I moved to San Jose, CA in June of 1984. Harry's Hofbrau was the Food Fair Market. The little lady in the kitchen i think her name was "short" best tacos for 25 cents. I remember going to both Fargo's (Old Mill Sh. Had a Sears, JCPenney, other nice shops inside and out. Wasn't Handyman over there near the Oasis Laundry and what used to be St. James Infirmary just outside of Moffett Field Naval Air Station was a frequent place as well as The Country Store, but that was south past Sunnyvale on El Camino. JC Penney's was where Meyer Electric is now. Very special indeed! The first 2 years of St. Joseph's School were held in the old classrooms of at what is now St. Francis High School. Here is the link to one of the photos. I went to Huff elementry, Graham Jr. High and Awalt High School. There was a Pet Store I worked at for one weekend helping put hay in the attic area on Evelyn and feeding the mice for sale. Was this area a library building? View Music.. First I rented in a duplex on Sierra Vista: It was located off Middlefield near Ellis Street. Wow. I use to live in San Carlos ave. Oh yeah, I went to preschool at the Adobe building on Castro east of Central Expressway. I bought my first maternity clothes at JC Penney's near the drugstore on Castro. Mt View in the 60-70's was the best Mountain View was a very different place back then! Went to MVHS when it was on Castro St. So, though I now live about 50 miles away, downtown MV has become a kind of Mecca for me. Great funky atmosphere, too. Just loved reading all these posts and bringing back all the memories. HOWEVER, whoever, and I used to know the name because I used to call We drove to the main gate and a pleasant young lady guard was given permission to escort us to Hangar One and we stepped in and took pictures of each other. You might also look at Web Link. I miss those days. I remember delivering flyers announcing store-opening specials (and being paid the handsome wage of 35 cents! $3,592,796. The ward was a joint initiative between the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the St. James Municipal Corporation. I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) How difficult is it envisioning what we will (or should!) A few notes: Wow, I read every response. 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. But as for Mountain View, it is better than ever. Co-Op Market by Sears the pool hall on Castro.. the old theater (stinky bathrooms)and double features (25 cents) Wagner's Drugs on Castro Robert Moore Flowers on Castro Parkers Flowers on Castro Moore Furniture on Castro.. Lawrence Tires Sims Shoes Mtn. entrusted to live and work for such a with-it city? I joined the Navy in Mt View in 1961, went on an old Destroyer, was in Vietnam in 1964, the Tonkin Gulf Incident, got out in 1965 and went to work for a small electronics company as a Field Service Engineer. There was a big cattle ranch out there too. Rhodes had midnight madness sales. The vibe was great. Does anyone remember Mountain View X-mas Tree Farm? I also remember P-3's flying over my house hourly from Moffett Field and the Blue Angels Air Show annually with Fireworks on July 4th View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. He had more cattle up off Skyline and near Half Moon Bay This was a hippie/environmentalist type of grocery store. The sign for the shop was misspelled as "Sheespkin House", and as a teenager I giggled every time I drove by. I was born in Lost Altos and lived there until 1971. I also remember the huge billboard on 237,alongside the crop fields, advertising Tai Ming Lo restaurant in bold red letters. 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? He quit in 1971 and we moved to Southern California. Then a few years later it became Ontilo's. I think the globe on the building came from '39 or '40 worlds fair(s), but don't quote me on that. View and Sunnyvale at all times day and night and never had a worry. The Old Mill and Mayfield malls were already mostly derelict. Go Eagles!!! Across the street from the school was a small gas station store that sold penny candy. Mountain View in the vintage 70's and 80's years was a haven. In the shopping Center was the Oasis Laundry that started out with popcorn and treats These all mostly faded-out by the late 1990s. We used to go to a hardware store in what I believe is now The Village. (After returning from two rainy years near Portland, a few times. Many mini motels, and lots to do. From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org When those establishments are gone, they will lament the passing of their youth like the many posts above. It was a quiet bedroom community. It's an open field now that runs north along W Middlefield. Even Wonder Woman couldn't save the place (or herself). La Petit Boulangerie, Florentines Pasta Shop, TOGO's!!!!! from the shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and el camino, What did they used to call 85 before it was a highway and ended By the way, the tree diagram