Then a fire had destroyed a class room module/building (in fragments i remembered either it was used as a science lab or it was actually the computer lab). My parents owned the store with my father's cousin and wife. Google, Ebay and others seem to like that area. My folks shopped at Sears a lot, which was there for as long as I can remember. Drive-in Movie Theater where Walgreen's is. It was the site of the old Highway School. The library had only one story and was overcrowded. Blossom Plaza gift store called Galaxy was 2 stories and THE place to buy presents for moms . Free suicides after the little league game. The Monte Vista drive-in movie theater was on Grant Road behind where the Walgreens is now (bunch of housing there now.) Gonzalez, Morgan Maxwell,Davis, Capote,Addington, Hubner, . No one can remember them, but they were great for the time when I was young. I spent many a quarter there playing air hockey and the Night Driver video game. KEEP ALL THE GOOD MEMORIES COMING.. ONE OF THESE YEARS I WOULD LIKE TO WRITE A BOOK ON THE SCHOOL CAFERTERIA'S - FOOD I RECALL EVERYONE USE TO RAVE ABOUT THE FOOD ( LAUGH ) SOME OF IT WAS PRETTY GOOD ! across the street was the Commodore Computer Store. Hello Father, we would sayHello boys..his response..Keep the memories coming . I forgot Roger and Chez Yvonne restaurant on ECR at El Monte.. nd the 88 cent store instead of 967 or 96whatever it was YOrkshire and there were still party lines To answer Lee's question from Aug 13th, according to the book "Milestones - a History of Mountain View" the Old Mill's water wheel was removed in 1988 and then the mall was demolished by the mid 90's to make way for the Crossings development. I bought a hamster for my kids there. own bread, and sold beers at least in the old Palo Alto place on Meadow. So many memories attached to them from those whose formative years were spent there. There were a lot of Country Stores throughout the bay area, little shops. Didn't see any mention of Monte Vista, or Moonlight Drive-In theatres. I just heard that Sono Sushi has closed too, and I really used to like that place Gemco was called Bazaar. Driving to Stanford via ElCamino Real one could smell skunks from the open fields. Ken's House of Pancakes was the best (and maybe the only) middle of the night meal in town. The Navy was in town, Moffitt Field was booming and the Blue Angels had their air show every year (my family would watch the show from our roof). 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? Can anyone tell me when it changed names and the history? His GF dies, which leads him to tell us how great he is and then plan his own funeral.. Karen, We loved Moffett and Mtn View. Chucks also once had a place in Tustin (Orange County), with no entertainment, and I quess two or three are still going in Hawaii. The Boardwalk is a good burger and beer place on the El Camino with a friendly vibe. Miramonte School. 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. The Scuitlebutt on El Camino Real. Now on El Camino, but nothing like Ate at the Chez Yvonne many times at 1854 W. El Camino. In the shopping center at El Camino and Escuela was Macheesmo Mouse, the clone of the The school was later used as the temporary site for Foothill College until it opened in 1961. It was my grandpas restaurant!!!! 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. Best of all was C Grafton. When one of the Hispanic neighbors would host a party, everyone was invited! Also, Chef Chu's nearby, my first exposure to high-end Chinese food. james that burned down.and Gyro's house of terror at the old mill ..before it became a tent in san jose>> The Greatful Dead would come into town!!!!!!! Thanks for any reply, O'Malley's Sports Pub (under that name) isn't quite three years old according to Elena Kadavny's blog post on this website, reporting the sale, remodeling, and renaming of what for some years had been Francesca's. Did lots of educational games of learning on the 2e ! On the other hand as a kid we felt safe walking any where in town not now. I remember the Balkan Village with its Greek themed architecture. But as for Mountain View, it is better than ever. I arrived in the area in 1974, joining a little company called Intel. I asked the owner, who by the way, is third generation, why? It was replaced by the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Bobs Big Boy became a Japanese restaurant became another restaurant. You needed to become a member and show your card when you entered the store. Organization Address: 1089 Mission St. San Francisco, California 94109. Even our long time neighbors can't recall the name. Opened in 1967, it was known for its kitschy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman, and Buffalo Wings and burgers. You forgot Herman's Sporting Goods. Don't forget Fairchild. I live in Florida now, but I keep checking this on-going trip down memory lane. The Tower Records in Mountain View is the only one I have been to that had an actual bookstore. Speaking of pizza, have you followed the curious path of Pontillo's Pizza that was on Rengstorff near El Camino? Loved the tater tots at Linda's. I remember: I now live in Hanford CA. You could drive up el camino and art would be sitting outside reading. St James Infirmary's headquarters are located at 730 Polk St Fl 4, San Francisco, California, 94109, United States What is St James . ??? She was a long time Sunnyvale resident with roots back to old Mountain View. Contact Jailon directly. Thank you anyone and everyone for any info. The shopping center on castro was called Palm Plaza and the thrift shop was Palm Variety. Dad used to spend major portions of his paychecks there, a practice which ultimately destroyed his marriage to my mother. My price and style at the time. Another pizza place I remember was Boswell's Pizza Company on Castro near California, probably more 80's than 70's. TG&Y, the Red Barn (country Gourmet now). I don't remember if it was in Mountain View or Palo Alto. I'd appreciate some help. I think the globe on the building came from '39 or '40 worlds fair(s), but don't quote me on that. Mr Knight was a wonderful employer and friend. Taco la Paz on El Camino Real, a Taco Bell knock-off, where I also worked for a couple years. 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"? The park behind the high school were we cut classes all the time. Mountain View was sleepy and boring and we used to consider it lower class doing well. Camino. 