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. (After returning from two rainy years near Portland, a few times. Our Mom would send us to Hap's Grocery on Calderon with a quarter to buy a loaf of bread and tell us to keep the change! Rengstorff Park had our swimming pool and great summer programs like Archery class and Tennis lessons among them. I won't be going back . Does anyone remember the gas station on evelyn and casto back in the 60's shoreline was two lanes. My front yard is now the parking of the outdoor amp theater. It has the peanut shells on the floor and it was a great singles dive. The Menu Tree had quite the selection. YP advertisers receive higher placement in the default ordering of search results and may appear in sponsored listings on the top, side, or bottom of the search results page. The concession stand at McElvey Park was run for ever by an old guy named Levy, who loved baseball. You could still find "cowboys" in the Rengstorff-Rock St-Middlefield area 20 years ago but they are long gone. I did like the St. John's Infirmary, on the Moffatt Field side of the railroad tracks. Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. (It was beautiful) Maybe thanks to the float, the Los Altos football team flushed the Santa Clara High Panthers (the float's tasteful theme) enroute to a Santa Clara County championship. Trying to locate a Amazon parrot that was left at a store in that time frame. - El Camino Real was just 2 lanes each way in places, some blocks lacking sidewalks, some with diagonal parking Always busy and great New York Style pizza never had any since!! I highly recommend it ;) Steve, Is someone making you read this stuff? I sure miss that restaurant. Across the street from the tire store was a five-and-dime store. Actually the whole page is excellent if you want to follow them on Facebook. Is Mountain View better or worse without it? The Infirmary was destroyed by an arson fire in 1998. . The Boardwalk is a good burger and beer place on the El Camino with a friendly vibe. and it was a treat to go to the candy store afterwards. I do remember Carr's Pet Store. First gourmet burgers for me the Hawaiian with pineapple.. and the friendliest of owners. The train to Santa Cruz rail bed is a jogging trail now. The old building was seen on the right of the road heading towards Milpitas. There was a movie theater on Castro, but it only seemed to show Chinese or Mexican films and nobody went there. There was a drive in theatre on Grant Road across the street from Erik's Deli. Surely miss those days, Looking for pet stores in the Mtn View, Los Altos areas in the mid 70's. View from '56 to '79 with a detour through the USMC abd SE.Asia. Wow, I read every response. Imagine. I remember seeing military officer's/personal around the community (the base was on the other side of the free way overpass) felt like the norm. I miss Old Cal Pizza and Stuft Pizza on Castro St. Where was Stuft Pizza located again? The Cellar was in the 4900 block of El Camino, on the Los Altos side and operated from 1969-85. I got Frankie, Johnny and Luigi's Pizza to go once and it was good. One was missed ( or was not that important) The Akron store on El Camino and San Antonio, the Wherehouse replaced it. He was in port until early February and they sailed to Japan and Korean War. Lets make 2023 great! Chevy's occupies that site today. The Super Duper Grocery store and the Rexall Drugs and the Barbershop rounded out the corner of Rengstorff and Centeral Expressway (Alma St originally). Creek Place Cuisine. I think the biggest change is East Mt. We are peer based occupational health and safety clinic for current and former sex workers - we. Hello. Mountain View in the vintage 70's and 80's years was a haven. Palo Alto Online Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more. I don't remember if it was in Mountain View or Palo Alto. Man what a time You could actually walk across town or to school and not worry about anything but being late. 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 We were the group the released the Peacocks and Peahens into the community when our properties were sold and converted to Industrial! 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. Oddgothgirl was the ice cream place you were thinking of Coldstone Creamery by chance? Eddy's Sport Shop on Castro, where I bought my first baseball glove (Bobby Bonds model). Don't forget the Bickell Brothers Lumber on San Antonio and Freeman-Sondgroth Paving Company (the gravel factory) making noise and causing cracks in the windows and drywall of everyone's homes. Obituaries, Send News Tips Also, does anyone remember Otto's Cheesecake downtown MV? Mr Knight was a wonderful employer and friend. Someone said that Linda's sold horse meat burgers. mortuary, all you can eat (pre-mega buffet) Chinese buffet near middle field road/San Antonio rd) The original "Der Weinerschnitzel" on California and Castro. My sister worked at Handy Man and also payless donuts. 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. Welcome to THE VINTAGE MOUNTAIN VIEW SHOP, your one-stop shop for apparel and gift items commemorating long-gone spots in and around Mountain View, California! People reminisce, for example, about Linda's. A Palo Alto Co-op store was on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino. All in all I think it was a better time Community Calendar I almost forgot: I spent the first 30 years of my life living in what is now called 'Old Mountain View.' Did anyone go to Crittenden for elementary school?! My cousins were Sharon & Jerry Stark, and Harvey, Ed, & Jay Miller. The Eagle was simply left at the old MV High football field. $908,224. Didn't see any mention of Monte Vista, or Moonlight Drive-In theatres. First I rented in a duplex on Sierra Vista: What about the holiday decorations in both the Mayfield Mall and Old Mill Mall and shops like that jelly belly booth with every imaginable flavor I so enjoyed. 