After the station was gone. It was Treasury for a while, and Drug Barn, now vacant. hand towels of a working hand air dryer for almost year despite my Drive-in Movie Theater where Walgreen's is. We lived on Parker Ct. Neither are there anymore. He was in port until early February and they sailed to Japan and Korean War. Andy's Chinese was the best place for Chinese on Castro. We would order the largest pie,and all the drinks refilled over and over again. The train to Santa Cruz rail bed is a jogging trail now. As for the slot car racing place in Mt View, it was called D&S Hobby, in Carlotta Shopping Center, which used to be across from Franciscan Glass, off the west bound loop of the San Antonio Rd overpass. ie Apricots, cherries, prunes. He also went on to explain that, in the 70's, their were quite a few brothels operating on Castro!How things have changed! where the Albertson's was. This is a great thread. I developed a routine I still remember fondly. I was a Mt. Community Calendar Came to Mtn View in 1967 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. I remember the big white-and-red sign very well. There was also Fargo's Pizza at the Old Mill. Some guy would provide entertainment by dancing and picking up a dinner table with his teeth and begin swinging it around.I ended up on his shoulders while he was doing a greek dance step and the whole room got up and everybody started dancing to the greek music . For a taste of the restaurants in the area circa 1969, you can see this document preserved at the Computer History Museum. This was before 237 was an expressway. They had a neat stairway with upper level seating. Camino. It was the site of the old Highway School. That mall also had another restaurant that had live jazz music by The Danny Hull Quintet? Watching SP commute trains at San Antonio and Alma St James Infirmary. Web Link That page includes comments from the new owner. Jerry Reed(1937-2008) was a country music singer, songwriter, and actor, who specialized in a variety of novelty numbers. While I was struggling to get through San Francisco state in the mid '70s, the owner of the Town Club could have put his kids through Harvard with the money my dad used to spend there. Now it is El Charro's Mexican Restauraunt. The place was torn down when 237 was rebuilt years ago. Someone said that Linda's sold horse meat burgers. This is about the old originals of Mountain View. It was a good one, too. I lived on Colony St and went to Powell School, Crittenden and Mountain View HS on Castro street. it was Baily Rd Does anyone remember the gas station on evelyn and casto back in the 60's shoreline was two lanes. Mtn View Dolphins swim team, coaches Sehlmeyer, Perry, and Bosmans. -Paul Portola Elementary, Egan JH Los Altos High '78 Foothill 78-80 First gourmet burgers for me the Hawaiian with pineapple.. and the friendliest of owners. DV. There was a Penneys store (now Meyer's), Sim's Shoes, Veglia's Store, Arminini Drugstore and two popular Chinese restaurants: Andy's and Qui Hung Low (?). DO YOU REMEMBER SHAWS, EL ZARAPE, CHEZ YVONNE, RUMPUS ROOM, WAGON WHEEL, ANDY'S CHINESE REST, CLINTS, SPIVEYS, ST JAMES INFIRMERY, CHUCKS OF HAWAII SOME REALLY FAMOUS SINGERS SHOWED UP THERE.. First I rented in a duplex on Sierra Vista: Poking around the unrestored Rengsdorff house in that surreal setting all sky and wet/flat lands, pre-development and amplitheater. It was a quiet bedroom community. Der Wiener Schnitzel on Castro was a great place to skip off campus from Mountain View High for some munchies. Does anyone know what bakery I'm talking about? It was known to be Mountain View High School's teachers watering hole. Tire Store I would like to know what the name of the furniture store was where Wholefoods market is now on El Camino in Mtn. Not many people were aware of this, or cared, for that matter--those bead makers were the very first Palo Alto hi-tech design engineers. I live in Mountain View from 1958-1976 it was and still is one of Link to California State Website. And seeing their adds at the drive-in during intermission? Foster's Freeze Ice Cream on El Camino Real TV was black and white till them Minton Lumber (gone now) Where Sterlin meets Moffet blvd there was an auto repair place where you could bu a Coke in a 6 1/2 oz bottle for a dime. Located in the South of Market district of San Francisco, the mission of the St. James Infirmary is to provide compassionate and non-judgmental health care and social services for all sex workers while preventing occupational illnesses and injuries through a comprehensive continuum of services. build houses so close to the train tracks. Gardens and water wheels inside the mall. Just loved reading all these posts and bringing back all the memories. It was farmland with a few ranch homes. There used to be a tree diagram inside the lobby that showed the true history of early Silicon Valley--but when I went back to photograph it about 1975 it had been removed when they did some remodeling Several Fairchild Semiconductor engineers left and started other companies that later became big players and the history is on that tree diagram. You could bring your empty bottles and get them filled. It is known for its kitchy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman. Spiveys was in the shopping center too. 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. Thanks for the link to the 1969 restaurant guide, Richard. It is called Mtn. Surely miss those days, Looking for pet stores in the Mtn View, Los Altos areas in the mid 70's. Winery Restaurants and shops were popping up around the area, some were really good to lunch and dine at. I went to Huff elementry, Graham Jr. High and Awalt High School. Ya Luv these comments.. Food Fair where Harrys Hofbrau is. theater. Arby's on San Antonio, where I worked for a while, and was taught that a fry should break, never bend. Dairy Pail (San Antonio/california) was a drive thru. Dial-a-bus this was back in the early 70's. I loved the moffett drive-in. I just remembered "The Menu Tree" Does anybody remember The Menu Tree? Amazons live to be 50~60 years so he may still be alive. It used to be called the Dublin Inn as I recall from 50's, 60's and later. Definitely check out the History Center if you get a chance. Greetings.. There was no parking garage. The Simpson Buick car dealership used to be on the northeast corner of El Camino Real and Castro with a Chrysler dealer that had a huge tower with a globe on top on the opposite corner where the big bank is now. wow such great memories. Camino Bowling Alley was near Bob's Big Boy on El Camino Real. and it was the Mountain View Eagles. We had a "Food Fair" grocery store on El CAMINO between Castro and grant/237 Ingredients 1 1 2 oz Plantation Barbados 5-Year Rum 1 2 oz Saint James Royal Ambr Rhum Agricole 1 . from 1973 to 1978. WTH happened?!?! Fun times in the '70's. 