Great funky atmosphere, too. I wonder what businesses we have today are worth fighting for. Lived on the east side of 101 for many years in the 1970's- rent was cheap and neighbors were weird (imagine they said the same about us). It had sawdust and peanut shells on the floor, and a giant Wonder Woman statue. I believe Bazaar was in between the other two names. Linda's and the Red Barn I was born and raised in Mountain View and, except for about 6 years out-of-state for college, I've spent my whole life here. Oh the perils of middle age, ugh! Mostly comprised of middle-class folks employed in the military industrial complex that eventually morphed into Silicon Valley. View High in 1965 go Eagles memoriesAndy's Chinese rest.,Linda's , drive in theater, dog city, Mayfield mall, soooo long ago. Eating at the "picnic tables at Clarke's" with my mom quite often. Anyone remember the drive in theaters? Maybe thanks to the float, the Los Altos football team flushed the Santa Clara High Panthers (the float's tasteful theme) enroute to a Santa Clara County championship. I actually worked down the road in Los Altos at the Boardwalk, what a shame they closed. Liberty House department store at the old San Antonio Shopping Center. funniest dance place ever! I've recently moved here from Louisiana, married, and bought a lil condo. View theater, through a kind of walkway/tunnel to the parking lots behind. Or, taking a local bus home from San Francisco Airport, down El Camino to my street (View), and rolling the bag home. A&W near the corner with Castro. 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. What got me into computing was the Commodore Vic-20 8 bit 6502 Foster freeze was my go to for French fries and fried burritos and shakes. St. James Infirmary suffered a huge fire in late '97. Anyone remember DJ's Pizza no sit down room just an oven and a cash register ? Those days of MV being a quiet, bucolic suburb are over. the best in Palo Alto. Wherehouse Records, Chuck's Cellar on El Camino was mentioned and John Stewart of Kingston Trio fame. I believe they also had live music and entertainment from Greek/Mediterranean culture. 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 am sure it isn't hard to keep up with the current events, sports and crime of this town a week at a time. Me and my friends rode our bikes all over Mtn. It was also interesting to see that 1984 W. El Camino was once a Holiday Inn. Well at least Clark's burgers is still around! 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. -Housing was affordable and the city was considered working class. Michael T is right, there were 7 buildings. I wished Id taken more pictures , than what I have. One was on ElCamino Real where the Amber Cafe is now located. When they closed, it became Jenny Craig, and then Prudential Real Estate office. TV was black and white till them I saw some great photos of Castro street circa 1965 on Mountain View Historical Societies Facebook page. I live in Florida now, but I keep checking this on-going trip down memory lane. The sign for the shop was misspelled as "Sheespkin House", and as a teenager I giggled every time I drove by. Wow, I read every response. View since 1992I live on the East Coast now. There's also a history center in the library. 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. thanks for the memories. In 1967, one of the boys got killed in an accident, and the business went down hill after that. 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). You could still find "cowboys" in the Rengstorff-Rock St-Middlefield area 20 years ago but they are long gone. It has helped me bridge the gap of what Mountain View used to be. A plant nearby that sprang from nothing each year and was spectacular. Lots of fruit trees on ElCamino. Did anyone mention Holy Cross High School next to St Josephs School. had kept it. Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. The high school games at Foothill and how exciting it was and still is being in Mountain View. the MV Eagles ruled The Shenandoah military housing is adjacent to this site. 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. PR MediaRelease some highlights, like the Co-op Supermarket which became the old Rite Aid The E.M. club at Moffett Field naval Base was a great place to go. Facilities include two wards for males and females, an administrative block, a chapel, staff quarters and a separate dwelling for street people. I have happier memories of seeing movies at the Monte Vista drive-in near Mancini Motors' tower and globe. across the street was the Commodore Computer Store. Anyone remember the Hell Angels' moving into the house on 237 and then filming in parts of Mountain View and Sunnyvale? Circulation & Delivery We used to eat at The Menu Tree and the kids got the $1 burger basket. Dave Fisher They are planning to move soon to San Jose area. This is such a fun list to read. Also had an acre of land. Does anyone remember the name of this place? 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. El Zarape Resturant on El Camino Its where the first IC was made by Noyce? 