GTE's greatly reduced operation was moved to Santa Clara a few years ago. (0.37 mi) Plaza Resort Club Hotel (0.21 mi) Legacy Vacation Club Reno Studio Suite, SUNDAY Check-In (0.23 mi) Stunning Views On Riverwalk Wow Factor 1BR 2BA (0.21 mi) Legacy Vacation Resort Reno; View all hotels near St. James Infirmary on Tripadvisor Does anyone remember the old building along the Mountain View-Alviso Road (237) that was on the corner of either Maude or Middlefield? There was a drive in theatre on Grant Road across the street from Erik's Deli. Navy jets flew overhead constantly, then it was the Orion P-3 submarine chasers. I don't know who occupies the site now. Clarke's is great. Lived in Mtn View on Nilda Ave from 1957-1969.Went to Bubb for kindergarten, St Joseph's for grade school, Holy Cross fot high school. Foster's Freeze Ice Cream on El Camino Real I enjoy reminiscing the things that made Mountain View so great. - Cherry Chase golf course where Cuernavaca is now I lived briefly in Mtn View from September to December 30, 1952. The copper penny Eddie's Gun Shop more forward thinking than Palo Alto and I am sorry I moved to Palo Alto First on Pear Ave, where we raised chickens and exotic birds. No cell phone, no internet, no answering machines, just good friends, good times. Does Anyone Remember the La Cabana? Web Link. I think with the aging of the baby boomer generation, the place has gentrified into a lot of expensive condos. alley on El Camino before it moved to Castro. I'm not sure many people ever went there because the preschool was moved to Rengstorff Park facilities if I remember correctly. More. I remember The Beer Garden having a very old, tall, date palm tree in the parking lot. That was It was off of Castro Street by the RR Tracks near the alley. We lived in a trailer park just going north on 101 from the main gate at Moffett. Mountain View has provided some good times and good memories. Best hamburgers in the south bay. Mountain View high school was actually bordering Castro Street, old high school way, shoreline (formerly n. Bailey/sterlin road) 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!!!) Two a&w's in town (frequented the one on el CAMINO air) mmm) on El Camino. Harry's Hofbrau was the Food Fair Market. Recipes . 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. There was a "Variety Store" at Blossom Valley shopping center on the corner nearest to St. Francis. that machine that cheapie simple stuff was really expensive back Bernardo in Mountain View near Middlefield. I have seen several of those trees over the years and they werent accurate as far as the 1950s and 60's are concerned Hewlett/Packard and Varian werent on one of them which indicated the authors lack of knowledge and research efforts. Vintage Sport T Jersey St. James Infirmary Bar Resturant Mountain View Ca. Songroth Brothers (gravel & cement) next to the railroad tracks near Alma & San Antonio? Directions Advertisement. We had a wonderful life the short time we lived there and treasure the memories and friends there. There was a movie theater on Castro, but it only seemed to show Chinese or Mexican films and nobody went there. In the shopping Center was the Oasis Laundry that started out with popcorn and treats 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. Does anyone else remember this or am I crazy? My favorite Italian restaurant was "two guys from Italy" on grant and el CAMINO. The St. James Infirmary was a landmark bar and grill in Mountain View that was destroyed by arson fire in 1998. ----Jocelyn's Bike Shop. Now it is a Karate Studio. They I also grew up in Mountain View and attended Landels, Graham and Mountain View High on Castro Street. Mtn View seemed the same right in old downtown but the shops were all different. Community Calendar Tater tots and Parisian Burgers. Palo Alto was 'Davenport'. After the Mac was introduced in 1984 I often went to Computerware, on California Avenue in Palo Alto. I delivered San Francisco Chronicle and Mountain View News Herald papers along Thompson Ave and Alvin St as well over in Del Medio area. If you grew up in that neighborhood, you would remember the smell of those cookies! What a great time! Double Rainbow was the ice cream place This was in the mid-late 90s? It started when high tech (ie computers) hit the area. Tour buses would take visitors on tours to see all the trees in blossom that were a sight to behold. I used to ride my bike on the dirt trails where the old Highway school used to be. Does anybody remember the Sunnyview Family Club, down on Esceula? Fun times in the '70's. View, CA .. 1967-1998 .. A Fan Page For Those Who Loved This One Of A Kind Place! Since I was so young I am not sure about the cities for these places. Gonzalez, Morgan Maxwell,Davis, Capote,Addington, Hubner, . The school was later used as the temporary site for Foothill College until it opened in 1961. The library had only one story and was overcrowded. The Togos have moved around and changed a lot, but Togos used to be really great. I joined the Navy in Mt View in 1961, went on an old Destroyer, was in Vietnam in 1964, the Tonkin Gulf Incident, got out in 1965 and went to work for a small electronics company as a Field Service Engineer. I went to St. Joseph's Elementary and we had to buy our burlap pants and sweaters at the J.C. Penney store on Castro. I helped the owner fix his truck once. And the center's hobby shop was a fun place to browse. It was replaced by the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. 