There were dozens of Dept of Defense contractors in the general area including Raytheon, doing radar research and production, and Singer, doing flight simulators. There was always lots to do in the neighborhood- during summer, the owner of the little east side grocery store would have a monthly quick-draw competition in the side parking lot. Then a few years later it became Ontilo's. I know this is incorrect. From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org You are correct Emporium, I used to shop there all the time. But as for Mountain View, it is better than ever. Shoreline used to be called Steirlin Road, and before that part of Does anyone else remember playing at the little playground there before the movie started? Jerry Reed(1937-2008) was a country music singer, songwriter, and actor, who specialized in a variety of novelty numbers. 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. Yes there were also the yearly Navy air shows. (I saw Swiss Family Robinson there! I just don't know the name of it. Andy's Chinese was the best place for Chinese on Castro. I made it clear that I wasn't interested. Now on El Camino, but nothing like This thread keeps me coming back to the site each day to see what new memories have been posted. When Central Expressway was built. A butcher shop was where Red Rock Coffee Co. is now. Are you thinking of White Front in Sunnyvale by Toys R Us. james that burned down.and Gyro's house of terror at the old mill ..before it became a tent in san jose>> The Greatful Dead would come into town!!!!!!! Also worth noting but less strategic is NASA Ames research center, which was doing key research on human physiology and support systems in space and wind tunnel research. Shoreline Park is much nice than Byxbee Park in Palo Alto with the stinky Old Mountain View High was diagonally across the street from St. Joseph's church, one of my sisters was one of the last graduates from that high school before it got tore down (what a shame). Highway School had large wood paned windows, oak floors, wide halls, and huge cloakrooms! My kindergarden classroom was the 1st near the entrance, I remember feeling excited and part of an elite school that invested in Apple computers. 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). It was known to be Mountain View High School's teachers watering hole. MV was on the USSR's list of early nuclear targets, for good reason. The Kaiser bldg was a shopping center with a grocery store Lucky and the best bakery. The Wunderman house is there still. Ya Luv these comments.. 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. Spivey's resturant never closed their doors; the Monte Vista Drive-in was right behind it; the Chevron station (across Grant Road) was there, but a whole lot smaller; and an old barn closed off the t-intersection of El Camino & Grant Road, it was an auto repair shop. San Antonio Hobby Shop --four locations till it closed in '05 Any others going further back? You could get a hamburger for 39 cents. The Scuitlebutt on El Camino Real. I can almost remember their "3rd Annual Going Out of Business Sale" with 25 cent shots of Jack Daniels and 10 cent draft beers. I think it was Foothill College, the new campus in Los Altos Hills was talked about thruout California, for its inovative architectural style; this topic was an English class required paper for the first couple of years. Does anyone else remember this or am I crazy? Woody's was a real old-school place, with all the breakfast dishes or sandwiches available for ordering written on tiny chalkboards behind the counter. You might also look at Web Link. I went to school with their children "military brats". were a lot less photos of people's lives back then. Privacy Policy It began to boom in the 90s and is now a destination. If you had to grow up somewhere in the 60's and 70's, Mountain View had it all and was a real community where we all knew each other (absolute Americana). Lockheed was designing and building spy satellites, as well as the submarine based Polaris nuclear missile. It was a German resteraunt and pub. 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. It was sad to see it go. I moved to Old Mtn View in the late '70s.remember Gemello Winery? Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. Does anyone remember the name of the diner on the lower level of the Mall? submarines. So to that, I say, thank you :) St James Infirmary's headquarters are located at 730 Polk St Fl 4, San Francisco, California, 94109, United States What is St James . Wow. Mayfield Mall with the Grayhound station next to it became HP, and will now become more housing, the original San Antonio mall with Menu Tree (what a great place to eat), the little water fountains and a Woolworths where BevMo is now. and is where Silicon Valley essentially started. View high building is gome butGo eagles !s31ZJ. I have lived in Mountain View since the mid 70's. Mountain Mike's Pizza the best Chicken place in the area, Pollo Loco! I went to Huff elementry, Graham Jr. High and Awalt High School. In the summers, kids rode their bikes all over town and hung out at the local neighborhood parks. I've recently moved here from Louisiana, married, and bought a lil condo. net assets. Linda's was great ( I know the recipe for their sauce!) Across the street from the school was a small gas station store that sold penny candy. Shoreline made us known in the area as thousands came to listen to music. Thanks to all your memories of place & business names I had forgotten. The Old Mill also had an FM radio station at one time where you could watch the DJ's at work, through a large window. We drove to the main gate and a pleasant young lady guard was given permission to escort us to Hangar One and we stepped in and took pictures of each other. I miss Old Cal Pizza and Stuft Pizza on Castro St. Where was Stuft Pizza located again? Shogun was about a half a block up El Camino from Rambus. Alot of great memories, thank for the thread. I remember in the 70s, the Monte Vista drive-in. Zone video game place. Don't forget Fairchild. A family run business- all their first names started with "D" Dean, Don, Dale, Dennis, etc their last name was Steinke. Later years the Poblanita restaurant on Castro for the Milanesa, yummy! total expenses. Web Link. Shoreline Blvd was Sterlein Rd the entire length. Florentine Restaurant train go by when you were watching movies in the Old Mill Theaters. st james infirmary 504 greenwich street, san francisco, ca 94133. total revenue. There used to be that drive in place Linda's that is now Wolfe Camera, I think, or was. On the corner of ECR & 237?? View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. The Monte Vista drive-in movie theater was on Grant Road behind where the Walgreens is now (bunch of housing there now.) (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 and it was a treat to go to the candy store afterwards. My memories of this time are somewhat faded by time and the fact, my Mother didn't drive, so my mobility around the area was limited to foot and my Schwinn bicycle. I stopped there a few years ago and was told it has always been O'Malley's. All the neighbors would then come out and talk. I sure miss that restaurant. View since I was about 6, went to Slater elementry, then Graham jr. High and graduated Mtn. I worked at GTE Government Systems (formerly GTE Sylvania, formerly Electronic Defense Laboratories) from 1983 to 1990. The Indian lady who started that was a visionary, it My price and style at the time. Claim this business (415) 554-8494. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. This is a used 40 year old t-shirt, it isn't in mint condition. ever. Harry's Hofbrau was the Food Fair Market. He quit in 1971 and we moved to Southern California. If it bent, we threw them out. The Japanese teppan place I was trying to think of was called Shogun, on El Camino west of San Antonio. Theatre is now standing. Nice to remember everything tho. 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. For some, the 70's kicked off in Mountain View with a homecoming float featuring a huge EAGLE. Linda's Hamburger Joint on El Camino Shockley lab the real birth of silcon valley is still on San Antonio road as a furniture store. Everyone knows who owns big chunks of that land now. There was also another night club on the other side of the freeway, next to Safeway- can't remember the name- that was more of a dance club. Thank goodness, Foster's Freeze and Clarke's Charcoal Broiler are still there. Shaw's Ice Cream. 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. Maybe this has been covered already but does anyone remember the bike shop, "The Bicycle Tree", that had a section of a large tree in the shop where the tree had grown around an old bike frame? Is Mountain View better or worse without it? 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? Chez Yvonne was at 1854 W. El Camino, although I never went there. $2.00 pitcher of beer, peanuts on the floor, awesome pinball, and almost a guaranteed biker tussle every Friday night. There was a music store on Castro Street where I took classical guitar lessons back in the 70s when I was 9-10 years old, and later bass guitar lessons. You forgot Herman's Sporting Goods. 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 . View not Mt. I remember the pre Gemco store named White something, was it White Castle? And this sort of group meets weekly at the Red Rock Cafe to talk about math and programming and physics. More. Fond memories of seeing "Animal House" there in around 1978. View Music.. Wasn't Handyman over there near the Oasis Laundry and what used to be The list goes on and on. I used to go to the menu tree for a bite to eat. Awalt High School for swimming lessons on Bryant and Truman Search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria. Dont forget about Rhodes department store, Roos Atkins, Purity Super Market at San Antonio Center. Linda's and the Red Barn Join to view profile ST. JAMES INFIRMARY . I remember the New Library that has since been replaced with a newer library. News St. James Infirmary suffered a huge fire in late '97. I think it closed around 1971 and that's when St Francis High School was allowed to enroll girls. 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. See who you know in common. Blue Sky Cafe - vegetarian restaurant in a wooden cottage west of Castro. I believe Bazaar was in between the other two names. Its been a long time since ive been though there. Dial-a-bus this was back in the early 70's. And the Navy was the major employer of the city, at least when I was in elementary school. it was Baily Rd ( In door food court ) was. You could buy beer by waiting outside Mayfair Market for someone "cool" to walk in and ask them to score you a six. The San Antonio Shopping Center had that church single's group that met every Sunday morning in the upper floor of the Menu Tree. Grew up in Los Altos in the 60s-90s. St James Infirmary Organization Address: 1089 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94109. Mountain View was a working-class town back in the 60s and 70s, and while I still love living here, I'm sad that high-tech has made it so hard to afford to live here. We lived on Cornelia Ct., and I attended Bubb School for the 4th - 6th grades when we moved back to Green Bay, Wi. 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. No one can remember them, but they were great for the time when I was young. I remember when I moved to Mountain View in 1973 there were still orchids around. I remember The Beer Garden having a very old, tall, date palm tree in the parking lot. About where the Hausner Day school is now on San Antonio between Middlefield and Alma, there was an Indian mound (Ohlone--pre Spanish era) camping/living area. really had an attitude and only helped the people they wanted to. Frankie Johnnies & Luigi's on El Camino was/is the best place for a pizza Did they really stop the church bells from ringing though. VIEW HISTORICAL SPOTS IT TIME TO MOVE ON. The parks would take us on a tour to the downtown firehouse and police station where we got to slide down the firepole! And great memories. it used to be. When I was pregnant a few years back, I had a sudden craving for these cookies from my childhood! Los Altos Travel St James Infirmary on mountain dulcimer - YouTube The narrator, Joe McKennedy, seems to be a jerk. Food Fair was down 3 or 4 blocks. He moved his business and family out of state in 2001. Lived the rest of the time near Castro Street: Florentine Restaurant ( The only Italian place in the middle of all the Chinese Restaurants ) was located where Xanh now is. Contact Jailon directly. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. It was sooo easy to cut classes back then some of my friends volunteered there and always signed anyone sick. Drying apricots in the orchards on Grant Road Charlie. There was a curve loop for students to be picked up. My dad worked in the telephone company central office at Hope & Dana streets in the '60s and '70s. It had a 50 foot tall Wonder Woman, a stage coach on the ceiling and peanut shells on the floor. That was AND, There were greenhouses along 237 for as far as the eye could see, along with Ferry Morse Seed Company. [melissabee, 11/08/2009] Uniroyal Gal - Confirmed Gone All sources list the location of St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill as 390 Moffet Blvd. Frequented San Antonio shopping center, mayfield mall and old mill. 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