Navy jets flew overhead constantly, then it was the Orion P-3 submarine chasers. Imagine. They were just fantastic. I was born and raised in Mtn. Ming Pan Florist and the Moffet Drive-in Theatre too! My parents still live there, and I visit them often. I think the biggest change is East Mt. This was such a great place in the mid to late 70's - the Baylands Park, the old white house near Shoreline. Being able to walk the store aisles when the store was closed and no one else was there :). 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I grew up next to Therekauf/Stevenson school. When the infamous 'dog house' was built. What an interesting question. There was The old Mill Mall, had nice shops inside and I remember a little coffee and cake shop that you could sit and read in while eating. Fargo's was a 10,000 sq. I wonder what businesses we have today are worth fighting for. Get the day's top headlines from Mountain View Online sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter. On one side, there was a collection of large satellite dishes. The grocery store at the Palm Plaza was for years called Bee Foods. I remember the following I attended Eastbrook Elementary. Mountain View was and still is a great city. 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. Delivery & Pickup Options - 381 reviews of Fargo's Pizza "Fargo's is a wild experience. on Friday nights after football games. Actually, the Nob Hill where it is today was Handyman, a home center. Ate at the Chez Yvonne many times at 1854 W. El Camino. It was the first place I'd ever found Jelly-Bellies. Oh, and back when 85 was only 2 lanes where I got my first VB, I think the diner at Mayfield Mall was called Kelly's. Does anyone remember the Old Plantation restaurant, just off El Camino, on the Los Altos side of San Antonio Rd? I didn't care much for the place, but My co-workers and I would go to lunch on Castro St. every day--we loved Florentine (great pizza bread), Mekong (run by a former Vietnamese diplomat), and the Blue Sky Cafe, where I believe I had my first tofu sandwich. We would then prowl the theater for carloads of girls to party with. The Golden Wok was good too, but suddenly closed and never reopened. Our baby was born in March and I came home to Indianapolis Indiana to stay with my parents until his leave in September 1953. There was a playground facing the parking lot where now the front gate and front office is. I do not know what the atmosphere is now. In the 60's on the corner of Middlefield Road and Moffett Blvd. The Indian lady who started that was a visionary, it And San Antoinio Mall where Menu Tree was located. The shopping center is no more, at least not anything like the original. 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? DV. Tidal lands existed along the bay. No one can remember them, but they were great for the time when I was young. I have lived in Mountain View since 1977 and this is what I remember: I went to school with their children "military brats". It's called, "Images of America: Mountain View." We used to go to a hardware store in what I believe is now The Village. The Monte Carlo Restaurant was the Movie theater for the town Restaurant. San Antonio Hobby Shop --four locations till it closed in '05 I'm going to add something a little different the Cold War. Mountain View Library was very small and crowded. from the shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and el camino, -Shoreline Park was a landfill. The Bowling alley was/is called El Camino bowl ( I hung out there a lot from age 10 to 19) It's hard to find entertainment like that anymore. Whenever I ask my husband to take me to the 'fancy market on Middlefield' he says something about Brentwood:) Please if any one has any thing that could help I would appreciate it. 80's things began to happen, and now I think Mountain View is nicer and One of my favorites was Linda's with their Parisian burgers and tater tots. Drive-in Movie Theater where Walgreen's is. Linda's Hamburger Joint on El Camino I think the globe on the building came from '39 or '40 worlds fair(s), but don't quote me on that. My grandpa and I would go through in our funky station wagon. We would order the largest pie,and all the drinks refilled over and over again. I frequented it in the mid 90s. I am not sure it was called But so did Thousands of Deadhead fans, noise complaints and traffic jams. Don't forget Fairchild. It was located off Middlefield near Ellis Street. I'm was 12 years old. fumes overhead. 