cited in the Nov. 14, 2015 comment above, showing "the true history of early Silicon Valley," does exist in durable forms. The live music downstairs John Stewart of "California Bloodlines", Crystal Pistol (3 girls, violin & guitars) Also the Time Zone Arcade. then. My 'Tiny Tots' (preschool) was at the Adobe Building where we would take walks holding onto a rope to cross the Expressway! Those days of MV being a quiet, bucolic suburb are over. Their downstairs cellar was a nice and intimate showroom and upstairs they had good steaks. I have fond memories of taking my little sister there in her stroller so I could get free candy from the manager. but others are not Fairchild, Atari, National Semi, Intel All these parts but no real use until the computer, more jobs more people. I live in Florida now, but I keep checking this on-going trip down memory lane. Too many memories to mention. That night I learned people yelled "Where's The Beef!" more forward thinking than Palo Alto and I am sorry I moved to Palo Alto Bobs Big Boy became a Japanese restaurant became another restaurant. San Francisco, CA 94109. People moved alot slower , talked a little slower . The tulip tree next to it, with bare branches I filled with lights at Christmas while blaring my record of Bach's "Magnificat." On El Camino near Mathilda was this huge langendorff bread sign that sliced bread of buttered the slice. (Jason Williams) I remember the Weinerschnitzel on Castro St. 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. despite the rude owners great sushi. You had to have a membership card to get in, I think the card was $1. View across the street from View high building is gome butGo eagles !s31ZJ. Juice Time was next to the cleaner's ), 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. ' And the center's hobby shop was a fun place to browse. View High. And great memories. Did lots of educational games of learning on the 2e ! It was a good one, too. Does anyone know what was at the northeast side of the Moffett and W. Middlefield intersect? Change has made the campus unrecognizable. We frequented Bourbon Street night club in the Old Mill Mall which had again great food and night life. Castro Street was mostly a wasteland. El Camino hospital was behind orchards that ran all the way down Cuesta. It was cool. The original "Der Weinerschnitzel" on California and Castro. We moved 12 years ago. They had a student built Totem with Paly, Cubberley, Wilbur and Jordan mascot heads. Oh, how I long for the old days!!! Thanks to everyone for the contributions. the best in Palo Alto. Great times when Mountain View really felt like families where the heart of the community not transplants!!!!!! Never dreamed of planes before or since, despite having been a sky diver and knowing well of the Blue Angels. or his father? 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 . Then the City Please keep the memories alive. Are you thinking of White Front in Sunnyvale by Toys R Us. In around 1982-86 I was living in The Americana, a large apartment complex at Highway 85 and El Camino Real. The Handyman store on Grant road Thanks for the link to the 1969 restaurant guide, Richard. it used to be. It was Treasury for a while, and Drug Barn, now vacant. It's odd to wonder how everyone got along without a phone in their pockets, and there There were I remember in the 70s, the Monte Vista drive-in. My co-workers and I would go to lunch on Castro St. every day--we loved Florentine (great pizza bread), Mekong (run by a former Vietnamese diplomat), and the Blue Sky Cafe, where I believe I had my first tofu sandwich. 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. View St James Infirmary (www.stjamesinfirmary.org) location in California, United States , revenue, industry and description. Served with from San Diego, CA. The store located at 85 and El Camino was The Emporium, not I Magnin. Downtown Mtn View was a vital business district for everyone. $908,224. It had a flush toilet, but was just a small shed built over the septic tank. I could go on. wow I forgot about some of the places listed above. Loved that park. The old Nob Hill was Fry's Grocery Store. Hopefully that new Electronics Museum has some accurate literature available. There was Rainbow Record Store at the light on Grant Road as you approach the shopping center. OJ Cooper school. View was a great town back then and still is today. They never cleaned or bothered to inspect . Great place to grow up. Some old photos were also in the lock shop plus the lock shop has not altered building it is the Jehning Family Lock Museum. Mostly comprised of middle-class folks employed in the military industrial complex that eventually morphed into Silicon Valley. This is a great thread. Star & Bar gas station? no one mentioned Continental MKT. The grocery store in same center was my "pac man " destination. It answers the "even earlier." yes,st. Wherehouse Records, Chuck's Cellar on El Camino was mentioned and John Stewart of Kingston