Being able to walk the store aisles when the store was closed and no one else was there :). Lets not forget The TownClub, R-Club, Cottage, The OakRoom, Mervyns. We loved Moffett and Mtn View. View theater, through a kind of walkway/tunnel to the parking lots behind. The movie theater was pretty small.I recall we usually chose the Varsity Theater up in Palo Alto over the small MV theater. We had 3 shopping areas in Mountain View . San Antonio Hobby Shop --four locations till it closed in '05 I thought that place was so cool when I was young! yes,st. Main Phone Number (415) 554-8444. Wasn't Handyman over there near the Oasis Laundry and what used to be Thank you Marlene Koers and everyone above for contributing your memories of the Mountain View of yesteryear. You could get excellent fresh artichokes at a reasonable price back then. $908,224. Does anyone remember the name of the diner on the lower level of the Mall? 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. Then a few years later it became Ontilo's. La Petit Boulangerie, Florentines Pasta Shop, TOGO's!!!!! Is the waterfall still there? Rite Aid was called Thrifty then Payless with Alpha Beta Gocery Store next door. I think it is like over $3000 for a studio. Contact Us As a kid I lived mostly in extreme south Palo Alto, but I was oriented more toward Mountain View than anything to the north: Mayfield Mall with its music store and Consumers Distributing catalog store; the San Antonio Center with the Menu Tree, the Time Zone arcade, and the Sears with the candy counter. I'd say more, but, well, there's a little book you can pick up at the library or at Books Inc that has tons of photos of Mountain View's history and will probably answer a lot of your questions. chicken. Is it still good. 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. Worked at A & W for school credit in 1974 and 1975 for MVHS then after graduation moved to San Jose/Los Gatos area joined US Navy and retired.Live in MS now, Let's not forget when the Hells Angels Visited this little town Mostly comprised of middle-class folks employed in the military industrial complex that eventually morphed into Silicon Valley. store. Best of all was C Grafton. I'd love to hear from anyone who may remember me. Circulation & Delivery Andy's Chinese was the best place for Chinese on Castro. 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. Mountain View was home to the St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill. Lots of good memories there I miss Old Cal Pizza and Stuft Pizza on Castro St. Where was Stuft Pizza located again? Eddies Sport Shop, The Instep for Addidas. It had a french quarter food mart , mexican restaurant, movie theatres, bookstore, and and water wheel with water in the center of the mall.The mall was two stories. It was farmland with a few ranch homes. We would then prowl the theater for carloads of girls to party with. It's such a great town still, very expensive but it holds my childhood memories, love MV!! I can't remember which of these it was that i watched. We went wild over it. We would often drive over to St James, especially on Sunday afternoons when they had drink specials. I remember the fun Easter egg hunt; company picnics; dept. Too many memories to mention. and blue workshirts. and the home of greasers etc. Stereo Habitat home of the first 8 track tape decks on Castro Sherm's Barber Shop at Palm Plaza Yorkshire Clothes at Palm Plaza the Old City Hall the old little park on Castro, between California and Mercey (Easter egg hunts) the old Presbyterian Church on Castro St of course the old Mtn. Linda's Hamburger Joint on El Camino Went there many times in the 1975-80 period. I remember: Kamei House Chinese Restaurant 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. We'd see it on the right side of the road when we drove from Mountain View to Alviso or Milpitas. The Boardwalk is a good burger and beer place on the El Camino with a friendly vibe. I only lived in Mtn. fast food place in Palo Alto on University. I also remember the 50s holdout restaurant Linda's, farther down El Camino (at Escuela, evidently). As a community, Moutain View is far better off having had such people as molders of what we have today. Drinking suicides through red licorice as our straw. Now our old house is appraised at 1.5 million + and apparently the Mtn View I knew and loved is no more. AND, There were greenhouses along 237 for as far as the eye could see, along with Ferry Morse Seed Company. Actually, the Nob Hill where it is today was Handyman, a home center. St James Infirmary located at 445 California Avenue Reno NV 89501, view menus, pictures, reviews, directions and more . Mayfield Mall and Old Mill for shopping Centers Always busy and great New York Style pizza never had any since!! Dairy Bell restaurant had burgers at 5 for $1 and some really good greasy deep fried taco's. on Castro back before that. https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-St-James-Infirmary/330535863804 WOWwee!!!! Bubb Elementary School opened without asphalt pavement. Theatre is now standing. "Our" red painted wood duplex and the big empty field inside the block disappeared when the block "went condo" (in '76?). Stuft Pizza $2.00 pitcher of beer, peanuts on the floor, awesome pinball, and almost a guaranteed biker tussle every Friday night. I seen the fire dept. I cannot believe I am reading this article still. 