Blossom Valley also had a great pizza place called Old Cal where we would go as kids on minimum days from Blach. Armed soldiers with police dogs constantly walked the grounds. Had a friend that called and asked me the name of the furniture store and I have forgotten. They are planning to move soon to San Jose area. The Infirmary was destroyed by an arson fire in 1998. . Going into the back of the store was always a scandalous adventure as a child Does any one have the shortbread cookie recipe made by Baders' in Mountain View. There are a lot of restaurants that I remember. Tour buses would take visitors on tours to see all the trees in blossom that were a sight to behold. $908,224. It started when high tech (ie computers) hit the area. Here is some details about the Mountain View I grew up in. 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. "The Rumpus Room" (I shot the 8-ball in on the break on New Year's Eve!). Computer, and I have such fond memories of that machine. That's Gone. And the "Generic Hamburger Stand" in the old Der Weinerschnitzel (which became Weinerschnitzel again after the generic place closed). I live in Florida now, but I keep checking this on-going trip down memory lane. I was just there several days ago to meet with some friends at Shiva's, an upscale Indian place with a reasonably-priced buffet lunch ($15). (I lived in Old MV) 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 place to grow up. Mtn View seemed the same right in old downtown but the shops were all different. Was the Chinese restaurant Qui Hing Low? The Wunderman house is there still. Cost Plus? Castro Street in the 70s was a ghost town. Lockheed shared Moffett NAS with the Navy VP-31 squadron, flying P-3 Orions day and night, patrolling the waters of the west coast for USSR submarines. A search for "Dublin Inn" gave just a pointer to a late-2015 comment earlier on this same recollections page, signed by one Bill242 (same Bill who just asked? 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. House of Yee on Castro. Village Host Pizza on Castro. Who remembers Frankie, Johnnie and luigo too, before major expansion, on Friday and Saturday nights the line to get was so long. I lived in Mountain View briefly in 1973. View Music.. Me and my friends rode our bikes all over Mtn. If it bent, we threw them out. I also grew up in Mountain View and attended Landels, Graham and Mountain View High on Castro Street. Remember Gregg's Pharmacy and Los Altos Travel at the current Bossom Valley Shopping Center? Old California Pizza Galaxy Gifts, the Variety store, Archies Couffures, and Tots to Teens at the Blossom Valley shopping center where Mayfair Market was. This my wife's quest and wants to know where he went. When Mancini motors (Dodge dealership) was on the corner of Castro and El Camino. go. Website. The Japanese teppan place I was trying to think of was called Shogun, on El Camino west of San Antonio. When Shoreline was still Bailey Ave. and it was just a 2 lane road. In Mountain View. fumes overhead. ----Imagemakers Hair Salon/Vicky's Hair Salon. View in late 1961 after my parents divorced. It was mostly known as the place to get Chinese food. Here is a bit of the inside scoop. The Chinese market on Castro street was a pharmacy/rite aid type store. It was a quiet bedroom community. Qui Hing Low and Andy's best chinese food ever! Andy's Chinese was the best place for Chinese on Castro. Mt View in the 60-70's was the best Thank You all for your shared memories. Such great memories. I left the area in 1986 and moved to the Santa Cruz/Aptos area, with only occasional visits. Dial-a-bus this was back in the early 70's. Best hamburgers in the south bay. I think that space is now occupied by a Chinese restaurant. It seemed like a great concept. Oh, I miss that barbecue Getting a traffic citation for making a u-turn in front of the Post Office (considered in the business district although 1 block east of Castro and seemingly behind the actual business on the street. Who could forget WonderWoman on the main floor and (if your male) the "Not tonight I've got a headache" dinosaur in the men's room. Magical Mountain View [looking back--] That place could get really crazy. Funny I can't remember the name of that music store. I thought that place was so cool when I was young! I remember: I lived right behind the Mayfield Mall, and mostly what I remember are annual magic shows, Easter egg hunts, great decorations at Christmas, and the fantastic egg-rolls that a man sold from a cart. I moved to San Jose, CA in June of 1984. I used to get a postcard in the mail for a discount. Poking around the unrestored Rengsdorff house in that surreal setting all sky and wet/flat lands, pre-development and amplitheater. Carlotta Shopping Center? Blossom Plaza gift store called Galaxy was 2 stories and THE place to buy presents for moms . Only after it became a mainstream cliche did the various after-the-fact suppositions and misconceptions begin, wrongly associating the term's origin to this region's far longer history of technology firms, already underway by the 1930s (long before not just the semiconductor industry, but other technology firms such as Hewlett-Packard, which some people, especially around Palo Alto, like to conflate today with "silicon valley" origins). 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)? Oh gosh! I would like to know what the name of the furniture store was where Wholefoods market is now on El Camino in Mtn. in the San Antonio Shopping area. It was hard to find parking. There was Rainbow Record Store at the light on Grant Road as you approach the shopping center. My cousins were Sharon & Jerry Stark, and Harvey, Ed, & Jay Miller. The train to Santa Cruz rail bed is a jogging trail now. It is known for its kitchy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman. El Zarape Resturant on El Camino The store located at 85 and El Camino was The Emporium, not I Magnin. State Delicatessen. Also the Time Zone Arcade. 