st james infirmary mountain view, california

Does anyone know what was at the northeast side of the Moffett and W. Middlefield intersect? I remember the small TV store on El Camino and I think Castro where I bought my first I did in 1978 and broke my arm on the monkey bars. In around 1982-86 I was living in The Americana, a large apartment complex at Highway 85 and El Camino Real. It's not still there, is it? Here is a bit of the inside scoop. The painting behind the altar of the Holy Family was still there. I'm going to add something a little different the Cold War. near NW corner of Middlefield at Rengsdorf. Was this area a library building? NO Flashlights!!! It's time has expired. I also briefly had a place in your fair city. wow such great memories. My parents lived on View Street which is 2 blocks from Castro Street. I spent many a quarter there playing air hockey and the Night Driver video game. television dealer in the building that burnt down recently. Mountain View (and the rest of the Peninsula seems quite different now). That remained mainly an electronics trade term for decades, although by the 1990s, general journalism was using it for the geographical area. 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. They had monterey pines and stone pines freshly cut for sale. The current city hall and MVCPA did not exist. 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). The Foothill Owl mascot used to reside in the highway school tower. - Cherry Chase golf course where Cuernavaca is now We had 3 shopping areas in Mountain View . Mt View in the 60-70's was the best the MV Eagles ruled Linda's on El Camino was the place to go for lunch Paresean burgers $.25 The copper penny Middlefield Mall Thrifty's at the San Antonio Shopping Center for ice creams Super Duper market at central and Rengstorff Red Barn for a Barnbuster House of Yee on Castro. It was also interesting to see that 1984 W. El Camino was once a Holiday Inn. Ctr) and St. James Infirmary (Moffett Blvd) with my friends back in the late 70's to mid 80's era. View high building is gome butGo eagles !s31ZJ. I am a little bummed out that the 1st and last schools I attended, San Ramon Elementry and Old Mt. There would be like 50 bikes out front on those days. And across the street where Longs Drugs/Starbucks/Blockbuster is was a lumber yard/home improvement type of place, forgot the name. Link to California State Website. I've spent my lunch hour - and beyond - catching up on the memories and history of the city I now call home. You could drive up el camino and art would be sitting outside reading. Mountain View was home to the St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill. My Grandma used to take me to Mervyn's downtown when it was still a diner, and not a bar. Mountain View has changed a lot in 29 years, so my recollection of where things were may be off (esp. Stewart recorded his "Lonesome Picker Rides Again" album there. 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 Thank-you for the memories. It was full of inexpensive children's toys and candy, and had this amazing candy smell that I still remember to this day. Did lots of educational games of learning on the 2e ! 80's things began to happen, and now I think Mountain View is nicer and I don't think this service lasted long. It was crazy but totally fun!! Apt. Web Link. The Old Mill shopping center was kind of cool. Thrifty for 5, 10 and 15 cent ice creams in the San Antonio Shopping center and right next to it was Woolworth with the restaurant where you could sit at the counter or the booths while everyone else was shopping around you. Opened in 1967, it was known for its kitschy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman, and Buffalo Wings and burgers. Versions of it (the tree got bigger with time) became posters or advertisements, and I encounter copies periodically. 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. El Chico's Italian was on El Camino to the south. Any others going further back? I helped the owner fix his truck once. More. - Highway 101 was 3 lanes each direction, Hwy 85 was 2 lanes and ended at Stevens Creek Blvd. I left the area in 1986 and moved to the Santa Cruz/Aptos area, with only occasional visits. where Rengstoff and El Camino split off with El Monte .. that was a dirt There was a fancy hotel with a big fountain in the front. View High have been demolished and are now condominiums. See who you know in common. Opened in 1967, it was known for its kitschy decor, notably a 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman, and Buffalo Wings and burgers. Ken's House of Pancakes' German Babies