More. Those days of MV being a quiet, bucolic suburb are over. United States. D.V., when you mentioned Baeders cookies I knew it was you cuz. The mobile home park community; I went to Theuerkauf elementary. My wife was on-call as a dietitian at the nursing home there in the early 80s. And the best kosher hot dogs, too. Harry's Hofbrau (my favorite) Gregg's Pharmacy 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. Here is the link to one of the photos. I remember Sakura Gardens at 2116 W. El Camino and it did have some beautiful Japanese gardens inside. We ate at Ken's House of Pancake's (apple pancakes! 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? Surely so that's the first and possibly only place I would go to eat if I ever came back to visit. Even our long time neighbors can't recall the name. It felt like home . He had more cattle up off Skyline and near Half Moon Bay Thank you Marlene Koers and everyone above for contributing your memories of the Mountain View of yesteryear. The site of Nob Hill on Grant Road was a Hubbard & Johnson hardware store before it's more recent incarnations. I also remember another Japanese restaurant on El Camino west of San Antonio that did teppan style (similar to Benihana). Highway School had large wood paned windows, oak floors, wide halls, and huge cloakrooms! Then on to Stacey's Books on University, and another computer store several blocks away. View Music.. It's not still there, is it? Mayfield Mall where HP had offices and now is empty. There are a lot of restaurants that I remember. were a lot less photos of people's lives back then. My folks moved to Mountain View from San Bruno in 1962 when I was 4. I stopped there a few years ago and was told it has always been O'Malley's. I lived there 24 years and Neal lived there 30 years. Went to Crittenden in the 80's, Graduated from Los ALtos High. Mayfield Mall Construction went on for quite a while and the place was really novel with JC Penny holding the anchor spot. Andy's Chinese was the best place for Chinese on Castro. Web Link That page includes comments from the new owner. The ward was a joint initiative between the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and the St. James Municipal Corporation. The Huntingdon Apts $125 a month rent now . Nostalgia is great, but I think I prefer the current downtown MV to the sleepy street of the 1970s. I found a few shell beads and many small shells from their food scavenging at the bay. 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." Great Western Savings Where else do you go to buy hot rodding parts. 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). It answers the "even earlier." The only other big event was the art and wine festival and a chinatown. I remember visiting it during a shadowing exercise as a student at Crittenden. The nightclub at the Old Mill was called Fargo's. There were two chains, Pollos and Pollo Locos. The Almanac We were the group the released the Peacocks and Peahens into the community when our properties were sold and converted to Industrial! it was Baily Rd 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. I wonder what businesses we have today are worth fighting for. What did they used to call 85 before it was a highway and ended It was an easy commute to Intel, about 8 minutes. Organization Address: 1089 Mission St. San Francisco, California 94109. Imagine. I also grew up in Mountain View and attended Landels, Graham and Mountain View High on Castro Street. My parents owned the store with my father's cousin and wife. Shoreline Avenue was called Bailey Avenue -----Brentwood Grocery Store/Safeway 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. First on Pear Ave, where we raised chickens and exotic birds. Claim this business (415) 554-8494. Thanks for any pet related recollections you may have. I have lived in Mountain View since the early 70's. 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." Payless Drug Store, which is now Rite-aid I do not know what the atmosphere is now. Where I would play baseball in the parks and rec league for poor kids in the summer. The sign for the shop was misspelled as "Sheespkin House", and as a teenager I giggled every time I drove by. Carrs pet store at the beginning of Castro Street was where me and my dad would always go to buy chicken feed for our chickens. Mesquite grilled - best BBQ chicken 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. I think the Old Mill closed in the mid to late 80s? Miramonte Avenue had NO traffic after 5:30 PM, at Sladkey (later Questa Drive). in the San Antonio Shopping area. We would often drive over to St James, especially on Sunday afternoons when they had drink specials. ***. You could buy fresh ravioli at the old State Street Deli on Castro and State. 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. that you could buy, TV going on. He quit in 1971 and we moved to Southern California. 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. The water tower at Questa and Grant Road was routinely vandalized with painting by person(s) unknown (before tagging was a term). 5 cents/10 cent Woolworth ice cream cones at woolworths in the San antonio shopping center. The original Mountain View location has always been better than the recent chain locations IMO. 2. I Do remember the Blue Angel fleet air performances during summer. The mall was great off of, I believe Covington Rd. Drive-in Movie Theater where Walgreen's is. (Thank you, historic preservationists!). St James Infirmary Health & Welfare Clinics Website 22 YEARS IN BUSINESS (415) 554-8494 730 Polk St San Francisco, CA 94109 CLOSED NOW Showing 1-1 of 1 Map View Places Near Mountain View, CA with St James Infirmary Los Altos (3 miles) Sunnyvale (5 miles) Palo Alto (8 miles) Cupertino (8 miles) Stanford (8 miles) Alviso (10 miles) Write now for free help" that Herb Caen's column had mentioned when I had lived in Santa Cruz. When it closed down we started going to the Continental Market on California Street. . A butcher shop was where Red Rock Coffee Co. is now. We would go over in our car, a still new 1951 Plymouth Belevedere hardtop convertible, on Saturday night to watch the Jackie Gleason Show. I remember the A&W chain next to the Social Service Agency. And great memories. We lived across the street from the Whisman Fire dept. 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 in 1975. I'm thinking across from I would hope it still exists in someones attic and wasnt destroyed. I lived briefly in Mtn View from September to December 30, 1952. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. thinking how much it reminded me of Mountain View of the 70's. (I worked there from 1976-1984). I remember the following: Left in 68 to join the USMC. probably know this--unless two Irish Pubs at same location is just a coincidence--I have emailed a couple of old friends who may remember if it was once the Dublin Inn. Yes? I have fond memories of the Mountain View Movie theater and remember Palm Plaza, long since torn down. Two a&w's in town (frequented the one on el CAMINO air) They A man named Chester F. Awalt donated 40 acres of orchard land to MVLA High School District for a much needed third high school; they named the school Chester F. Awalt HS. There are many more places I can talk about while I lived in the area. Thank-you 1, Graduated from MVHS in 1975 while working at A&W riding my 125 Honda yep it is Eric. There was an unfinished furniture place called Decor on El Monte near El Camino Rl that became Office Depot. Shoreline used to be called Steirlin Road, and before that part of 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 It did not have a good reputation in Palo Alto. A huge pepper tree was like a secret room. But as for Mountain View, it is better than ever. My price and style at the time. Castro Street in the 70s was a ghost town. Was it part of 237? As a kid my friends and I would like to knock on the windows and aggrevate them. A Palo Alto Co-op store was on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino. [melissabee, 11/08/2009] Uniroyal Gal - Confirmed Gone All sources list the location of St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill as 390 Moffet Blvd. 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. It was mostly known as the place to get Chinese food. There was a huge barrel of pickles there does anyone remember that? It had a flush toilet, but was just a small shed built over the septic tank. So, though I now live about 50 miles away, downtown MV has become a kind of Mecca for me. We thought the old house (still there) on the corner of Calderon and Church was haunted. View renter in Mountain View from '73 through '85 then returned to Florida. And regrettably been here ever since. Mountain View was obviously a bigger success.) I didn't care much for the place, but Thanks for bringing back some good-ole memories! 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