Had to go to liquor store near Safeway to get a Sunday Mercury or Chronicle. There are a lot of restaurants that I remember. chicken. I'm trying to remember where the beauty college was located at, fond memories of downtown. Graham middle school is known as Graham junior high. View. 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." Great Western Savings 2. . He and my mother are buried next to each other at Alta Mesa Cemetery on Charleston. The Scuitlebutt on El Camino Real. So many memories attached to them from those whose formative years were spent there. View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. I thought that place was so cool when I was young! 2) A very hot classmate whom I had a secret 6th grade crush on named Sandy Allen I remember that well. Gunn Highschool across Charleston used to be a field full of cattle. 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. We used to have regular apricot fights in the orchards that are now Cuesta Park. Anyone remember the drive in theaters? It stimulates my aging brain. It seemed like a great concept. Is the staff stagnant, lazy and amateur. a fruit/vegetable stand. And Mountain View Surplus where I used to get my blue jeans and blue Where I would play baseball in the parks and rec league for poor kids in the summer. These all mostly faded-out by the late 1990s. I went to Fremont Hi, but met lots of students from Mt. Bokman Chevy and Tuban Ford DO YOU REMEMBER SHAWS, EL ZARAPE, CHEZ YVONNE, RUMPUS ROOM, WAGON WHEEL, ANDY'S CHINESE REST, CLINTS, SPIVEYS, ST JAMES INFIRMERY, CHUCKS OF HAWAII SOME REALLY FAMOUS SINGERS SHOWED UP THERE.. I live now in Kiseemmee Florida,but I travel to Mountain View We were the group the released the Peacocks and Peahens into the community when our properties were sold and converted to Industrial! When I want to go to Target, he reminds me that it used to be Gemco:) When I craved a burger, he took me to Clarke's. Since I was so young I am not sure about the cities for these places. Stuft Pizza Does anyone remember the Old Plantation restaurant, just off El Camino, on the Los Altos side of San Antonio Rd? Anyone remember the Hell Angels' moving into the house on 237 and then filming in parts of Mountain View and Sunnyvale? The mall with Sears and JC Penney was San Antonio Shooping Center on the corner of El Camino Real and San Antonio Road, across the street from what was Tower Records. I always thought the food there was better than Taco Bell. 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"? Oh, if anyone can remember a few other night spots in Mountain View, one by the Old Mill Mall and another I believe was Froggers or a name similar. (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.) - Zen Houseplants at Middlefield and MV-Alviso Rd On the corner of ECR & 237?? We went to Mass at St Joseph Church and it had not changed one bit. Thank-you 1, Graduated from MVHS in 1975 while working at A&W riding my 125 Honda yep it is Eric. This was the family tree of the semiconductor industry, spawned by Fairchild Semiconductor after it spun off from Shockley Semiconductor (itself located in MV on San Antonio in the 1950s, subject of historical-article link that follows) -- the industry whose rapid succession of spin-off firms, even in its first 15 years, prompted journalist Don Hoefler in 1971 to write a series of historical articles about what he dubbed "silicon valley." In the 80's We went to Mass at St Joseph Church and shopped at Bettancourt Grocery. When the infamous 'dog house' was built. I lived in Mtn. Standard Brands was built on the corner of 237 and El Camino Real, so many open fields built up. 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! View Music.. I lived in Sunnyvale and San Jose for quite a few years. All in all I think it was a better time I remember when I moved to Mountain View in 1973 there were still orchids around. It is a lovely thread to read and I am pleased to see it is still getting new posts after 5 years! I never bothered to buy an alarm clock! Does anyone remember Mountain View X-mas Tree Farm? .25 cents for mixed drinks. I worked at GTE Government Systems (formerly GTE Sylvania, formerly Electronic Defense Laboratories) from 1983 to 1990. on Apr 13, 2008, There's a good DVD at the public library on the history of Mountain View. Being wakened one Sunday morning each year by a strange sound - drums, cornets, and clarinets of a Portuguese fraternal band marching down Castro Street to St. Joseph's Church and marching back after a church service, with a parade of small children costumed as friars passing out miniature loaves of bread, teenage girls trudging along in formal gowns or robes, accompanied by proud mothers. I fetched that post by typing O'Malley's in the Search box (toward upper right on this page). I went to Landels elementry school until 1979. The only electric signal lights were on El Camino Real. Here is a bit of the inside scoop. DV. Her father, Frank and his wife Sara brought into the world, her brother, Charles (1913), and sisters, Doris (Laurie/1912), Elva (Kankel/1917) and Barbara (Welch/1920) all preceeded her in death and all graduated from Mtn. 