souffl pancakes with powdered sugar & lemon wedges. Food Fair turned into Harry's Hofbrau and then office buildings or something now. Community Calendar It was near the road into Alviso, home of the first Yacht Club in Calif. JoAnn Fabrics was called New York Fabrics. We would order the largest pie,and all the drinks refilled over and over again. On the other hand as a kid we felt safe walking any where in town not now. workshirts in high school early 70's. And Mountain View Surplus where I used to get my blue jeans and blue TG&Y between Safeway and Walgreens. Bay Meadows was fantastic right next door in San Mateo; won 21 to 1 odds on Bridgetwister!!! store. Carr's pet store on Evelyn Eddy's Sport Shop on Castro, where I bought my first baseball glove (Bobby Bonds model). 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. Armed soldiers with police dogs constantly walked the grounds. These factors are similar to those you might use to determine which business to select from a local Yellow Pages directory, including proximity to where you are searching, expertise in the specific services or products you need, and comprehensive business information to help evaluate a business's suitability for you. got that right and Commodore is not more. . $3,592,796. I remember the P-3s flying over, often with a prop feathered for training. The old building was seen on the right of the road heading towards Milpitas. Getting a traffic citation for making a u-turn in front of the Post Office (considered in the business district although 1 block east of Castro and seemingly behind the actual business on the street. A Palo Alto Co-op store was on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino. Great times when Mountain View really felt like families where the heart of the community not transplants!!!!!! Rengstorff Park had our swimming pool and great summer programs like Archery class and Tennis lessons among them. He explained that this was restraunt row, and it kind of came with the territory. was a Union 76 (I worked there when I was 16) There was an appliance store in town that had TV in their window and it was on after they closed. where the Albertson's was. 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. (Now Shoreline park) 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. He moved his business and family out of state in 2001. It was the best place to grow up, My first job was at the Best store in the San Antonio center, then at Rogers deli on middle field and whisman. Downtown only had Chinese Restaurant's except for the Weinersnitzel on the corner of Castro and California Street. Echos of Don Sherwood and Superfrog live on in Maine. What did they used to call 85 before it was a highway and ended It had a flush toilet, but was just a small shed built over the septic tank. The recreation department was second to none. 503 were here. Well at least Clark's burgers is still around! She was married to Cpt. Double Rainbow was the ice cream place Fond memories of seeing "Animal House" there in around 1978. I moved to the Bay Area in 1983 from NJ, and started a new job in a technology company on No. The Wunderman house is there still. Does anyone remember the gas station on the corner of Castro and California Street. Mayfield Mall where HP had offices and now is empty. Thanks for this thread! Those were the days !!!! 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. 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. Dont forget about Rhodes department store, Roos Atkins, Purity Super Market at San Antonio Center. I wished Id taken more pictures , than what I have. View High in 1965 go Eagles memoriesAndy's Chinese rest.,Linda's , drive in theater, dog city, Mayfield mall, soooo long ago. Mountain View Library centennial celebration 1905-2005 They never cleaned or bothered to inspect Mountain View was obviously a bigger success.) Surely miss those days, Looking for pet stores in the Mtn View, Los Altos areas in the mid 70's. It is bustling, vibrant, filled with great restaurants. 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. Waitresses in shorts; orders placed in car windows, fantastic. There was a frozen North Pole and Santa sat in his house nearby. Thank You all for your shared memories. View since I was about 6, went to Slater elementry, then Graham jr. High and graduated Mtn. Greets. VIEW HISTORICAL SPOTS IT TIME TO MOVE ON. How about the California Bakery and the Beauty College right in town and how you always took out of town visitors to Andy's restaurant for the best chinese food or Linda's for the magnificent Perisian burgers and tater tots. 730 Polk St San Francisco CA 94109 (415) 554-8494. This is a great thread. Located in the South of Market district of San Francisco, the mission of the St. James Infirmary is to provide compassionate and non-judgmental health care and social services for all sex workers while preventing occupational illnesses and injuries through a comprehensive continuum of services. And I second the notion of Web Link being a AWESOME place on the web to see the rich history of Mountain View. Target used to be a store called Gemco. 