I think he used to walk around the store in a brown suit. We have been together ever since (30 Years this November). I had a little square box with a handle (because you never knew when you would be invited to a slumber party, and have to bring your music) that kept my 45s safe. Crest Theatre comes to mind and there was another theatre nearby, but the name escapes me. Just curious, were the owners irish? I was just thinking of my childhood days in Long Beach in the the 60s, it was a great time. Reporter: Emery to RW Assignment:. See our terms of use for more tips. I never could ride a skateboard in a park. I tell people that I had a orange tree in my backyard, how I used to run from the helicopters, and ride my motorcycle is in the Los Angeles River. In addition, all pages on Bizapedia will be I mentioned I had room for a banana split, and she let me have one! Come in and see us today. I remember it fondly. and Long Beach Blvd, https://libguides.csudh.edu/archives-home. Again, Im 64 and Im a professional businessman who has no interest in wasting my time, nor yours. We lived there late 66 and 67. With the Bizapedia Pro Search service you will get unlimited searches via our various search forms, I remember you in furniture office when I worked in credit. He and his sister Shirley pretty much ran it during the time I worked there. Thanks Julie! (LogOut/ Great place! I remember just staring at the Lumberjack. Many super nice employees there, my favorite was spud. and Nautigals Subs. My sister is 4 years older than me and one Friday evening when I was about 8, I told my Mom I wasnt too hungry. I wish it were still there, I moved away from Long Beach 25 years ago and I really miss it. and Roland Meckel also from down the street was the lucky one of us. Loved article. Its good that we remember these places and the times. ADDITIONAL LINKS I lived just north that area by Starr King Elementary School on Coolidge by Coolidge Park. Dooley's Hardware Mart (personified here as Dooley), the owner of Lot 5, obtained judgment and $40 damages against Dorice Trigg, the owner of Lot 6, enjoining her from using a strip of Lot 5, 94 feet long and one foot wide. I am happy for all of you. We went there in the late 50s and even into the 70sI would pay most anything for just one more of their poorboy sandwiches, not like any other Italian sandwich youve ever eatenthe bread was so good, I can still taste exactly what it was like and their meatball sandwiches were amazing too. Ive told people about it for years but the name wouldnt come back to me until this morning. Get back with me. He appeared in a few commercials. I used to get my baseball cards there, and bring back my soda bottles for ten cents a piece; Shady Acres was a great place for mini golf, I had my sixth grade birthday party there. was in the same building upstairs. especially shady acres, remember hiding clubs and balls while in elementary school. I used to wade into it, starting at the top of the hill where the little brook would flow down into it; cut my foot once from toe to heel when I came out of it, and I didnt even feel it. If you ever see it, the fellow in the cowboy hat is Richard Dooley, Charles (founder) son. The institution can answer questions about this item, assit you with obtaining a hi-res copy, and gather additional information you may have about it. Contact Us. Sponsored Learn More D&B Reports Available for Dooley's Hardware Mart She would let me and my older brother out of the car and tell the Usher at the front ( who was wearing a nice uniform and standing in the front of the building ) we would be there until she picked us up after the movie. One of you mentioned something that we didnt even know. I played as a child in the back rooms and attic of the orginal hardware store. He worked in the snack bar! We have many fond memories of Dooleys and I remember the lumberjack too! Thanks so much for reading, and dropping in; I have to tell you that Ive been writing here for a couple of years now, and my post on Dooleys Hardware has gotten the most number of comments. (LogOut/ , It sounds like you have great memories of Dooleys! I remember my mom dropping me off in a long Cadillac that had fins on the back. it was on long beach blvd and market on the south/west corner, across the street from the old band of america, I do remember Kirks Corner! I am amazed with all of the customers of Dooleys and their coments about the hot dogs, christmas tree, etc. I lived next door to N.B. Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. Wow, what a trip down memory lane! There is now a facebook page Born and Raised in Long Beach where people talk about things like this, what movie theaters you went to, which library, with much reminiscing. That place was an interesting conceptual store. Johnny I went to Sutter from about 1965, then Hughes, then Jordan (graduated in 78) you might have known my brother, he graduated in 75. my dad (bill simpson) worked in appliances at dooleys for about 20 yrs in the 60s and 70s. Used the internet to contact the Distributor. i grew up in north long beach, graduated jordan 1967 and remember all those great places. Whether you're a pro or taking on a DIY home improvement project for the first time, we're right here in your neighborhood with the expert advice, tools, equipment and the products you need to get the job done. Such a shame you can never go home again.. Show more Show more 11 years ago. We used to buy our Christmas trees in the parking lot of Dooleys every year; my father would tie the tree to the roof of our 66 Impala, and curse for the whole block and a half ride home, while he and my mother would hold the tree down so it wouldnt fly off and cause any