It was THE place to go on Friday and Saturday nights.not to mention the other hangout was "The Shack" for dancing and meeting 'guys'. Home St James Infirmary . View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. Let me just add to notable places, Susie's Diner and El Zarape on El Camino. own bread, and sold beers at least in the old Palo Alto place on Meadow. It is the second left turn from the Cornwall College playground and is erected on the Albion property. ST. JAMES INFIRMARY Hospitals and Health Care San Francisco, California 403 followers It is our mission to meet the needs of people engaged in the sex trade through advocacy, direct services . I've spent my lunch hour - and beyond - catching up on the memories and history of the city I now call home. Phone Number: (415) 554-8494. It was a hofbrau or road stop kind of place. No one in my family can remember the name of this bakery! Cuesta Park has an artificial lake. some of the problems. I'd love to hear from anyone who may remember me. (After returning from two rainy years near Portland, a few times. I lived on Sterling RD. Any others going further back? What about driving through The Milk Pail at the corner of San Antonio and California to get your daily dairy? View in late 1961 after my parents divorced. 1. This is such a fun list to read. Not it seems mostly prepared food, but it used to be they cut the meet and did their Michelle. 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. 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. View St James Infirmary (www.stjamesinfirmary.org) location in California, United States , revenue, industry and description. My Family knew the people who owed the big spooky looking house across the street. Special Pubs There was an appliance store in town that had TV in their window and it was on after they closed. Vintage Sport T Jersey St. James Infirmary Bar Resturant Mountain View Ca. Always busy and great New York Style pizza never had any since!! The original Emporium at Stanford was taken over by Bloomingdales. I remember Payless on Grant next to that was Albertsons that had the bus depot where kids would take the bus to San Francisco during the Flower Power days. I lived in Mountain View briefly in 1973. House of Yee, an old movie theater, TAP Plastics, a good Mexican place down at the train tracks end. Calif. street was still 2 lanes, too. It was across the street from a bowling alley. The bottle was refundable for a nickle at the store where you could buy a candy bar for five cents! Mt View east of Bayshore (101)had no paved roads--dust in summer, mud in winter. I think it may have been some other kind of supermarket in the interim. 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. Fotomat Drive Up I wonder what businesses we have today are worth fighting for. What got me into computing was the Commodore Vic-20 8 bit 6502 The Infirmary was destroyed by an arson fire in 1998. . My folks moved to Mountain View from San Bruno in 1962 when I was 4. That mall also had another restaurant that had live jazz music by The Danny Hull Quintet? They had a neat fish tank inside. Foothill College, the new campus in Los Altos Hills was talked about thruout California, for its inovative architectural style; this topic was an English class required paper for the first couple of years. from 1973 to 1978. But My fav of all was Stickney's BBQ in Paly.. Man I wish The family would bring in back.. my Family knew Red Stickney Good times Keep bringing the memories back ! Across the street from the school was a small gas station store that sold penny candy. 4. Eating at the "picnic tables at Clarke's" with my mom quite often. Anybody remember Gemco? 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? 5-1 or 3-1 etc.. -Shoreline Park was a landfill. 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. When my kids were small, the biggest thrill for them was hearing the music and seeing the ice cream truck come down our street. We are lucky some parts of the old town remain and we have " a downtown area " unlike Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Cupertino. Mountain View has changed a lot in 29 years, so my recollection of where things were may be off (esp. I delivered San Francisco Chronicle and Mountain View News Herald papers along Thompson Ave and Alvin St as well over in Del Medio area. View renter in Mountain View from '73 through '85 then returned to Florida. net assets. We were newly wed and I was pregnant with our first child. i went to monta loma back in 1979 then i moved to oakdale. 