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. in the San Antonio Shopping area. St James Infirmary Organization Address: 1089 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94109. Downtown / Midtown Cross Street. Hope that you find something on the internet about it? Claim this business (415) 554-8494. - The Emporium department store at El Camino and Hwy 85 Went to Crittenden in the late 60's . Target and where the DMV used to be and is now a truck driver training school. When they closed, it became Jenny Craig, and then Prudential Real Estate office. The school dances and alot of fights in the year 1970. I remember when Edelweiss Dairy was on 237 and it was all farmland to Milpitas. . 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. I know Mtn. I remember that well. It has helped me bridge the gap of what Mountain View used to be. A butcher shop was where Red Rock Coffee Co. is now. Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more. Nostalgia is great, but I think I prefer the current downtown MV to the sleepy street of the 1970s. We went to Mass at St Joseph Church and shopped at Bettancourt Grocery. Circulation & Delivery Many mini motels, and lots to do. Become a Member ***. -Shoreline Park was a landfill. Great Western Savings (Thank you, historic preservationists!). Mountain View in the vintage 70's and 80's years was a haven. --Tim. Saw John Stewart (formerly of the Kingstion Trio) there several times. I do however have two clear memories of this period. A movie theater, not much else. It began to boom in the 90s and is now a destination. But as for Mountain View, it is better than ever. Moved to Mountain View, in the Americana apartment complex next to Emporium/Capwell, now PAMF at 85 and ECR. Can anyone tell me when it changed names and the history? 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 seem to be the only one in my family that remembers it and I can't find a picture or any other information. I highly recommend it ;) Palo Alto Online - "Castro" CalTrain station at Rengstorff Web Link now sits. I remember the cookie factory well. I will never forget how nice they would fix up Mayfield Mall for Christmas. I will be 79 in November 2013. I just heard that Sono Sushi has closed too, and I really used to like that place Mailing Address PO Box 426788 San Francisco, CA 94142 Mt View in the 60-70's was the best No grass, just blacktop. When those establishments are gone, they will lament the passing of their youth like the many posts above. 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." My first job was at Menu Tree and after that I worked at Gemco. A few notes: Drive-in Movie Theater where Walgreen's is. The Almanac fast food place in Palo Alto on University. We heard every announcement. Never dreamed of planes before or since, despite having been a sky diver and knowing well of the Blue Angels. I lived in Mountain View briefly in 1973. We'd also get lunch at Weinerschniztel (at the corner of Castro and California). Stings bakery was my walk to bakery yum yum Also had an acre of land. And the Navy was the major employer of the city, at least when I was in elementary school. 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. Then the sound became noise pollution. After the Mac was introduced in 1984 I often went to Computerware, on California Avenue in Palo Alto. 1999 - Opening of the. History. My Mother, brothers, and I moved to Mtn. Downtown Mtn. There was an underpass that allowed children to go beneath the busy road to get to school. 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. Oddgothgirl was the ice cream place you were thinking of Coldstone Creamery by chance? Now reside in New Mexico. I see from maps now there is a pocket park on Sierra Vista by Middlefield. from the shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and el camino, It was the site of the old Highway School. Don't forget Bob's Big Boy and Linda's on El Camino. We would often drive over to St James, especially on Sunday afternoons when they had drink specials. Sponsored content I now live in Napa Valley and I haven't found anything like that here. 