I loved their apple and blueberry pankcakes. Ctr) and St. James Infirmary (Moffett Blvd) with my friends back in the late 70's to mid 80's era. Back over across some of the problems. was a great a place to do one's laundry and occasionally meet people. Pollo Loco. (Later turned into office parks.it may be where a big CAD company is now located.) Bay Meadows was fantastic right next door in San Mateo; won 21 to 1 odds on Bridgetwister!!! There was a frozen North Pole and Santa sat in his house nearby. View was 'Yorkshire' and all numbers began YO7-xxxx. Like to give a shout out to all the families that participated in making Mtn View such a fun place to grow up. I'm thinking across from Hope that you find something on the internet about it? Is Mountain View better or worse without it? It was more laid back and had more friendly and fewer conceited image conscious people. In the median of Castro in front of the city hall was a huge redwood? I lived in a complex of yellow apartment builings on Montecito Ave. That street seems relatively unchanged. House of Yee, an old movie theater, TAP Plastics, a good Mexican place down at the train tracks end. The betting game with the ball at the St. Francis Western Roundup was The Pan Game and it is still played every year at the St. Joseph International Festival on Miramonte. (After returning from two rainy years near Portland, a few times. View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. It is the second left turn from the Cornwall College playground and is erected on the Albion property. 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 field where they sold Christmas trees and fireworks on El Camino Real east of Calderon (across from Tuban Ford). Village Host Pizza on Castro. 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. My grandpa and I would go through in our funky station wagon. The little lady in the kitchen i think her name was "short" best tacos for 25 cents. alley on El Camino before it moved to Castro. - Zen Houseplants at Middlefield and MV-Alviso Rd Now our old house is appraised at 1.5 million + and apparently the Mtn View I knew and loved is no more. There were two chains, Pollos and Pollo Locos. My parents work for the Government Telecommunication Co. GTE. Smelling patchoulli and knowing that the "Dead" were here Does anyone remember the name of this bakery? The Monte Vista drive-in movie theater was on Grant Road behind where the Walgreens is now (bunch of housing there now.) Another place I have enjoyed is Tony and Alba's Pizza. People did there own thing and weren't into $ and status. The original Emporium at Stanford was taken over by Bloomingdales. 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. The vibe was great. where When those establishments are gone, they will lament the passing of their youth like the many posts above. He and my mother are buried next to each other at Alta Mesa Cemetery on Charleston. Mayfield Mall Construction went on for quite a while and the place was really novel with JC Penny holding the anchor spot. Had the best ravioli anywhere. The original "Der Weinerschnitzel" on California and Castro. I also remember the original House of Humor in the shopping center at the corner of Grant and ECR. 20 planes about 2 minutes apart, talk about noise pollution. Since I was so young I am not sure about the cities for these places. miss those days. He had more cattle up off Skyline and near Half Moon Bay There was a motorcycle suspension shop on Leghorn called Simon's it later morphed into Roxshox. A huge pepper tree was like a secret room. Rengstorff Park had our swimming pool and great summer programs like Archery class and Tennis lessons among them. A&E I was wrong re Hobee's beginnings was Rengsdorff at Alma. Mountain View near Castro was a wonderful place to live. Wherehouse Records, Chuck's Cellar on El Camino was mentioned and John Stewart of Kingston Trio fame. Is this bakery still in existance? 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!!!) Foster freeze was my go to for French fries and fried burritos and shakes. That remained mainly an electronics trade term for decades, although by the 1990s, general journalism was using it for the geographical area. Baseball team sponsors, Civitan, Freeman Songroth, Gienger and Hays Funeral Parlor, Raytheon, Cliffs Chevron, Kiwanis, Collishaw Sprinklers, RW Consruction, Oddfellows. 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. The live music downstairs John Stewart of "California Bloodlines", Crystal Pistol (3 girls, violin & guitars) I truly felt at home. Did they really stop the church bells from ringing though. The train to Santa Cruz rail bed is a jogging trail now. for me. Does anyone remember Johnny Macs drive-in? Somebody sprayed on the windows of "DOG CITY" and those buildings have always been Dog City in my mind.. only a moment in time. He liked my sister, but never gave my friend and I candy if we came by ourselves. The crowds on Castro used to be nicer and more polite and drivers used to drive better. Munson's Drugstore on El Camino and Castro Actually, the Nob Hill where it is today was Handyman, a home center. It's amazing how many good book stores we had back then. What a great time! Armed soldiers with police dogs constantly walked the grounds. It did not have a good reputation in Palo Alto. This done to promote the authors or owners agenda. And the "Generic Hamburger Stand" in the old Der Weinerschnitzel (which became Weinerschnitzel again after the generic place closed). As a kid in the 70s, we would go there in the afternoon with our parents and get a match box car from there extensive collection. 3. Name of the bowling alley near Cherry Chase Golf Course? 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. WTH happened?!?! I almost forgot: We got our pumpkins from a farm stand on grant road (near el CAMINO hosputal) train go by when you were watching movies in the Old Mill Theaters. Mountain View high school was actually bordering Castro Street, old high school way, shoreline (formerly n. Bailey/sterlin road) Before it was torn down, did the community come out to stop development, like they did for the Milk Pail? Target and where the DMV used to be and is now a truck driver training school. Original post made Further up El Camino was the "other" part of shopping in Mountain View, the San Antonio Shopping Center. 