At corner of Castro/El Camino where Wash. Mutual located, Mancini Motor (Chrysler Dealer)had world globe on a top of round column, that column with globe came from Treasure Island World Fair in 1930's. Saw John Stewart (formerly of the Kingstion Trio) there several times. The old Highway school on the corner of El Camino and Calderon. I was a Mt. Andys and Qui Hing Lo were the two best restaurants. Most neighborhood streets were without roundabouts (as they are now) Food Fair where Harrys Hofbrau is. 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 tried to be a Palo Alto, thats why people eat in parking spaces on Castro street! Phone: (262) 230-2677, FACEBOOK | DOWNLOAD MENU | DOWNLOAD MENU - KEYSTONE ONLY BLOG, Boss Pizzeria and Sports Bar (Sioux Falls), Boss Pizzeria and Sports Bar (Brookings), Boss Burgers and Cheesesteaks (Keystone), The Best Pizza and Chicken In Downtown Fargo. Our first home! And I second the notion of Web Link being a AWESOME place on the web to see the rich history of Mountain View. I remember when I moved to Mountain View in 1973 there were still orchids around. Mostly comprised of middle-class folks employed in the military industrial complex that eventually morphed into Silicon Valley. View, either the Old Highway School or the newly completed (back then) Mountain View High. the best mexican food was on castro the "cabana". My sisters all worked at the Weinershnizel at the corner of Castro/California. I live in Mountain View from 1958-1976 it was and still is one of Some of the best people and food ever. D.V., when you mentioned Baeders cookies I knew it was you cuz. My 'Tiny Tots' (preschool) was at the Adobe Building where we would take walks holding onto a rope to cross the Expressway! It used to be called the Dublin Inn as I recall from 50's, 60's and later. It was more laid back and had more friendly and fewer conceited image conscious people. Mtn View seemed the same right in old downtown but the shops were all different. sewage treatment plant and the airport spewing noise and leaded exhaust And yes who can forget St. James ( cheap drinks and lot's of fun ) and my favorite place Linda's on El Camino. Mountain View high school was actually bordering Castro Street, old high school way, shoreline (formerly n. Bailey/sterlin road) Thanks for the memories people. View.. You can call them via phone number 7194735540. . You are correct Emporium, I used to shop there all the time. Downtown only had Chinese Restaurant's except for the Weinersnitzel on the corner of Castro and California Street. We lived on Parker Ct. The mens clothing store was George"s. Who remembers the mexican restaurant on el camino and bailey. Gregg's Pharmacy Shoreline made us known in the area as thousands came to listen to music. It's amazing how many good book stores we had back then. The Variety Store at Blossom Valley had a great big neon sign (at least I think it was neon.) Noone mentioned Lenny's Pies on Castro and the Dairy Queen on El Camino Real! I used to ride my bike on the dirt trails where the old Highway school used to be. I attended Eastbrook Elementary. Was it part of 237? The mall was great off of, I believe Covington Rd. So many memories attached to them from those whose formative years were spent there. Castro St. was quite run down in the early '80s--it seemed like the poor man's Palo Altowhat a transformation! I was a kid here in the 1960's, My family moved here in 59. Four TV spots from back in the eighties we created to broadcast our Friday and Saturday night club. I lived in Mtn. It is bustling, vibrant, filled with great restaurants. ADDRESS . Mayfield Mall and Old Mill for shopping Centers 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 . color TV set for like $325. 1. Mr Knight was a wonderful employer and friend. Computer, and I have such fond memories of that machine. Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter. - "Castro" CalTrain station at Rengstorff Mountain View near Castro was a wonderful place to live. I remember St. James Infirmary, but I was too young to go inside, but I do remember eating some leftover hot wings my sister brought home and lovin it. My Family knew the people who owed the big spooky looking house across the street. I never bothered to buy an alarm clock! It was across the street from a bowling alley. Qui Hing Low and Andy's best chinese food ever! go. The Kaiser bldg was a shopping center with a grocery store Lucky and the best bakery. Halloween was a must every year. We heard every announcement. i worked at rhodes and lunched at the menu tree. Did they really stop the church bells from ringing though. We'll see if the condo development goes through for that location. The high school games at Foothill and how exciting it was and still is being in Mountain View. miss those days. Bullfarbers ? This was back in the first days of the home computers. Graham middle school is known as Graham junior high. We would go over in our car, a still new 1951 Plymouth Belevedere hardtop convertible, on Saturday night to watch the Jackie Gleason Show. It answers the "even earlier." Peking University is one of the most important research bases for medical innovation and training of senior medical and health professionals in China . You might also look at Web Link. App Store Google Play. Mayfield Mall Construction went on for quite a while and the place was really novel with JC Penny holding the anchor spot. You park in its usually almost full private lot, walk in, order