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). My Grandma used to take me to Mervyn's downtown when it was still a diner, and not a bar. The old building was seen on the right of the road heading towards Milpitas. Their ad every Tuesday on the back page of the PA Times. The inside was as cool as the outside. View. This barely scratches the surface of my experiences in Mt. And our wonderful married life started in a beautiful and wonderful place named Mountain View CA and Moffett Field Naval Air Station! No grass, just blacktop. Chevy's occupies that site today. But the biggest thing to miss STIGS bakery and the pink box those treats came home in!!!!!!!!!!!! 3. We loved Moffett and Mtn View. I frequented it in the mid 90s. There were My friend lived very close. Had the best ravioli anywhere. The concession stand at McElvey Park was run for ever by an old guy named Levy, who loved baseball. This was the Bay Area bar and grill that burned down in the 90s. calls to this department. There was a nursing home across the street from us. I lived briefly in Mtn View from September to December 30, 1952. I remember the cookie factory well. 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) train go by when you were watching movies in the Old Mill Theaters. 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! St James Infirmary, Attn: Development PO Box 426788 San Francisco, CA 94142 Donate today and ensure that sex workers of all genders continue to have access to quality non judgemental care as well as build in our advocacy programs to center those most marginalized in our community and meet the needs of our community. Frankie & Johnnie Luigi's on El Camino RealI lived in the "flat" above the resturant. View renter in Mountain View from '73 through '85 then returned to Florida. Go Eagles! When the infamous 'dog house' was built. and is where Silicon Valley essentially started. Does anyone remember the helicopters flying overhead (every Monday evening, if I remember correctly) spraying Malathion? The persimmon tree in "our" front yard and the people who would drive up and try to strip the fruit. I remember that Mayfield Mall closed right around 1983 when we moved. Mtn View Dolphins swim team, coaches Sehlmeyer, Perry, and Bosmans. Wow we can't forget Art's chili bowl on el camino real. -The Mayfiled Mall "site" was actually Mayfield Mall We had a close neighbors that looked after each other. + many more) Rite Aid was called Thrifty then Payless with Alpha Beta Gocery Store next door. Fargo's was considered the classier place. St. James Infirmary was made possible because of the unique vision of Sex Worker rights activists from COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) and the Exotic Dancers Alliance (EDA), and a timely event in the . It is bustling, vibrant, filled with great restaurants. Down the drive was a grilled chicken place called Pollo now I cannot remember. I arrived in the area in 1974, joining a little company called Intel. 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. We moved 12 years ago. Shoreline used to be called Steirlin Road, and before that part of Become a Member Knights drugstore was an Asian restaurant. It was the first place I'd ever found Jelly-Bellies. Does anyone remember Mountain View X-mas Tree Farm? Knights pharmacy was my grandmas go to pharmacy. On the other hand as a kid we felt safe walking any where in town not now. Special Pubs Shagging foul balls at McKelvey for a quarter. I've been her since 1952 (Sunnyvale, actually). 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. and saw a ton of great kid movies there in my pajamas! Where the amp. The movie theater was pretty small.I recall we usually chose the Varsity Theater up in Palo Alto over the small MV theater. Bowling Alley on El Camino If it bent, we threw them out. 4. Computer, and I have such fond memories of that machine. It burned down a long time ago but I was hoping someone remembered it and could tell me about it. Change has made the campus unrecognizable. Please if any one has any thing that could help I would appreciate it. It stimulates my aging brain. Two a&w's in town (frequented the one on el CAMINO air) Drying apricots in the orchards on Grant Road Magical Mountain View [looking back--] Where else do you go to buy hot rodding parts. Name of the bowling alley near Cherry Chase Golf Course? I bought a coffee table and oak side tables there. I lived in a complex of yellow apartment builings on Montecito Ave. That street seems relatively unchanged. And the Mountain View Bakery, the Navy used to buy cakes from them for every occasion. This is about the old originals of Mountain View. The Camino Medical Group building at El Camino and 85 is on the site of the defunct Emporium-Capwell store. The others were demolished in the 1990s for the present-day Whisman Station development. He was in port until early February and they sailed to Japan and Korean War. There were also Tower Books, Printer's Inc. in Palo Alto, Stacey's, Kepler's, Books Inc. in the Stanford Center all of them with much bigger and more