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I don't remember if it was in Mountain View or Palo Alto. 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. One thing for certain, everything changes. Eddie's Gun Shop A movie theater, not much else. the best mexican food was on castro the "cabana". WOWwee!!!! The sign for the shop was misspelled as "Sheespkin House", and as a teenager I giggled every time I drove by. There was no Shoreline overpass you would cross the railroad tracks. I remember the fun Easter egg hunt; company picnics; dept. that you could buy, TV going on. It once comprised 7 buildings, of which only two still stand. Then the City Now its an India restaurant. Driving to Stanford via ElCamino Real one could smell skunks from the open fields. That was Handyman was over by the Oasis Laundry and had tons of hardware stuff. Who was that guy who wore a dress and sat in the bleachers? It was the site of the old Highway School. I lived there 24 years and Neal lived there 30 years. I went to Chucks for entertainment and the Tarr & Feathers in Palo Alto. Once in a while I would walk down Castro street and some guy in a Ford Mustang would try to pick me up, a lad of 18 at the time. You could buy tires from a tire dealer in the middle of downtown Castro Street (about where Don Giovanni's is I think.) I am looking for any one who might possibly have any information on who owned The Rumpus Room and or The 101 Club back in the 80's???? I have not returned home to Mountain View for decades and just now saw pictures of the town. Oh one last thing the phone prefix for Mtn. BF, "the spooky old house standing alone somewhere along Shoreline." Search on line for "Rengsdorff house". 503 were here. and saw a ton of great kid movies there in my pajamas! the best Chicken place in the area, Pollo Loco! . I've lived in the neighborhood since 1967. I was born and raised in Mtn. 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. I worked at the Sav-Mor food store on Calderon an Church for about 5 years, along with my Brother. I stopped at Omalley's a week ago and two of the "old regulars" didnt believe me when I told them I thought it had been the Dublin Inn before it was Francesca's. In 1971, Linda Ronstadt played The Cellar with Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley who soon formed The Eagles. What a place to hang-out in the 40's. This is such a fun list to read. Mountain View Surplus sold all the clothes I needed at the time old surplus blue jeans I spent my early childhood in Mountain view in the 1970s. -The Crossings was a mall called The Old Mill There were We heard every announcement. And the Navy was the major employer of the city, at least when I was in elementary school. I seem to be the only one in my family that remembers it and I can't find a picture or any other information. Albertsons and Payless were connected in the middle, @ El Camino and Grant. There were a lot of Country Stores throughout the bay area, little shops. View.. That's the closest address my childhood brain can come up with. El Zarape, Qui Hing Low, Fosters hamburgers, the original "Big Mac" at Johnny Macs, Lindas, The Red Barn, the Sylvania pit, . High Way Elementary School on El Camino; it was closed and became the temporary Foothill College; closed and left empty; later developed into a mixed use project; there was a pedestrian tunnel crossing under El Camino there. DV. I thought that place was so cool when I was young! I think the globe on the building came from '39 or '40 worlds fair(s), but don't quote me on that. Ya Luv these comments.. Next door was an ice cream store, I think it was called Dons. Moved to Mountain View, in the Americana apartment complex next to Emporium/Capwell, now PAMF at 85 and ECR. --Tim. every year.GO EAGLES. Andy's Chinese Restaurant. 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. Greetings.. I graduated from Mtn. Had to go to liquor store near Safeway to get a Sunday Mercury or Chronicle. The hobby shop was really packed on weekends from 1966-1968. Hubbard and Johnson was on the corner of El Monte and El Camino, where Longs and Starbucks are today. despite the rude owners great sushi. It was worse than going to the Apple Store today though the geniuses Awalt High School for swimming lessons on Bryant and Truman The Cellar was in the 4900 block of El Camino, on the Los Altos side and operated from 1969-85. Bay Meadows was fantastic right next door in San Mateo; won 21 to 1 odds on Bridgetwister!!! ------ THE VINTAGE MOUNTAIN VIEW SHOP features items from LINDA'S (1956-1985) * CLARKE'S CHARCOAL BROILER (1945-2020) * THE BOARDWALK (1975-2013) * SPIVEY'S * ST. I have lived in Mountain View since 1977 and this is what I remember: We ate at Ken's House of Pancake's (apple pancakes! -----Brentwood Grocery Store/Safeway It was officially opened by Portfolio Minister . St James Infirmary located at 445 California Avenue Reno NV 89501, view menus, pictures, reviews, directions and more . In the 50's, MV had a downtown city park on Castro. Rengstorff Park had our swimming pool and great summer programs like Archery class and Tennis lessons among them. Palm variety was a store with tons of household knick knacks. And the Old Mill was really nice, and seems like it was a terrrible place to It was later disclosed that this was one of two centers where the US controlled their defense satellites, and downloaded intelligence. Any others going further back? Does anyone remember the old building along the Mountain View-Alviso Road (237) that was on the corner of either Maude or Middlefield? 