your pizza, find a seat and spend the next twenty minutes hoping your number will appear on a sign behind a mirror. I remember the fun Easter egg hunt; company picnics; dept. Winery Restaurants and shops were popping up around the area, some were really good to lunch and dine at. What was the name of that Ice Cream place on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino..they had ginormous bowls of ice cream (where that guy used to sell flowersremember that?) I remember when they opened up Fro Yo at that shopping center, when Safeway was Brentwood market and opened into a liquor store, there was a deli next store called Feinshmeckers? Aikido lessons in a hot second floor dojo above Castro Street. now sits. Town dump at the end of Stierlin road. Tour buses would take visitors on tours to see all the trees in blossom that were a sight to behold. 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. Gelato Classico, the best ice cream in the world in my opinion, was over by a bowling on, with the High School being down towards El Camino. People reminisce, for example, about Linda's. I now live in Hanford CA. Please if any one has any thing that could help I would appreciate it. At one time, a band that later turned out to be Santana could be heard practicing in Malachi's basement while you waited for the light to turn green. Rhodes had midnight madness sales. Man what a time You could actually walk across town or to school and not worry about anything but being late. and going to Old Mountain View's Castro Street felt soooooo far away! But can anyone please help me remember the name of the pre-school on San Ramon Ave. where The Fountains retirement community is built. 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. Gonzalez, Morgan Maxwell,Davis, Capote,Addington, Hubner, . 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 spent my early childhood in Mountain view in the 1970s. Details of Fargo s Pizza CO. Fargo s Pizza CO is located at 2910 East Platte Avenue, COLORADO SPRINGS 80909, United States. LOCATION. This is such a fun list to read. I remember the New Library that has since been replaced with a newer library. I'm still digging through old family photos trying to find a pic of the big tree of birds and clocks. Great place to grow up. They had a neat fish tank inside. And the Mountain View Bakery, the Navy used to buy cakes from them for every occasion. What I remember from my 1982 arrival in Mountain View: Special Pubs, About Us Updated: Jul 2, 2021 / 07:52 PM MDT. some highlights, like the Co-op Supermarket which became the old Rite Aid Miles Tone wrote: "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"? View renter in Mountain View from '73 through '85 then returned to Florida. on Castro back before that. In Mountain View. I remember that Mayfield Mall closed right around 1983 when we moved. (It was beautiful) where Los Gatos and Mountain View have SV's best downtowns IMO. Our Wells Fargo Mobile app gives you fast and secure access to your finances. St. James Infirmary with Wonder Woman on Moffett Blvd, and the Cottage, and nobody has mentioned Andy's, the best Chinese food in town. Then I moved to the Monterey area working for an educational publishing company, but try to enjoy Mountain View on occasion when I visit friends and family in the area. St Joseph church would ring the church bell during the day. I think it is like over $3000 for a studio. I'm was 12 years old. No one can remember them, but they were great for the time when I was young. I heard that Tai Ming Lo was a really good restaurant. He had more cattle up off Skyline and near Half Moon Bay Ken's House of Pancakes' German Babies souffl pancakes with powdered sugar & lemon wedges. Had the best ravioli anywhere. Mountain View has provided some good times and good memories. I think everyone attended some sort of function there at some point in their lives. Also the Time Zone Arcade. We loved Moffett and Mtn View. I remember visiting it during a shadowing exercise as a student at Crittenden. I remember the disco on San Antonio Road at the Old Mill, jogging at the high school, St. james Infirmiry, Andys Chinese Restaurant, Longs Drugs, The Boardwalk on El Camino near Chucks, I remember when my friend Len Rhode opened his burger King on San Antonio Road and El Camino. We would then prowl the theater for carloads of girls to party with. My parents lived on View Street which is 2 blocks from Castro Street. Alot of great memories, thank for the thread. I grad Mtn. Loved that park. Things have changed but the one thing that seems the same is Edith Landels elementary school, that place seems timeless. I then moved out of the area, but then moved back to an apartment in nearby Sunnyvale and worked for someone I knew for awhile from 1999 to 2001. 