fascinating selections than one sees now. Primary Menu Newsroom; Public Meetings; About HCAI; Subscribe; Careers; Log In; Scroll navigation Left Building Safety & Finance. Thrifty's at the San Antonio Shopping Center for ice creams Miles Tone wrote: "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"? or his father? Shoreline Park was the dump for the city I know this is incorrect. ----Jocelyn's Bike Shop. Now it is a Karate Studio. Linda's on El Camino was the place to go for lunch Paresean burgers $.25 I Magnin was at Stanford where the Macy's Men's Store is now located. About the only remaining part of downtown is Colonel lee's Mongolian BBQ and Meyer's Appliances. Food Fair was down 3 or 4 blocks. The vibe was great. At the time was a 4 year student at the relocated MVHS class of '85. Tackle football on the weekends at Monta Loma school with the forniers and walshes in the mud. I went to San Ramon, Monta Loma, Crittenden and Mountain View (72-74). Had a small house with no heat except the fireplace and, most likely, the last outhouse in Mt. It was mostly known as the place to get Chinese food. Downtown / Midtown Cross Street. ), saying 'two of the "old regulars" didnt believe me when I told them I thought [O'Malley's] had been the Dublin Inn before it was Francesca's. ' Across the street from the school was a small gas station store that sold penny candy. In the mid 80's is when everything started to change..I have a little memory of downtown, I'm a Castro City resident, so I remember San Antonio and the Old Mill more. Mountain View near Castro was a wonderful place to live. Domestic Fax. Had to go to liquor store near Safeway to get a Sunday Mercury or Chronicle. And across the street where Longs Drugs/Starbucks/Blockbuster is was a lumber yard/home improvement type of place, forgot the name. I used to love to go in there and watch the monkeys and dream about having one of my own. I did in 1978 and broke my arm on the monkey bars. yes,st. There were 11 Emporiums from Santa Rosa to Salinas with local ones at Hillsdale, Stanford, Stevens Creek and Almaden. "NEWBIE" I grew up there, and spent a great deal of time in Mountain View. In the middle of the rows of corn was a large plot of pot, strictly for medicinal purposes of course. You could get a hamburger for 39 cents. View Music.. Fiesta Bowl in Palo Alto/The Hotel was the Cabana Hyatt house where the Beatles stayed (now the Crowne Plaza). McKelvey Baseball Field/Park 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. Does anybody remember the Sunnyview Family Club, down on Esceula? 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?? Handyman was over by the Oasis Laundry and had tons of hardware stuff. Its been a long time since ive been though there. Wasn't there a Card Room called SUTTERS on 237? (Later turned into office parks.it may be where a big CAD company is now located.) State Delicatessen. from 1973 to 1978. Renamed it La Problem Eata. where the Albertson's was. But My fav of all was Stickney's BBQ in Paly.. Man I wish The family would bring in back.. my Family knew Red Stickney Good times Keep bringing the memories back ! Graham middle school is known as Graham junior high. The Dublin Inn on Middlefield and Rengstorff My parents still live there, and I visit them often. On California there was a Best (Service Merchandise?) These all mostly faded-out by the late 1990s. I think it was White something. I havent been there but hope to before "old age" sets in :>) My thanks to all other contributors--so many places and things I had forgotten! Munson's Drugstore on El Camino and Castro But thier pie always worth it. We lived across the street from the Whisman Fire dept. Can anyone tell me about a restaurant called Saint James Infirmary in Mountain View? My Mother, brothers, and I moved to Mtn. Mountain View Surplus sold all the clothes I needed at the time old surplus blue jeans MV was on the USSR's list of early nuclear targets, for good reason. Pioneer Park behind the library was named that because there were once graves of pioneers there. The redwood in front of city hall wasn't merely damaged, but actually accidentally cut down and then someone said "whoops!" County: San Francisco. - The Emporium department store at El Camino and Hwy 85 $908,224. miss those days. The best pastries ever./Photo Shop 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. There was no parking garage. At halloween time, they had the best selection of wax whistles, plastic lips, and dracula teeth. This done to promote the authors or owners agenda. She was a long time Sunnyvale resident with roots back to old Mountain View. Camino Bowling Alley was near Bob's Big Boy on El Camino Real. now. Lockheed was designing and building spy satellites, as well as the submarine based Polaris nuclear missile. hand towels of a working hand air dryer for almost year despite my It was cool. I developed a routine I still remember fondly. What a place to hang-out in the 40's. As mentioned above 1998 -Arson fire destroys St. James Infirmary, a popular bar and grill that opened in 1967. 