2 talking about this. Bullfarbers ? But the biggest thing to miss STIGS bakery and the pink box those treats came home in!!!!!!!!!!!! Before it was torn down, did the community come out to stop development, like they did for the Milk Pail? -The Mayfiled Mall "site" was actually Mayfield Mall 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. more forward thinking than Palo Alto and I am sorry I moved to Palo Alto There was so much land there before, and it devastates me to only have fragments of memory.. Wow, it great to read about MV in the 60's and 70's..I was born and raise in MV. Frankie & Johnnie Luigi's on El Camino RealI lived in the "flat" above the resturant. Saw John Stewart (formerly of the Kingstion Trio) there several times. Today, my Aunt, Betty Todd (deCurtoni) passed away at the age of 84. Born 1978 @ the El Camino hospital. I lived briefly in Mtn View from September to December 30, 1952. Nob Hills previous location across the parking lot was called Fry's Food Store, then Food Fair, which had relocated from El Camino and Bonita Av. Website(s): Main Website. I worked at GTE Government Systems (formerly GTE Sylvania, formerly Electronic Defense Laboratories) from 1983 to 1990. I remember when the "Dog City" building (corner of Castro and Mercy) was vacant, for years, and full of dogs. Bubb Elementary School opened without asphalt pavement. Ken's House of Pancakes was the best (and maybe the only) middle of the night meal in town. theater. Imperial Gardens even had a water wheel going in their back yard. Ate at the Chez Yvonne many times at 1854 W. El Camino. Just loved reading all these posts and bringing back all the memories. I remember going to both Fargo's (Old Mill Sh. Ferry Morse Seed Company This thread keeps me coming back to the site each day to see what new memories have been posted. In the 60's on the corner of Middlefield Road and Moffett Blvd. Albertson's bakery had the best brownies i've ever tasted. I do remember Carr's Pet Store. Phone Number: (415) 554-8494. The Camino Medical Group building at El Camino and 85 is on the site of the defunct Emporium-Capwell store. Go Eagles and Keep the Faith Thank-you for the memories. -Whisman Station was a big industrial campus for GE. The Navy was in town, Moffitt Field was booming and the Blue Angels had their air show every year (my family would watch the show from our roof). S.R. I remember seeing the Exorcist with my girlfriend at the time in the View Rhodes had midnight madness sales. It was across the street from a bowling alley. Location. The Eagle was simply left at the old MV High football field. St. James Infirmary, a strange theme bar that sometimes had so many Navy airmen looked like it was a road show version of Top Gun. YP - The Real Yellow PagesSM - helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs. It started when high tech (ie computers) hit the area. Did anyone go to Crittenden for elementary school?! My kindergarden classroom was the 1st near the entrance, I remember feeling excited and part of an elite school that invested in Apple computers. We lived across the street from the Whisman Fire dept. We had a "Food Fair" grocery store on El CAMINO between Castro and grant/237 My parents owned the store with my father's cousin and wife. Hello Father, we would sayHello boys..his response..Keep the memories coming . JC Penney's was where Meyer Electric is now. (Later turned into office parks.it may be where a big CAD company is now located.) Mobile site. Qui Hing Low and Andy's best chinese food ever! "Our" red painted wood duplex and the big empty field inside the block disappeared when the block "went condo" (in '76?). It's amazing how many good book stores we had back then. I am not sure it was called I remember walking through the construction site where the new Mtn View Police Department is now standing, picked up spent shell casings in the basement level, before it had a roof over it. When they closed, it became Jenny Craig, and then Prudential Real Estate office. My brother and I called it "the popcorn room". Palo Alto Online Where I would play baseball in the parks and rec league for poor kids in the summer. Bubble gum was the best flavor. Harry's Hofbrau (my favorite) Now on El Camino, but nothing like And seeing their adds at the drive-in during intermission? There would be like 50 bikes out front on those days. This barely scratches the surface of my experiences in Mt. My grandpa and I would go through in our funky station wagon. The park behind the high school were we cut classes all the time. The original Mountain View location has always been better than the recent chain locations IMO. My 'Tiny Tots' (preschool) was at the Adobe Building where we would take walks holding onto a rope to cross the Expressway! There used to be that drive in place Linda's that is now Wolfe Camera, I think, or was. 