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. And the Navy was the major employer of the city, at least when I was in elementary school. These businesses are faced with a decision to stay open or close indefinitely. Not it seems mostly prepared food, but it used to be they cut the meet and did their HOWEVER, whoever, and I used to know the name because I used to call I went to Bubb Elementary School when Ben DeBolt was principal, to Graham Junior High, and to Awalt High School (when it was an open campus and we used to cut class occasionally and hang out at an old dry creek bed in the surrounding neighborhood). I remember that well. There was a Pier One in the underground area and the Mall had a good record store. You could drive up el camino and art would be sitting outside reading. Watched movies at the old mill and don't forget the Moffett Drive in (shoreline blvd) A family run business- all their first names started with "D" Dean, Don, Dale, Dennis, etc their last name was Steinke. but others are not Fairchild, Atari, National Semi, Intel All these parts but no real use until the computer, more jobs more people. Wow, what memories! Stewart recorded his "Lonesome Picker Rides Again" album there. Cruising between Johnny Macs and Spiveys drive Inns on the El Steve don't be such a downer you must be a transplant people like myself who happen to be a 4th generation MV resident like hearing old stories of MV stop clicking on the link. General Electric and the "big" Orange Pumpkin ever. 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. When I got here in '86 the Shoreline Amphitheater had just recently been converted from the dump and methane fires were breaking out when the garbage caught fire. This page has been a really interesting read. As mentioned above Community Calendar All rights reserved. I worked nights when I was in high school (Awalt on Bryant)at the DerWienerschnitzel in 1972 and '73, does anyone remember getting one of my special versions of the polish sandwhich where I deep fried the polish sausage? Don't forget Andy's Chinese Restaurant on Castro Street. Definitely check out the History Center if you get a chance. got that right and Commodore is not more. Click to reveal I think the Angels had several social functions there. Hope that you find something on the internet about it? So, you see, we talked about earthquakes, but the real unexpected danger, now thankfully past, was nuclear attack. Albertson's bakery had the best brownies i've ever tasted. Payless Drug Store, which is now Rite-aid There was a "Variety Store" at Blossom Valley shopping center on the corner nearest to St. Francis. The Moffett Drive In was our cheap entertainment. Don't forget the Bickell Brothers Lumber on San Antonio and Freeman-Sondgroth Paving Company (the gravel factory) making noise and causing cracks in the windows and drywall of everyone's homes. The train to Santa Cruz rail bed is a jogging trail now. Thursday to Saturday: 11:00 AM - 4:00 AM. 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. SOUTHTOWN POURHOUSE - FARGO. 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 ! Frankie & Johnnie Luigi's on El Camino RealI lived in the "flat" above the resturant. I highly recommend it ;) It was hard to find parking. 3. I think it closed around 1971 and that's when St Francis High School was allowed to enroll girls. Someone said that Linda's sold horse meat burgers. Kragans Auto? And to this very day, Prince's music reminds me of how happy I was to have discovered Mountain View! I have another memory I haven't seen mentioned yet: a restaurant called Woody's that was on Middlefield (or Old Middlefield?) I moved to the Bay Area in 1983 from NJ, and started a new job in a technology company on No. 2. I really appreciate this information! It closed in 80/81 school year. We used to have regular apricot fights in the orchards that are now Cuesta Park. Web Link. Harry's Hofbrau was the Food Fair Market. Does anyone remember the name of this bakery? Having just gone to Watsonville for the first time a few months ago, I was This is very important to me I am trying to locate my father who I have never met and I think he may have worked at one of these places. 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.. I remember the P-3s flying over, often with a prop feathered for training. It was good but expensive, but worth it. I haven't used it, but you might be able to find some helpful resources there. i went to monta loma back in 1979 then i moved to oakdale. But thier pie always worth it. 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. What wonderful memories!!! So, though I now live about 50 miles away, downtown MV has become a kind of Mecca for me. It's called, "Images of America: Mountain View." in the 70's best pizza ever !!!!!!!!!! I think Rotten Robbie's is still on the corner of Whisman and Middlefield, maybe even the Wagon Wheel restaurant next to it. We thought we were in heaven and loved our life there until one night John came home and told me his division was being transferred to San Diego North Island and the aircraft carrier USS Princeton CV 37. It started when high tech (ie computers) hit the area. Maybe if we had renamed it "Peking buisness district" it would still be there. across the street was the Commodore Computer Store. I remember the following 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. Just loved reading all these posts and bringing back all the memories. Shoreline Park was the dump for the city They had a student built Totem with Paly, Cubberley, Wilbur and Jordan mascot heads. By The Peninsula Foodist | 7 comments | 3,382 views, Mom always told me, whenever youre feeling . Being able to walk the store aisles when the store was closed and no one else was there :). It was off of Castro Street by the RR Tracks near the alley. ??? 2910 E Platte Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719 . UndergraduateClinical Medicine. Constantly hearing the U.S. NAVYS planes overhead. --Tim. Blossom Plaza gift store called Galaxy was 2 stories and THE place to buy presents for moms . Downtown was a quest area with a few Chinese restaurant. There was a night club called The Infirmary lots of fun. Wasn't Handyman over there near the Oasis Laundry and what used to be We moved 12 years ago. 