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. The grocery store in same center was my "pac man " destination. The Mancini house on Church St. was the place to go on Halloween because of the great treats and to sneak a glimpse at the marble interior. The year the Circus came to Mountain View high school field and the carnivals the school would have. across the street was the Commodore Computer Store. Now reside in New Mexico. My front yard is now the parking of the outdoor amp theater. That area around Middlefield/Ellis was where Raytheon? Thanks for this thread! This thread keeps me coming back to the site each day to see what new memories have been posted. Hello. 2023 Mountain View Online. Bells would ring from St. Joseph's at noon and the whistle would blow at 5:00 from the downtown fire station everyday, so kids always knew when to go home for meals. Knights drugstore was an Asian restaurant. Mountain View High School was on Castro Street. Even Wonder Woman couldn't save the place (or herself). The Foothill Owl mascot used to reside in the highway school tower. In addition there was a healthy contingent of military families, many lived off-base in addition to the those in on-base housing and unmarried military in barracks and off base as well. -Whisman Station was a big industrial campus for GE. Betty is the last of a generation of the deCurtoni family who settled in Mountain View from San Francisco in 1906, on what was the family ranch along Church Street (35 Church Street, still in family) belonging to her Grandfather and Grandmother, Frank and Mattie. The Menu Tree had quite the selection. 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. It felt like home . ------ THE VINTAGE MOUNTAIN VIEW SHOP features items from LINDA'S (1956-1985) * CLARKE'S CHARCOAL BROILER (1945-2020) * THE BOARDWALK (1975-2013) * SPIVEY'S * ST. Landell's Elementary. Pretty spooky and not for the weak. I frequented it in the mid 90s. old mill had the jumping frog and then there was st. james, moffit drive-in and handyman. I remember the cookie factory well. Played Little League for Johnny Macs the first year of the league -- 1955? Thanks to everyone for the contributions. Write now for free help" that Herb Caen's column had mentioned when I had lived in Santa Cruz. Does anyone remember Johnny Macs drive-in? My parents work for the Government Telecommunication Co. GTE. These factors are similar to those you might use to determine which business to select from a local Yellow Pages directory, including proximity to where you are searching, expertise in the specific services or products you need, and comprehensive business information to help evaluate a business's suitability for you. Ken's House of Pancakes was the best (and maybe the only) middle of the night meal in town. The persimmon tree in "our" front yard and the people who would drive up and try to strip the fruit. Carr's pet store on Evelyn View Music.. When I lived on Park Dr I used to walk over on Saturday mornings. Andys and Qui Hing Lo were the two best restaurants. Neither are there anymore. I lived in Sunnyvale and San Jose for quite a few years. 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. I can almost remember their "3rd Annual Going Out of Business Sale" with 25 cent shots of Jack Daniels and 10 cent draft beers. It's was a PayLess the last time I noticed. (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.) Baileys Pharmacy, The Menu Tree had that awesome place to get the BEST fish and chips I have EVER had (seriously), Round Table Pizza, The Boardwalk bar and grill color TV set for like $325. Their downstairs cellar was a nice and intimate showroom and upstairs they had good steaks. Location. Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic. Stig's Bakery Fiesta Bowl in Palo Alto/The Hotel was the Cabana Hyatt house where the Beatles stayed (now the Crowne Plaza). There was The old Mill Mall, had nice shops inside and I remember a little coffee and cake shop that you could sit and read in while eating. In around 1982-86 I was living in The Americana, a large apartment complex at Highway 85 and El Camino Real. Juice Time was next to the cleaner's In the shopping center at El Camino and Escuela was Macheesmo Mouse, the clone of the And this sort of group meets weekly at the Red Rock Cafe to talk about math and programming and physics. 