Trio fame. I truly felt at home. I have we have one of the best downtowns in the area with such a great selection of places to eat and hang out. About where the Hausner Day school is now on San Antonio between Middlefield and Alma, there was an Indian mound (Ohlone--pre Spanish era) camping/living area. The Menu Tree.. spent many days there.. Spivey's resturant never closed their doors; the Monte Vista Drive-in was right behind it; the Chevron station (across Grant Road) was there, but a whole lot smaller; and an old barn closed off the t-intersection of El Camino & Grant Road, it was an auto repair shop. (Now Shoreline park) Rite Aid was called Thrifty then Payless with Alpha Beta Gocery Store next door. Stereo Habitat home of the first 8 track tape decks on Castro Sherm's Barber Shop at Palm Plaza Yorkshire Clothes at Palm Plaza the Old City Hall the old little park on Castro, between California and Mercey (Easter egg hunts) the old Presbyterian Church on Castro St of course the old Mtn. ----Woolworth's/Wells Fargo Bank/ Long's Drug Store There was a Chinese restaurant named Andy on Castro st. 1970s very good food Went there many times in the 1975-80 period. 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. Also, Chef Chu's nearby, my first exposure to high-end Chinese food. They had a neat fish tank inside. BIG difference. Bubb Elementary School opened without asphalt pavement. Shoreline Park is much nice than Byxbee Park in Palo Alto with the stinky Don't forget Andy's Chinese Restaurant on Castro Street. I was born and raised in Mtn. Washboard Leo does St. James Infirmary as a novelty number, inventing a different story line in which St. James Infirmary is not even mentioned, and the emphasis is on his own funeral. 2. The owner had a old pick-up. It was across the street from a bowling alley. I lived in the Cuesta Park area growing up (my parents still live in the same house) and have rented several apartments/duplexes/houses in other parts of our town over the years, but just moved to a tiny house in Old Mountain View with my daughter and new husband. The Menu Tree had quite the selection. News 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 . Directions Advertisement. It was sad to see it go. Linda's and the Red Barn My sisters all worked at the Weinershnizel at the corner of Castro/California. workshirts in high school early 70's. I will be 79 in November 2013. Born 1978 @ the El Camino hospital. Mountain View was the southernmost town with the 415 area code. Downtown Mtn. Great town to start a career in Semiconductors. Blossom Valley also had a great pizza place called Old Cal where we would go as kids on minimum days from Blach. (These two are still there, but the Byte Shop bit the dust by the late 70s.it was first opened around 1976, and I visited it often.) One of my favorites was Linda's with their Parisian burgers and tater tots. Yes? I use to walk over to buy cookies there too. I remember that Yorkshire was written on the side of the Palm Variety shopping center. I might be the youngest and recent entry here. Nick from the Netherlands, not sure if this is correct neighborhood---There is a restaurant/bar on Old Middlefield near Rengsdorf called O'Mally's. Our baby was born in March and I came home to Indianapolis Indiana to stay with my parents until his leave in September 1953. ----Jocelyn's Bike Shop. Now it is a Karate Studio. All rights reserved. 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 the Mountain View Bakery, the Navy used to buy cakes from them for every occasion. I was teaching at Foothill Jr. College. There was also Fargo's Pizza at the Old Mill. 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. Does anybody remember the Sunnyview Family Club, down on Esceula? Some guy would provide entertainment by dancing and picking up a dinner table with his teeth and begin swinging it around.I ended up on his shoulders while he was doing a greek dance step and the whole room got up and everybody started dancing to the greek music . I think Rambus occupies that site now. Downtown only had Chinese Restaurant's except for the Weinersnitzel on the corner of Castro and California Street. What a place to hang-out in the 40's. I remember The Beer Garden having a very old, tall, date palm tree in the parking lot. Oh the perils of middle age, ugh! I saw "Purple Rain" at the movies that weekend. Mountain View was home to the St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill. There was a pedestrian tunnel under the El Camino at Calderon for the kids going to Highway School. The Dublin Inn on Middlefield and Rengstorff VB, I think the diner at Mayfield Mall was called Kelly's. Fond memories of Palm Plaza buying candy there on days we walked to church, buying comic books once a week at store on Miramonte? I can't think of anything to add to the list, and it sure brought back memories. I was told was like the 70's only more people. So many memories. I think the Angels had several social functions