10 8 8 comments Best Add a Comment LaoFuSi 2 yr. ago Qui Hing Low and Andy's best chinese food ever! The school was later used as the temporary site for Foothill College until it opened in 1961. I lived in Mountain View briefly in 1973. And this sort of group meets weekly at the Red Rock Cafe to talk about math and programming and physics. Change has made the campus unrecognizable. View high. Florentine Restaurant ( The only Italian place in the middle of all the Chinese Restaurants ) was located where Xanh now is. Chevy's occupies that site today. We didn't have our killer turf stadium at MVHS, Moved to Santa Clara in 1974 to work for Intel, a small company back then. I went to San Ramon, Monta Loma, Crittenden and Mountain View (72-74). -Downtown Mountain View was kind of a ghost town. Phone Number: (415) 554-8494. NO Flashlights!!! DV. Blossom Plaza gift store called Galaxy was 2 stories and THE place to buy presents for moms . were really arrogant and unhelpful probably one of the reasons Apple I highly recommend it ;) I remember the Menu Treeall you can eat. Pioneer Park behind the library was named that because there were once graves of pioneers there. 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. --Tim May, You can see some of the past if you go up the Parking structure off Castro. No longer. That Food Fair on Bonita and El Camino was a good place and I was sorry to see it Songroth Brothers (gravel & cement) next to the railroad tracks near Alma & San Antonio? It was officially opened by Portfolio Minister . Calif. street was still 2 lanes, too. I've spent my lunch hour - and beyond - catching up on the memories and history of the city I now call home. I moved to Mtn. Contact Jailon directly. (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.) In the summers, kids rode their bikes all over town and hung out at the local neighborhood parks. I think the Old Mill closed in the mid to late 80s? I think with the aging of the baby boomer generation, the place has gentrified into a lot of expensive condos. The train to Santa Cruz rail bed is a jogging trail now. United States. View Jailon's full profile. People reminisce, for example, about Linda's. I recall that Fargo's was a pretty happening spot for live music in its day. Did they really stop the church bells from ringing though. I graduated from Mtn. I remember the pre Gemco store named White something, was it White Castle? The mens clothing store was George"s. Who remembers the mexican restaurant on el camino and bailey. The high school games at Foothill and how exciting it was and still is being in Mountain View. Makes me hungry just thinking about it. I do i do i do boy do I. ! disgusting, particularly the ones on Terminal Ave that went without I remember the funnn cinco day mayo parties there everyone had fun, not all the politicle chaos its become. Der Wienerscnitzel, Harry's Hofbrau (best place EVER) And across the street where Longs Drugs/Starbucks/Blockbuster is was a lumber yard/home improvement type of place, forgot the name. Blossom Valley Shopping Center was an orchard; as was most of the surrounding land. OJ Cooper school. Der Wiener Schnitzel on Castro was a great place to skip off campus from Mountain View High for some munchies. I'm going to add something a little different the Cold War. I remember in the 70s, the Monte Vista drive-in. 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. The first Bank of America was located where the Red Rock Cafe is now, then it moved into the building where Books Inc. is located until it grew out of that location. "Dog City" Building 4. Andys and Qui Hing Lo were the two best restaurants. 1. Did anyone mention Holy Cross High School next to St Josephs School. but I sure do miss Uncle Otto's Cheesecake and Stigs Pastry shop on Castro. A&W near the corner with Castro. Eddy's Sport Shop on Castro, where I bought my first baseball glove (Bobby Bonds model). Standard Brands was built on the corner of 237 and El Camino Real, so many open fields built up. It's amazing how many good book stores we had back then. Ahh, the way it was Once in a while I would walk down Castro street and some guy in a Ford Mustang would try to pick me up, a lad of 18 at the time. El Zarape Resturant on El Camino My friends worked at the movie theater and some also worked at Village Host a pizza place in downtown. Don't forget Bob's Big Boy and Linda's on El Camino. View native. Mountain View was a very different place back then! St James Infirmary. During the early years I lived on Leong Dr. My home had a 3 foot chain link fence; green with white trim; and was directly across the street from the 76 gas station; and next to That service station was the Denny's restaurant. I lived right behind the Mayfield Mall, and