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? I've been her since 1952 (Sunnyvale, actually). every year.GO EAGLES. Wi-Fi: No. First on Pear Ave, where we raised chickens and exotic birds. The restaurant is massive, with an upper balcony overlooking a crowded lower floor, and is usually very loud and bustly. (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.) I also remember the huge billboard on 237,alongside the crop fields, advertising Tai Ming Lo restaurant in bold red letters. Anybody remember Gemco? television dealer in the building that burnt down recently. Across the street on Evelyn (which was a dirt road in places) was Ferry-Morse, but HP more recently occupied the site. Thank you, this is definitely the place I remembered along 237 (The Beer Garden) but I'd forgotten about the old date palm. The recreation department was second to none. was a Union 76 (I worked there when I was 16) I remember: + many more) It felt like home . Does any one have the shortbread cookie recipe made by Baders' in Mountain View. There was a motorcycle suspension shop on Leghorn called Simon's it later morphed into Roxshox. Mountain View was starting to have some interesting stores, so sometimes I'd stop there. It was located off Middlefield near Ellis Street. Shoppers World at ECR and Escuela(Cost Plus, now - at least as of the early 2000s) And probably ensures I will make Mountain View a destinationthe next time I visit relatives in the area and patronize the MV businesses so, Steve, it may bore you, but, it's not all a waste! Now our old house is appraised at 1.5 million + and apparently the Mtn View I knew and loved is no more. I lived in Mountain View briefly in 1973. 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. Where that big El Camino Medical group complex is at 85/El Camino used to be the Emporium Capwell department store. View High. Fast pizza delivery straight to your door! People moved alot slower , talked a little slower . Me and my friends rode our bikes all over Mtn. Does any one remember that Mountain View was owned by the 7th Day Adventist who spent a few years looking to move away (BEFORE the computer movement)? 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). and it was a treat to go to the candy store afterwards. really had an attitude and only helped the people they wanted to. My apartment($125/month) at 515 Central looked out over onion fields in 1966. In the 50's, MV had a downtown city park on Castro. Then the City and blue workshirts. Uncle Otto's Cheescake where I went nearly every day for lunch takeout, and they were the best!Mountain Mikes Pizza..I believe it is still there. Los Gatos and Mountain View have SV's best downtowns IMO. Anyone remember Clints ice cream? Dont forget about Rhodes department store, Roos Atkins, Purity Super Market at San Antonio Center. Double Rainbow was the ice cream place And the "Generic Hamburger Stand" in the old Der Weinerschnitzel (which became Weinerschnitzel again after the generic place closed). There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. As of December 2020, Fargo's Pizza in Colorado Springs announced that they would be shutting their doors temporarily but were unsure of a reopening date. I can still taste it sometimes when I smell a truly good pizza. There was a huge barrel of pickles there does anyone remember that? Gas was cheap, crime was low and we had a blast growing up there. I remember when Edelweiss Dairy was on 237 and it was all farmland to Milpitas. What about the holiday decorations in both the Mayfield Mall and Old Mill Mall and shops like that jelly belly booth with every imaginable flavor I so enjoyed. Mayfield Mall was where The Crossings condos were buildt. ), saying 'two of the "old regulars" didnt believe me when I told them I thought [O'Malley's] had been the Dublin Inn before it was Francesca's. ' They are planning to move soon to San Jose area. They would have this giant table with holes in it, and you would roll a ball and make bets where the ball would stop and then you would win whatever amount it landed on if you had that same bet. DV. Are you thinking of White Front in Sunnyvale by Toys R Us. arrive, but school was being led out at the same time, i remember seating to face the damage. The Monte Carlo Restaurant was the Movie theater for the town There were a lot of Country Stores throughout the bay area, little shops. Mountain View was sleepy and boring and we used to consider it lower class Here are the places that I remember on Castro Street: Address: 228 Broadway North Fargo, ND 58102. See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for Fargo S Pizza In locations in Green Mountain Falls, CO. disgusting, particularly the ones on Terminal Ave that went without Charlie. I have just returned to Sunnyvale after ten years in L.A. Carrs pet store at the beginning of Castro Street was where me and my dad would always go to buy chicken feed for our chickens. We used to go to the Mexican Restaurant there that was in the middle of the mall (La Posada???) Key points were Shoreline Park, Century Theaters, Downtown renovation. 4281 45th Street Fargo, ND. Star & Bar gas station? It was a great time but I grew up and moved to other places for my career. 