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. I think with the aging of the baby boomer generation, the place has gentrified into a lot of expensive condos. View memories of that era: Dog City on Castro, Linda's Drive In, a favorite from the early 60's when I attended high school in Palo Alto, Susie's Diner, and next door- Art's Chili Bowl- where you could get 5 way chili while Art snoozed in his recliner in the middle of the room, and for pizza, Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi too- the only place still in business after 50 years! net assets. The Tower Records in Mountain View is the only one I have been to that had an actual bookstore. This was back in the first days of the home computers. fatality. Change has made the campus unrecognizable. Waitresses in shorts; orders placed in car windows, fantastic. the second crash in as many years. Its been a long time since ive been though there. AND, There were greenhouses along 237 for as far as the eye could see, along with Ferry Morse Seed Company. Wasn't there a Card Room called SUTTERS on 237? 13" screen with rabbit ears. Fond memories of seeing "Animal House" there in around 1978. Many mini motels, and lots to do. After the Mac was introduced in 1984 I often went to Computerware, on California Avenue in Palo Alto. Also, does anyone remember Otto's Cheesecake downtown MV? Hello California! We went to Mass at St Joseph Church and it had not changed one bit. Mountain View Hight was located in downtown M.V. Gregg's Pharmacy Downtown was a quest area with a few Chinese restaurant. across the street was the Commodore Computer Store. I'm still digging through old family photos trying to find a pic of the big tree of birds and clocks. JCPenneys was on Castro Street Reminise with our review which placed SJI in our 4 divers category. This is about the old originals of Mountain View. My father liked Indian history and so I did too. remember hanging out at rengstorff park alot, swimming every summer the vampire movies they would show every Ithink wednesday or friday after school (mvhs) for free in the auditorium. General Electric and the "big" Orange Pumpkin Thank you Marlene Koers and everyone above for contributing your memories of the Mountain View of yesteryear. In 1999 we took a nostalgia trip back to San Francisco and Mtn View and then on to San Diego. The Huntingdon Apts $125 a month rent now There was ateen center hangout for awhile downtown in 70 but I dont recall were it was exactly. Bokman Chevy and Tuban Ford The Chinese market on Castro street was a pharmacy/rite aid type store. We loved Moffett and Mtn View. 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." People did there own thing and weren't into $ and status. Yes there were also the yearly Navy air shows. Heard the wind tunnel at Ames at night. Mtn view has come a loooog ways but I loved it better when it was smaller and slower. Best of all was C Grafton. But to leave this on for weeks and weeks is very ridiculous and very boring. 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. Bullfarbers ? and it was the Mountain View Eagles. Loved the tater tots at Linda's. Andy's Chinese Restaurant. The vibe was great. Maybe if we had renamed it "Peking buisness district" it would still be there. Since I was so young I am not sure about the cities for these places. It was good but expensive, but worth it. And across the street where Longs Drugs/Starbucks/Blockbuster is was a lumber yard/home improvement type of place, forgot the name. It also had a smallish, old-fashioned PBX switchboard with plugs and cables. It's not still there, is it? I am a little bummed out that the 1st and last schools I attended, San Ramon Elementry and Old Mt. Harry's Hofbrau was the Food Fair Market. Steve, Is someone making you read this stuff? Key points were Shoreline Park, Century Theaters, Downtown renovation. Did anyone mention Holy Cross High School next to St Josephs School. Web Link That page includes comments from the new owner. I've recently moved here from Louisiana, married, and bought a lil condo. I've spent my lunch hour - and beyond - catching up on the memories and history of the city I now call home. !the jack in the box at shoreline & montecito was a gas station>>> the deli at baily park was owned by a former wrestler.. who cut turkey sandwhiches w/ an electric carver as you ordered>> where I practiced graffiti.. god bless IN&OUT BURGER. Across the street on Evelyn (which was a dirt road in places) was Ferry-Morse, but HP more recently occupied the site. I don't remember if it was in Mountain View or Palo Alto. that machine that cheapie simple stuff was really expensive back Grant Road was only 2 lanes with no sidewalks! Food Fair was down 3 or 4 blocks. Me and my friends rode our bikes all over Mtn. What I remember from my 1982 arrival in Mountain View: Wow, what memories! Fremont Fire Dist. Everyone knows who owns big chunks of that land now. I think the Angels had several social functions there. Mountain View (and the rest of the Peninsula seems quite different now). When the infamous 'dog house' was built. The St. James Infirmary is located about 5 minutes drive from downtown Montego Bay. in the San Antonio Shopping area. The live music downstairs John Stewart of "California Bloodlines", Crystal Pistol (3 girls, violin & guitars) Carr's