Does anyone remember the name of this place? My husband was stationed at Moffett Field and worked in Hangar One daily. I did like the St. John's Infirmary, on the Moffatt Field side of the railroad tracks. I think Rotten Robbie's is still on the corner of Whisman and Middlefield, maybe even the Wagon Wheel restaurant next to it. Home 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. We lived across the street from the Whisman Fire dept. My friend lived very close. ever. Served with from San Diego, CA. I am a little bummed out that the 1st and last schools I attended, San Ramon Elementry and Old Mt. I remember the Old Mill theaters and seeing Return Of The Jedi. 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. -Paul Portola Elementary, Egan JH Los Altos High '78 Foothill 78-80 When Shoreline was still Bailey Ave. and it was just a 2 lane road. I was part of the last graduating class of old Mtn. Tidal lands existed along the bay. View high building is gome butGo eagles !s31ZJ. I lived in the Cuesta Park area growing up (my parents still live in the same house) and have rented several apartments/duplexes/houses in other parts of our town over the years, but just moved to a tiny house in Old Mountain View with my daughter and new husband. Google, Ebay and others seem to like that area. Chez Yvonne was at 1854 W. El Camino, although I never went there. Loved that park. They had a neat fish tank inside. 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. Thank you anyone and everyone for any info. I also worked at the Ferry Morse Seed Co. in 74-77. There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. Mostly comprised of middle-class folks employed in the military industrial complex that eventually morphed into Silicon Valley. A Palo Alto Co-op store was on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino. It was mostly known as the place to get Chinese food. The field behind Cooper School was not a park yet! Fond memories of seeing "Animal House" there in around 1978. Lockheed was designing and building spy satellites, as well as the submarine based Polaris nuclear missile. Remember the P-3s that used to fly over on their quests to track Soviet The copper penny In the shopping Center was the Oasis Laundry that started out with popcorn and treats 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 Chinese market on Castro street was a pharmacy/rite aid type store. The high school games at Foothill and how exciting it was and still is being in Mountain View. The St. James Infirmary is located about 5 minutes drive from downtown Montego Bay. Mountain View Library was very small and crowded. Mountain View in the vintage 70's and 80's years was a haven. 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). View for a bit over a year, but that is one memory of mine. Feinschmuckers Deli, remember Best products store. 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. Wow, I read every response. Get used to it. 5-1 or 3-1 etc.. (I lived in Old MV) TG&Y, the Red Barn (country Gourmet now). "Our" red painted wood duplex and the big empty field inside the block disappeared when the block "went condo" (in '76?). 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. View.. Hotels near St. James Infirmary: (0.02 mi) Plush 2-bed apt in Riverside Heights! Belmont 96-2002 . I won't be going back . Now reside in New Mexico. 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. Harry's Hofbrau (my favorite) San Antonio Center, Tower Records for a time, more and cheaper housing, I attended Eastbrook Elementary. funniest dance place ever! Oh one last thing the phone prefix for Mtn. The Old Mill and Mayfield malls were already mostly derelict. JC Penney's was where Meyer Electric is now. remember hanging out at rengstorff park alot, swimming every summer the vampire movies they would show every Ithink wednesday or friday after school (mvhs) for free in the auditorium. - Highway 101 was 3 lanes each direction, Hwy 85 was 2 lanes and ended at Stevens Creek Blvd. Nice thread full of great memories! Dairy Bell restaurant had burgers at 5 for $1 and some really good greasy deep fried taco's. A butcher shop was where Red Rock Coffee Co. is now. There was a drive in theatre on Grant Road across the street from Erik's Deli. The only hardware/nursery store was on the north side of the tracks, on Castro Street. And regrettably been here ever since. I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) The "shoreline house" was actually the home of Henry Rengstorff. my friends worked at foster freeze, red barn chicken (SJ), payless donuts, mcdonalds and arby;s in sunnyvale when i was in my high school fast food phase. The St. James Infirmary was a landmark bar and grill in Mountain View that was destroyed by arson fire in 1998. ----Great Western Savings/Home Savings/ Westwood Childcare Center Claim this business (415) 554-8494. This was the family tree of the semiconductor industry, spawned by Fairchild Semiconductor after it spun off from Shockley Semiconductor (itself located in MV on San Antonio in the 1950s, subject of historical-article link that follows) -- the industry whose rapid succession of spin-off firms, even in its first 15 years, prompted journalist Don Hoefler in 1971 to write a series of historical articles about what he dubbed "silicon valley." It's odd to wonder how everyone got along without a phone in their pockets, and there Surely miss those days, Looking for pet stores in the Mtn View, Los Altos areas in the mid 70's. In the meantime I'll ask my family that still live in there if they know the name. Cocktail Love. View High have been demolished and are now condominiums. It also had a smallish, old-fashioned PBX switchboard with plugs and cables. liked that place and the one at Stanford. Where the loop is now. 