Awalt High School for swimming lessons on Bryant and Truman What a great place to grow up. 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. Next door was an ice cream store, I think it was called Dons. I live now in Kiseemmee Florida,but I travel to Mountain View Oh, and back when 85 was only 2 lanes where I got my first But can anyone please help me remember the name of the pre-school on San Ramon Ave. where The Fountains retirement community is built. Baseball team sponsors, Civitan, Freeman Songroth, Gienger and Hays Funeral Parlor, Raytheon, Cliffs Chevron, Kiwanis, Collishaw Sprinklers, RW Consruction, Oddfellows. And to this very day, Prince's music reminds me of how happy I was to have discovered Mountain View! Dial-a-bus this was back in the early 70's. ie Apricots, cherries, prunes. I had only been here for a day or two. 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). Some of the best people and food ever. What a great time! Downtown was a quest area with a few Chinese restaurant. 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. I remember a Chinese restaurant near the Mt. If it bent, we threw them out. No longer. I swam for the Mountain View Dolphin's swim team, at Mountain View High School which was on Castro Street in the 1960's. I did in 1978 and broke my arm on the monkey bars. It's an open field now that runs north along W Middlefield. No one can remember them, but they were great for the time when I was young. Mountain View was and still is a great city. . I always thought the food there was better than Taco Bell. Middlefield Mall She was a long time Sunnyvale resident with roots back to old Mountain View. it was Baily Rd I do however have two clear memories of this period. Gardens and water wheels inside the mall. ----Woolworth's/Wells Fargo Bank/ Long's Drug Store Slot car racing at a small shopping mall on san antonio road. There also was an ElZarape Resturant on San Antonio Road. It was Treasury for a while, and Drug Barn, now vacant. Anyone remember Clints ice cream? View across the street from Mountain View was starting to have some interesting stores, so sometimes I'd stop there. The school was later used as the temporary site for Foothill College until it opened in 1961. 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)? . My Family knew the people who owed the big spooky looking house across the street. They give me the best care one could hope for. We had 2 A&W Burger places in Mountain View. I took my first date to the movies @ San Antonio center and for a burger at the Menu Tree after. When one of the Hispanic neighbors would host a party, everyone was invited! We went to Mass at St Joseph Church and shopped at Bettancourt Grocery. Oh Mountain View and how I miss it. There are tons of photos and books, and if you go on the right day, long-time residents and natives from the Historical Association are usually around and they are happy to recount the "old days" - although to most of them, that usually means a couple decades before the 70s. Thank you anyone and everyone for any info. Too many memories to mention. I attended Eastbrook Elementary. Does anyone remember the name of the diner on the lower level of the Mall? Renamed it La Problem Eata. I fetched that post by typing O'Malley's in the Search box (toward upper right on this page). I also have very fond memories of the Variety Store at Blossom Valley Shopping Center where we all got candy for a nickel, the Galaxy Gift Store where we got every Christmas Present for my mother for about a decade, I think, and Tots-to-Teens where my mom took me for school clothes (and I had to get size "6x" which meant I was not skinny enough :/). Does anyone remember the little italian restaurant right across the street from Graham. General Electric and the "big" Orange Pumpkin -Paul Portola Elementary, Egan JH Los Altos High '78 Foothill 78-80 Armed soldiers with police dogs constantly walked the grounds. It has helped me bridge the gap of what Mountain View used to be. The only things going in the downtown were Printer's Inc. and a few restaurants like Szechuan Gardens, Dynasty, Fu Lam Mum and Florentine. Had to go to liquor store near Safeway to get a Sunday Mercury or Chronicle. Mountain View has changed a lot in 29 years, so my recollection of where things were may be off (esp. It was cool. Wow--Been here since 1966--On Hwy 237(Mountain View-Alviso Rd) there was a place called the Heidle Beer Garten--Best burgers and beer in the city. I remember Sakura Gardens at 