Any one work with/through the Youth Opportunity Program (high school students) at the Mountain View Post Office? I was a Mt. Highway School had large wood paned windows, oak floors, wide halls, and huge cloakrooms! Also, Chef Chu's nearby, my first exposure to high-end Chinese food. Shogun was about a half a block up El Camino from Rambus. Dad used to spend major portions of his paychecks there, a practice which ultimately destroyed his marriage to my mother. Had a Sears, JCPenney, other nice shops inside and out. We'd also get lunch at Weinerschniztel (at the corner of Castro and California). TheSixFifty.com Does anyone remember Mountain View X-mas Tree Farm? I only lived in Mtn. Even our long time neighbors can't recall the name. If anyone knows this information, please post the answer and thanks in advance for your help. I live now in Kiseemmee Florida,but I travel to Mountain View It felt like home . It was crazy but totally fun!! I recall that Fargo's was a pretty happening spot for live music in its day. Does anyone remember the name of this place? Printer's Inc. There was a party supply store on the corner of Old Middlefield/Middlefield, and my grandmother would clean their linens for side money. Palm variety was a store with tons of household knick knacks. Karen, and going to Old Mountain View's Castro Street felt soooooo far away! There was aWhisman Gramer School on the corner of Sterling and Charlston Rd.It had 4 class rooms with two grades each room. I remember seeing the Exorcist with my girlfriend at the time in the View In Mountain View. Riding the old plow horse Dolly in the field next to St Joseph's, little league games at McKelvey park,helping Levy in the concession stand . Everybody actually went to Shakey's Pizza in P.A. I took my first date to the movies @ San Antonio center and for a burger at the Menu Tree after. Thanks for an interesting trip down memory lane. Mountain View in the vintage 70's and 80's years was a haven. Most of my neighbors and friends like me can remember purchasing the broken cookies for a penny and that these cookies were the best ever. As a former resident of Old Mountain View in the 70's and 80's one of my fondest memories is of St. James Infirmary on Moffett. The park behind the high school were we cut classes all the time. Mayfield Mall where HP had offices and now is empty. My dad and I both had Mr Chadda and Mr Bonzell for math, heh. The Bowling alley was/is called El Camino bowl ( I hung out there a lot from age 10 to 19) Bells would ring from St. Joseph's at noon and the whistle would blow at 5:00 from the downtown fire station everyday, so kids always knew when to go home for meals. Is it still good. PT, I don't think it was a library. Hello. Imperial Gardens was doing big business on Rengstorff and El Camino and also Peng's further up on El Camino, both specializing in dim sum. SOUTHTOWN POURHOUSE - FARGO. The Variety Store at Blossom Valley had a great big neon sign (at least I think it was neon.) I have just returned to Sunnyvale after ten years in L.A. You are correct Emporium, I used to shop there all the time. I really appreciate this information! The Shenandoah military housing is adjacent to this site. News It's located on Castro St. across the street from Red Rock Cafe. --Tim May, You can see some of the past if you go up the Parking structure off Castro. We would then prowl the theater for carloads of girls to party with. in downtown Castro, where the landmarks have shifted dramatically!). ??? Where that big El Camino Medical group complex is at 85/El Camino used to be the Emporium Capwell department store. Those were the days !!!! Not just the Gemco in Mountain View, but all the stores in the Gemco chain across California were bought out by Target. on, with the High School being down towards El Camino. The others were demolished in the 1990s for the present-day Whisman Station development. I remember Sakura Gardens at 2116 W. El Camino and it did have some beautiful Japanese gardens inside. Oh, how I long for the old days!!! Click to reveal Louie comicbooks and texan horns at the elzarape. 13" screen with rabbit ears. Obituaries, Send News Tips The difference between Fargo's Pizza Co. and those other guys is practically everything! My friends and I would literally rollerskate down the middle of Castro St., on Saturday's with no problem. Los Altos Travel They had the best selection of cheesecakes You could buy tires from a tire dealer in the middle of downtown Castro Street (about where Don Giovanni's is I think.) It was unmanned but still wired in. on Apr 13, 2008, There's a good DVD at the public library on the history of Mountain View. As a community, Moutain View is far better off having had such people as molders of what we have today. View high. Seeing Whitesnake at Shoreline Amphitheater and then being there when they had to close it down to clean all the methane (because flicked lit cigarettes were flaring up) lolgood timesgood times, Thank you everyone for the 60's memories my family and I lived on stierlin rd. I'm thinking across from I developed a routine I still remember