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. There was the I Magnin store where the Medical Center is now at 85 & El Camino. And who remembers Rod Martin karate studios on El Camino near the San Antonio shopping center? 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. Thanks for the recap Charlie. Does anyone remember the old building along the Mountain View-Alviso Road (237) that was on the corner of either Maude or Middlefield? YP advertisers receive higher placement in the default ordering of search results and may appear in sponsored listings on the top, side, or bottom of the search results page. Alot of great memories, thank for the thread. 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. (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.) 1) Playing park league flag football in the 3rd grade and getting knocked out cold on a kick off by a "BIG" kid named Rudy. My folks shopped at Sears a lot, which was there for as long as I can remember. All rights reserved. We went to Mass at St Joseph Church and shopped at Bettancourt Grocery. I do remember the French Quarter food mart and the Mexican restaurant was called La Posada. Mountain View high school was actually bordering Castro Street, old high school way, shoreline (formerly n. Bailey/sterlin road) 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. 13" screen with rabbit ears. Across the street on Evelyn (which was a dirt road in places) was Ferry-Morse, but HP more recently occupied the site. The tulip tree next to it, with bare branches I filled with lights at Christmas while blaring my record of Bach's "Magnificat." We had a wonderful wholesale bakery in that neighborhood, where you could buy a big bag of shortbread cookies for a $1. View memories of that era: Dog City on Castro, Linda's Drive In, a favorite from the early 60's when I attended high school in Palo Alto, Susie's Diner, and next door- Art's Chili Bowl- where you could get 5 way chili while Art snoozed in his recliner in the middle of the room, and for pizza, Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi too- the only place still in business after 50 years! Rite Aid was called Thrifty then Payless with Alpha Beta Gocery Store next door. 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! Hello. Ken's House of Pancakes on El Camino Real (great for breakfast) I have not returned home to Mountain View for decades and just now saw pictures of the town. I was a kid here in the 1960's, My family moved here in 59. I know Mtn. I also remember the 50s holdout restaurant Linda's, farther down El Camino (at Escuela, evidently). The mens clothing store was George"s. Who remembers the mexican restaurant on el camino and bailey. Renamed it La Problem Eata. I could go on. wow I forgot about some of the places listed above. [melissabee, 11/08/2009] Uniroyal Gal - Confirmed Gone All sources list the location of St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill as 390 Moffet Blvd. Zone video game place. I moved to the Bay Area in 1983 from NJ, and started a new job in a technology company on No. 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. (I saw Swiss Family Robinson there! His GF dies, which leads him to tell us how great he is and then plan his own funeral.. I also remember P-3's flying over my house hourly from Moffett Field and the Blue Angels Air Show annually with Fireworks on July 4th The Bowling alley was/is called El Camino bowl ( I hung out there a lot from age 10 to 19) I recall that Fargo's was a pretty happening spot for live music in its day. When I lived on Park Dr I used to walk over on Saturday mornings. Web Link. the MV Eagles ruled Andy's Chinese was the best place for Chinese on Castro. 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). Walking miles to the nearest 7-11 past St Francis for slurpees. 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)? Hubbard and Johnson was on the corner of El Monte and El Camino, where Longs and Starbucks are today. Best of all was C Grafton. from 1973 to 1978. It once comprised 7 buildings, of which only two still stand. What wonderful memories!!! I remember the pre Gemco store named White something, was it White Castle? What a place to hang-out in the 40's. When it closed down we started going to the Continental Market on California Street. ***. Is Mountain View better or worse without it? I thought that place was so cool when I was young! The Boardwalk is a good burger and beer place on the El Camino with a friendly vibe. I remember when there was a break between Sunnyvale-Mountain View. One was on ElCamino Real where the Amber Cafe is now located. I went to Fremont Hi, but met lots of students from Mt. (I worked there from 1976-1984). I worked just a short distance away on Middlefield towards San Antonio and Palo Alto. St. James Infirmary Address: 730 Polk St San Francisco, CA 94109 HCAI ID: 306380604; Facility License Type: Clinic; Hopefully that new Electronics Museum has some accurate literature available. Then the sound