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. Being able to walk the store aisles when the store was closed and no one else was there :). 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. Betty is the last of a generation of the deCurtoni family who settled in Mountain View from San Francisco in 1906, on what was the family ranch along Church Street (35 Church Street, still in family) belonging to her Grandfather and Grandmother, Frank and Mattie. It felt like home . --Tim May, You can see some of the past if you go up the Parking structure off Castro. Are you thinking of White Front in Sunnyvale by Toys R Us. Shockley lab the real birth of silcon valley is still on San Antonio road as a furniture store. I remember in the 70s, the Monte Vista drive-in. It was full of inexpensive children's toys and candy, and had this amazing candy smell that I still remember to this day. Ken's House of Pancakes' German Babies souffl pancakes with powdered sugar & lemon wedges. Dial-a-bus this was back in the early 70's. St. James Infirmary was always rockin'. The "new" MVHS used to host a carnival in its parking lot on Bryant Avenue in the 80's and there was also one that stopped at the Sears parking lot on San Antonio Rd. sewage treatment plant and the airport spewing noise and leaded exhaust County: San Francisco. I think it was Try to find a gun shop in Mountain View today. Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic. View in 1975. Mtn. We'd also get lunch at Weinerschniztel (at the corner of Castro and California). It was sooo easy to cut classes back then some of my friends volunteered there and always signed anyone sick. Drinking suicides through red licorice as our straw. their facilities. Was the Rumpus Room ever "topless"? Does anyone remember the gas station on the corner of Castro and California Street. Here is the link to one of the photos. You could still find "cowboys" in the Rengstorff-Rock St-Middlefield area 20 years ago but they are long gone. 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! Frequented San Antonio shopping center, mayfield mall and old mill. Los Altos Travel Aikido lessons in a hot second floor dojo above Castro Street. Hope that you find something on the internet about it? 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. It was near the road into Alviso, home of the first Yacht Club in Calif. The inside was as cool as the outside. They give me the best care one could hope for. My brother, Steve Fisher attended Graham Jr. High during this time frame. I live now in Kiseemmee Florida,but I travel to Mountain View Mountain View was starting to have some interesting stores, so sometimes I'd stop there. About the only remaining part of downtown is Colonel lee's Mongolian BBQ and Meyer's Appliances. El Camino hospital was behind orchards that ran all the way down Cuesta. Mayfield Mall and Old Mill for shopping Centers My memories of this time are somewhat faded by time and the fact, my Mother didn't drive, so my mobility around the area was limited to foot and my Schwinn bicycle. 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. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. - Farms on Charleston north of 101, orchards on Whisman & elsewhere Terms of Use It was a good one, too. 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. The name of the store was called Palm Yorkshire Clothes in the Palm Plaza shopping Center. in downtown Castro, where the landmarks have shifted dramatically!). GTE's greatly reduced operation was moved to Santa Clara a few years ago. And the "Generic Hamburger Stand" in the old Der Weinerschnitzel (which became Weinerschnitzel again after the generic place closed). Going into the back of the store was always a scandalous adventure as a child Does anyone remember the name of the coffee shop next to rower records? Remember???? Foster's Freeze Ice Cream on El Camino Real There are many more places I can talk about while I lived in the area. O'Malley? but I sure do miss Uncle Otto's Cheesecake and Stigs Pastry shop on Castro. on, with the High School being down towards El Camino. Hopefully that new Electronics Museum has some accurate literature available. The tree reminded me of home (Florida beaches now it's illegal to grow them in my Florida city). It's amazing, really, how much things have changed over the years, especially the businesses that have come and gone. by Newbie, Whisman Station, Even Wonder Woman couldn't save the place (or herself). My Grandma used to take me to Mervyn's downtown when it was still a diner, and not a bar. 