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. Its been a long time since ive been though there. Heard the wind tunnel at Ames at night. Great place to grow up. And to this very day, Prince's music reminds me of how happy I was to have discovered Mountain View! I took my parents to the Balkin Village on the Elcamino for their 25th wedding aniversary in 1973. - Highway 101 was 3 lanes each direction, Hwy 85 was 2 lanes and ended at Stevens Creek Blvd. I wish I Things have changed but the one thing that seems the same is Edith Landels elementary school, that place seems timeless. Link to California State Website. Print Edition/Archives It might have been called Samurai, but I can't recall. Then on to Stacey's Books on University, and another computer store several blocks away. Imperial Gardens even had a water wheel going in their back yard. Downtown was a quest area with a few Chinese restaurant. The grocery store in same center was my "pac man " destination. We ate at Ken's House of Pancake's (apple pancakes! Anyone remember the drive in theaters? It was cool. TownSquare I remember in the 70s, the Monte Vista drive-in. I used to love to go in there and watch the monkeys and dream about having one of my own. Bayshore highway was a 4 lane undivided road. (I lived in Old MV) The Wunderman house is there still. We lived across the street from the Whisman Fire dept. Eddie's Gun Shop Then the sound became noise pollution. Bowling Alley on El Camino I remember a Chinese restaurant near the Mt. D.V., when you mentioned Baeders cookies I knew it was you cuz. DV. What did they used to call 85 before it was a highway and ended similar to The Cheesecake Factory. Contact Jailon directly. Thanks to all your memories of place & business names I had forgotten. Ya Luv these comments.. That area around Middlefield/Ellis was where Raytheon? I just don't know the name of it. My wife was on-call as a dietitian at the nursing home there in the early 80s. -Downtown Mountain View was kind of a ghost town. Lots of good memories there View High in 87. Join to view full profile. And I second the notion of Web Link being a AWESOME place on the web to see the rich history of Mountain View. Maybe if we had renamed it "Peking buisness district" it would still be there. It's driving us all crazy. There was Rainbow Record Store at the light on Grant Road as you approach the shopping center. I just heard that Sono Sushi has closed too, and I really used to like that place That's where my mom got her meat. Thanks for the link to the 1969 restaurant guide, Richard. We frequented Bourbon Street night club in the Old Mill Mall which had again great food and night life. Florentine Restaurant There was actually a gun shop (Eddy's) on Castro and El Camino which first moved across the street then finally went out of business about 6 or 7 years ago. Linda's Hamburger Joint on El Camino I thought that place was so cool when I was young! traffic ticket as a kid and never thought I could feel so bad! It was off of Castro Street by the RR Tracks near the alley. 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. Printer's Inc. Back over across I lived there 24 years and Neal lived there 30 years. It's hard to find entertainment like that anymore. Did anyone here work for HandyMan in the 1960's or 1970s? We could see Monte Vista drive in from our roof . Chucks also once had a place in Tustin (Orange County), with no entertainment, and I quess two or three are still going in Hawaii. This was a Navy town back then. There also was Handyman hardware store where Radio Shack is today. View high building is gome butGo eagles !s31ZJ. mortuary, all you can eat (pre-mega buffet) Chinese buffet near middle field road/San Antonio rd) The field where they sold Christmas trees and fireworks on El Camino Real east of Calderon (across from Tuban Ford). And across the street where Longs Drugs/Starbucks/Blockbuster is was a lumber yard/home improvement type of place, forgot the name. It is known for its kitchy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman. Watched movies at the old mill and don't forget the Moffett Drive in (shoreline blvd) I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) We went to Mass at St Joseph Church and it had not changed one bit. on Friday nights after football games. Clarke's is great. I saw "Purple Rain" at the movies that weekend. Embarcadero Media The one in the shopping Center at 85 and I always loved Frankie Johnnie and Luigi too. 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 ! Creek Place Cuisine. Ken's House of Pancakes was the best (and maybe the only) middle of the night meal in town. There was a "Variety Store" at Blossom Valley shopping center on the corner nearest to St. Francis. I can't remember which of these it was that i watched. Grew up in Los Altos in the 60s-90s. 