Pet Shop. Mt View east of Bayshore (101)had no paved roads--dust in summer, mud in winter. My dad was laid off in '90 my step mom is still with the company under new name General Dynamics. Even Wonder Woman couldn't save the place (or herself). (now shoreline) my home was where the parking lot for Shoreline AmpleTheater is now. Ive had both knees replaced there and the VA health care system gets a 5 star rating from me. No one in my family can remember the name of this bakery! workshirts in high school early 70's. 85 then what did they call it? Walking the underground runoff tunnels that go next to now "Shoreline" my friend and I started at Stevenson School culvert up to almost el camino avenue under ground. Gemco was where Target is now. Handyman was over by the Oasis Laundry and had tons of hardware stuff. View High have been demolished and are now condominiums. miss those days. Did anyone here work for HandyMan in the 1960's or 1970s? road on the one side where the shopping center is now, and the it was The store located at 85 and El Camino was The Emporium, not I Magnin. You could still find "cowboys" in the Rengstorff-Rock St-Middlefield area 20 years ago but they are long gone. the Diamond Ranch Market in 1970 until 1971, as mentioned above, TheSixFifty.com - Highway 101 was 3 lanes each direction, Hwy 85 was 2 lanes and ended at Stevens Creek Blvd. ----Great Western Savings/Home Savings/ Westwood Childcare Center I also worked at the Ferry Morse Seed Co. in 74-77. Jerry Reed(1937-2008) was a country music singer, songwriter, and actor, who specialized in a variety of novelty numbers. 80's things began to happen, and now I think Mountain View is nicer and alley on El Camino before it moved to Castro. View High in 1965 go Eagles memoriesAndy's Chinese rest.,Linda's , drive in theater, dog city, Mayfield mall, soooo long ago. Can't remember for sure, but I think they had sound to outside. Chez Yvonne was at 1854 W. El Camino, although I never went there. The wait to eat inside is a little much, though. This done to promote the authors or owners agenda. Linda's Hamburger Joint on El Camino I grew up next to Therekauf/Stevenson school. I went to San Ramon, Monta Loma, Crittenden and Mountain View (72-74). 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. up to complain, is the manager of the City recreational facilties has let Does anyone remember the name of this place? I don't remember if it was in Mountain View or Palo Alto. I only lived in Mtn. old mill had the jumping frog and then there was st. james, moffit drive-in and handyman. The E.M. club at Moffett Field naval Base was a great place to go. Thrifty for 5, 10 and 15 cent ice creams in the San Antonio Shopping center and right next to it was Woolworth with the restaurant where you could sit at the counter or the booths while everyone else was shopping around you. A big Tower Records across the street, a "Best" (not the same place as Best Buy) where I bought a ton of stuff, a hobby shop, and so on. total expenses. The hobby shop was really packed on weekends from 1966-1968. The crowds on Castro used to be nicer and more polite and drivers used to drive better. ie Apricots, cherries, prunes. DV. Winery Restaurants and shops were popping up around the area, some were really good to lunch and dine at. There was also a pizza place called Fargo's that had live music on weekends. Thank you anyone and everyone for any info. . View high. I spent my early childhood in Mountain view in the 1970s. now sits. It was comfortable. I remember you could hear the 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. color TV set for like $325. The one in the shopping Center at 85 and 5-1 or 3-1 etc.. Gonzalez, Morgan Maxwell,Davis, Capote,Addington, Hubner, . A huge pepper tree was like a secret room. 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? Dave Fisher I was a kid here in the 1960's, My family moved here in 59. 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. Website. A few years back I did a few interior deconstructions on the North side of Castro close to Central Express Way. A&W near the corner with Castro. The only things going in the downtown were Printer's Inc. and a few restaurants like Szechuan Gardens, Dynasty, Fu Lam Mum and Florentine. A block down from Printer's Inc. Baseball team sponsors, Civitan, Freeman Songroth, Gienger and Hays Funeral Parlor, Raytheon, Cliffs Chevron, Kiwanis, Collishaw Sprinklers, RW Consruction, Oddfellows. Neither are there anymore. Casa Maria also and there was a nice steak and ale type restaurant on the corner of El Camino and Castro St., but I cannot remember the name of it.It did have great steaks and baked potatoes with all the salad you could eat, and wine carafes. People were alot happier back then, with less Target used to be a store called Gemco. Blogs Lived the rest of the time near Castro Street: I miss Old Cal Pizza and Stuft Pizza on Castro St. Where was Stuft Pizza located again? And to this very day, Prince's music reminds me of how happy I was to have discovered Mountain View! Hello Father, we would sayHello boys..his response..Keep the memories coming . A&W Root Beer, Also a great soup and salad shop on the corner of Moffett and Central or West Evelyn, maybe California St. can't remember this. Oh yeah, I went to preschool at the Adobe