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 ! ***. Poking around the unrestored Rengsdorff house in that surreal setting all sky and wet/flat lands, pre-development and amplitheater. It also had a smallish, old-fashioned PBX switchboard with plugs and cables. In the summers, kids rode their bikes all over town and hung out at the local neighborhood parks. Can anyone tell me about a restaurant called Saint James Infirmary in Mountain View? I assume the owners knew about the misspelling and either enjoyed the humor of it, or just didn't care. (Sunnyvale went the "planned route" and tore up Murphy Avenue to give it over to a covered mall in the 70s. own bread, and sold beers at least in the old Palo Alto place on Meadow. It closed in 80/81 school year. I thought that was absolutely amazing. I once got to see the inside of the Mancini house because a friend of a friend lived there. Nice to remember everything tho. It did not have a good reputation in Palo Alto. Their ad every Tuesday on the back page of the PA Times. Even our long time neighbors can't recall the name. 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! If you had to grow up somewhere in the 60's and 70's, Mountain View had it all and was a real community where we all knew each other (absolute Americana). Did they really stop the church bells from ringing though. Does anyone remember the gas station on evelyn and casto back in the 60's shoreline was two lanes. Sometimes I don't even recognize the downtown area. There was a drive in theatre on Grant Road across the street from Erik's Deli. Spiveys was in the shopping center too. I remember the following Miss you. At the little mall with the hobby store upstairs they used to decorate extensively for Christmas. Mailing Address PO Box 426788 San Francisco, CA 94142 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?? I think everyone attended some sort of function there at some point in their lives. The car dealership on El Camino with the globe on the pole was Mancini Motors. across the street was the Commodore Computer Store. Does anyone remember the name of the diner on the lower level of the Mall? They had monterey pines and stone pines freshly cut for sale. View for a bit over a year, but that is one memory of mine. On El Camino near Mathilda was this huge langendorff bread sign that sliced bread of buttered the slice. Mtn View Dolphins swim team, coaches Sehlmeyer, Perry, and Bosmans. ??? View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. It had a 50 foot tall Wonder Woman, a stage coach on the ceiling and peanut shells on the floor. The current city hall and MVCPA did not exist. The E.M. club at Moffett Field naval Base was a great place to go. Walking miles to the nearest 7-11 past St Francis for slurpees. St James Infirmary. I truly felt at home. The original Emporium at Stanford was taken over by Bloomingdales. Tidal lands existed along the bay. How bout the Greek resturant on elcamino. I remember the Menu Treeall you can eat. My front yard is now the parking of the outdoor amp theater. thinking how much it reminded me of Mountain View of the 70's. Thank you for that :) So by posting to this thread, you inadvertantly ensured that it will continue to grace the front page. Gardens and water wheels inside the mall. The Infirmary was destroyed by an arson fire in 1998. . D.V., when you mentioned Baeders cookies I knew it was you cuz. Great funky atmosphere, too. I always thought the food there was better than Taco Bell. This page has been a really interesting read. There was an unfinished furniture place called Decor on El Monte near El Camino Rl that became Office Depot. I'm going to add something a little different the Cold War. Wow. What about driving through The Milk Pail at the corner of San Antonio and California to get your daily dairy? Later on. Two Guys from Italy Rest. was a Union 76 (I worked there when I was 16) It is known for its kitchy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman. The Almanac Don't forget Andy's Chinese Restaurant on Castro Street. Is Mountain View better or worse without it? The Shenandoah military housing is adjacent to this site. St. James Infirmary Mountain View, CA. I think the Angels had several social functions there. from the shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and el camino, More details in a comment posted to this local 2012 article: Web Link. From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org She was a long time Sunnyvale resident with roots back to old Mountain View. I have just returned to Sunnyvale after ten years in L.A. Graham middle school is known as Graham junior high. I can remember the name. Now -- this one may be way in my imagination, but I remember as a child that at the corner of Escuela and ECR there used to be a shoestore in the shape of a house (before the Cost Plus moved in there). 