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. . Watched movies at the old mill and don't forget the Moffett Drive in (shoreline blvd) - Highway 237 had traffic signals; was called Mountain View-Alviso Road I almost forgot: Also had an acre of land. but I sure do miss Uncle Otto's Cheesecake and Stigs Pastry shop on Castro. The book also said that the owners of Fargo's wanted to build a hotel on the site, but that project obviously didn't go through. Oh, how I long for the old days!!! No longer. The gas station where Jack in the Box is on Shoreline (sterlin rd) Chez Yvonne was at 1854 W. El Camino, although I never went there. Some of the best jobs around 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. train go by when you were watching movies in the Old Mill Theaters. I am looking for any one who might possibly have any information on who owned The Rumpus Room and or The 101 Club back in the 80's???? Good root beer or delicious wine are waiting for you at this place. Does anyone remember the name of the coffee shop next to rower records? That remained mainly an electronics trade term for decades, although by the 1990s, general journalism was using it for the geographical area. Oh the perils of middle age, ugh! So by posting to this thread, you inadvertantly ensured that it will continue to grace the front page. They had a huge selection of bottled beers from around the world. Peking University is one of the most important research bases for medical innovation and training of senior medical and health professionals in China . BIG difference. You could still find "cowboys" in the Rengstorff-Rock St-Middlefield area 20 years ago but they are long gone. Arby's at San Antonio and California Dont forget about Rhodes department store, Roos Atkins, Purity Super Market at San Antonio Center. These businesses are faced with a decision to stay open or close indefinitely. There were a lot of Country Stores throughout the bay area, little shops. features. I went to Fremont Hi, but met lots of students from Mt. I guess you could call me a true Mtn. 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. Too many memories to mention. 45.63.64.40 Remember???? I know this is incorrect. My folks moved to Mountain View from San Bruno in 1962 when I was 4. Get used to it. The original Mountain View location has always been better than the recent chain locations IMO. Overview. Hope that you find something on the internet about it? Parking: Lot, Free. VIEW HISTORICAL SPOTS IT TIME TO MOVE ON. I do i do i do boy do I. ! Phone: (605) 666-4151, Urbandale, IA And all the great air shows at Moffett and yes when the Blue Angels came to town one place they would hang out was St. James. Go Eagles! This is a great thread. The Old Mill also had an FM radio station at one time where you could watch the DJ's at work, through a large window. However, I have not found anyone who remembers the name of the company and when they closed it no one seems to know where they went or if they just went out of business. Are you thinking of White Front in Sunnyvale by Toys R Us. Always busy and great New York Style pizza never had any since!! 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"? I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) There were contests at all the night spots and tons of costume shops in and around the areas. No one in my family can remember the name of this bakery! See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for Fargo S Pizza Inn locations in Green Mountain Falls, CO. Mt View east of Bayshore (101)had no paved roads--dust in summer, mud in winter. I remember the clinic on castro where alot of my friends got counceling and pills the cool thrift shop the gun shop lindas in 70s mvh alot of fun but also a bit of the wild west going on back then alot of fist fights not gangs and guns like nowdays and walkinggggg everywhere bein safe good old days. Opens Fri at 11:00 AM . --Tim May, You can see some of the past if you go up the Parking structure off Castro. The live music downstairs John Stewart of "California Bloodlines", Crystal Pistol (3 girls, violin & guitars) 20 planes about 2 minutes apart, talk about noise pollution. I do remember Carr's Pet Store. Another pizza place I remember was Boswell's Pizza Company on Castro near California, probably more 80's than 70's. fast food place in Palo Alto on University. She made donuts with leftover dough the size of bike tires. The Old Mill shopping center was kind of cool. The Redrock Cafe was a butcher. And seeing their adds at the drive-in during intermission? Order food online at Fargo's Pizza CO, Colorado Springs with Tripadvisor: See 413 unbiased reviews of Fargo's Pizza CO, ranked #190 on Tripadvisor among 1,456 restaurants in Colorado Springs. old Mountain View High School Nice to remember everything