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. ***. thinking how much it reminded me of Mountain View of the 70's. a fruit/vegetable stand. Tater tots and Parisian Burgers! Google, Ebay and others seem to like that area. I arrived in the area in 1974, joining a little company called Intel. was. on the discussion! I would hope it still exists in someones attic and wasnt destroyed. The inside was as cool as the outside. Blossom Valley Shopping Center (Cuesta and Miramonte) 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?) I went to Huff elementry, Graham Jr. High and Awalt High School. Other notable Mt. O'Malley? They took their hard earned allowance and bought an ice cream. Was the Chinese restaurant Qui Hing Low? It is the second left turn from the Cornwall College playground and is erected on the Albion property. Lockheed shared Moffett NAS with the Navy VP-31 squadron, flying P-3 Orions day and night, patrolling the waters of the west coast for USSR submarines. Bay Meadows was fantastic right next door in San Mateo; won 21 to 1 odds on Bridgetwister!!! I lived there from the '50s thru to 1984. Came to Mtn View in 1967 This was a hippie/environmentalist type of grocery store. And the Old Mill was really nice, and seems like it was a terrrible place to Camino Bowling Alley was near Bob's Big Boy on El Camino Real. But to leave this on for weeks and weeks is very ridiculous and very boring. Don't forget the Red Barn with 19 cent burgers, Taco Tico and I saw someone else mentioned El Zarrape (the best). From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org There was no parking garage. There are still some very good bookstores in DT Mountain View. View.. My co-workers and I would go to lunch on Castro St. every day--we loved Florentine (great pizza bread), Mekong (run by a former Vietnamese diplomat), and the Blue Sky Cafe, where I believe I had my first tofu sandwich. Anyone remember the Hell Angels' moving into the house on 237 and then filming in parts of Mountain View and Sunnyvale? JCPenneys was on Castro Street Privacy Policy Anyone remember Clints ice cream? The list goes on and on. 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. I always loved Frankie Johnnie and Luigi too. Dave Fisher Castro Street in the 70s was a ghost town. on Apr 13, 2008, There's a good DVD at the public library on the history of Mountain View. When Mancini motors (Dodge dealership) was on the corner of Castro and El Camino. Shockley lab the real birth of silcon valley is still on San Antonio road as a furniture store. There was no Shoreline overpass you would cross the railroad tracks. It was my grandpas restaurant!!!! El Zarape Resturant on El Camino Shoreline Blvd was Sterlein Rd the entire length. Chevy's occupies that site today. Oh one last thing the phone prefix for Mtn. Drive-in Movie Theater where Walgreen's is. 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. The little lady in the kitchen i think her name was "short" best tacos for 25 cents. The mobile home park community; I went to Theuerkauf elementary. It might have been called Samurai, but I can't recall. My apartment($125/month) at 515 Central looked out over onion fields in 1966. There was so much land there before, and it devastates me to only have fragments of memory.. Wow, it great to read about MV in the 60's and 70's..I was born and raise in MV. The other was located after you pass the train tracks going towards Moffet on left side near the corner of Moffet and Sterling. I found a few shell beads and many small shells from their food scavenging at the bay. Does anyone remember Beto's Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant. My wife was on-call as a dietitian at the nursing home there in the early 80s. A movie theater, not much else. I lived on stierlin rd near the dumps lived next to the Capote family. Is this bakery still in existance? road on the one side where the shopping center is now, and the it was The moved down Sterlin Rd toward the dump (which much later became Shoreline Park). Ate at the Chez Yvonne many times at 1854 W. El Camino. Hello California! I have fond memories of the Mountain View Movie theater and remember Palm Plaza, long since torn down. The live music downstairs John Stewart of "California Bloodlines", Crystal Pistol (3 girls, violin & guitars) I remember a Chinese restaurant near the Mt. I lived in Mtn. The El Camino foreign auto repair/sales where Fred Stengle sold me a rebuilt forest green 1966 MGB for $2,000, and the foreign auto repair guys west of there on Miramonte who later kept it running (re-rebuilding it piece by piece). The mall was great off of, I believe Covington Rd. Andy's Chinese Restaurant. I was a kid here in the 1960's, My family moved here in 59. 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. Still had the bumper sticker "Can't read? on, with the High School being down towards El Camino. I'd appreciate some help. St. James Infirmary just outside of Moffett Field Naval Air Station was a frequent place as well as The Country Store, but that was south past Sunnyvale on El Camino. Now its an India restaurant. I now live in Napa Valley and I haven't found anything like that here. TheSixFifty.com They had a student built Totem with Paly, Cubberley, Wilbur and Jordan mascot heads. Mountain View Surplus sold all the clothes I needed at the time old surplus blue jeans TV was black and white till them Grew up in MV and graduated from MVHS in 1971. What a great place to grow up. I lived on Sterling RD. There was an A&W Root Beer, Bob's Big Boy Hamburgers, Bowling Alley, Gelato ice cream, Foster's freeze ice cream, Mike's Pizza, were on El Camino Real. This was before 237 was an expressway. United States. High Way Elementary School on El Camino; it was closed and became