2116 W. El Camino and it did have some beautiful Japanese gardens inside. Joselyn's Bike Shop 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). The Moffett Drive In was our cheap entertainment. This barely scratches the surface of my experiences in Mt. Star & Bar gas station? Little violets that filled the back shady patio if the landlord was slow to mow. The only other big event was the art and wine festival and a chinatown. My Mother, brothers, and I moved to Mtn. Keep em' coming Mountain Viewers. The Huntingdon Apts $125 a month rent now Sold See item details Similar items on Etsy ( Results include Ads ) Christmas Gifts for Boyfriend - Video Game T shirt for Him - Boyfriend Gifts from Girlfriend - Funny Tshirts UnicornTees $19.99 FREE shipping I put a few of those little mosaic tiles in the cougar face, in Mrs Johnson's art class when it was being built . It stimulates my aging brain. Sponsored content Oh, I miss that barbecue I remember the small TV store on El Camino and I think Castro where I bought my first BIG difference. Man what a time You could actually walk across town or to school and not worry about anything but being late. on the discussion! More like this Route 66 Oklahoma Route 66 Road Trip Historic Route 66 Travel Route Tulsa Oklahoma Old Neon Signs Vintage Neon Signs Old Signs Metro Diner This is the website of Frank Romeo. It answers the "even earlier." There used to be a tree diagram inside the lobby that showed the true history of early Silicon Valley--but when I went back to photograph it about 1975 it had been removed when they did some remodeling Several Fairchild Semiconductor engineers left and started other companies that later became big players and the history is on that tree diagram. Knights pharmacy was my grandmas go to pharmacy. $3,592,796. About the only remaining part of downtown is Colonel lee's Mongolian BBQ and Meyer's Appliances. I have another memory I haven't seen mentioned yet: a restaurant called Woody's that was on Middlefield (or Old Middlefield?) 2 talking about this. I loved their apple and blueberry pankcakes. Now reside in New Mexico. Nob Hills previous location across the parking lot was called Fry's Food Store, then Food Fair, which had relocated from El Camino and Bonita Av. Ferry Morse Seed Company i sure spent a lot of money on books and cartridges for where Heritage Bank is on El Camino And the Mountain View Bakery, the Navy used to buy cakes from them for every occasion. despite the rude owners great sushi. What about driving through The Milk Pail at the corner of San Antonio and California to get your daily dairy? now. I liked The movie theater was pretty small.I recall we usually chose the Varsity Theater up in Palo Alto over the small MV theater. Then on to Stacey's Books on University, and another computer store several blocks away. I don't think this service lasted long. Songroth Brothers (gravel & cement) next to the railroad tracks near Alma & San Antonio? Speed limit was 55 mph on all freeways (coming again soon? She made donuts with leftover dough the size of bike tires. 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). My parents work for the Government Telecommunication Co. GTE. I took a part time job at Knight's Drugstore at the soda fountain, having my 18th birthday celebrated there with wonderful fellow employees. Andys and Qui Hing Lo were the two best restaurants. If you grew up in that neighborhood, you would remember the smell of those cookies! Shoreline Avenue was called Bailey Avenue Neither are there anymore. The "shoreline house" was actually the home of Henry Rengstorff. Blossom Valley Shopping Center (Cuesta and Miramonte) 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. . (After returning from two rainy years near Portland, a few times. The walls where filled with black and white pictures of actors and sport figurs from the 30' and 40's and 50's i think it was the bolkin village?? Wasn't Handyman over there near the Oasis Laundry and what used to be St. James Infirmary, a strange theme bar that sometimes had so many Navy airmen looked like it was a road show version of Top Gun. Graham middle school is known as Graham junior high. The sign for the shop was misspelled as "Sheespkin House", and as a teenager I giggled every time I drove by. I remember that Yorkshire was written on the side of the Palm Variety shopping center. Gregg's Pharmacy Back over across Bokman Chevy and Tuban Ford We used to go to a hardware store in what I believe is now The Village. My