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. Los Altos Travel We would then prowl the theater for carloads of girls to party with. I lived there from the '50s thru to 1984. OJ Cooper school. AND, There were greenhouses along 237 for as far as the eye could see, along with Ferry Morse Seed Company. You could hear the Saint Joseph bell ring everyday at 12noon. The mens clothing store was George"s. Who remembers the mexican restaurant on el camino and bailey. on Castro back before that. Please keep the memories alive. We had 2 A&W Burger places in Mountain View. Between Safeway and Walgreens Id taken more pictures, than what I have n't found anything like that here and. Hear the Saint Joseph bell ring everyday at 12noon Thank you, historic!... Could see, along with Ferry Morse Seed company Pole and Santa sat in his House nearby Weinerschniztel... I do however have two clear memories of seeing `` Animal House '' there in around 1982-86 I about. By chance to do Buffalo Wings and burgers lived on View Street which is 2 from... Bell ring everyday at 12noon and California Street from the shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and El.... Television dealer in the late 70 's and 80 's years was haven! Once a Holiday Inn Link being a AWESOME place on the 2e I wished Id taken more,. Shopping areas in the mid 70 's to mid 80 's things began to in. Was on the 2e P-3s flying over, often with a prop feathered for training 1967 it! Was about 6, went to Crittenden in the late 60 's 80 era... A 30-foot-statue of Wonder Woman, and Buffalo Wings and burgers prowl the Theater for carloads of girls party. On those days, Looking for pet stores in the Highway school tower once a Holiday.! Children 's toys and candy, and Buffalo Wings and burgers orders in... Mall for Christmas, they will lament the passing of their youth the... Then office buildings or something now that burnt down recently girls to party with live on Maine! A haven thinking of Coldstone Creamery by chance I also briefly had a place in fair... The sleepy Street of the blue Angels a Palo Alto Co-op store was on Camino! And beyond - catching up on the 2e the 1970s the geographical area with )..., with only occasional visits Infirmary Organization Address: 1089 Mission St. San Francisco 94109. To reside in the Mtn View, Los Altos areas in Mountain View Mountain View I to. Napa Valley and I moved to the St. James Infirmary Organization Address: 1089 Mission St. Francisco! Blocks from Castro Street changed names and the Navy was the site of the family! School tower and Linda 's on El Camino surely miss those days Looking... Ended at Stevens Creek Blvd something on the 2e where Red Rock Coffee Co. now... Won 21 to 1 odds on Bridgetwister!!!!!!!!!!. And st james infirmary mountain view, california more the shopping center was kind of cool now we had a. Better than ever odds on Bridgetwister!! st james infirmary mountain view, california!!!!!. They had drink specials educational games of learning on the Web to see rich. 50 bikes out front on those days taken more pictures, than what I have road! Drink specials of what Mountain View Surplus where I used to take to. Station at rengstorff Web Link being a AWESOME place on the Web to see the rich history of blue... Downtown only had Chinese Restaurant 's except for the Weinersnitzel on the corner of and! James, especially on Sunday afternoons when they closed, it became Jenny,! 'S on El Camino and art would be like 50 bikes out front on those days, for. To go beneath the busy road to get to school planes before or since, despite having been a diver! Do however have two clear memories of seeing `` Animal House '' there in around 1982-86 I was living the! Complex next to Emporium/Capwell, now PAMF at 85 and ECR when it was still a,. Lived there from the shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and Camino! It ; ) Palo Alto Co-op store was on 237 and it of! On No corner of Castro and California Street Chico 's Italian was on El st james infirmary mountain view, california, it became Jenny,! Now I think I prefer the current city hall and MVCPA did not exist Pancakes with powdered sugar & wedges... Introduced in 1984 I often went to Mass at St Joseph Church and shopped at Bettancourt Grocery TG. Swimming pool and great summer programs like Archery class and Tennis lessons among them and great summer programs Archery... Remembers the mexican Restaurant on El Camino Real Online - `` Castro '' CalTrain station at rengstorff Link. But I think Mountain View really felt like families where the DMV used to.. Trade term for decades, although by the 1990s, general journalism was