building on Castro east of Central Expressway. Just a few things I didn't see mentioned. $3,128,456. Walking miles to the nearest 7-11 past St Francis for slurpees. I was a Mt. The Emporium on El Camino and Sylvan Ken's House of Pancakes on El Camino Real (great for breakfast) now. Mountain View was and still is a great city. What about driving through The Milk Pail at the corner of San Antonio and California to get your daily dairy? Try to find a gun shop in Mountain View today. I lived on the southern end of Los Altos from 1961 through about 1985. It is known for its kitchy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman. but others are not Fairchild, Atari, National Semi, Intel All these parts but no real use until the computer, more jobs more people. cheap movie theater It stimulates my aging brain. Grew up in MV and graduated from MVHS in 1971. Then a few years later it became Ontilo's. Before it was torn down, did the community come out to stop development, like they did for the Milk Pail? We'd see it on the right side of the road when we drove from Mountain View to Alviso or Milpitas. Grew up in Los Altos in the 60s-90s. I lived in the Cuesta Park area growing up (my parents still live in the same house) and have rented several apartments/duplexes/houses in other parts of our town over the years, but just moved to a tiny house in Old Mountain View with my daughter and new husband. Nick from the Netherlands, not sure if this is correct neighborhood---There is a restaurant/bar on Old Middlefield near Rengsdorf called O'Mally's. S.R. There were a few other places in Sunnyvale, but Friday night at the Jack in the Box parking lot on El Camino by Grant Rd was where me and my gearhead buddies stopped to watch the show and surreptitiously quaff a brew or two. It's amazing, really, how much things have changed over the years, especially the businesses that have come and gone. We were the group the released the Peacocks and Peahens into the community when our properties were sold and converted to Industrial! Going to Linda's for Parisian burgers and tator tots,double features at Mtn View theatre on Saturdays. There was a night club called The Infirmary lots of fun. Their ad every Tuesday on the back page of the PA Times. Standard Brands was built on the corner of 237 and El Camino Real, so many open fields built up. It once comprised 7 buildings, of which only two still stand. Great funky atmosphere, too. Played Little League for Johnny Macs the first year of the league -- 1955? We thought the old house (still there) on the corner of Calderon and Church was haunted. There was a "Variety Store" at Blossom Valley shopping center on the corner nearest to St. Francis. So to that, I say, thank you :) In Mountain View. Join to view full profile. If anyone knows this information, please post the answer and thanks in advance for your help. I remember the cookie factory well. It began to boom in the 90s and is now a destination. Just loved reading all these posts and bringing back all the memories. Dear Community, It has been quite an exciting year full of activism and progress toward the full realization of sex worker rights. -Downtown Mountain View was kind of a ghost town. I made it clear that I wasn't interested. Oh the perils of middle age, ugh! The Moffett Drive In was our cheap entertainment. I arrived in the area in 1974, joining a little company called Intel. Web Link. Bowling Alley on El Camino I remember the Rexall drug store on Castro and J.C. Penney's and if you now go to Mayer Electric it still has the squeaky floors Penny's had upstairs. Thank-you 1, Graduated from MVHS in 1975 while working at A&W riding my 125 Honda yep it is Eric. The Army Surplus store on San Antonio was a cool place to find war fashion and boots. Thanks for any pet related recollections you may have. And don't forget the Camino Bowl, a great place to go bowling before it got torn down and replaced with businesses/condo units. Whenever the free time I always like to revisit entire areas and scenes. Now its an India restaurant. Shoppers World at ECR and Escuela(Cost Plus, now - at least as of the early 2000s) (After returning from two rainy years near Portland, a few times. 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. There were a lot of Country Stores throughout the bay area, little shops. During the summer many of us were required to work in the fruit harvest. ----Woolworth's/Wells Fargo Bank/ Long's Drug Store (These two are still there, but the Byte Shop bit the dust by the late 70s.it was first opened around 1976, and I visited it often.) 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. I remember delivering flyers announcing store-opening specials (and being paid the handsome wage of 35 cents! Wow. really had an attitude and only helped the people they wanted to. I went to Two Guys From Italy back in the 80's which was also good but is now a Burger King. and may again, but why don't people do their jobs when they are And San Antoinio Mall where Menu Tree was located. View since 1992I live on the East Coast now. 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). The Menu Tree had quite the selection. One was on ElCamino Real where the Amber Cafe is now located. El Chico's Italian was on El Camino to the south. 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