mom used to take me there and I remember always ordering the grilled cheese sandwich and jello for dessert. Thanks for this thread! And the center's hobby shop was a fun place to browse. I miss those days. And our wonderful married life started in a beautiful and wonderful place named Mountain View CA and Moffett Field Naval Air Station! !the jack in the box at shoreline & montecito was a gas station>>> the deli at baily park was owned by a former wrestler.. who cut turkey sandwhiches w/ an electric carver as you ordered>> where I practiced graffiti.. god bless IN&OUT BURGER. for me. Vintage Sport T Jersey St. James Infirmary Bar Resturant Mountain View Ca. There was a big cattle ranch out there too. Halloween was a must every year. Don't forget the Red Barn with 19 cent burgers, Taco Tico and I saw someone else mentioned El Zarrape (the best). Become a Member Thank you for any info. Well at least Clark's burgers is still around! Tater tots and Parisian Burgers! old mill had the jumping frog and then there was st. james, moffit drive-in and handyman. I was teaching at Foothill Jr. College. The Simpson Buick car dealership used to be on the northeast corner of El Camino Real and Castro with a Chrysler dealer that had a huge tower with a globe on top on the opposite corner where the big bank is now. View. And the Navy was the major employer of the city, at least when I was in elementary school. I spent many a quarter there playing air hockey and the Night Driver video game. We lived in a trailer park just going north on 101 from the main gate at Moffett. On El Camino near Mathilda was this huge langendorff bread sign that sliced bread of buttered the slice. not too far from San Antonio. I saw "Purple Rain" at the movies that weekend. Spiveys was in the shopping center too. In the 70's, the shopping center went belly-up, stood vacant for years I recall a Frye's market and Cost Plus in there. workshirts in high school early 70's. i remember mayfield mall, with jc penneys and world mart. The restrooms in the parks are thanks for the memories. The inside was as cool as the outside. -San Antonio Center was a mall (yep, three malls!) - The constant drone of P-3 Orion aircraft overhead their facilities. -The Crossings was a mall called The Old Mill 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). build houses so close to the train tracks. The Super Duper Grocery store and the Rexall Drugs and the Barbershop rounded out the corner of Rengstorff and Centeral Expressway (Alma St originally). ***. I will give you a pass on that since you are a View High in 87. There also was Handyman hardware store where Radio Shack is today. I think it is like over $3000 for a studio. You might also look at Web Link. When the infamous 'dog house' was built. on Apr 13, 2008, There's a good DVD at the public library on the history of Mountain View. No grass, just blacktop. 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. Mountain View was the southernmost town with the 415 area code. Thanks for bringing back some good-ole memories! Here is some details about the Mountain View I grew up in. Contact Jailon directly. Carr's Pet Shop. Let me just add to notable places, Susie's Diner and El Zarape on El Camino. Actually, the Nob Hill where it is today was Handyman, a home center. I went to San Ramon, Monta Loma, Crittenden and Mountain View (72-74). 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! I'm trying to remember where the beauty college was located at, fond memories of downtown. I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) There was a party supply store on the corner of Old Middlefield/Middlefield, and my grandmother would clean their linens for side money. Steve, Is someone making you read this stuff? You could buy fresh ravioli at the old State Street Deli on Castro and State. I live on the East Coast now, 35yrs. Like to give a shout out to all the families that participated in making Mtn View such a fun place to grow up. So many memories. We'd go to Bee Foods (formerly Lucky) sometimes and grab something for lunch (where Kaiser is now) and there was Palm Variety in that shopping center too. View in late 1961 after my parents divorced. I have noticed revisionist articles that claim their "whatever" was first. View high. I think it was White something. They were just fantastic. in the 70's best pizza ever !!!!!!!!!! There used to be that drive in place Linda's that is now Wolfe Camera, I think, or was. 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