mostly what I remember are annual magic shows, Easter egg hunts, great decorations at Christmas, and the fantastic egg-rolls that a man sold from a cart. He also went on to explain that, in the 70's, their were quite a few brothels operating on Castro!How things have changed! It was sooo easy to cut classes back then some of my friends volunteered there and always signed anyone sick. It is the second left turn from the Cornwall College playground and is erected on the Albion property. It was a great time but I grew up and moved to other places for my career. I have fond memories of taking my little sister there in her stroller so I could get free candy from the manager. Mountain View near Castro was a wonderful place to live. Had a Sears, JCPenney, other nice shops inside and out. $3,128,456. Had a small house with no heat except the fireplace and, most likely, the last outhouse in Mt. About the only remaining part of downtown is Colonel lee's Mongolian BBQ and Meyer's Appliances. and saw a ton of great kid movies there in my pajamas! St. James Infirmary with Wonder Woman on Moffett Blvd, and the Cottage, and nobody has mentioned Andy's, the best Chinese food in town. 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. Does anyone remember the old building along the Mountain View-Alviso Road (237) that was on the corner of either Maude or Middlefield? old mill had the jumping frog and then there was st. james, moffit drive-in and handyman. Man what a time You could actually walk across town or to school and not worry about anything but being late. 4. ***. Oh one last thing the phone prefix for Mtn. It was off of Castro Street by the RR Tracks near the alley. The shopping center on castro was called Palm Plaza and the thrift shop was Palm Variety. View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. The nightclub at the Old Mill was called Fargo's. It was a German resteraunt and pub. Downtown Mtn View was a vital business district for everyone. Computer, and I have such fond memories of that machine. Terms of Use The Almanac I lived in Mtn. Does anyone know what was at the northeast side of the Moffett and W. Middlefield intersect? ie Apricots, cherries, prunes. The lot at Moffett and Middlefield held the temporary library while the one downtown was being rebuilt. There was Mervyns in San Antonio Shopping Center, and the Time Does anyone remember the gas station on the corner of Castro and California Street. I remember The Beer Garden having a very old, tall, date palm tree in the parking lot. Any one work with/through the Youth Opportunity Program (high school students) at the Mountain View Post Office? Great place to grow up. entrusted to live and work for such a with-it city? the best mexican food was on castro the "cabana". traffic ticket as a kid and never thought I could feel so bad! As a kid in the 70s, we would go there in the afternoon with our parents and get a match box car from there extensive collection. They had a student built Totem with Paly, Cubberley, Wilbur and Jordan mascot heads. -The North Bayshore area was still farms. 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. . A man named Chester F. Awalt donated 40 acres of orchard land to MVLA High School District for a much needed third high school; they named the school Chester F. Awalt HS. Only after it became a mainstream cliche did the various after-the-fact suppositions and misconceptions begin, wrongly associating the term's origin to this region's far longer history of technology firms, already underway by the 1930s (long before not just the semiconductor industry, but other technology firms such as Hewlett-Packard, which some people, especially around Palo Alto, like to conflate today with "silicon valley" origins). A family run business- all their first names started with "D" Dean, Don, Dale, Dennis, etc their last name was Steinke. build houses so close to the train tracks. go. Some old photos were also in the lock shop plus the lock shop has not altered building it is the Jehning Family Lock Museum. 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. Thanks for the recap Charlie. I delivered San Francisco Chronicle and Mountain View News Herald papers along Thompson Ave and Alvin St as well over in Del Medio area. Also had an acre of land. Tour buses would take visitors on tours to see all the trees in blossom that were a sight to behold. It was Treasury for a while, and Drug Barn, now vacant. Brentwood Market MV is still a great place to live! Mayfield Mall where HP had offices and now is empty. Cuesta Park has an artificial lake. I do however have two clear memories of this period. I enjoy reminiscing the things that made Mountain View so great. Feinschmuckers Deli, remember Best products store. That place was great too. Most neighborhood streets were without roundabouts (as they are now) where Rengstoff and El Camino split off with El Monte .. that was a dirt Bokman Chevy and Tuban Ford She made donuts with leftover dough the size of bike tires. Food Fair was down 3 or 4 blocks. 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