tho. GTE's greatly reduced operation was moved to Santa Clara a few years ago. Down the drive was a grilled chicken place called Pollo now I cannot remember. The E.M. club at Moffett Field naval Base was a great place to go. I took my first date to the movies @ San Antonio center and for a burger at the Menu Tree after. (I saw Swiss Family Robinson there! But looks aren't everything --- so we offer a choice of twenty-five great pizzas, our special pastas, sandwiches, soup and award winning salad bar . My sister worked at Handy Man and also payless donuts. A few years back I did a few interior deconstructions on the North side of Castro close to Central Express Way. Did anyone here work for HandyMan in the 1960's or 1970s? OJ Cooper school. In the shopping center at El Camino and Escuela was Macheesmo Mouse, the clone of the There was also a pizza place called Fargo's that had live music on weekends. The train to Santa Cruz rail bed is a jogging trail now. I have happier memories of seeing movies at the Monte Vista drive-in near Mancini Motors' tower and globe. ft., two . 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. gf Spinach Salad. Just a few things I didn't see mentioned. I spent the first 30 years of my life living in what is now called 'Old Mountain View.' I think it closed around 1971 and that's when St Francis High School was allowed to enroll girls. 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. McKelvey Baseball Field/Park You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. It was my grandpas restaurant!!!! I think Rotten Robbie's is still on the corner of Whisman and Middlefield, maybe even the Wagon Wheel restaurant next to it. Updated: Jul 28, 2021 / 11:09 AM MDT. There also was Handyman hardware store where Radio Shack is today. 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. So many memories. In the middle of the rows of corn was a large plot of pot, strictly for medicinal purposes of course. We had 3 shopping areas in Mountain View . I heard that Tai Ming Lo was a really good restaurant. And I second the notion of Web Link being a AWESOME place on the web to see the rich history of Mountain View. 2. My dad and I both had Mr Chadda and Mr Bonzell for math, heh. I am kind of amazed at how many people get that wrong. 790 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041. The difference between Fargo's Pizza Co. and those other guys is practically everything! Its where the first IC was made by Noyce? My favorite Italian restaurant was "two guys from Italy" on grant and el CAMINO. 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. This thread keeps me coming back to the site each day to see what new memories have been posted. I think the Angels had several social functions there. SOUTHTOWN POURHOUSE - FARGO. The place was torn down when 237 was rebuilt years ago. Not many people were aware of this, or cared, for that matter--those bead makers were the very first Palo Alto hi-tech design engineers. I remember the A&W chain next to the Social Service Agency. Web Link Spivey's resturant never closed their doors; the Monte Vista Drive-in was right behind it; the Chevron station (across Grant Road) was there, but a whole lot smaller; and an old barn closed off the t-intersection of El Camino & Grant Road, it was an auto repair shop. The name of the store was called Palm Yorkshire Clothes in the Palm Plaza shopping Center. A block down from Printer's Inc. Steve, Is someone making you read this stuff? I worked at the Sav-Mor food store on Calderon an Church for about 5 years, along with my Brother. A huge pepper tree was like a secret room. Eddie's Gun Shop Oh Mountain View and how I miss it. This is such a fun list to read. Imperial Gardens was doing big business on Rengstorff and El Camino and also Peng's further up on El Camino, both specializing in dim sum. There also was an ElZarape Resturant on San Antonio Road. I stopped there a few years ago and was told it has always been O'Malley's. Lots of small apartments everywhere and all very kept up. One person would drive a car in, and 4 or more would sneak in through the hole in the fence behind the bush on the entrance road. The nightclub at the Old Mill was called Fargo's. It took a long time, but we did walk home. A man named Chester F. Awalt donated 40 acres of orchard land to MVLA High School District for a much needed third high school; they named the school Chester F. Awalt HS. When they re-did Castro Street can't remember if that was late 70's or Anyway it was big. There used to be that drive in place Linda's that is now Wolfe Camera, I think, or was. 1. There was a big cattle ranch out there too. Linda's and the