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 house prices went up, $450,000. their facilities. My Mother, brothers, and I moved to Mtn. ----Great Western Savings/Home Savings/ Westwood Childcare Center This was before 237 was an expressway. (Now Shoreline park) Of course Hobees we all loved. Who was that guy who wore a dress and sat in the bleachers? The tree reminded me of home (Florida beaches now it's illegal to grow them in my Florida city). I lived there from the '50s thru to 1984. -Paul Portola Elementary, Egan JH Los Altos High '78 Foothill 78-80 I remember the A&W chain next to the Social Service Agency. that machine that cheapie simple stuff was really expensive back View from '56 to '79 with a detour through the USMC abd SE.Asia. then. Name of the bowling alley near Cherry Chase Golf Course? After the station was gone. I was teaching at Foothill Jr. College. where the Albertson's was. Walking miles to the nearest 7-11 past St Francis for slurpees. Middlefield Mall By Laura Stec | 0 comments | 622 views. But so did Thousands of Deadhead fans, noise complaints and traffic jams. When Central Expressway was built. Families. It's hard to find entertainment like that anymore. News 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? Open fields around the neighborhood were great places for playing baseball and hide and seek. I remember The Beer Garden having a very old, tall, date palm tree in the parking lot. Back over across was a great a place to do one's laundry and occasionally meet people. It was sad to see it go. Where is Fargo's Pizza Located. Mtn View Dolphins swim team, coaches Sehlmeyer, Perry, and Bosmans. The King of Clubs was a big Navy bar and we used to go to Denny's across the street. Speed limit was 55 mph on all freeways (coming again soon? I found a few shell beads and many small shells from their food scavenging at the bay. My dad worked in the telephone company central office at Hope & Dana streets in the '60s and '70s. . And who remembers Rod Martin karate studios on El Camino near the San Antonio shopping center? 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. Bobs Big Boy became a Japanese restaurant became another restaurant. *Screen image is simulated The Zelle related marks are used under license from Early Warning Services, LLC. I could go on forever on how much this city has changed. I have happier memories of seeing movies at the Monte Vista drive-in near Mancini Motors' tower and globe. 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. 2002 - 2006. Went to Crittenden in the 80's, Graduated from Los ALtos High. Somebody sprayed on the windows of "DOG CITY" and those buildings have always been Dog City in my mind.. only a moment in time. I left the area in 1986 and moved to the Santa Cruz/Aptos area, with only occasional visits. 85 then what did they call it? As for the tire store it was located where the bead store is now. Renamed it La Problem Eata. Nice to remember everything tho. submarines. . I also remember another Japanese restaurant on El Camino west of San Antonio that did teppan style (similar to Benihana). I Magnin was at Stanford where the Macy's Men's Store is now located. 85 was Central Expressway Find 310 listings related to Fargo S Pizza Inn in Green Mountain Falls on YP.com. Their downstairs cellar was a nice and intimate showroom and upstairs they had good steaks. 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 Wasn't there a Card Room called SUTTERS on 237? Later on. Two Guys from Italy Rest. Here is the link to one of the photos. Sign up to be notified of new comments on this topic. Dana Elementary School, at Dana and Bailey; closed and demolished. There was a playground facing the parking lot where now the front gate and front office is. I loved the moffett drive-in. Your IP: It began to boom in the 90s and is now a destination. The name of the store was called Palm Yorkshire Clothes in the Palm Plaza shopping Center. Had a friend that called and asked me the name of the furniture store and I have forgotten. You could hear the Saint Joseph bell ring everyday at 12noon. I won't be going back . Steve, Is someone making you read this stuff? I don't think this service lasted long. - The Emporium department store at El Camino and Hwy 85 Does anyone remember the name of the coffee shop next to rower records? I remember seeing the Exorcist with my girlfriend at the time in the View The Old Mill and Mayfield malls were already mostly derelict. Los Altos Travel I live on the East Coast now, 35yrs. There was a Chinese restaurant named Andy on Castro st. 1970s very good food It was a beautiful spanish style building which should of been restored and named a historical landmark. Castro Street was mostly a wasteland. Stig's Bakery Mesquite grilled - best BBQ chicken Tidal lands existed along the bay. McKelvey Baseball Field/Park Thank-you for the memories. On California there was a Best (Service Merchandise?) I remember you could hear the Nothing here to do about old places in Mtn. Mountain View was a very different place back then! Der Wienerscnitzel, Harry's Hofbrau (best place EVER) This my wife's quest and wants to know where he went. Kamei House Chinese Restaurant We had 3 shopping areas in Mountain View . The Menu Tree.. spent many days there.. 