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 . When Bloomingdales moved to their smaller store built in the mall parking lot, the old building was torn down to make more smaller independent stores since large department stores have lost their appeal. Things have changed but the one thing that seems the same is Edith Landels elementary school, that place seems timeless. So by posting to this thread, you inadvertantly ensured that it will continue to grace the front page. This was the Bay Area bar and grill that burned down in the 90s. Me and my friends rode our bikes all over Mtn. I went to Chucks for entertainment and the Tarr & Feathers in Palo Alto. Armed soldiers with police dogs constantly walked the grounds. Sun and SGI were a couple of the large employers, fighting out the workstation market. How difficult is it envisioning what we will (or should!) best city in Northern California.I attended MVHS AT Castro street. All the neighbors would then come out and talk. 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. From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org I will be 79 in November 2013. There would be like 50 bikes out front on those days. At the time was a 4 year student at the relocated MVHS class of '85. 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. I made it clear that I wasn't interested. Mountain View high school was actually bordering Castro Street, old high school way, shoreline (formerly n. Bailey/sterlin road) The mobile home park community; I went to Theuerkauf elementary. Community Calendar Lots of other kids participated did that continue into the '70's? The lot at Moffett and Middlefield held the temporary library while the one downtown was being rebuilt. I also remember the original House of Humor in the shopping center at the corner of Grant and ECR. D.V., when you mentioned Baeders cookies I knew it was you cuz. Served with from San Diego, CA. Hope that you find something on the internet about it? 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 . There also was an ElZarape Resturant on San Antonio Road. cheap movie theater I was told was like the 70's only more people. From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org old mill had the jumping frog and then there was st. james, moffit drive-in and handyman. Join to view full profile. Then there was over where the medical center is the Emporium clothes My dad and I used to go there for breakfast, back around 1980 or so. Also worth noting but less strategic is NASA Ames research center, which was doing key research on human physiology and support systems in space and wind tunnel research. Does anyone remember the name before Gemco? [emailprotected]. Thanks for any insight! 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. net assets. He also went on to explain that, in the 70's, their were quite a few brothels operating on Castro!How things have changed! Driving to Stanford via ElCamino Real one could smell skunks from the open fields. We lived on Cornelia Ct., and I attended Bubb School for the 4th - 6th grades when we moved back to Green Bay, Wi. We lived on Parker Ct. ), I remember moving to Mtn View in 1965 from Sunnyvale so that my dad could live closer to his clothing store that was located on Castro St. 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. It's great and I am grateful to the Voice for continuing it. I forgot something! As a community, Moutain View is far better off having had such people as molders of what we have today. Go Eagles and Keep the Faith The movie theater may have stuck around a little longer than the mall. Fiesta and Camino lanes on El Camino. I just heard that Sono Sushi has closed too, and I really used to like that place I moved to Old Mtn View in the late '70s.remember Gemello Winery? Bicycles wagons all sorts of things hanging on the walls. My dad worked at Lockheed. Shoreline Blvd was Sterlein Rd the entire length. Whenever the free time I always like to revisit entire areas and scenes. 1. It was a beautiful spanish style building which should of been restored and named a historical landmark. Then the City Wow, so much has changed. 85 was Central Expressway I remember delivering flyers announcing store-opening specials (and being paid the handsome wage of 35 cents! I think it is like over $3000 for a studio. Worked at A & W for school credit in 1974 and 1975 for MVHS then after graduation moved to San Jose/Los Gatos area joined US Navy and retired.Live in MS now, Let's not forget when the Hells Angels Visited this little town Is Mountain View better or worse without it? Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. I also remember the huge billboard on 237,alongside the crop fields, advertising Tai Ming Lo restaurant in bold red letters. some of the problems. My sister worked at Handy Man and also payless donuts. I also remember the spooky old house standing alone somewhere along Shoreline, even after the golf course was set up. There was a "Variety Store" at Blossom Valley shopping center on the corner nearest to St. Francis. Anybody remember Gemco? We could see Monte Vista drive in from our roof . One person would drive a car in, and 4 or more would sneak in through the hole in the fence behind the bush on the entrance road. Does anyone else remember playing at the little playground there before the movie started? JC Penney's was where Meyer Electric is now. Someone said that Linda's sold horse meat burgers. I have noticed revisionist articles that claim their "whatever" was first. -Housing was affordable and the city was considered working class. It's called, "Images of America: Mountain View." They had a huge selection of bottled beers from around the world. It was crazy but totally fun!! I use to walk over to buy cookies there too. Alot of great memories, thank for the thread. The San Antonio Shopping Center had that church single's group that met every Sunday morning in the upper floor of the Menu Tree. Thanks for the link to the 1969 restaurant guide, Richard. I also enjoyed a great Steely Dan concert in the late 90's at Shoreline Ampitheater. View and Sunnyvale at all times day and night and never had a worry. My first "job" was gathering eggs at a chicken farm on Old Middlefield in early 50s' (the fork hadnt been built yet, so there was just "Middlefield Rd" no "old" Middlefield. Food Fair where Harrys Hofbrau is. Mostly comprised of middle-class folks employed in the military industrial complex that eventually morphed into Silicon Valley. Arby's at San Antonio and California Main Phone Number (415) 554-8444. despite the rude owners great sushi. Later years the Poblanita restaurant on Castro for the Milanesa, yummy! 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. There were contests at all the night spots and tons of costume shops in and around the areas. You may also email me at [emailprotected] Thank you! It was worse than going to the Apple Store today though the geniuses House of Yee on Castro. Surely so that's the first and possibly only place I would go to eat if I ever came back to visit. I'm still digging through old family photos trying to find a pic of the big tree of birds and clocks. You could hear the Saint Joseph bell ring everyday at 12noon. calls to this department. I do i do i do boy do I. ! It had sawdust and peanut shells on the floor, and a giant Wonder Woman statue. I remember when there was a break between Sunnyvale-Mountain View. I moved to San Jose, CA in June of 1984. Stewart recorded his "Lonesome Picker Rides Again" album there. However, I have not found anyone who remembers the name of the company and when they closed it no one seems to know where they went or if they just went out of business. Mountain View was starting to have some interesting stores, so sometimes I'd stop there. Downtown was a quest area with a few Chinese restaurant. This page has been a really interesting read. Rexall drugs was our downtown drugstore. I was born in Lost Altos and lived there until 1971. I saw some great photos of Castro street circa 1965 on Mountain View Historical Societies Facebook page. Los Gatos and Mountain View have SV's best downtowns IMO. It was known to be Mountain View High School's teachers watering hole. ***. Andy's Chinese Restaurant. and may again, but why don't people do their jobs when they are 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. The old Nob Hill was Fry's Grocery Store. You could bring your empty bottles and get them filled. Not it seems mostly prepared food, but it used to be they cut the meet and did their The bottle was refundable for a nickle at the store where you could buy a candy bar for five cents! Everyone remembers the Old Mill, but do you remember the fantastic candy store there? I remember the Gemco store being where Target is today and you had to show a membership ID card to even go in the door. We would go over in our car, a still new 1951 Plymouth Belevedere hardtop convertible, on Saturday night to watch the Jackie Gleason Show. On Saturdays I'd drive up El Camino. but I sure do miss Uncle Otto's Cheesecake and Stigs Pastry shop on Castro. television dealer in the building that burnt down recently. And our wonderful married life started in a beautiful and wonderful place named Mountain View CA and Moffett Field Naval Air Station! Sold See item details Similar items on Etsy ( Results include Ads ) Christmas Gifts for Boyfriend - Video Game T shirt for Him - Boyfriend Gifts from Girlfriend - Funny Tshirts UnicornTees $19.99 FREE shipping