became noise pollution. had kept it. There used to be that drive in place Linda's that is now Wolfe Camera, I think, or was. Also, Chef Chu's nearby, my first exposure to high-end Chinese food. Dave Fisher 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. When I'm visiting friends in the area, we often end up on Castro Street for meals. Just loved reading all these posts and bringing back all the memories. The downtown was 2 narrow lanes with no parking and there was nothing going Which is something we would'nt likely have done in the 70s. My friends and I would literally rollerskate down the middle of Castro St., on Saturday's with no problem. We used to have regular apricot fights in the orchards that are now Cuesta Park. There was Rainbow Record Store at the light on Grant Road as you approach the shopping center. They never cleaned or bothered to inspect train go by when you were watching movies in the Old Mill Theaters. We frequented Bourbon Street night club in the Old Mill Mall which had again great food and night life. I spent many a quarter there playing air hockey and the Night Driver video game. It was sooo easy to cut classes back then some of my friends volunteered there and always signed anyone sick. Mountain View was starting to have some interesting stores, so sometimes I'd stop there. People reminisce, for example, about Linda's. View- was also a mailman there for a couple of years in late 60's. I remember delivering flyers announcing store-opening specials (and being paid the handsome wage of 35 cents! There are a lot of restaurants that I remember. 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. O'Malley? Thank You all for your shared memories. A few years back I did a few interior deconstructions on the North side of Castro close to Central Express Way. It is the second left turn from the Cornwall College playground and is erected on the Albion property. The betting game with the ball at the St. Francis Western Roundup was The Pan Game and it is still played every year at the St. Joseph International Festival on Miramonte. Special Pubs I grad Mtn. I enjoy reminiscing the things that made Mountain View so great. This is about the old originals of Mountain View. Los Altos Travel We loved Moffett and Mtn View. Stuft Pizza old mill had the jumping frog and then there was st. james, moffit drive-in and handyman. Riding the old plow horse Dolly in the field next to St Joseph's, little league games at McKelvey park,helping Levy in the concession stand . Miramonte Avenue had NO traffic after 5:30 PM, at Sladkey (later Questa Drive). I use to live in San Carlos ave. Also, does anyone remember where on ECR Matt's Club (dive bar) was? It was crazy but totally fun!! store. Thanks for the memories people. The Huntingdon Apts $125 a month rent now not too far from San Antonio. I had only been here for a day or two. Arby's on San Antonio, where I worked for a while, and was taught that a fry should break, never bend. La Petit Boulangerie, Florentines Pasta Shop, TOGO's!!!!! It is known for its kitchy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman. My friends worked at the movie theater and some also worked at Village Host a pizza place in downtown. I don't remember if it was in Mountain View or Palo Alto. Oddgothgirl was the ice cream place you were thinking of Coldstone Creamery by chance? It's driving us all crazy. Ya Luv these comments.. Dances on friday night at the rec center were great.. Eagles Rule!!! I think it may have been some other kind of supermarket in the interim. ***. San Antonio Hobby Shop --four locations till it closed in '05 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 was wrong re Hobee's beginnings was Rengsdorff at Alma. Bob's Big Boy, When did the Old Mill and Fargo's Pizza close. Keep em' coming Mountain Viewers. Privacy Policy A&W near the corner with Castro. Always busy and great New York Style pizza never had any since!! on, with the High School being down towards El Camino. So we at Los Altos High salvaged it to build a giant KNIGHT which road the winning float at the following week's Los Altos High homecoming. Approximately 40 residents of the St. James Infirmary are now able to occupy the new $45-million male ward that was built at the facility in Albion, Montego Bay. i sure spent a lot of money on books and cartridges for More. You are correct Emporium, I used to shop there all the time. Mountain View's facilities go to heck. I of course remember: the hobby store near The Menu Tree, the Pacific Stereo/Sound Goods down San Antonio (which had in the 1950s been the site of Shockley Semiconductor), Tower Records, Best Products, the fabric store next door (because an old girlfriend used to buy fabrics there), the shopping center with the water wheel and gardens inside (saw "Animal House" there in 1978), Gemello's Winery off of ECR, the Heidelberg Beer Garden where some high tech buildings are now located (Daisy Systems, now Synopsis, I think), Eddy's Sport Shop (where I bought some nice guns), and the first Byte Shop, a few doors down from Frankie, Johnny and Luigi and also from Mel Cotton's Sporting Goods. 2. the best mexican food was on castro the "cabana". I think Rambus occupies that site now. View in late 1961 after my parents divorced. In 1967, one of the boys got killed in an accident, and the business went down hill after that. 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