there. not too far from San Antonio. liked that place and the one at Stanford. Nothing here to do about old places in Mtn. Town dump at the end of Stierlin road. Mountain View has changed a lot in 29 years, so my recollection of where things were may be off (esp. The Infirmary was destroyed by an arson fire in 1998. . View Jailon's full profile. Is this bakery still in existance? Frankie Johnnies & Luigi's on El Camino was/is the best place for a pizza (Thank you, historic preservationists!). Get used to it. Halloween was a must every year. View renter in Mountain View from '73 through '85 then returned to Florida. Had a small house with no heat except the fireplace and, most likely, the last outhouse in Mt. I remember the P-3s flying over, often with a prop feathered for training. I think I have to quit now my brain hurts cheers to all who recall the peace and joy of growing up amidst the orchards and of our once sleepy little town keep the faith and go Eagles. You could get a hamburger for 39 cents. - The constant drone of P-3 Orion aircraft overhead wow such great memories. on Castro back before that. Here is a bit of the inside scoop. I can almost remember their "3rd Annual Going Out of Business Sale" with 25 cent shots of Jack Daniels and 10 cent draft beers. Ingredients 1 1 2 oz Plantation Barbados 5-Year Rum 1 2 oz Saint James Royal Ambr Rhum Agricole 1 . The field behind Cooper School was not a park yet! I grew up next to Therekauf/Stevenson school. near NW corner of Middlefield at Rengsdorf. I used to get a postcard in the mail for a discount. Surely miss those days, Looking for pet stores in the Mtn View, Los Altos areas in the mid 70's. My Family knew the people who owed the big spooky looking house across the street. Anyone remember the Hell Angels' moving into the house on 237 and then filming in parts of Mountain View and Sunnyvale? What a story that was. I bought a hamster for my kids there. Anyone remember Clints ice cream? Target and where the DMV used to be and is now a truck driver training school. Mountain View had that," Small Town USA " feel . What wonderful memories!!! S.R. We used to go to the Mexican Restaurant there that was in the middle of the mall (La Posada???) (I lived in Old MV) View.. When I'm visiting friends in the area, we often end up on Castro Street for meals. I lived on Sterling RD. I live in Mountain View from 1958-1976 it was and still is one of Noone mentioned Lenny's Pies on Castro and the Dairy Queen on El Camino Real! Was the Rumpus Room ever "topless"? I remember: When it closed down we started going to the Continental Market on California Street. View since I was about 6, went to Slater elementry, then Graham jr. High and graduated Mtn. Home St James Infirmary . 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's located on Castro St. across the street from Red Rock Cafe. This is a used 40 year old t-shirt, it isn't in mint condition. Jocelyn's Bike shop started in Midtown Palo Alto didn't it? Can't remember for sure, but I think they had sound to outside. I remember when they opened up Fro Yo at that shopping center, when Safeway was Brentwood market and opened into a liquor store, there was a deli next store called Feinshmeckers? Armed soldiers with police dogs constantly walked the grounds. 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. The Huntingdon Apts $125 a month rent now Always busy and great New York Style pizza never had any since!! The St. James Infirmary was a landmark bar and grill in Mountain View that was destroyed by arson fire in 1998. I remember Father Moss walking the streets alone late at night. The school was later used as the temporary site for Foothill College until it opened in 1961. I haven't been to Mtn. I lived in Mtn. I still can't believe it's gone! 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. Going into the back of the store was always a scandalous adventure as a child We left the Navy in 1955 after John made two nine month cruises on the Princeton. 503 were here. fatality. I cannot believe I am reading this article still. There also was an ElZarape Resturant on San Antonio Road. Oh, I miss that barbecue No longer. Across the street from the tire store was a five-and-dime store. We had 3 shopping areas in Mountain View . PT, I don't think it was a library. My dad worked at Lockheed. "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and "Walgreens" are still the same The one in the shopping Center at 85 and Mountain View has provided some good times and good memories. The Bowling alley was/is called El Camino bowl ( I hung out there a lot from age 10 to 19) The crowds on Castro used to be nicer and more polite and drivers used to drive better. I'm was 12 years old. Who remembers Frankie, Johnnie and luigo too, before major expansion, on Friday and Saturday nights the line to get was so long. San Antonio Center, Tower Records for a time, more and cheaper housing, Minton Lumber (gone now) Facilities include two wards for males and females, an