fondly. Fargo's is the world's largest family pizza restaurant, seating 500 guests in a the two-level structure, having a total of 14,000 square feet, and parking for 170 cars. Great funky atmosphere, too. The Old West-themed family favorite restaurant in Colorado Springs will reopen at 5 p.m. Friday at 2910 E. Platte Ave. The recreation department was second to none. And the Old Mill was really nice, and seems like it was a terrrible place to I can't think of anything to add to the list, and it sure brought back memories. The difference between Fargo's Pizza Co. and those other guys is practically so we offer a choice of twenty-five great pizzas, our special pastas, HISTORY - Fargo's Pizza Fargo's Pizza Company brings to life an obscure piece of mountain lore First things first. My parents work for the Government Telecommunication Co. GTE. General Electric and the "big" Orange Pumpkin They never cleaned or bothered to inspect Grant Road was only 2 lanes with no sidewalks! 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. Wasn't there a Card Room called SUTTERS on 237? Nostalgia is great, but I think I prefer the current downtown MV to the sleepy street of the 1970s. I lived on stierlin rd near the dumps lived next to the Capote family. They had a neat stairway with upper level seating. 4281 45th Street Fargo, ND. Fargo's Pizza is a restaurant located in Colorado Springs, Colorado at 2910 East Platte Avenue. that machine that cheapie simple stuff was really expensive back These businesses are faced with a decision to stay open or close indefinitely. Some of the best people and food ever. Togo's was great, but I am not sure if it was toward Palo Alto or not. A Palo Alto Co-op store was on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino. As a kid I lived mostly in extreme south Palo Alto, but I was oriented more toward Mountain View than anything to the north: Mayfield Mall with its music store and Consumers Distributing catalog store; the San Antonio Center with the Menu Tree, the Time Zone arcade, and the Sears with the candy counter. Eating at the "picnic tables at Clarke's" with my mom quite often. Your contribution to the Holiday Fund will go directly to nonprofits supporting local families and children in need. . There was a night club called The Infirmary lots of fun. 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. Nice thread full of great memories! Cost Plus? 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. I remember St. James Infirmary, but I was too young to go inside, but I do remember eating some leftover hot wings my sister brought home and lovin it. Stigs plus also a mens clothing store, dry cleaners and a small store that sold home items. Remembering that when our family drove to First Baptist Los Altos we went up Castro St. to many times and saw Doberman Pincher dogs inside as guard dogs at the newly built High Rise down town, dog poop on the vacant expance of concrete floors when you look into the windows here BoofA is currently standing . as it was completely VACANT. The Safeway on Shoreline was tiny compared to today with an empty restarant space next to it, and when the Grateful Dead came to play Shoreline the deadheads would always take over the parking lot. When I lived on Park Dr I used to walk over on Saturday mornings. I do remember the French Quarter food mart and the Mexican restaurant was called La Posada. The King of Clubs was a big Navy bar and we used to go to Denny's across the street. Did anyone mention Holy Cross High School next to St Josephs School. go. I have noticed revisionist articles that claim their "whatever" was first. Thank you for any info. (Probably "Looking Back") I lived briefly in Mtn View from September to December 30, 1952. I will give you a pass on that since you are a The mall where the Crossings is now was The Old Mill. Mtn. The small open spaces like the corner of Cuesta and Grant Road and on Shoreline Blvd were homes that had to be moved for the widening of the those respective streets. He moved his business and family out of state in 2001. 25 photos. Watched movies at the old mill and don't forget the Moffett Drive in (shoreline blvd) I was out of the area for a while and when I can back it was a Harry's Hofbrau, but Cloudflare Ray ID: 7780cdeaf87d2c8c Mountain View was starting to have some interesting stores, so sometimes I'd stop there. 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. . --Tim. The vibe was great. The persimmon tree in "our" front yard and the people who would drive up and try to strip the fruit. We'll see if the condo development goes through for that location. So by posting to this thread, you inadvertantly ensured that it will continue to grace the front page. I can't remember which of these it was that i watched. View High. Mtn View seemed the same right in old downtown but the shops were all different. Noone mentioned Lenny's Pies on Castro and the Dairy Queen on El Camino Real! omg Togo's turkey and Avocado. the Diamond Ranch Market in 1970 until 1971, as mentioned above, WOWwee!!!! 2) A very hot classmate whom I had a secret 6th grade crush on named Sandy Allen liked that place and the one at Stanford. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. more forward thinking than Palo Alto and I am sorry I moved to Palo Alto ft., two . Thanks for the link to the 1969 restaurant guide, Richard. There are still some very good bookstores in DT Mountain View. Imperial Gardens even had a water wheel going in their back yard. Fargo's Pizza 2910 E Platte Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. My brother and I called it "the popcorn room". . There were dozens of Dept of Defense contractors in the general area including Raytheon, doing radar research and production, and Singer, doing flight simulators. This was before 237 was an expressway. You can call them via phone number 7194735540. . -Housing was affordable and the city was considered working class. baseball league teams and games. Casa Maria also and there was a nice steak and ale type restaurant on the corner of El Camino and Castro St., but I cannot remember the name of it.It did have great steaks and baked potatoes with all the salad you could eat, and wine carafes. San Antonio Hobby Shop --four locations till it closed in '05 Does anyone remember the gas station on evelyn and casto back in the 60's shoreline was two lanes. O'Malley? I remember you could hear the Phone: (515) 501-2677, Mukwonago, WI 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. He quit in 1971 and we moved to Southern California. "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and "Walgreens" are still the same came in and told them they could not sell food or drinks. and blue workshirts. Thank you Marlene Koers and everyone above for contributing your memories of the Mountain View of yesteryear. Played Little League for Johnny Macs the first year of the league -- 1955? It's driving us all crazy. Eddies Sport Shop, The Instep for Addidas. I now live in Napa Valley and I haven't found anything like that here. View. Blossom Plaza gift store called Galaxy was 2 stories and THE place to buy presents for moms . I also worked at the Ferry Morse Seed Co. in 74-77. Heard the wind tunnel at Ames at night. And the Mountain View Bakery, the Navy used to buy cakes from them for every occasion. View all details. 80's things began to happen, and now I think Mountain View is nicer and There was no Shoreline Park. Official Website. I read someone's mother and relatives used to work at that bakery and I was wondering if they remember and would like to share and bring a little of joy to others. Greets. Find 310 listings related to Fargo S Pizza Inn in Green Mountain Falls on YP.com. Special Pubs, About Us There was a big cattle ranch out there too. and it is too bad that someone did not foresee all the changes coming and head off 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. Eddie's Gun Shop Car dealership n Castro and el CAMINO. I just wonder if anyone from the 70's can remember the name of the bakery that was located on San Rafael Avenue off of Terra Bella in Mountain View. Music Store I use to walk over to buy cookies there too. Bob's Big Boy, When did the Old Mill and Fargo's Pizza close. I seen the fire dept. up to complain, is the manager of the City recreational facilties has let I won't be going back . Home Double Rainbow was the ice cream place Redwood City Pulse, 2022 Mountain View Online Updated: Jul 2, 2021 / 07:52 PM MDT. The downtown was 2 narrow lanes with no parking and there was nothing going Now its an India restaurant. 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. where Rengstoff and El Camino split off with El Monte .. that was a dirt Then on to Stacey's Books on University, and another computer store several blocks away. The Army Surplus store on San Antonio was a cool place to find war fashion and boots. Juice Time was next to the cleaner's We were newly wed and I was pregnant with our first child. My parents owned the store with my father's cousin and wife. What I remember from my 1982 arrival in Mountain View: I encountered hundreds of rat carcasses. (Thank you, historic preservationists!). The hobby shop was really packed on weekends from 1966-1968. The tire dealership on Castro was called Paul Auger's Tires. It's called, "Images of America: Mountain View." That night I learned people yelled "Where's The Beef!" ( In door food court ) We thought we were in heaven and loved our life there until one night John came home and told me his division was being transferred to San Diego North Island and the aircraft carrier USS Princeton CV 37. Mt View in the 60-70's was the best The field where they sold Christmas trees and fireworks on El Camino Real east of Calderon (across from Tuban Ford). Graham middle school is known as Graham junior high. Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter. But to leave this on for weeks and weeks is very ridiculous and very boring. Central Sioux Falls 2111 S. Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 Phone: (605) 271-2677, Keystone212 Winter Street, Keystone, SD 57751Phone: (605) 666-4122, Grand Forks951 S 42nd St The house prices went up, $450,000. All in all I think it was a better time wow such great memories. Who remembers Frankie, Johnnie and luigo too, before major expansion, on Friday and Saturday nights the line to get was so long. Their ad every Tuesday on the back page of the PA Times. I had only been here for a day or two. We moved 12 years ago. The E.M. club at Moffett Field naval Base was a great place to go. Delivery & Pickup Options - 381 reviews of Fargo's Pizza "Fargo's is a wild experience. Zone video game place. Now reside in New Mexico. Next door, was a Gelato ice cream shop. Where is Fargo's Pizza Located. Bubb Elementary School opened without asphalt pavement. Phone: (262) 230-2677, FACEBOOK | DOWNLOAD MENU | DOWNLOAD MENU - KEYSTONE ONLY BLOG, Boss Pizzeria and Sports Bar (Sioux Falls), Boss Pizzeria and Sports Bar (Brookings), Boss Burgers and Cheesesteaks (Keystone), The Best Pizza and Chicken In Downtown Fargo. by Newbie, Whisman Station, You could get a hamburger for 39 cents. I went to Landels elementry school until 1979. We used to go to the Mexican Restaurant there that was in the middle of the mall (La Posada???) It was later disclosed that this was one of two centers where the US controlled their defense satellites, and downloaded intelligence. I will never forget how nice they would fix up Mayfield Mall for Christmas. Anyway it was big. and may again, but why don't people do their jobs when they are $2.00 pitcher of beer, peanuts on the floor, awesome pinball, and almost a guaranteed biker tussle every Friday night. The Dublin Inn on Middlefield and Rengstorff Definitely check out the History Center if you get a chance. Great place to grow up. Linda's was my favorite place for take-out as a child (I LOVED the tator tots!) We tried to be a Palo Alto, thats why people eat in parking spaces on Castro street! Anyone remember DJ's Pizza no sit down room just an oven and a cash register ? 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." Does anyone remember the old building along the Mountain View-Alviso Road (237) that was on the corner of either Maude or Middlefield? It's not still there, is it? Ctr) and St. James Infirmary (Moffett Blvd) with my friends back in the late 70's to mid 80's era. The site of Nob Hill on Grant Road was a Hubbard & Johnson hardware store before it's more recent incarnations. If you grew up in that neighborhood, you would remember the smell of those cookies! road on the one side where the shopping center is now, and the it was Downtown only had Chinese Restaurant's except for the Weinersnitzel on the corner of Castro and California Street. Address 2910 E Platte Ave Colorado Springs 80909. My Mother, brothers, and I moved to Mtn. best city in Northern California.I attended MVHS AT Castro street. Didn't like La Poblanita 'cause I got sick once after eating there. I still can't believe it's gone! I heard that Tai Ming Lo was a really good restaurant. I'm was 12 years old. I remember visiting it during a shadowing exercise as a student at Crittenden. Linda's and the Red Barn The little lady in the kitchen i think her name was "short" best tacos for 25 cents. I didn't care much for the place, but But the biggest thing to miss STIGS bakery and the pink box those treats came home in!!!!!!!!!!!! Does anybody remember the Sunnyview Family Club, down on Esceula? One was on ElCamino Real where the Amber Cafe is now located. in the 70's best pizza ever !!!!!!!!!! They were just fantastic. Arby's had the best fries then. Ming Pan Florist and the Moffet Drive-in Theatre too! Have read every entry and look forward to reading more : ). Does any one remember that Mountain View was owned by the 7th Day Adventist who spent a few years looking to move away (BEFORE the computer movement)? Minton Lumber (gone now) Hope that you find something on the internet about it? Order food online at Fargo's Pizza CO, Colorado Springs with Tripadvisor: See 413 unbiased reviews of Fargo's Pizza CO, ranked #190 on Tripadvisor among 1,456 restaurants in Colorado Springs. I would like to know what the name of the furniture store was where Wholefoods market is now on El Camino in Mtn. Ya Luv these comments.. I In addition there was a healthy contingent of military families, many lived off-base in addition to the those in on-base housing and unmarried military in barracks and off base as well. I think that space is now occupied by a Chinese restaurant. Does anyone remember the name before Gemco? The first Bank of America was located where the Red Rock Cafe is now, then it moved into the building where Books Inc. is located until it grew out of that location. Florentine Restaurant ( The only Italian place in the middle of all the Chinese Restaurants ) was located where Xanh now is. BIG difference. First on Pear Ave, where we raised chickens and exotic birds. I have also taken several nice walks in Shoreline and Cuesta Parks. Whenever the free time I always like to revisit entire areas and scenes. Blossom Valley Shopping Center (Cuesta and Miramonte) View across the street from I remember the New Library that has since been replaced with a newer library. So sad to see all this go away.. Perhaps one day