and gardens inside (saw "Animal House" there in 1978), Gemello's Winery off of ECR, the Heidelberg Beer Garden where some high tech buildings are now located (Daisy Systems, now Synopsis, I think), Eddy's Sport Shop (where I bought some nice guns), and the first Byte Shop, a few doors down from Frankie, Johnny and Luigi and also from Mel Cotton's Sporting Goods. Went there many times in the 1975-80 period. where Rengstoff and El Camino split off with El Monte .. that was a dirt Some of the best people and food ever. 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 . I once got to see the inside of the Mancini house because a friend of a friend lived there. Amazons live to be 50~60 years so he may still be alive. I do not know what the atmosphere is now. It used to be called the Dublin Inn as I recall from 50's, 60's and later. 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. it used to be. I've lived in the neighborhood since 1967. My dad worked in the telephone company central office at Hope & Dana streets in the '60s and '70s. I have lived in Mountain View since the mid 70's. Remember???? The only hardware/nursery store was on the north side of the tracks, on Castro Street. I made it clear that I wasn't interested. Get used to it. I remember the cookie factory well. It was also interesting to see that 1984 W. El Camino was once a Holiday Inn. First I rented in a duplex on Sierra Vista: every year.GO EAGLES. The Huntingdon Apts $125 a month rent now And great memories. We went to Mass at St Joseph Church and it had not changed one bit. 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. Bay Meadows was fantastic right next door in San Mateo; won 21 to 1 odds on Bridgetwister!!! I've recently moved here from Louisiana, married, and bought a lil condo. St James Infirmary Moffett Blvd and Mariner Dr Mountain View Alas. Left in 68 to join the USMC. Gas was cheap, crime was low and we had a blast growing up there. Frankie Johnnies & Luigi's on El Camino was/is the best place for a pizza Oh the perils of middle age, ugh! San Francisco, California, United States. Try to find a gun shop in Mountain View today. When I'm visiting friends in the area, we often end up on Castro Street for meals. Worked at A & W for school credit in 1974 and 1975 for MVHS then after graduation moved to San Jose/Los Gatos area joined US Navy and retired.Live in MS now, Let's not forget when the Hells Angels Visited this little town Carr's Pet Shop. A movie theater, not much else. Whenever the free time I always like to revisit entire areas and scenes. It had sawdust and peanut shells on the floor, and a giant Wonder Woman statue. The high school games at Foothill and how exciting it was and still is being in Mountain View. The Chinese market on Castro street was a pharmacy/rite aid type store. The Jewell Tea Co. brought groceries right to your door without the Internet. The school dances and alot of fights in the year 1970. We'd see it on the right side of the road when we drove from Mountain View to Alviso or Milpitas. This my wife's quest and wants to know where he went. What about driving through The Milk Pail at the corner of San Antonio and California to get your daily dairy? ST. JAMES INFIRMARY Hospitals and Health Care San Francisco, California 403 followers It is our mission to meet the needs of people engaged in the sex trade through advocacy, direct services . Remember Gregg's Pharmacy and Los Altos Travel at the current Bossom Valley Shopping Center? The lot at Moffett and Middlefield held the temporary library while the one downtown was being rebuilt. Before it was torn down, did the community come out to stop development, like they did for the Milk Pail? Mt View in the 60-70's was the best the MV Eagles ruled Linda's on El Camino was the place to go for lunch Paresean burgers $.25 The copper penny Middlefield Mall Thrifty's at the San Antonio Shopping Center for ice creams Super Duper market at central and Rengstorff Red Barn for a Barnbuster Music Store I can't think of anything to add to the list, and it sure brought back memories. -Housing was affordable and the city was considered working class. That place was great too. My friends worked at the movie theater and some also worked at Village Host a pizza place in downtown. "Our" red painted wood duplex and the big empty field inside the block disappeared when the block "went condo" (in '76?). i remember mayfield mall, with jc penneys and world mart. Does anyone remember the Old Plantation restaurant, just off El Camino, on the Los Altos side of San Antonio Rd? It was more laid back and had more friendly and fewer conceited image conscious people. But can anyone please help me remember the name of the pre-school on San Ramon Ave. where The Fountains retirement community is built. Rhodes had midnight madness sales. Where the loop is now. There was a night club called The Infirmary lots of fun. Privacy Policy Those days of MV being a quiet, bucolic suburb are over. For the longest time on ECR (80's) there was a great little store selling seat covers (I think it was near Castro). 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. 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. 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. You could buy fresh ravioli at the old State Street Deli on Castro and State. (0.37 mi) Plaza Resort Club Hotel (0.21 mi) Legacy Vacation Club Reno Studio Suite, SUNDAY Check-In (0.23 mi) Stunning Views On Riverwalk Wow Factor 1BR 2BA (0.21 mi) Legacy Vacation Resort Reno; View all hotels near St. James Infirmary on Tripadvisor I remember seeing the Exorcist with my girlfriend at the time in the View Have read every entry and look forward to reading more : ). One was on ElCamino Real where the Amber Cafe is now located. Dont forget about Rhodes department store, Roos Atkins, Purity Super Market at San Antonio Center. It did not have a good reputation in Palo Alto. The gas station where Jack in the Box is on Shoreline (sterlin rd) Ferry-Morse seed Co. I don't remember if it was in Mountain View or Palo Alto. Moved to Mountain View, in the Americana apartment complex next to Emporium/Capwell, now PAMF at 85 and ECR. Bernardo in Mountain View near Middlefield. TheSixFifty.com Actually, the Nob Hill where it is today was Handyman, a home center. I ALWAYS START WITH THE SURROUNDING TOWNS TOO.. THEN WORK DOWN TO MTN VIEW.. similar to The Cheesecake Factory. my friends worked at foster freeze, red barn chicken (SJ), payless donuts, mcdonalds and arby;s in sunnyvale when i was in my high school fast food phase. For some, the 70's kicked off in Mountain View with a homecoming float featuring a huge EAGLE. The hobby shop was really packed on weekends from 1966-1968. When I first moved to Mountain View in 1983 I went to the movies at the "Old Mill" shopping center. 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. alley on El Camino before it moved to Castro. It's called, "Images of America: Mountain View." This was a hippie/environmentalist type of grocery store. The Camino Medical Group building at El Camino and 85 is on the site of the defunct Emporium-Capwell store. There was no parking garage. But the biggest thing to miss STIGS bakery and the pink box those treats came home in!!!!!!!!!!!! I heard that Tai Ming Lo was a really good restaurant. All the neighbors would then come out and talk. I miss those days. I remember when there was a break between Sunnyvale-Mountain View. - not so Newbie anymore. My uncle had a Moped (gas powered scooter) club. 1998 -Arson fire destroys St. James Infirmary, a popular bar and grill that opened in 1967. Located in the South of Market district of San Francisco, the mission of the St. James Infirmary is to provide compassionate and non-judgmental health care and social services for all sex workers while preventing occupational illnesses and injuries through a comprehensive continuum of services.
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