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 All rights reserved. So, though I now live about 50 miles away, downtown MV has become a kind of Mecca for me. Don't forget the Red Barn with 19 cent burgers, Taco Tico and I saw someone else mentioned El Zarrape (the best). Constantly hearing the U.S. NAVYS planes overhead. This is a used 40 year old t-shirt, it isn't in mint condition. You could drive up el camino and art would be sitting outside reading. I liked I can still taste it sometimes when I smell a truly good pizza. I spent the first 30 years of my life living in what is now called 'Old Mountain View.' A big Tower Records across the street, a "Best" (not the same place as Best Buy) where I bought a ton of stuff, a hobby shop, and so on. The jet that crashed into the Salmi house in downtown Mtn View in 1956. Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. It's called, "Images of America: Mountain View." Shoreline Park was the dump for the city Many mini motels, and lots to do. up to complain, is the manager of the City recreational facilties has let Like to give a shout out to all the families that participated in making Mtn View such a fun place to grow up. Advertising Info 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? Currently being remodeled and replaced with Wachovia Savings. I also remember the huge billboard on 237,alongside the crop fields, advertising Tai Ming Lo restaurant in bold red letters. DV. We went to Mass at St Joseph Church and shopped at Bettancourt Grocery. There also was Handyman hardware store where Radio Shack is today. Fond memories of Palm Plaza buying candy there on days we walked to church, buying comic books once a week at store on Miramonte? Florentine Restaurant ( The only Italian place in the middle of all the Chinese Restaurants ) was located where Xanh now is. There was a party supply store on the corner of Old Middlefield/Middlefield, and my grandmother would clean their linens for side money. House of Yee on Castro. There was a Chinese restaurant named Andy on Castro st. 1970s very good food Juice Time was next to the cleaner's The San Antonio Shopping Center had that church single's group that met every Sunday morning in the upper floor of the Menu Tree. Or, taking a local bus home from San Francisco Airport, down El Camino to my street (View), and rolling the bag home. 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 . Such great memories. It was located off Middlefield near Ellis Street. $3,592,796. omg Togo's turkey and Avocado. As mentioned above It was farmland with a few ranch homes. were really arrogant and unhelpful probably one of the reasons Apple There was a nursing home across the street from us. First on Pear Ave, where we raised chickens and exotic birds. Best hamburgers in the south bay. People moved alot slower , talked a little slower . 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 moved down Sterlin Rd toward the dump (which much later became Shoreline Park). The lot at Moffett and Middlefield held the temporary library while the one downtown was being rebuilt. My friend lived very close. Anyone remember DJ's Pizza no sit down room just an oven and a cash register ? The Boardwalk is a good burger and beer place on the El Camino with a friendly vibe. Downtown was a quest area with a few Chinese restaurant. 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 Magnin was at Stanford where the Macy's Men's Store is now located. They had a neat stairway with upper level seating. More like this Route 66 Oklahoma Route 66 Road Trip Historic Route 66 Travel Route Tulsa Oklahoma Old Neon Signs Vintage Neon Signs Old Signs Metro Diner This is the website of Frank Romeo. St Joseph church would ring the church bell during the day. I was born in Lost Altos and lived there until 1971. Hello. View. The California Street area and Cuesta Park has become a gang area. Alot of great memories, thank for the thread. MV is still a great place to live! And regrettably been here ever since. There was a playground facing the parking lot where now the front gate and front office is. It was a nice time and if I could, I would go back; maybe in the near future! 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. Lockheed was designing and building spy satellites, as well as the submarine based Polaris nuclear missile. 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. Belmont 96-2002 When I was pregnant a few years back, I had a sudden craving for these cookies from my childhood! 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