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. My dad and I used to go there for breakfast, back around 1980 or so. We lived on Cornelia Ct., and I attended Bubb School for the 4th - 6th grades when we moved back to Green Bay, Wi. The first 2 years of St. Joseph's School were held in the old classrooms of at what is now St. Francis High School. I also forgot to mention Castro City Market on Rengstorff west of Central Expressway right by the Amtrak commuter train stop at the same location. I also remember the huge billboard on 237,alongside the crop fields, advertising Tai Ming Lo restaurant in bold red letters. Fremont Fire Dist. I remember: Thank you anyone and everyone for any info. at the Huntingon Apartments. I I graduated from Mtn. So we at Los Altos High salvaged it to build a giant KNIGHT which road the winning float at the following week's Los Altos High homecoming. Dances on friday night at the rec center were great.. Eagles Rule!!! Ahh, the way it was And Clarkes had the best burger in Mountain View, Amber Lantern had That mall also had another restaurant that had live jazz music by The Danny Hull Quintet? Best hamburgers in the south bay. Facilities include two wards for males and females, an administrative block, a chapel, staff quarters and a separate dwelling for street people. I Do remember the Blue Angel fleet air performances during summer. OK,I THINK WE'VE COVERED ALL OF MT. When I'm visiting friends in the area, we often end up on Castro Street for meals. Ken's House of Pancakes' German Babies souffl pancakes with powdered sugar & lemon wedges. And yes who can forget St. James ( cheap drinks and lot's of fun ) and my favorite place Linda's on El Camino. My folks shopped at Sears a lot, which was there for as long as I can remember. Yes there were also the yearly Navy air shows. I made it clear that I wasn't interested. These were new, and under the daily Navy P-3 airplane landing routes (4 propellers). I delivered San Francisco Chronicle and Mountain View News Herald papers along Thompson Ave and Alvin St as well over in Del Medio area. Being able to walk the store aisles when the store was closed and no one else was there :). Shoreline Avenue was called Bailey Avenue Chucks also once had a place in Tustin (Orange County), with no entertainment, and I quess two or three are still going in Hawaii. 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 then. It's not still there, is it? I swam for the Mountain View Dolphin's swim team, at Mountain View High School which was on Castro Street in the 1960's. This used to be my playgournd. The town had a Bobs Big Boy, Linda's drive in, foster freeze, Wiener schnitzel, st James infirmary, Denny's restayeant (great for after a long night if dancing), GEMCO, Carrs pet store, emporium, mervyns, Sears, tower RECords, warehouse records, jcpennys, cost plus, tony Roma's, lots of used car lots along el CAMINO real, kens house of pancakes, thrift store next to cuisimanos (sp?) It was my grandpas restaurant!!!! All rights reserved. They had a neat stairway with upper level seating. where Heritage Bank is on El Camino A&W near the corner with Castro. - Highway 101 was 3 lanes each direction, Hwy 85 was 2 lanes and ended at Stevens Creek Blvd. Well at least Clark's burgers is still around! Nice to remember everything tho. View native. It's located on Castro St. across the street from Red Rock Cafe. Now its an India restaurant. Grew up in Los Altos in the 60s-90s. 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. When they re-did Castro Street can't remember if that was late 70's or It was replaced by the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. And this sort of group meets weekly at the Red Rock Cafe to talk about math and programming and physics. We frequented Bourbon Street night club in the Old Mill Mall which had again great food and night life. Can anyone tell me when it changed names and the history? He and my mother are buried next to each other at Alta Mesa Cemetery on Charleston. own bread, and sold beers at least in the old Palo Alto place on Meadow. The Huntingdon Apts $125 a month rent now Ingredients 1 1 2 oz Plantation Barbados 5-Year Rum 1 2 oz Saint James Royal Ambr Rhum Agricole 1 . I still can't believe it's gone! I bought a coffee table and oak side tables there. 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)? -The Mayfiled Mall "site" was actually Mayfield Mall And our wonderful married life started in a beautiful and wonderful place named Mountain View CA and Moffett Field Naval Air Station! Is this bakery still in existance? She was a long time Sunnyvale resident with roots back to old Mountain View. 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. I remember the Gemco store being where Target is today and you had to show a membership ID card to even go in the door. I didn't care much for the place, but - "Castro" CalTrain station at Rengstorff View High in 1965 go Eagles memoriesAndy's Chinese rest.,Linda's , drive in theater, dog city, Mayfield mall, soooo long ago. The live music downstairs John Stewart of "California Bloodlines", Crystal Pistol (3 girls, violin & guitars) You could get your gas pumped by the attendant a the Texico station--- Skychief or SuperChief for you today? The 7-11 at the end of Alvin on Middlefield Rd brought us the Slurpee when it opened in the mid 60's. I just heard that Sono Sushi has closed too, and I really used to like that place Night at the old Palo Alto place on Meadow being able to walk the was! 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