5000 Merle Hay Rd, Urbandale IA, 50322 I was here in the 70's though I lived in Palo Alto. Find 237 listings related to Fargo S Pizza In in Green Mountain Falls on YP.com. Download our app. First gourmet burgers for me the Hawaiian with pineapple.. and the friendliest of owners. It was a nice time and if I could, I would go back; maybe in the near future! We had a "Food Fair" grocery store on El CAMINO between Castro and grant/237 Rite Aid was called Thrifty then Payless with Alpha Beta Gocery Store next door. I miss those days. It just doesn't seem as fun anymore My mom wored for Wells Fargo Bank but it wasn't always a wells, we also owned a short lived book store in Blossom Valley Center, how about the deli and donut store, old cal pizza use to be a paint store, now the safeway. Also, there was Mings where the kids never ate because it was too fancy for kids. I see from maps now there is a pocket park on Sierra Vista by Middlefield. and those Cinco de Mayo dances that Mountain View high school would have at Rengstorff park or sometimes at the Portuguese hall on Stierlin (boy did you open a can or worms) i could go on and on. My mom and dad both went to the original MVHS -- though I went to LAHS (who stole their mascot and not a few of their teachers). I think Rambus occupies that site now. When I lived on Park Dr I used to walk over on Saturday mornings. I went to Chucks for entertainment and the Tarr & Feathers in Palo Alto. 5-1 or 3-1 etc.. It seemed like a great concept. Go Eagles!!! I'm not sure many people ever went there because the preschool was moved to Rengstorff Park facilities if I remember correctly. If anyone knows this information, please post the answer and thanks in advance for your help. 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. Taco la Paz on El Camino Real, a Taco Bell knock-off, where I also worked for a couple years. It was a quiet bedroom community. I think it was Fargo's is the world's largest family pizza restaurant, seating 500 guests in a the two-level structure, having a total of 14,000 square feet, and parking for 170 cars. For the longest time on ECR (80's) there was a great little store selling seat covers (I think it was near Castro). It had a flush toilet, but was just a small shed built over the septic tank. I had only been here for a day or two. (Thank you, historic preservationists!). My parents owned the store with my father's cousin and wife. We went to Mass at St Joseph Church and shopped at Bettancourt Grocery. I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) Ken's House of Pancakes was the best (and maybe the only) middle of the night meal in town. Next door, was a Gelato ice cream shop. I just remembered "The Menu Tree" Does anybody remember The Menu Tree? Payless/Albertsons was on Grant road and had great garlic bread. Does Anyone Remember the La Cabana? Calif. street was still 2 lanes, too. St. JAMES Infirmary was the name of the dive on Moffett with Muffler Guy and Wonder Woman. Mountain View had that," Small Town USA " feel . 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. By then, St. James and Fargo's had both closed, but Mountain View had really developed an impressive downtown that I have enjoyed (especially considering it is a suburb of Silicon Valley). These were new, and under the daily Navy P-3 airplane landing routes (4 propellers). Versions of it (the tree got bigger with time) became posters or advertisements, and I encounter copies periodically. Steve - It's pretty obvious that the Voice's website is designed to place links to the three Town Square threads that have the most recent posts. View your latest FICO score. There were contests at all the night spots and tons of costume shops in and around the areas. I am sure it isn't hard to keep up with the current events, sports and crime of this town a week at a time. Here is some details about the Mountain View I grew up in. ), 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. ie Apricots, cherries, prunes. Don't forget Bob's Big Boy and Linda's on El Camino. There was a nursing home across the street from us. A Palo Alto Co-op store was on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino. 4. I remember delivering flyers announcing store-opening specials (and being paid the handsome wage of 35 cents! Watching SP commute trains at San Antonio and Alma I know this blog is a few years old but he ran across it and boy can you bring me down memory lane I'm sure I will repeat a lot of the familiar places in Mountain View but I just wanted to share them as well. Andy's Chinese Restaurant. Does anyone remember the Old Plantation restaurant, just off El Camino, on the Los Altos side of San Antonio Rd? GTE's greatly reduced operation was moved to Santa Clara a few years ago. Thank goodness, Foster's Freeze and Clarke's Charcoal Broiler are still there. Moffett Food Center owned by Sam Leong and his family. Awalt High School for swimming lessons on Bryant and Truman Obituaries, Send News Tips El Camino hospital was behind orchards that ran all the way down Cuesta. Chez Yvonne was at 1854 W. El Camino, although I never went there. Antipasto salad to die for, (Hold the anchovies please) The movie theater was pretty small.I recall we usually chose the Varsity Theater up in Palo Alto over the small MV theater. I remember when there was a break between Sunnyvale-Mountain View. I don't remember if it was in Mountain View or Palo Alto. You park in its usually almost full private lot, walk in, order your pizza, find a seat and spend the next twenty minutes hoping your number will appear on a sign behind a mirror. (Later turned into office parks.it may be where a big CAD company is now located.) More details in a comment posted to this local 2012 article: Web Link. I think it was White something. Cuesta Park has an artificial lake. . It was comfortable. and is where Silicon Valley essentially started. -San Antonio Center was a mall (yep, three malls!) Order pizza in Fargo, and we will bring you steaming hot pizzas straight out of the oven so you can enjoy the most flavorful dishes on this side of town. View- was also a mailman there for a couple of years in late 60's. On one side, there was a collection of large satellite dishes. The Golden Wok was good too, but suddenly closed and never reopened. I'm going to add something a little different the Cold War. I think everyone also remembers the Menu Tree there as well, so that has to be mentioned. Location and contact. When the infamous 'dog house' was built. 