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. It was replaced by the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Turned out there was a mistake and the permit was supposed to be to have been issued for his small pepper tree instead. This thread keeps me coming back to the site each day to see what new memories have been posted. St James Infirmary on mountain dulcimer - YouTube The narrator, Joe McKennedy, seems to be a jerk. The Redrock Cafe was a butcher. the MV Eagles ruled Is this bakery still in existance? I remember the A&W chain next to the Social Service Agency. Computer, and I have such fond memories of that machine. The high school games at Foothill and how exciting it was and still is being in Mountain View. I forgot Roger and Chez Yvonne restaurant on ECR at El Monte.. nd the 88 cent store instead of 967 or 96whatever it was YOrkshire and there were still party lines To answer Lee's question from Aug 13th, according to the book "Milestones - a History of Mountain View" the Old Mill's water wheel was removed in 1988 and then the mall was demolished by the mid 90's to make way for the Crossings development. Was it part of 237? I forgot something! What wonderful memories!!! Moved to Mountain View, in the Americana apartment complex next to Emporium/Capwell, now PAMF at 85 and ECR. Many people used the train in those days to commute to "The City (San Francisco)". County: San Francisco. Nostalgia is great, but I think I prefer the current downtown MV to the sleepy street of the 1970s. Mountain View Library was very small and crowded. It began to boom in the 90s and is now a destination. 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. I guess you could call me a true Mtn. Went to Crittenden in the late 60's . It stimulates my aging brain. Mostly comprised of middle-class folks employed in the military industrial complex that eventually morphed into Silicon Valley. I haven't used it, but you might be able to find some helpful resources there. You may also email me at [emailprotected] Thank you! 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. 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 :/). The mall was great off of, I believe Covington Rd. WOWwee!!!! 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). Our baby was born in March and I came home to Indianapolis Indiana to stay with my parents until his leave in September 1953. I used to ride my bike down El Camino when it was 4 lane, no center divider and no sidewalks. My friend lived very close. I went to Huff elementry, Graham Jr. High and Awalt High School. I've recently moved here from Louisiana, married, and bought a lil condo. i remember mayfield mall, with jc penneys and world mart. It was Treasury for a while, and Drug Barn, now vacant. Don't forget Fairchild. Cruising between Johnny Macs and Spiveys drive Inns on the El I have we have one of the best downtowns in the area with such a great selection of places to eat and hang out. My mom used to take me there and I remember always ordering the grilled cheese sandwich and jello for dessert. Loved the tater tots at Linda's. I could go on forever on how much this city has changed. Went to Landels Elementary and Graham Junior High. The place was torn down when 237 was rebuilt years ago. Great town to start a career in Semiconductors. BIG difference. As for restaurants, I was saving my pennies in those years. It was across the street from a bowling alley. . I have happier memories of seeing movies at the Monte Vista drive-in near Mancini Motors' tower and globe. There were a lot of Country Stores throughout the bay area, little shops. St. James Infirmary was made possible because of the unique vision of Sex Worker rights activists from COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) and the Exotic Dancers Alliance (EDA), and a timely event in the . I was out of the area for a while and when I can back it was a Harry's Hofbrau, but Even Wonder Woman couldn't save the place (or herself). "Dog City" Building 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. Old California Pizza Galaxy Gifts, the Variety store, Archies Couffures, and Tots to Teens at the Blossom Valley shopping center where Mayfair Market was. Some of the best people and food ever. When I lived on Park Dr I used to walk over on Saturday mornings. It is now The Village at San Antonio Center (Web Link. These all mostly faded-out by the late 1990s. I can remember the name. The St. James Infirmary was a landmark bar and grill in Mountain View that was destroyed by arson fire in 1998. You call and requested a bus to pick you up for only 10 cents. Thank you for that :) The place was on the eastern end of the complex. They I could go on. wow I forgot about some of the places listed above. Ming Pan Florist and the Moffet Drive-in Theatre too! Dana Elementary School, at Dana and Bailey; closed and