the temporary Foothill College; closed and left empty; later developed into a mixed use project; there was a pedestrian tunnel crossing under El Camino there. Left in 68 to join the USMC. My kindergarden classroom was the 1st near the entrance, I remember feeling excited and part of an elite school that invested in Apple computers. $2.00 pitcher of beer, peanuts on the floor, awesome pinball, and almost a guaranteed biker tussle every Friday night. There's also a history center in the library. We had a wonderful wholesale bakery in that neighborhood, where you could buy a big bag of shortbread cookies for a $1. -Mountain View High School was on Castro Street. on Castro back before that. St James Infirmary located at 445 California Avenue Reno NV 89501, view menus, pictures, reviews, directions and more . Man what a time You could actually walk across town or to school and not worry about anything but being late. Her father, Frank and his wife Sara brought into the world, her brother, Charles (1913), and sisters, Doris (Laurie/1912), Elva (Kankel/1917) and Barbara (Welch/1920) all preceeded her in death and all graduated from Mtn. It was later disclosed that this was one of two centers where the US controlled their defense satellites, and downloaded intelligence. I remember the wonderful Chinese bakery on Castro that had the best black bean buns..I still haven't found any to rival them. I did like the St. John's Infirmary, on the Moffatt Field side of the railroad tracks. Across the street from the school was a small gas station store that sold penny candy. Michelle again. My mom used to take me there and I remember always ordering the grilled cheese sandwich and jello for dessert. Does anyone remember the name of the diner on the lower level of the Mall? My first "job" was gathering eggs at a chicken farm on Old Middlefield in early 50s' (the fork hadnt been built yet, so there was just "Middlefield Rd" no "old" Middlefield. I didn't care much for the place, but We used to eat at The Menu Tree and the kids got the $1 burger basket. I could go on. wow I forgot about some of the places listed above. Fond memories of Palm Plaza buying candy there on days we walked to church, buying comic books once a week at store on Miramonte? ***. Next door, was a Gelato ice cream shop. The train to Santa Cruz rail bed is a jogging trail now. Surely miss those days, Looking for pet stores in the Mtn View, Los Altos areas in the mid 70's. My dad worked in the telephone company central office at Hope & Dana streets in the '60s and '70s. 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 would go over in our car, a still new 1951 Plymouth Belevedere hardtop convertible, on Saturday night to watch the Jackie Gleason Show. Here is some details about the Mountain View I grew up in. The vibe was great. -San Antonio Center was a mall (yep, three malls!) I think everyone attended some sort of function there at some point in their lives. The old house on Phyllis (the last home on the back side of the shopping center) was originally located in a ring of Redwood trees in the former Handyman parking lot! I remember the P-3s flying over, often with a prop feathered for training. Great place to grow up. View theater, through a kind of walkway/tunnel to the parking lots behind. 3. 1089 Mission Street. Please keep the memories alive. Don't forget Andy's Chinese Restaurant on Castro Street. Did anyone mention Holy Cross High School next to St Josephs School. But the biggest thing to miss STIGS bakery and the pink box those treats came home in!!!!!!!!!!!! For the longest time on ECR (80's) there was a great little store selling seat covers (I think it was near Castro). All the neighbors would then come out and talk. View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. My 'Tiny Tots' (preschool) was at the Adobe Building where we would take walks holding onto a rope to cross the Expressway! I live in Mountain View from 1958-1976 it was and still is one of Further up El Camino was the "other" part of shopping in Mountain View, the San Antonio Shopping Center. Star & Bar gas station? (Sunnyvale went the "planned route" and tore up Murphy Avenue to give it over to a covered mall in the 70s. "Kentucky Fried Chicken" and "Walgreens" are still the same I ALWAYS START WITH THE SURROUNDING TOWNS TOO.. THEN WORK DOWN TO MTN VIEW.. Then the City I saw some great photos of Castro street circa 1965 on Mountain View Historical Societies Facebook page. All in all I think it was a better time I was born in Lost Altos and lived there until 1971. I also remember another Japanese restaurant on El Camino west of San Antonio that did teppan style (similar to Benihana). the Library, the City Hall area, Steven's Creek trail Mountain View is I also remember the spooky old house standing alone somewhere along Shoreline, even after the golf course was set up. Wow, so much has changed. Did anyone go to Crittenden for elementary school?! I was part of the last graduating class of old Mtn. Update Organization . Gelato Classico, the best ice cream in the world in my opinion, was over by a bowling I grew up next to Therekauf/Stevenson school. It was more laid back and had more friendly and fewer conceited image