they will some how rebuild things.. You never know.. And Clarkes had the best burger in Mountain View, Amber Lantern had Then it burned down.) Michael T is right, there were 7 buildings. Jocelyn's Bike shop, Movie Rental Place next to the post office, and Jack "n" Jill kids clothing store was there, I think close to the Vacum Cleaner sales and repair place. D.V., when you mentioned Baeders cookies I knew it was you cuz. fumes overhead. Hofbrau and then office buildings or something now. Awalt High School for swimming lessons on Bryant and Truman That place could get really crazy. Dial-a-bus this was back in the early 70's. He liked my sister, but never gave my friend and I candy if we came by ourselves. ), 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. ' It answers the "even earlier." Didn't see any mention of Monte Vista, or Moonlight Drive-In theatres. That's the closest address my childhood brain can come up with. (Later turned into office parks.it may be where a big CAD company is now located.) From our glittering Victorian Old West saloon architecture to our genuine player piano, we are likely the most unique family dining establishment you have ever seen! Thanks for this thread! OK,I THINK WE'VE COVERED ALL OF MT. I lived there from the '50s thru to 1984. What a place to hang-out in the 40's. Andy's Chinese was the best place for Chinese on Castro. Mountain Mike's Pizza View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. The Cellar was in the 4900 block of El Camino, on the Los Altos side and operated from 1969-85. We'd go to Bee Foods (formerly Lucky) sometimes and grab something for lunch (where Kaiser is now) and there was Palm Variety in that shopping center too. Wow, who've thunk back in 1975? Frankie Johnnies & Luigi's on El Camino was/is the best place for a pizza Not many people were aware of this, or cared, for that matter--those bead makers were the very first Palo Alto hi-tech design engineers. We are lucky some parts of the old town remain and we have " a downtown area " unlike Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Cupertino. Left in 68 to join the USMC. TownSquare Then top it off with one of our old fashion desserts! There was a playground facing the parking lot where now the front gate and front office is. There was no parking garage. Another place I have enjoyed is Tony and Alba's Pizza. Payless Drug Store, which is now Rite-aid He and my mother are buried next to each other at Alta Mesa Cemetery on Charleston. despite the rude owners great sushi. sewage treatment plant and the airport spewing noise and leaded exhaust A butcher shop was where Red Rock Coffee Co. is now. 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. 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. Try to find a gun shop in Mountain View today. VA construction started about 1958 and opened a few years later. the best in Palo Alto. TV was black and white till them now sits. Today, my Aunt, Betty Todd (deCurtoni) passed away at the age of 84. Nothing here to do about old places in Mtn. It was THE place to go on Friday and Saturday nights.not to mention the other hangout was "The Shack" for dancing and meeting 'guys'. That place was great too. I don't know who occupies the site now. The San Antonio Shopping Center had that church single's group that met every Sunday morning in the upper floor of the Menu Tree. I remember Bank of America where it used to be next to that tire store, and is now a sushi restaurant in front (if you go inside and look at the floor, you'll still see the original mosaic flooring at the entrance), the Asian supermarket being some sort of drug store? old Mountain View High School Is this bakery still in existance? We had a wonderful wholesale bakery in that neighborhood, where you could buy a big bag of shortbread cookies for a $1. was a great a place to do one's laundry and occasionally meet people. Ate at the Chez Yvonne many times at 1854 W. El Camino. Where the loop is now. Another pizza place I remember was Boswell's Pizza Company on Castro near California, probably more 80's than 70's. No cell phone, no internet, no answering machines, just good friends, good times. Going into the back of the store was always a scandalous adventure as a child Dairy Bell restaurant had burgers at 5 for $1 and some really good greasy deep fried taco's. And yes who can forget St. James ( cheap drinks and lot's of fun ) and my favorite place Linda's on El Camino. Chevy's occupies that site today. Just loved reading all these posts and bringing back all the memories. I lived on Sterling RD. Privacy Policy 4. Mayfield Mall was where The Crossings condos were buildt. I remember the Old Mill theaters and seeing Return Of The Jedi. 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. submarines. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There was a frozen North Pole and Santa sat in his house nearby. 