demolished. Stig's Bakery Of course Hobees we all loved. There was Mervyns in San Antonio Shopping Center, and the Time It was a beautiful spanish style building which should of been restored and named a historical landmark. I moved to Old Mtn View in the late '70s.remember Gemello Winery? The Old Mill shopping center was kind of cool. got that right and Commodore is not more. There was a nursing home across the street from us. As a former resident of Old Mountain View in the 70's and 80's one of my fondest memories is of St. James Infirmary on Moffett. Dear Community, It has been quite an exciting year full of activism and progress toward the full realization of sex worker rights. -Mountain View High School was on Castro Street. no one mentioned Continental MKT. yes,st. I live on the East Coast now, 35yrs. There was the I Magnin store where the Medical Center is now at 85 & El Camino. Bullfarbers ? Togo's was great, but I am not sure if it was toward Palo Alto or not. They had a student built Totem with Paly, Cubberley, Wilbur and Jordan mascot heads. I lived on the southern end of Los Altos from 1961 through about 1985. He was in port until early February and they sailed to Japan and Korean War. My favorite place, of course, was Chuck's Cellar. Ingredients 1 1 2 oz Plantation Barbados 5-Year Rum 1 2 oz Saint James Royal Ambr Rhum Agricole 1 . 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. View since 1992I live on the East Coast now. Knights drugstore was an Asian restaurant. I really appreciate this information! Next door was an ice cream store, I think it was called Dons. It is called Mtn. where Rengstoff and El Camino split off with El Monte .. that was a dirt Grocery Store Mountain View Library centennial celebration 1905-2005 Then the City Linda's was great ( I know the recipe for their sauce!) Hello California! My dad was laid off in '90 my step mom is still with the company under new name General Dynamics. -The Crossings was a mall called The Old Mill Going to Linda's for Parisian burgers and tator tots,double features at Mtn View theatre on Saturdays. A good pizza place next to the movie theaters. It's odd to wonder how everyone got along without a phone in their pockets, and there I'm going to add something a little different the Cold War. Now its an India restaurant. The live music downstairs John Stewart of "California Bloodlines", Crystal Pistol (3 girls, violin & guitars) 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. After the Mac was introduced in 1984 I often went to Computerware, on California Avenue in Palo Alto. We would then prowl the theater for carloads of girls to party with. WTH happened?!?! On El Camino near Mathilda was this huge langendorff bread sign that sliced bread of buttered the slice. 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. There was a Chinese restaurant named Andy on Castro st. 1970s very good food st james infirmary 504 greenwich street, san francisco, ca 94133. total revenue. This is a great thread. Target and where the DMV used to be and is now a truck driver training school. Dairy Pail (San Antonio/california) was a drive thru. Seeing Whitesnake at Shoreline Amphitheater and then being there when they had to close it down to clean all the methane (because flicked lit cigarettes were flaring up) lolgood timesgood times, Thank you everyone for the 60's memories my family and I lived on stierlin rd. When Central Expressway was built. We used to go to the Mexican Restaurant there that was in the middle of the mall (La Posada???) The old Highway school on the corner of El Camino and Calderon. Oh yeah, I went to preschool at the Adobe building on Castro east of Central Expressway. It has the peanut shells on the floor and it was a great singles dive. The painting behind the altar of the Holy Family was still there. Mayfield Mall Construction went on for quite a while and the place was really novel with JC Penny holding the anchor spot. There are a few holes. --Tim May, You can see some of the past if you go up the Parking structure off Castro. Hope that you find something on the internet about it? across the street was the Commodore Computer Store. We are peer based occupational health and safety clinic for current and former sex workers - we. There was a Penneys store (now Meyer's), Sim's Shoes, Veglia's Store, Arminini Drugstore and two popular Chinese restaurants: Andy's and Qui Hung Low (?). People were alot happier back then, with less View, CA .. 1967-1998 .. A Fan Page For Those Who Loved This One Of A Kind Place! $908,224. It was an easy commute to Intel, about 8 minutes. I cannot believe I am reading this article still. I asked the owner, who by the way, is third generation, why? 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