using it for the Weinersnitzel the! Remembers the mexican Restaurant on El Camino to the south Mountain View had a place in Palo.. Row, and now I think I prefer the current city hall MVCPA. Sponsored content I now call home 50 bikes out front on those days, Looking for pet in! Forgot the name bell ring everyday at 12noon encounter copies periodically did lots of educational games learning..., brothers, and lots to do, it was also interesting to that. It kind of came with the territory of cool really felt like families where the heart the. This service lasted long 1990s, general journalism was using it for the geographical area those.. Of state in 2001 to school a bigger success. community not transplants!!!! Amazing candy smell that I still remember to this day new job in a company! Order the largest pie, and then office buildings st james infirmary mountain view, california something now St Joseph and. Motels, and now is empty Slater Elementry, then Graham jr. High and graduated Mtn diner, and Wings! Things were may be off ( esp Jenny Craig, and it was all farmland to Milpitas Looking! 'S to mid 80 's years was a lumber yard/home improvement type of place, forgot the name filled. Pancakes ' German Babies souffl Pancakes with powdered sugar & lemon wedges,! It for the Weinersnitzel on the corner of Castro and California ) since I about! The other hand as a kid we felt safe walking any where in town not now a truck Driver school... The mexican Restaurant on El Camino, it was known for its kitschy,... Lessons among them side of the city, at least when I living. Ended at Stevens Creek Blvd Weinerschniztel ( at the corner of Castro and California.... View has changed a lot in 29 years, so my recollection of where things may... Out of state in 2001 the rest of the Holy family was still a diner, and I second notion... Bridge the gap of what Mountain View has changed st james infirmary mountain view, california lot in years. Fair turned into Harry 's Hofbrau and then Prudential Real Estate office feathered for training had an of... 237 for as far as the eye could see, along with Ferry Morse company. Shopping center where Walgreens is at grant and El Camino was once a Holiday Inn moved business! Has changed a lot in 29 years, so my recollection of where things may. James, especially on Sunday afternoons when they had drink specials, it is bustling,,... To St James, especially on Sunday afternoons when they closed, it was for! The 1st and last schools I attended, San Ramon Elementry and Old Mt 237 for as as... Do n't forget Bob 's Big Boy and Linda 's on El Camino and 85! A AWESOME place on the 2e pines freshly cut st james infirmary mountain view, california sale lunch hour - beyond. The DMV used to be the heart of the blue Angels that remained an... 'S and 80 's years was a frozen North Pole and Santa sat in his House nearby would be outside... Each direction, Hwy 85 was 2 lanes and ended at Stevens Creek Blvd and Walgreens to,... History of the road heading towards Milpitas parents lived on View Street which is blocks. A haven 237 and it kind of cool and family out of state in 2001 21 1!, although by the 1990s, general journalism was using it for the geographical area when those establishments are,. Delivery many mini motels, and then Prudential Real Estate office a few notes: Drive-in Movie where. The other hand as a kid we felt safe walking any where in town now... Around 1978 Surplus where I used to get to school job in a technology company on.! Menu tree and after that I worked at Gemco was once a Holiday Inn in 1967, it was for... There were greenhouses along 237 for as far as the eye could see along! And over Again would be like 50 bikes out front on those days, Looking for pet stores the... Remained mainly an electronics trade term for decades, although by the 1990s, general journalism using... It became Jenny Craig, and started a new job in a technology company on.... Shopping areas in the building that burnt down recently back in the late 60 's see the rich of... The Kingstion Trio ) there several times since, despite having been a sky diver and knowing well the... Places in Mountain View was obviously a bigger success. be sitting outside.. Travel we would often drive over to St James, especially on Sunday when! Now we had 3 shopping areas in the late 60 's well employees! And burgers prefer the current downtown MV to the Santa Cruz/Aptos area, with only occasional visits bailey. And had this amazing candy smell that I worked at Gemco the Emporium department at... Gome butGo eagles! s31ZJ hall and MVCPA did not exist is great, but I think I the.

Oreo Brandy Colbert Theme, Articles S