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. There used to be a tree diagram inside the lobby that showed the true history of early Silicon Valley--but when I went back to photograph it about 1975 it had been removed when they did some remodeling Several Fairchild Semiconductor engineers left and started other companies that later became big players and the history is on that tree diagram. I think the Angels had several social functions there. Dropping eggs over the now CAL TRAIN main engine trying to get them into the big fans blowing off the top of the locomotive, I think I was about 16. Fun times in the '70's. In the 60's on the corner of Middlefield Road and Moffett Blvd. When those establishments are gone, they will lament the passing of their youth like the many posts above. FOX21's Sarah Ferguson . the MV Eagles ruled There was always lots to do in the neighborhood- during summer, the owner of the little east side grocery store would have a monthly quick-draw competition in the side parking lot. It was comfortable. I spent my early childhood in Mountain view in the 1970s. the Library, the City Hall area, Steven's Creek trail Mountain View is Just a few things I didn't see mentioned. Here is some details about the Mountain View I grew up in. It is now The Village at San Antonio Center (Web Link. First I rented in a duplex on Sierra Vista: Other notable Mt. We had a bouncer crew of a dozen body builders to control the crowds run by Bob Doyle and Chuck Risen.The man with the vision who built Fargo's in the Old Mill Shopping center was my Dad, Jack Reilly. i went to monta loma back in 1979 then i moved to oakdale. I actually worked down the road in Los Altos at the Boardwalk, what a shame they closed. I lived on Colony St and went to Powell School, Crittenden and Mountain View HS on Castro street. There was The old Mill Mall, had nice shops inside and I remember a little coffee and cake shop that you could sit and read in while eating. Oh gosh! When Shoreline was still Bailey Ave. and it was just a 2 lane road. at Steven's Creek? View Fargo's Pizza's menu / deals + Schedule delivery now. Does anyone remember the gas station on the corner of Castro and California Street. We were the group the released the Peacocks and Peahens into the community when our properties were sold and converted to Industrial! 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. I now live in Hanford CA. 45.63.64.40 When they closed, it became Jenny Craig, and then Prudential Real Estate office. Tire Store Phone: (605) 975-5751, Boss Burgers & Cheesesteaks In 1971, Linda Ronstadt played The Cellar with Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley who soon formed The Eagles. I am a little bummed out that the 1st and last schools I attended, San Ramon Elementry and Old Mt. Super Duper market at central and Rengstorff Blossom Valley Shopping Center was an orchard; as was most of the surrounding land. I remember the A&W chain next to the Social Service Agency. During the summer many of us were required to work in the fruit harvest. I remember the big white-and-red sign very well. Frankie & Johnnie Luigi's on El Camino RealI lived in the "flat" above the resturant. Across the street on Evelyn (which was a dirt road in places) was Ferry-Morse, but HP more recently occupied the site. Chuck's Cellar on El Camino near San Antonio. 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! My favorite place, of course, was Chuck's Cellar. -Shoreline Park was a landfill. Born 1978 @ the El Camino hospital. When did the Old Mill close down and whateve happened to the best pizza place that I knew of Fargo's? 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. Does anyone remember the Old Plantation restaurant, just off El Camino, on the Los Altos side of San Antonio Rd? Wow. I went to Huff elementry, Graham Jr. High and Awalt High School. When Pacific Press was still in town. I do however have two clear memories of this period. We went wild over it. Miramonte School. I miss those days. The sign for the shop was misspelled as "Sheespkin House", and as a teenager I giggled every time I drove by. We could see Monte Vista drive in from our roof . Children can walk at night without fear. At one time, a band that later turned out to be Santana could be heard practicing in Malachi's basement while you waited for the light to turn green. I don't remember if it was in Mountain View or Palo Alto. i sure spent a lot of money on books and cartridges for My husband was stationed at Moffett Field and worked in Hangar One daily. Shoreline Blvd was Sterlein Rd the entire length. My friend lived very close. . We had a wonderful life the short time we lived there and treasure the memories and friends there. The Old Mill had that Upstart Crow Bookstore and (I think) the "Jumping Frog," a dance place where I saw a full sized 1940s style dance band one night. Drinking suicides through red licorice as our straw. I think it may have been some other kind of supermarket in the interim. I think the globe on the building came from '39 or '40 worlds fair(s), but don't quote me on that. It was hard to find parking. Moffitt drive-in where Century 16 is now, Shoreline park area being a big expanse of empty dirt and the landfill, and the shoreline house being in it's original location near where the movie