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. Many people used the train in those days to commute to "The City (San Francisco)". on Castro back before that. My sister made one big donut with the leftover dough at the end of the shift and would bring it to the parties in a big pink box. I remember the A&W chain next to the Social Service Agency. Thrifty for 5, 10 and 15 cent ice creams in the San Antonio Shopping center and right next to it was Woolworth with the restaurant where you could sit at the counter or the booths while everyone else was shopping around you. wow such great memories. I loved going with my family to the Drive-In at the corner of Grant and El Camino (hard to imagine a drive-in on that corner!!!) It's an open field now that runs north along W Middlefield. WOWwee!!!! Steve - It's pretty obvious that the Voice's website is designed to place links to the three Town Square threads that have the most recent posts. Carr's pet store on Evelyn 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. I remember a Chinese restaurant near the Mt. Preferred listings, or those with featured website buttons, indicate YP advertisers who directly provide information about their businesses to help consumers make more informed buying decisions. ----Jocelyn's Bike Shop. Now it is a Karate Studio. A plant nearby that sprang from nothing each year and was spectacular. Then I moved to the Monterey area working for an educational publishing company, but try to enjoy Mountain View on occasion when I visit friends and family in the area. DV. St. James Infirmary was always rockin'. MV was specifically preserving the Casuarins - had a special one in a ramp right-of-way (Central Expressway andEl Monte?). Ming Pan Florist and the Moffet Drive-in Theatre too! I know this blog is a few years old but he ran across it and boy can you bring me down memory lane I'm sure I will repeat a lot of the familiar places in Mountain View but I just wanted to share them as well. -Housing was affordable and the city was considered working class. Ya Luv these comments.. I remember the P-3s flying over, often with a prop feathered for training. Website(s): Main Website. No one can remember them, but they were great for the time when I was young. What I remember from my 1982 arrival in Mountain View: My front yard is now the parking of the outdoor amp theater. Aikido lessons in a hot second floor dojo above Castro Street. Red Barn for a Barnbuster S.R. 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"? . Cuesta Park has an artificial lake. View High in 78 and remember all the places mentioned. Does anyone else remember playing at the little playground there before the movie started? Oh the perils of middle age, ugh! Rexall drugs was our downtown drugstore. Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. I have lived in Mountain View since the mid 70's. The public library on Franklin Street, where Miss Marion the Librarian and Miss Meta Antisdell were like surrogate parents to me. Cocktail Love. ), 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. ' Does anyone remember the little italian restaurant right across the street from Graham. You forgot Herman's Sporting Goods. What a great place to grow up. The Monte Carlo Restaurant was the Movie theater for the town $3,592,796. I remember Dog towers,A very cozy public library with a fireplace, A big fire at Mountain view high school in 1974 and spending every day at Fairmount park.The city had a great summer recreation program that gives me some of my best childhood memories.Especally going up to Deer hollow farm in the Los Altos foothills.I was very lucky to be able to spend my childhood years in Mountain view. Bowling Alley They had a huge selection of bottled beers from around the world. similar to The Cheesecake Factory. Sometimes the lines were around the block. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. But can anyone please help me remember the name of the pre-school on San Ramon Ave. where The Fountains retirement community is built. 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'. 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. and saw a ton of great kid movies there in my pajamas! The Emporium on El Camino and Sylvan This done to promote the authors or owners agenda. Write now for free help" that Herb Caen's column had mentioned when I had lived in Santa Cruz. A&E Advertising Info net assets. ------ 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. No longer. In the median of Castro in front of the city hall was a huge redwood? Mtn View Dolphins swim team, coaches Sehlmeyer, Perry, and Bosmans. 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. Renamed it La Problem Eata. Carpeteria ST JAMES GATE BAR AND RESTAURANT - 255 Photos & 339 Reviews - 1410 Old County Rd, Belmont, CA - Yelp Restaurants Home Services Auto Services St James Gate Bar and Restaurant 340 reviews Claimed $$ American (Traditional), Bars, Breakfast & Brunch Edit Open 11:00 AM - 1:00 AM (Next day) See hours See all 261 photos Write a review Add photo Save Menu Contact Us 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. Crusin with Dave G and the Cuz Glenn. Then on to Stacey's Books on University, and another computer store several blocks away. I now live in Napa Valley and I haven't found anything like that here. Rite Aid was called Thrifty then Payless with Alpha Beta Gocery Store next door. One was missed ( or was not that important) The Akron store on El Camino and San Antonio, the Wherehouse replaced it. Shaw's Ice Cream. The old Nob Hill was Fry's Grocery Store. People were alot happier back then, with less Hubbard and Johnson was on the corner of El Monte and El Camino, where Longs and Starbucks are today. Great funky atmosphere, too. Many of the streets were unpaved and had chickens and peacocks roaming around. There was a motorcycle suspension shop on Leghorn called Simon's it later morphed into Roxshox. ), 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. Bernardo in Mountain View near Middlefield. Born 1978 @ the El Camino hospital. There was an A&W Root Beer, Bob's Big Boy Hamburgers, Bowling Alley, Gelato ice cream, Foster's freeze ice cream, Mike's Pizza, were on El Camino Real. In 1971, Linda Ronstadt played The Cellar with Randy Meisner, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley who soon formed The Eagles. 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