85 then what did they call it? Thanks for bringing back some good-ole memories! It was officially opened by Portfolio Minister . 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. Did anyone go to Crittenden for elementary school?! now sits. The "shoreline house" was actually the home of Henry Rengstorff. had kept it. Creek Place Cuisine. arrive, but school was being led out at the same time, i remember seating to face the damage. Baseball team sponsors, Civitan, Freeman Songroth, Gienger and Hays Funeral Parlor, Raytheon, Cliffs Chevron, Kiwanis, Collishaw Sprinklers, RW Consruction, Oddfellows. We used to have regular apricot fights in the orchards that are now Cuesta Park. There was a drive in theatre on Grant Road across the street from Erik's Deli. Oh yeah, I went to preschool at the Adobe building on Castro east of Central Expressway. Los Altos Travel Don't forget Andy's Chinese Restaurant on Castro Street. The Chinese market on Castro street was a pharmacy/rite aid type store. That furniture place on El Monte/El Camino that sold unfinished pine furniture became Office Max? Went to Crittenden in the 80's, Graduated from Los ALtos High. He liked my sister, but never gave my friend and I candy if we came by ourselves. Taking Amtrak to San Jose train station by dropping off my bags at the Amtrak shelter, driving back home, and walking back the 2 blocks to catch the train. Dairy Bell restaurant had burgers at 5 for $1 and some really good greasy deep fried taco's. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-St-James-Infirmary/330535863804 My mom was a single mother of 4 and she was able to afford to feed all of us occasionally at the Menu Tree and Bobs Big Boy. 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. Downtown Mtn. St James Infirmary on mountain dulcimer - YouTube The narrator, Joe McKennedy, seems to be a jerk. You could bring your empty bottles and get them filled. Fiesta and Camino lanes on El Camino. 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. I went to Landels elementry school until 1979. Which is something we would'nt likely have done in the 70s. Food Fair was down 3 or 4 blocks. On the corner of ECR & 237?? I CAN STILL VISUALIZE THE BILL BOARDS ON THE WALL.. Does anyone remember the name of the diner on the lower level of the Mall? You could get a hamburger for 39 cents. St James Infirmary 445 California Avenue Reno, NV 89501 775-657-8484 (Click here to view map) Neighborhood. I grew up there, and spent a great deal of time in Mountain View. My father liked Indian history and so I did too. I think the Old Mill closed in the mid to late 80s? Ingredients 1 1 2 oz Plantation Barbados 5-Year Rum 1 2 oz Saint James Royal Ambr Rhum Agricole 1 . One of my favorites was Linda's with their Parisian burgers and tater tots. Is the waterfall still there? I lived on Colony St and went to Powell School, Crittenden and Mountain View HS on Castro street. I do remember Carr's Pet Store. Everyone knows who owns big chunks of that land now. That remained mainly an electronics trade term for decades, although by the 1990s, general journalism was using it for the geographical area. 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. She made donuts with leftover dough the size of bike tires. Palm variety was a store with tons of household knick knacks. But can anyone please help me remember the name of the pre-school on San Ramon Ave. where The Fountains retirement community is built. They had a neat stairway with upper level seating. I can't remember which of these it was that i watched. Also had an acre of land. I frankly had more fun at St. James and spent more time there. St. James Infirmary Address: 730 Polk St San Francisco, CA 94109 HCAI ID: 306380604; Facility License Type: Clinic; Oh, and back when 85 was only 2 lanes where I got my first Next door was an ice cream store, I think it was called Dons. Who knew those daily landings for about an hour would go away along with the base. The train to Santa Cruz rail bed is a jogging trail now. I lived there 24 years and Neal lived there 30 years. Double Rainbow was the ice cream place I am kind of amazed at how many people get that wrong. I left the area in 1986 and moved to the Santa Cruz/Aptos area, with only occasional visits. Harry's Hofbrau was the Food Fair Market. There was a party supply store on the corner of Old Middlefield/Middlefield, and my grandmother would clean their linens for side money. I worked at Rhodes which became Liberty House, which became random stores which is now a new mega mixed used complex. the MV Eagles ruled I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) So many memories. I remember the funnn cinco day mayo parties there everyone had fun, not all the politicle chaos its become. Thank goodness, Foster's Freeze and Clarke's Charcoal Broiler are still there. Print Edition/Archives everything I knew is gone. People did there own thing and weren't into $ and status. I moved to Mtn. We would go over in our car, a still new 1951 Plymouth Belevedere hardtop convertible, on Saturday night to watch the Jackie Gleason Show. First on Pear Ave, where we raised chickens and exotic birds. I attended Eastbrook Elementary. St. James Infirmary Mountain View, CA. Maybe if we had renamed it "Peking buisness district" it would still be there. Now its an India restaurant. Facilities include two wards for males and females, an administrative block, a chapel, staff quarters and a separate dwelling for street people. El Camino hospital was behind orchards that ran all the way down Cuesta. This is such a fun list to read. Went to Crittenden in the late 60's . I did like the St. John's Infirmary, on the Moffatt Field side of the railroad tracks. The car dealership on El Camino with the globe on the pole was Mancini Motors. 13" screen with rabbit ears. My husband was stationed at Moffett Field and worked in Hangar One daily. Now reside in New Mexico. The others were demolished in the 1990s for the present-day Whisman Station development. I wished Id taken more pictures , than what I have. View Jailon's full profile. It's time has expired. Went to MVHS when it was on Castro St. San Francisco, California, United States. Waitresses in shorts; orders placed in car windows, fantastic. 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