theater is today, boarded up and being in shambles. View.. I was born in Lost Altos and lived there until 1971. later and let me tell you, Mountain View was fantastic in the 1ate 1970's and early 80's when I resided in the area. I went to Chucks for entertainment and the Tarr & Feathers in Palo Alto. and is where Silicon Valley essentially started. Reading all the comments brought back fond memories - I grew up in Mtn View in the late 60's, early 70's, in the neighborhood that is bordered by 101, Middlefield Road, Shoreline (Sterling), and Moffit. The old house on Phyllis (the last home on the back side of the shopping center) was originally located in a ring of Redwood trees in the former Handyman parking lot! Tater tots and Parisian Burgers. Rexall drugs was our downtown drugstore. What a great place to grow up. I also remember the original House of Humor in the shopping center at the corner of Grant and ECR. 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. ), 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. Thank You all for your shared memories. You could buy fresh ravioli at the old State Street Deli on Castro and State. The crowds on Castro used to be nicer and more polite and drivers used to drive better. 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 was ateen center hangout for awhile downtown in 70 but I dont recall were it was exactly. We had 2 A&W Burger places in Mountain View. Best hamburgers in the south bay. We would often drive over to St James, especially on Sunday afternoons when they had drink specials. 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). Oh the perils of middle age, ugh! The concession stand at McElvey Park was run for ever by an old guy named Levy, who loved baseball. My parents still live there, and I visit them often. got that right and Commodore is not more. San Antonio Center, Tower Records for a time, more and cheaper housing, Youre in luck! By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 622 views. Amazons live to be 50~60 years so he may still be alive. HOWEVER, whoever, and I used to know the name because I used to call There's a Residence Inn there now. 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. People did there own thing and weren't into $ and status. I truly felt at home. The lumber yard and hardware store on El Monte near El Camino was called Hubbard & Johnson; I used to do a lot of business there. And the center's hobby shop was a fun place to browse. Does anyone else remember this or am I crazy? The jet that crashed into the Salmi house in downtown Mtn View in 1956. There was Mervyns in San Antonio Shopping Center, and the Time Don't miss out And the "Generic Hamburger Stand" in the old Der Weinerschnitzel (which became Weinerschnitzel again after the generic place closed). Uncle Otto's Cheescake where I went nearly every day for lunch takeout, and they were the best!Mountain Mikes Pizza..I believe it is still there. The little store on Rengstorff and old Middlefield where La Costena My sister worked at Handy Man and also payless donuts. in the San Antonio Shopping area. Can anyone tell me when it changed names and the history? Remember???? The redwood in front of city hall wasn't merely damaged, but actually accidentally cut down and then someone said "whoops!" WTH happened?!?! I remember delivering flyers announcing store-opening specials (and being paid the handsome wage of 35 cents! I remember when Edelweiss Dairy was on 237 and it was all farmland to Milpitas. It was more laid back and had more friendly and fewer conceited image conscious people. I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) Sold my 1958 VW bus, painted Rustoleum orange with yellow roof, with an engine that had died forever on the highest point of Hwy 17, to teenagers across the street who cut out the back end for surf boards and replaced the engine. Tater tots and Parisian Burgers! La Petit Boulangerie, Florentines Pasta Shop, TOGO's!!!!! I think it is like over $3000 for a studio. Blogs The other was located after you pass the train tracks going towards Moffet on left side near the corner of Moffet and Sterling. Mountain View's facilities go to heck. Where the amp. Phone Number: (719) 473-5540. Foster freeze was my go to for French fries and fried burritos and shakes. I don't think there are as many night spots in the whole penisula area as there were when I first came here in 1972. The Togos have moved around and changed a lot, but Togos used to be really great. View from '56 to '79 with a detour through the USMC abd SE.Asia. Hotels near Cheyenne Mountain Zoo; Hotels near United States Air Force Academy; . - Highway 237 had traffic signals; was called Mountain View-Alviso Road In the middle of the rows of corn was a large plot of pot, strictly for medicinal purposes of course. Oh one last thing the phone prefix for Mtn. Munson's Drugstore on El Camino and Castro they were the "reject" cookies, but as kids, we didn't care if it was missing a corner or had a funky shape, as long as the cookie was warm and melted in your mouth. 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