Red Barn It was later disclosed that this was one of two centers where the US controlled their defense satellites, and downloaded intelligence. And this sort of group meets weekly at the Red Rock Cafe to talk about math and programming and physics. Liberty House department store at the old San Antonio Shopping Center. It stimulates my aging brain. Mesquite grilled - best BBQ chicken 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. The mall where the Crossings is now was The Old Mill. Der Wienerscnitzel, Harry's Hofbrau (best place EVER) 3. Google, Ebay and others seem to like that area. That's the closest address my childhood brain can come up with. The originals from back in a day we can only imagine and who so few are still around to shed light on how truly special Mountain View was back before Silly-con Valley erupted. I will be 79 in November 2013. 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. -The Mayfiled Mall "site" was actually Mayfield Mall Free suicides after the little league game. Embarcadero Media About the only remaining part of downtown is Colonel lee's Mongolian BBQ and Meyer's Appliances. Obituaries, Send News Tips Grew up in MV and graduated from MVHS in 1971. If anyone knows this information, please post the answer and thanks in advance for your help. Everybody actually went to Shakey's Pizza in P.A. We had a bouncer crew of a dozen body builders to control the crowds run by Bob Doyle and Chuck Risen.The man with the vision who built Fargo's in the Old Mill Shopping center was my Dad, Jack Reilly. I know Mtn. I think everyone attended some sort of function there at some point in their lives. "NEWBIE" 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. alley on El Camino before it moved to Castro. Chuck's Cellar on El Camino near San Antonio. -Mountain View High School was on Castro Street. Michelle. Fargo's was considered the classier place. I truly felt at home. Write now for free help" that Herb Caen's column had mentioned when I had lived in Santa Cruz. Hours: Sunday to Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 3:00 AM. Noone mentioned Lenny's Pies on Castro and the Dairy Queen on El Camino Real! My Grandma used to take me to Mervyn's downtown when it was still a diner, and not a bar. There was a night club called The Infirmary lots of fun. And I have seen quite a few Tower Records; in the Bay Area, L.A., Orange County and even London. Monday SundayOpen Daily at 11 :00AM and closing times vary by season. There was a Chinese restaurant named Andy on Castro st. 1970s very good food Stigs plus also a mens clothing store, dry cleaners and a small store that sold home items. I'm thinking across from Target used to be a store called Gemco. Eddy's Sport Shop on Castro, where I bought my first baseball glove (Bobby Bonds model). Mountain View High School was on Castro Street. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. hand towels of a working hand air dryer for almost year despite my Arby's on San Antonio, where I worked for a while, and was taught that a fry should break, never bend. Where that big El Camino Medical group complex is at 85/El Camino used to be the Emporium Capwell department store. I am a little bummed out that the 1st and last schools I attended, San Ramon Elementry and Old Mt. I graduated from Mtn. Speaking of pizza, have you followed the curious path of Pontillo's Pizza that was on Rengstorff near El Camino? One of the things I really liked about the area was that there were small artisan shops, whether they were small restaurants with health food items on the menu, sprouts and tofu, or if they were jewelry and clothing shops, privately owned. It was a quiet bedroom community. wow such great memories. at Steven's Creek? Dairy Pail (San Antonio/california) was a drive thru. Does anyone remember the old building along the Mountain View-Alviso Road (237) that was on the corner of either Maude or Middlefield? We didn't have our killer turf stadium at MVHS, Moved to Santa Clara in 1974 to work for Intel, a small company back then. 2910 E Platte . Woody's was a real old-school place, with all the breakfast dishes or sandwiches available for ordering written on tiny chalkboards behind the counter. Downtown was a quest area with a few Chinese restaurant. I remember 4th of July at Rengstorff Park with fireworks. Fremont Fire Dist. Fosters Freeze and Linda's were a treat. Blue Sky Cafe - vegetarian restaurant in a wooden cottage west of Castro. How well I remember the Town Club! Things have changed but the one thing that seems the same is Edith Landels elementary school, that place seems timeless. 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