major accidents. I actually worked for Dooleys from 76-78, at the Warehouse at Cherry and Artesia. Thanks! you all for the comments and stories. I lived in Long Beach from 66 to 76. the commercial sang this. My Dad hated to go there because he had to stand in line for a long time. So many people, including myself, have fond memories of the store; it was a unique place to go to shop, and eat (hotdogs!) I dont remember the museum, but Im sure I must have gone through it thanks! Jan, when you read this, find me on facebook under Veronica Gonzales McLinden. that was pete stathis-my grandfather. My Home Town Harbor City Los Angeles County Use to get our Christmas tree there every year as well! I had a step brother that skated there. And we would do stupid things out in the parking lot on their bicycles and he would come out the door and tell us to leave. Our Boy Scout troop was sponsored by Dooleys. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images I worked 6 days a week and ate those hot dogs for lunch every single day with a Nesbitts orange sodaeach cost a dime. I really miss Dooleys great memories of the place, and really nothing like it today, at least not around here. Loved Dooleys it was one of a kind. the Battleship & the Torpedo best subs ever! This orginally aired on KTTV 11 in 1981. To protect our site, we cannot process your request right now. Two more memories Marris Pizza on Long Beach Boulevard, and the Roller Arena on Alondra. You guys should check out Born and Raised in Long Beach. I worked with a lady named Verlene, she was so sweet, I often wonder what happened to her? L.B. She was always getting tools or gardening supplies from there. Im not sure if Tony Alva ever skated there but I think he did at least show up a few times. They had the perfect snap, The hot dogs were the best . I knew Shirley Dooley in grade school at Jane Addams. (A Christmas Story is one of my favorite movies; I really think my dad may have been the inspiration for Darrin McGavin, except that he wove a tapestry of obscenity while working on the family car, instead of the furnace). I bugged out of Compton several years ago due to the takeover of the area by Crips and Bloods. Great memory! where you would sit in a spaceship box with a prong on the end and move it up and down and sideways and try to light up all the cities on the map with the prong before time ran out. Miss it sometimes being close to the water. Why were they so good? right before you started. I worked at Dooleys (Door 4) from 1979-1981 then again from 1983-1984. Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd Calisphere California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd Image / Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd The improvements and new facilities are paid for by Measure A school bonds approved in 1999 by local voters along with state match-ing funds. Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. I lived a block away from Scherer Park, and would go all the time. I remember gas was about 37 cents a gallon during the latter part of the 60s, and the four gas stations would have gas wars to see who could offer the cheapest gas. I believe that pond was built with concrete and bowl shaped that made it a dangerous treacherous pond when algae slime would build up in it and if you even stepped out in it for example to net some pollywogs with a (coat hanger/ nylon stocking net your mom made) you could easily slide down in and have a very hard time getting outI dont know if that was the case with the woman you speak ofOne time I saw a child start sliding in then her brother came to give her a hand and he started sliding in, then mom and before you knew it they looked like a paper doll cut- out. My family lived on Mountain View from 72 till 83. remember kirks corner, went there for years. We hit them up at lunch from Jordan when the line was not too long! I went to sutter K- 5th grade, then we moved to San Diego. The $16 million Lakewood renovation Large cement water way (they raced cars in them in the movie GREASE). Merchandise burned and buried beneath heaps of burnt wood and twisted metal. Yes I can taste Doolys hot dogs now. i worked in the record dept. . 1541 W Pacific Coast HwyLong Beach, CA 90810-4227. Fire gutted garden shop area of store. The subs were the best. Awesome memories. Dooley's Hardware, 5075 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach ( ** ): A fond memory for long time Long Beach residents, Dooley's was a three block long emporium that sold nearly. And the reason that they shut it down was because of a punk rocker that broke his arm in one of the bowls that was not clean enough and it had a pebble in there. That was a lot of fun. Im 54 years old now and they will never be a time like that again. it was 2 blocks north of atlantic theater, Hi everybody, I grew up on zane street. Dooley's of Long Beach newspaper ad This place was a huge hardware department store in Long Beach. Then I hooked up with a certain biz called Wal-Mart. It was a fun place to work and the best thing was I helped in the snack bar area and crammed my face with chili dogs and mac n cheese when I worked there. I didnt grow up in Long Beach, lived there while husband was in the navy. My father always took me there in the 60s and early 70s. I grew up in the Dooley house, which was right in the middle of the 4 parking lots. Dooley's asserts that under the Evidence Code it is a Morgan presumption affecting the burden of proof. Deep fried halibut , it seems like dream it was sooo good . Still have the trinket box. I live in San Luis Obispo now and have not been down that way in over 25 years + . I used to walk all the way to Dooleys to just look around. Login; Business Contacts & Backgrounds. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. Thanks for the write up. L.B. We're proud to be a member of the True Value family, and we're here to serve our community. The short guy in the garden shop. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection Rights Information Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object. I loved Andersons market! : Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd : McDonald Paint & Hardware Fire : Photograph of The Kansas Tin Shop : Rudbach Hardware Store : Gas station and hardware store : Geo. Its so sad to see that my old house is gone, and dooleys, but Douglas is still there and still as delicious as I remember! . As a kid I lived on Virginia Ave (72 83), one block behind Dooleys and two blocks from Sutter Elementary. Del Amo is a six-lane highway, and our house was about thirty feet away from thousands of cars rushing by day and night, either on their way to or from the Long Beach Freeway, which was about a mile away. Colleen I remember the giant lights in the sky! Bought my 45s there. After working there 6 months . The record dept. If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. It would be great to remember some fun and crazy times we had at Dooleys! Later a survey revealed the boundary line was actually 1 away. Douglas burgers, Marris pizza. There was a Taco Bell in that area. Julie, I doubt there will be anything like Dooleys again. Great times that I will never forget! Loved Dooleys; got my first baseball mitt there. Dooley's Hardware consisted of three buildings that were spread over three blocks - you could get anything there, from ten-cent hot dogs to eighty-nine cent 45rpm records to a new living room set. Awesome fried bean and cheese burritos. It looked like a neat H.S. It was right next to the snack bar and I also helped Fran who was in charge of the snack bar. They had a neat little museum. Great spaghetti and pizza, and we could never get out of there without writing our name on the walls, like everyone else. anyone remember the seafood grotto restaurant in the 50s on ocean blvd? loved it! there was a boy scout park called will j. reed park that was about 4 or 5 blocks south of del amo and then about 3 blocks west of long beach blvd. I grew up on E. 60th (by Deforrest Park) and my father pretty much lived there. G S A True Value Hardware in Long Beach, CA is your locally owned hardware store. Anyhow, I ended up googling to this site and thought I would leave some comments. Hi Richard! I had the best childhood. Well today, April 15, 2012 I celebrate 30 years sobriety and who knows what would have happened had I never found my way to Dooleys where I got a chance to start over. Share Park? Yes! And just for the record, my friends and I used to play hide-and-seek upstairs buy the doll collection and the furniture. Im 64 as I type this and Im computer literate for sure, but Im not on the social network sites, so on and so forth. The projects are funded separately from the school district's operating budget. remember at the 18th hole, windmill the ball would return to the office after you hit it through the windmill. I came here out of interest in Dooleys after reading a published California Court of Appeals opinion and ruling in Dooleys Hardware Mart v. Trigg, 03/03/1969, 270 Cal. We used to shop at Dooleys. whew! & Compton, damage from the 1933 earthquake, : Oil truck fire, Willow and Long Beach Blvd, : Market on fire, Artesia and Long Beach Blvd, : Intersection of Wardlow and Long Beach Blvd. We knew that place is the Riverbed. i am now 62. i loved that place. Dels Liquors on L.B.Blvd. My dad has a Lionel train and we would get track and train cars and accessories. All the stories here remind me of so much more out that way. June 29, 1956. It was at Dooleys where I met my future wife. I was class of 78, we just missed each other! Blvd. I grew up in Lakewood, in a little 3 bedroom house. Now site of Dooley's Elementary School. I think he was more successful in retail sales than he was in politics. Just tried to replace glass bowls for my Oster Mixer (Stand Mixer) this morning. Any other Doolyites out there? Jan posted by Dooley's Hardware of Long Beach, California @ 7:53 PM 7 comments That place was interesting, it was there since the turn of the century and it was a like a museum to the old style amusement park like Coney Island. Really good memories. They were unbelievably affordable, which was a real consideration for my parents. Thank Now my sister was really mad!!! But we have our memories. Phone & Email. It was family owned right? All of a sudden something said Dooleys! View our statement on digital primary resources. does anyone remember the Big A? I dont have a lot of memories of Dooleys, but I am sure enjoying all of yours! : poorly located hydrant, : Oil wells, Cameron Pl. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. across from the school was the Hi Lo soda shop ran by Bob & Francis from the early fifties to late 80s. contributor's website. It has changed a lot when I was a kid, I used to sit by the pond, and watch boys ride their bikes down the hill and right into it in the summer. Now 71 live in montana. I lived at 111 W. Delamo, Apt 11, in 1969 when my husband was in the Navy. I didnt think anybody remembered like I do. Anyway, it was another Friday night family dinner place for us. I am sure it makes him feel as good as it does for me to read these comments. Mrs Dooley always chose the glasswares like tea cups and saucers for the ladies collections. I think he used to play hide-and-seek upstairs buy the doll collection and the Arena... 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