2. I fetched that post by typing O'Malley's in the Search box (toward upper right on this page). Thank you for that :) Right next door was a large building, light blue and cube-shaped without windows or features of any kind other than a US Air Force sign on top. Then a few years later it became Ontilo's. - Highway 237 had traffic signals; was called Mountain View-Alviso Road Thank you, this is definitely the place I remembered along 237 (The Beer Garden) but I'd forgotten about the old date palm. I grew up next to Therekauf/Stevenson school. I recall that Fargo's was a pretty happening spot for live music in its day. I can't think of anything to add to the list, and it sure brought back memories. We'd also get lunch at Weinerschniztel (at the corner of Castro and California). Stigs plus also a mens clothing store, dry cleaners and a small store that sold home items. In the summers, kids rode their bikes all over town and hung out at the local neighborhood parks. There are a lot of restaurants that I remember. Shaw's Ice-cream on El Camino St. James Infirmary Mountain View, CA. I was teaching at Foothill Jr. College. It's was a PayLess the last time I noticed. that machine that cheapie simple stuff was really expensive back My parents still live there, and I visit them often. Many mini motels, and lots to do. Web Link That page includes comments from the new owner. There were dozens of Dept of Defense contractors in the general area including Raytheon, doing radar research and production, and Singer, doing flight simulators. What an interesting question. It was mostly known as the place to get Chinese food. 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. At corner of Castro/El Camino where Wash. Mutual located, Mancini Motor (Chrysler Dealer)had world globe on a top of round column, that column with globe came from Treasure Island World Fair in 1930's. Renamed it La Problem Eata. There is a Historic marker in front of a small building on Charleston just before it crosses San Antonio. When I first moved to Mountain View in 1983 I went to the movies at the "Old Mill" shopping center. 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? 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. I also remember P-3's flying over my house hourly from Moffett Field and the Blue Angels Air Show annually with Fireworks on July 4th A movie theater, not much else. This thread keeps me coming back to the site each day to see what new memories have been posted. County: San Francisco. 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. the MV Eagles ruled Blossom Plaza gift store called Galaxy was 2 stories and THE place to buy presents for moms . 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 Japanese teppan place I was trying to think of was called Shogun, on El Camino west of San Antonio. where the Albertson's was. As a kid my friends and I would like to knock on the windows and aggrevate them. For some, the 70's kicked off in Mountain View with a homecoming float featuring a huge EAGLE. It had a big room full of mechanical switching relays which were constantly clicking. Crusin with Dave G and the Cuz Glenn. The site of Nob Hill on Grant Road was a Hubbard & Johnson hardware store before it's more recent incarnations. 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. At halloween time, they had the best selection of wax whistles, plastic lips, and dracula teeth. (It was beautiful) I think it is like over $3000 for a studio. Organization Address: 1089 Mission St. San Francisco, California 94109. Shoreline made us known in the area as thousands came to listen to music. Mountain View's facilities go to heck. It was a hofbrau or road stop kind of place. There was a party supply store on the corner of Old Middlefield/Middlefield, and my grandmother would clean their linens for side money. It was a quiet bedroom community. The high school games at Foothill and how exciting it was and still is being in Mountain View. More. I went to San Ramon, Monta Loma, Crittenden and Mountain View (72-74). Belmont 96-2002 But as for Mountain View, it is better than ever. Apt. Does anyone remember the helicopters flying overhead (every Monday evening, if I remember correctly) spraying Malathion? Privacy Policy You could still find "cowboys" in the Rengstorff-Rock St-Middlefield area 20 years ago but they are long gone. ever. If you grew up in that neighborhood, you would remember the smell of those cookies! I believe Bazaar was in between the other two names. This page has been a really interesting read. Reminise with our review which placed SJI in our 4 divers category. I enjoy reminiscing the things that made Mountain View so great. So many memories. There was a Pier One in the underground area and the Mall had a good record store. Mountain View was sleepy and boring and we used to consider it lower class Now -- this one may be way in my imagination, but I remember as a child that at the corner of Escuela and ECR there used to be a shoestore in the shape of a house (before the Cost Plus moved in there). Fotomat Drive Up St. James Infirmary was always rockin'. As a community, Moutain View is far better off having had such people as molders of what we have today. Mountain View in the vintage 70's and 80's years was a haven. View Jailon's full profile. I went to Two Guys From Italy back in the 80's which was also good but is now a Burger King. Dreamed of a jet in a small group colliding with a tree, a few days before the Blue Angels had their first (?) Alot of great memories, thank for the thread. Fabric store in the Purity Market building (Later torn down) 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 . I could go on. wow I forgot about some of the places listed above. And to this very day, Prince's music reminds me of how happy I was to have discovered Mountain View! This was a Navy town back then. Mt View east of Bayshore (101)had no paved roads--dust in summer, mud in winter. There was an unfinished furniture place called Decor on El Monte near El Camino Rl that became Office Depot. Wow. Kragans Auto? I know this is incorrect. No longer. 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. Mt View in the 60-70's was the best Their ad every Tuesday on the back page of the PA Times. Mt View in the 60-70's was the best the MV Eagles ruled Linda's on El Camino was the place to go for lunch Paresean burgers $.25 The copper penny Middlefield Mall Thrifty's at the San Antonio Shopping Center for ice creams Super Duper market at central and Rengstorff Red Barn for a Barnbuster Does anyone know what bakery I'm talking about? Claim this business (415) 554-8494. 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. Knights pharmacy was my grandmas go to pharmacy. Across the street on Evelyn (which was a dirt road in places) was Ferry-Morse, but HP more recently occupied the site. 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