5 cents/10 cent Woolworth ice cream cones at woolworths in the San antonio shopping center. Navy jets flew overhead constantly, then it was the Orion P-3 submarine chasers. gf Spinach Salad. 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. Lots of small apartments everywhere and all very kept up. We have daily specials and all kinds of family packages to make sure you are well fed for any event. 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. I loved their apple and blueberry pankcakes. I remember the following: Feinschmuckers Deli, remember Best products store. TG&Y, the Red Barn (country Gourmet now). Mountain View Library centennial celebration 1905-2005 wonder woman inside??? Check your account balance. the second crash in as many years. They had these numbered grey totes that the checker put the groceries and purchases in, and placed it on a conveyor belt which sent it to the front of sidewalk., where you would present your claim ticket and another clerk would load it in your car. Does anyone remember Beto's Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant. My favorite place, of course, was Chuck's Cellar. I wish I Mountain View High School was on Castro Street. Clarke's is great. Blossom Valley also had a great pizza place called Old Cal where we would go as kids on minimum days from Blach. A friend of mine had a bad experience at Kirk's Steakburgers and turned vegetarian. -The Mayfiled Mall "site" was actually Mayfield Mall The original Mountain View location has always been better than the recent chain locations IMO. hand towels of a working hand air dryer for almost year despite my And our wonderful married life started in a beautiful and wonderful place named Mountain View CA and Moffett Field Naval Air Station! James F. Todd (Navy), who was aboard the USS Macon when it went down off the coast of Monterey (Hanger 1, was it's home back then). Miramonte School. You could bring your empty bottles and get them filled. ft., two level restaurant that featured live rock and roll music on the weekends.An average attendance was 500 a night, with it topping 800 on too many nights to remember. Bicycles wagons all sorts of things hanging on the walls. Does anyone else remember playing at the little playground there before the movie started? Dairy Bell restaurant had burgers at 5 for $1 and some really good greasy deep fried taco's. The vibe was great. I remember Dog towers,A very cozy public library with a fireplace, A big fire at Mountain view high school in 1974 and spending every day at Fairmount park.The city had a great summer recreation program that gives me some of my best childhood memories.Especally going up to Deer hollow farm in the Los Altos foothills.I was very lucky to be able to spend my childhood years in Mountain view. Updated: Jul 28, 2021 / 11:09 AM MDT. Full Hours. But as for Mountain View, it is better than ever. Thanks to everyone for the contributions. Stigs plus also a mens clothing store, dry cleaners and a small store that sold home items. A block down from Printer's Inc. Delivery & Pickup Options - 381 reviews of Fargo's Pizza "Fargo's is a wild experience. I have also taken several nice walks in Shoreline and Cuesta Parks. Central Sioux Falls 2111 S. Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 Phone: (605) 271-2677, Keystone212 Winter Street, Keystone, SD 57751Phone: (605) 666-4122, Grand Forks951 S 42nd St Advertising Info I moved to San Jose, CA in June of 1984. Oh the perils of middle age, ugh! Wow, I read every response. That area around Middlefield/Ellis was where Raytheon? All the neighbors would then come out and talk. Remember Gregg's Pharmacy and Los Altos Travel at the current Bossom Valley Shopping Center? -----Brentwood Grocery Store/Safeway TG&Y between Safeway and Walgreens. . Lets not forget The TownClub, R-Club, Cottage, The OakRoom, Mervyns. thinking how much it reminded me of Mountain View of the 70's. Dad used to spend major portions of his paychecks there, a practice which ultimately destroyed his marriage to my mother. Last year, Voice readers and foundations contributed a total of $84,000. Fargo's was a 10,000 sq. Arby's had the best fries then. I seen the fire dept. JCPenneys was on Castro Street Does anyone remember the little italian restaurant right across the street from Graham. Blossom Valley Shopping Center was an orchard; as was most of the surrounding land. Dreamed of a jet in a small group colliding with a tree, a few days before the Blue Angels had their first (?) But the biggest thing to miss STIGS bakery and the pink box those treats came home in!!!!!!!!!!!! My parents still live there, and I visit them often. When one of the Hispanic neighbors would host a party, everyone was invited! -Downtown Mountain View was kind of a ghost town. Then it burned down.) Jocelyn's Bike shop started in