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 ! View High have been demolished and are now condominiums. View for a bit over a year, but that is one memory of mine. I really appreciate this information! The high school games at Foothill and how exciting it was and still is being in Mountain View. Thanks for the recap Charlie. ----Jocelyn's Bike Shop. Now it is a Karate Studio. This used to be my playgournd. The front facade are new buildings but the roof and rear are the remains of old Victorian houses. Who knew those daily landings for about an hour would go away along with the base. 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. I think I have to quit now my brain hurts cheers to all who recall the peace and joy of growing up amidst the orchards and of our once sleepy little town keep the faith and go Eagles. At the time was a 4 year student at the relocated MVHS class of '85. Moffet Drive In..worked there in the 60's along with the Shell station at San Antonio and El Camino. Mountain View was home to the St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill. Old Mill had a AMC theater in the back with cheap movies, then it turned into a big empty farmers market, then finally razed. Before it was torn down, did the community come out to stop development, like they did for the Milk Pail? The sign for the shop was misspelled as "Sheespkin House", and as a teenager I giggled every time I drove by. There was a playground facing the parking lot where now the front gate and front office is. The tulip tree next to it, with bare branches I filled with lights at Christmas while blaring my record of Bach's "Magnificat." The Tower Records in Mountain View is the only one I have been to that had an actual bookstore. Carlotta Shopping Center? Mostly comprised of middle-class folks employed in the military industrial complex that eventually morphed into Silicon Valley. Just east of Cooper school on Eunice was a big dip in the road where it was county property, as was all the neighborhoods with no sidewalks. Sun and SGI were a couple of the large employers, fighting out the workstation market. Magical Mountain View [looking back--] The Camino Medical Group building at El Camino and 85 is on the site of the defunct Emporium-Capwell store. Truly a classic '70s dive. it used to be. at the Huntingon Apartments. I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) Is the staff stagnant, lazy and amateur. Wherehouse Records, Chuck's Cellar on El Camino was mentioned and John Stewart of Kingston Trio fame. Great times when Mountain View really felt like families where the heart of the community not transplants!!!!!! I believe they also had live music and entertainment from Greek/Mediterranean culture. Free suicides after the little league game. There was the I Magnin store where the Medical Center is now at 85 & El Camino. A couple of good books on Mountain View history are: "Milestones - A History of Mountain View" by Mary Jo Ignoffo and "Images of America - Mountain View" by Nicholas Perry. The school was later used as the temporary site for Foothill College until it opened in 1961. I also grew up in Mountain View and attended Landels, Graham and Mountain View High on Castro Street. I havent been there but hope to before "old age" sets in :>) My thanks to all other contributors--so many places and things I had forgotten! The Huntingdon Apts $125 a month rent now store. And GTE @ the Central Park Apts. The Army Surplus store on San Antonio was a cool place to find war fashion and boots. Gonzalez, Morgan Maxwell,Davis, Capote,Addington, Hubner, . [melissabee, 11/08/2009] Uniroyal Gal - Confirmed Gone All sources list the location of St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill as 390 Moffet Blvd. Does anyone remember the name of this place? I remember the New Library that has since been replaced with a newer library. Most neighborhood streets were without roundabouts (as they are now) Payless Drug Store, which is now Rite-aid Privacy Policy in downtown Castro, where the landmarks have shifted dramatically!). Ahh, the way it was My grandmother and stepmother both worked at Liberty House in the San Antonio Shopping Center, and the Menu Tree was the best place ever ever ever (besides the fantastic Hobby Shop). View High in 78 and remember all the places mentioned. 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). Qui Hing Low and Andy's best chinese food ever! My friend lived very close. Went to Crittenden in the 80's, Graduated from Los ALtos High. We also went to Country Gourmet on El Camino (I think it's still there), and of course the food court in the Old Mill. Surely so that's the first and possibly only place I would go to eat if I ever came back to visit. -The Mayfiled Mall "site" was actually Mayfield Mall 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). Also had an acre of land. I do not know what the atmosphere is now. There are many more places I can talk about while I lived in the area. It's easy to be nostalgic. What did they used to call 85 before it was a highway and ended They give me the best care one could hope for. (my first kiss too!) On one side, there was a collection of large satellite dishes. Thank-you for the memories. As for the tire store it was located where the bead store is now. In 1967, one of the boys got killed in an accident, and the business went down hill after that. How well I remember the Town Club! It's was a PayLess the last time I noticed. from the shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and el camino, My brother, Steve Fisher attended Graham Jr. High during this time frame. Blogs It might have been called Samurai, but I can't recall. Noone mentioned Lenny's Pies on Castro and the Dairy Queen on El Camino Real! It was my grandpas restaurant!!!! Dont forget about Rhodes department store, Roos Atkins, Purity Super Market at San Antonio Center. So by posting to this thread, you inadvertantly ensured that it will continue to grace the front page. My mom used to take me there and I remember always ordering the grilled cheese sandwich and jello for dessert. 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