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! was a great a place to do one's laundry and occasionally meet people. And this sort of group meets weekly at the Red Rock Cafe to talk about math and programming and physics. Imagine. I spent many a quarter there playing air hockey and the Night Driver video game. 1. Speaking of pizza, have you followed the curious path of Pontillo's Pizza that was on Rengstorff near El Camino? Went to Landels Elementary and Graham Junior High. 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. We were the group the released the Peacocks and Peahens into the community when our properties were sold and converted to Industrial! My cousins were Sharon & Jerry Stark, and Harvey, Ed, & Jay Miller. Fosters Freeze and Linda's were a treat. I moved to Mtn. from 1973 to 1978. I believe it is still vacant. The St. James Infirmary was a landmark bar and grill in Mountain View that was destroyed by arson fire in 1998. Even our long time neighbors can't recall the name. The place was torn down when 237 was rebuilt years ago. 730 Polk St San Francisco CA 94109 (415) 554-8494. I also forgot to mention Castro City Market on Rengstorff west of Central Expressway right by the Amtrak commuter train stop at the same location. He quit in 1971 and we moved to Southern California. I never bothered to buy an alarm clock! The Emporium on El Camino and Sylvan --Tim. a fruit/vegetable stand. And don't forget the Camino Bowl, a great place to go bowling before it got torn down and replaced with businesses/condo units. View. I sure miss that restaurant. El Chico's Italian was on El Camino to the south. Another place I have enjoyed is Tony and Alba's Pizza. You may also email me at [emailprotected] Thank you! There was a Chinese restaurant named Andy on Castro st. 1970s very good food That night I learned people yelled "Where's The Beef!" 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. It was later disclosed that this was one of two centers where the US controlled their defense satellites, and downloaded intelligence. Mountain View was home to the St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill. I am a little bummed out that the 1st and last schools I attended, San Ramon Elementry and Old Mt. And seeing their adds at the drive-in during intermission? The gas station where Jack in the Box is on Shoreline (sterlin rd) The car dealership on El Camino with the globe on the pole was Mancini Motors. The wait to eat inside is a little much, though. We went on to have a total of eight children (with set of boy-girl twins) and we had all twenty-one of our grandchildren before we lost John at his 75th birthday Christmas 2006. The Golden Wok was good too, but suddenly closed and never reopened. Oh one last thing the phone prefix for Mtn. from the shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and el camino, 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. Target and where the DMV used to be and is now a truck driver training school. There were a lot of Country Stores throughout the bay area, little shops. on the discussion! I found a few shell beads and many small shells from their food scavenging at the bay. NO Flashlights!!! Many mini motels, and lots to do. I worked at GTE Government Systems (formerly GTE Sylvania, formerly Electronic Defense Laboratories) from 1983 to 1990. -The Crossings was a mall called The Old Mill 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. Surely miss those days, Looking for pet stores in the Mtn View, Los Altos areas in the mid 70's. (I saw Swiss Family Robinson there! Now on El Camino, but nothing like During the early years I lived on Leong Dr. My home had a 3 foot chain link fence; green with white trim; and was directly across the street from the 76 gas station; and next to That service station was the Denny's restaurant. He moved his business and family out of state in 2001. In the 50's, MV had a downtown city park on Castro. The Variety Store at Blossom Valley had a great big neon sign (at least I think it was neon.) And I second the notion of Web Link being a AWESOME place on the web to see the rich history of Mountain View. I lived on Sterling RD. There was an old farm house circa 1900's that was at the intersection on 237, near where the Union Pacific railroad crossing used to be, called The Beer Garden. sewage treatment plant and the airport spewing noise and leaded exhaust Grew up in Los Altos in the 60s-90s. 20 planes about 2 minutes apart, talk about noise pollution. Foster's Freeze Ice Cream on El Camino Real Michelle again. Mr Knight was a wonderful employer and friend. And great memories. I have lived in Mountain View since the early 70's. It also had a smallish, old-fashioned PBX switchboard with plugs and cables. Downtown Mtn. There were two chains, Pollos and Pollo Locos. Mountain View in the vintage 70's and 80's years was a haven. I think it closed around 1971 and that's when St Francis High School was allowed to enroll girls. Car dealership n Castro and el CAMINO. My favorite place, of course, was Chuck's Cellar. 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