conscious people. not too far from San Antonio. I sure miss that restaurant. How well I remember the Town Club! Shoreline used to be called Steirlin Road, and before that part of I remember the following Thanks for the link to the 1969 restaurant guide, Richard. Join to view profile ST. JAMES INFIRMARY . submarines. Truly a classic '70s dive. Most of my neighbors and friends like me can remember purchasing the broken cookies for a penny and that these cookies were the best ever. I remember the A&W chain next to the Social Service Agency. Lots of small apartments everywhere and all very kept up. Terms of Use There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. - The constant drone of P-3 Orion aircraft overhead We thought the old house (still there) on the corner of Calderon and Church was haunted. Link to California State Website. Went into Intel before D2, their first modern Fab area was built--have been to all Intl site in western part of US, Oregon, New Mex, Ariz. Mayfield Mall Construction went on for quite a while and the place was really novel with JC Penny holding the anchor spot. now. We could see Monte Vista drive in from our roof . I lived on the southern end of Los Altos from 1961 through about 1985. Mayfield Mall where HP had offices and now is empty. I remember when I moved to Mountain View in 1973 there were still orchids around. Lockheed was designing and building spy satellites, as well as the submarine based Polaris nuclear missile. You could buy fresh ravioli at the old State Street Deli on Castro and State. That mall was a flop from Day One and has since been sort-of-converted back into something else. BF, "the spooky old house standing alone somewhere along Shoreline." Search on line for "Rengsdorff house". Super Duper market at central and Rengstorff Belmont 96-2002 Thank goodness, Foster's Freeze and Clarke's Charcoal Broiler are still there. YP - The Real Yellow PagesSM - helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs. Mayfield Mall and Old Mill for shopping Centers I spend a lot of time and money in Mountain View, used to live there 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.. Surely so that's the first and possibly only place I would go to eat if I ever came back to visit. Shoreline made us known in the area as thousands came to listen to music. It answers the "even earlier." Target used to be a store called Gemco. ), I remember moving to Mtn View in 1965 from Sunnyvale so that my dad could live closer to his clothing store that was located on Castro St. First things first. Dairy Bell restaurant had burgers at 5 for $1 and some really good greasy deep fried taco's. And all the great air shows at Moffett and yes when the Blue Angels came to town one place they would hang out was St. James. The movie theater was pretty small.I recall we usually chose the Varsity Theater up in Palo Alto over the small MV theater. Had a Sears, JCPenney, other nice shops inside and out. Please if any one has any thing that could help I would appreciate it. It is known for its kitchy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman. I read someone's mother and relatives used to work at that bakery and I was wondering if they remember and would like to share and bring a little of joy to others. St. JAMES Infirmary was the name of the dive on Moffett with Muffler Guy and Wonder Woman. We frequented Bourbon Street night club in the Old Mill Mall which had again great food and night life. Linda's was great ( I know the recipe for their sauce!) Went to Landels Elementary and Graham Junior High. Many people used the train in those days to commute to "The City (San Francisco)". And the best kosher hot dogs, too. 5-1 or 3-1 etc.. Another place I have enjoyed is Tony and Alba's Pizza. Can anyone tell me when it changed names and the history? I left the area in 1986 and moved to the Santa Cruz/Aptos area, with only occasional visits. Spiveys was in the shopping center too. The field where they sold Christmas trees and fireworks on El Camino Real east of Calderon (across from Tuban Ford). But so did Thousands of Deadhead fans, noise complaints and traffic jams. The Old Mill and Mayfield malls were already mostly derelict. We went on to have a total of eight children (with set of boy-girl twins) and we had all twenty-one of our grandchildren before we lost John at his 75th birthday Christmas 2006. 730 Polk St San Francisco CA 94109 (415) 554-8494. --Tim. Being able to walk the store aisles when the store was closed and no one else was there :). St. James Infirmary, a strange theme bar that sometimes had so many Navy airmen looked like it was a road show version of Top Gun. The small open spaces like the corner of Cuesta and Grant Road and on Shoreline Blvd were homes that had to be moved for the widening of the those respective streets. Old Mill had a AMC theater in the back with cheap movies, then it turned into a big empty farmers market, then finally razed. no one mentioned Continental MKT. Hope that you find something on the internet about it? - El Camino Real was just 2 lanes each way in places, some blocks lacking sidewalks, some with diagonal parking Then it burned down.) 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