administrative block, a chapel, staff quarters and a separate dwelling for street people. Don't miss out I took my first date to the movies @ San Antonio center and for a burger at the Menu Tree after. Baileys Pharmacy, The Menu Tree had that awesome place to get the BEST fish and chips I have EVER had (seriously), Round Table Pizza, The Boardwalk bar and grill My mom used to take me there and I remember always ordering the grilled cheese sandwich and jello for dessert. They give me the best care one could hope for. [emailprotected]. . and those Cinco de Mayo dances that Mountain View high school would have at Rengstorff park or sometimes at the Portuguese hall on Stierlin (boy did you open a can or worms) i could go on and on. They took their hard earned allowance and bought an ice cream. We are lucky some parts of the old town remain and we have " a downtown area " unlike Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Cupertino. hundreds of cows. Also, does anyone remember Otto's Cheesecake downtown MV? I'd say more, but, well, there's a little book you can pick up at the library or at Books Inc that has tons of photos of Mountain View's history and will probably answer a lot of your questions. Where that big El Camino Medical group complex is at 85/El Camino used to be the Emporium Capwell department store. Mountain View Library centennial celebration 1905-2005 I do remember the French Quarter food mart and the Mexican restaurant was called La Posada. 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. Can anyone tell me when it changed names and the history? View native. Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi Too! I remember the clinic on castro where alot of my friends got counceling and pills the cool thrift shop the gun shop lindas in 70s mvh alot of fun but also a bit of the wild west going on back then alot of fist fights not gangs and guns like nowdays and walkinggggg everywhere bein safe good old days. Dear Community, It has been quite an exciting year full of activism and progress toward the full realization of sex worker rights. Please if any one has any thing that could help I would appreciate it. Did anyone here work for HandyMan in the 1960's or 1970s? Does anyone know what bakery I'm talking about? There was the I Magnin store where the Medical Center is now at 85 & El Camino. There is a Historic marker in front of a small building on Charleston just before it crosses San Antonio. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. Web Link. This was such a great place in the mid to late 70's - the Baylands Park, the old white house near Shoreline. I also briefly had a place in your fair city. St James Infirmary located at 445 California Avenue Reno NV 89501, view menus, pictures, reviews, directions and more . My husband was stationed at Moffett Field and worked in Hangar One daily. - Zen Houseplants at Middlefield and MV-Alviso Rd You may also email me at [emailprotected] Thank you! Harry's Hofbrau (my favorite) Karen, I would hope it still exists in someones attic and wasnt destroyed. I remember seeing the Exorcist with my girlfriend at the time in the View Pollo Loco. I do however have two clear memories of this period. It was a nice time and if I could, I would go back; maybe in the near future! Registering a complaint with the City of MV when my landlord (1904 Bates house at California & View Street - next to the little home in the orchard tower) planned to cut down his 2 story tall Australian Pine (Casuarina equisetifolia ) because it dropped too much "mess." a fruit/vegetable stand. Payless/Albertsons was on Grant road and had great garlic bread. One of my favorite 1960s childhood memories is of riding stingray bikes with neighborhood friends across big muddy meadows (now the surrounding shopping center including Nob Hill) to get Slurpees or hot chocolate at the Payless Bakery (where all my best friend's many sisters worked one after the other)followed by a doughnut. YUM! 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?? In 1967, one of the boys got killed in an accident, and the business went down hill after that. Thanks for any pet related recollections you may have. The mobile home park community; I went to Theuerkauf elementary. I attended Eastbrook Elementary. For some, the 70's kicked off in Mountain View with a homecoming float featuring a huge EAGLE. In the 60's on the corner of Middlefield Road and Moffett Blvd. Thanks for any insight! Cruising between Johnny Macs and Spiveys drive Inns on the El ------ 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. There was an underpass that allowed children to go beneath the busy road to get to school. I lived there 24 years and Neal lived there 30 years. The first time we saw "Great America" parkway..and all the drive in movie theaters and how we would sneak are friends in and have great ol' times. Let me just add to notable places, Susie's Diner and El Zarape on El Camino. 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