Midtown Palo Alto didn't it? Fargo's was a 10,000 sq. Foster freeze was my go to for French fries and fried burritos and shakes. During the summer many of us were required to work in the fruit harvest. No longer. . A good pizza place next to the movie theaters. She was married to Cpt. train go by when you were watching movies in the Old Mill Theaters. They took their hard earned allowance and bought an ice cream. fast food place in Palo Alto on University. Growing up near Blossom Valley and St Francis high school I have some great memories of the annual Western Roundup/Carnival St Francis put on. Mobile site. It opened in 1970 and closed in 1995. AND, There were greenhouses along 237 for as far as the eye could see, along with Ferry Morse Seed Company. When Shoreline was still Bailey Ave. and it was just a 2 lane road. Palm variety was a store with tons of household knick knacks. 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. Thanks for any pet related recollections you may have. I was wrong re Hobee's beginnings was Rengsdorff at Alma. Mayfield Mall, Old Mill, Rhodes department store. It was worse than going to the Apple Store today though the geniuses Nostalgia is great, but I think I prefer the current downtown MV to the sleepy street of the 1970s. We had a wonderful life the short time we lived there and treasure the memories and friends there. Home & Real Estate Sometimes I don't even recognize the downtown area. I thought that place was so cool when I was young! There was no parking garage. First things first. I graduated from Mtn. Amici's East Coast Pizzeria is known for its American, Dinner, Gluten-Free, Lunch Specials, Pasta, Pizza, Salads, and Vegan. 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. 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. Michelle. 1015 East Veterans way, Mukwonago WI 53149 and it was the Mountain View Eagles. We were the group the released the Peacocks and Peahens into the community when our properties were sold and converted to Industrial! The Navy was in town, Moffitt Field was booming and the Blue Angels had their air show every year (my family would watch the show from our roof). How difficult is it envisioning what we will (or should!) Went to MVHS when it was on Castro St. Slot car racing at a small shopping mall on san antonio road. Went there many times in the 1975-80 period. It was also interesting to see that 1984 W. El Camino was once a Holiday Inn. Anyway it was big. It was full of inexpensive children's toys and candy, and had this amazing candy smell that I still remember to this day. 1925 Mountain View Avenue, CO 80501 (720) 494-3133 - View; Fanelli Frank 6760 Corporate Drive, CO 80919 (719) 536-4440 - View; State Delicatessen. When Pacific Press was still in town. Karen, Well at least Clark's burgers is still around! We lived across the street from the Whisman Fire dept. And seeing their adds at the drive-in during intermission? 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. My kindergarden classroom was the 1st near the entrance, I remember feeling excited and part of an elite school that invested in Apple computers. Dropping eggs over the now CAL TRAIN main engine trying to get them into the big fans blowing off the top of the locomotive, I think I was about 16. build houses so close to the train tracks. I lived on Colony St and went to Powell School, Crittenden and Mountain View HS on Castro street. The only hardware/nursery store was on the north side of the tracks, on Castro Street. Let me just add to notable places, Susie's Diner and El Zarape on El Camino. 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. There was aWhisman Gramer School on the corner of Sterling and Charlston Rd.It had 4 class rooms with two grades each room. 2910 E Platte Ave / Colorado Springs, CO 80909 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 I used to ride my bike down El Camino when it was 4 lane, no center divider and no sidewalks. The restaurant is massive, with an upper balcony overlooking a crowded lower floor, and is usually very loud and bustly. Greetings.. When my kids were small, the biggest thrill for them was hearing the music and seeing the ice cream truck come down our street. Phone (719) 473-5540 . Theatre is now standing. The Redrock Cafe was a butcher. Delivery & Pickup Options - 381 reviews of Fargo's Pizza "Fargo's is a wild experience. In accordance with the reviewers' opinions, waiters offer perfectly cooked hot fudge sundae, fudge and chocolate pudding here. Shaw's Ice Cream. Shoreline Avenue was called Bailey Avenue WOWwee!!!! Hotels near Cheyenne Mountain Zoo; Hotels near United States Air Force Academy; . They had the best selection of cheesecakes Foster's Freeze Ice Cream on El Camino Real Harry's Hofbrau (my favorite) They had a neat stairway with upper level seating. wow such great memories. Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. 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! It's easy to be nostalgic. In the middle of the rows of corn was a large plot of pot, strictly for medicinal purposes of course. They had monterey pines and stone pines freshly cut for sale. Does anyone remember the name before Gemco? Here is a bit of the inside scoop. View since 1992I live on the East Coast now. It's amazing, really, how much things have changed over the years, especially the businesses that have come and gone. 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. 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