[melissabee, 11/08/2009] Uniroyal Gal - Confirmed Gone All sources list the location of St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill as 390 Moffet Blvd. Anyone remember the Hell Angels' moving into the house on 237 and then filming in parts of Mountain View and Sunnyvale? Also, there was Mings where the kids never ate because it was too fancy for kids. Where that big El Camino Medical group complex is at 85/El Camino used to be the Emporium Capwell department store. View since the mid/late 70's, things have definitely changed since then, both in the town and around the valley. Waitresses in shorts; orders placed in car windows, fantastic. I cannot believe I am reading this article still. Whenever the free time I always like to revisit entire areas and scenes. Stig's Bakery We had one of our early department picnics at a a hamburger joint in an orchard, near where the old Route 237 crosses Central Expressway. It later moved to El Camino and lost an "l" to become Pontilo's. There was a Red Barn Hamburger place on El Camino @ Rengstorff So to that, I say, thank you :) 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. You might also look at Web Link. We were newly wed and I was pregnant with our first child. TG&Y, the Red Barn (country Gourmet now). Mountain View high school was actually bordering Castro Street, old high school way, shoreline (formerly n. Bailey/sterlin road) This is a used 40 year old t-shirt, it isn't in mint condition. There were a lot of Country Stores throughout the bay area, little shops. Freedom. In 1967, one of the boys got killed in an accident, and the business went down hill after that. There was a Pet Store I worked at for one weekend helping put hay in the attic area on Evelyn and feeding the mice for sale. It has helped me bridge the gap of what Mountain View used to be. I went to San Ramon, Monta Loma, Crittenden and Mountain View (72-74). The Mancini house on Church St. was the place to go on Halloween because of the great treats and to sneak a glimpse at the marble interior. the Diamond Ranch Market in 1970 until 1971, as mentioned above, El Camino hospital was behind orchards that ran all the way down Cuesta. I was wrong re Hobee's beginnings was Rengsdorff at Alma. their facilities. At the time was a 4 year student at the relocated MVHS class of '85. Eating at the "picnic tables at Clarke's" with my mom quite often. It just doesn't seem as fun anymore I see from maps now there is a pocket park on Sierra Vista by Middlefield. Awalt High School for swimming lessons on Bryant and Truman Mr Knight was a wonderful employer and friend. disgusting, particularly the ones on Terminal Ave that went without 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 made it clear that I wasn't interested. Vintage Sport T Jersey St. James Infirmary Bar Resturant Mountain View Ca. 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. The only things going in the downtown were Printer's Inc. and a few restaurants like Szechuan Gardens, Dynasty, Fu Lam Mum and Florentine. We ate at Ken's House of Pancake's (apple pancakes! Grew up in MV and graduated from MVHS in 1971. Down the drive was a grilled chicken place called Pollo now I cannot remember. Lived the rest of the time near Castro Street: I now live in Hanford CA. There was also a pizza place called Fargo's that had live music on weekends. Jerry Reed(1937-2008) was a country music singer, songwriter, and actor, who specialized in a variety of novelty numbers. Lots of other kids participated did that continue into the '70's? and it is too bad that someone did not foresee all the changes coming and head off and going to Old Mountain View's Castro Street felt soooooo far away! Fiesta Bowl in Palo Alto/The Hotel was the Cabana Hyatt house where the Beatles stayed (now the Crowne Plaza). Does anyone remember the helicopters flying overhead (every Monday evening, if I remember correctly) spraying Malathion? There were a few other places in Sunnyvale, but Friday night at the Jack in the Box parking lot on El Camino by Grant Rd was where me and my gearhead buddies stopped to watch the show and surreptitiously quaff a brew or two. It was officially opened by Portfolio Minister . I believe I saw the original JUNGLE BOOK movie at the theater there : ) Magical Mountain View [looking back--] Any recall/information about the Mountain View Ice Company? I have lived in Mountain View since the early 70's. Then it burned down.) I grew up there in the late 70's when my grandfather retired from TWA we moved from Mountain View to Florida. I thought that place was so cool when I was young! 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. We lived on Cornelia Ct., and I attended Bubb School for the 4th - 6th grades when we moved back to Green Bay, Wi. View from '56 to '79 with a detour through the USMC abd SE.Asia. - "Castro" CalTrain station at Rengstorff But the best night was seeing the original Limelighters (Lou Gottlieb, Alex Hassilev, Glenn Yarbrough). Even Wonder Woman couldn't save the place (or herself). Promotions, About Us I always thought the food there was better than Taco Bell. Just a few things I didn't see mentioned. What a story that was. theater. Dear Community, It has been quite an exciting year full of activism and progress toward the full realization of sex worker rights. AND, There were greenhouses along 237 for as far as the eye could see, along with Ferry Morse Seed Company. I remember the big white-and-red sign very well. They had a neat fish tank inside. Bowling Alley on El Camino 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'. The Monte Carlo Restaurant was the Movie theater for the town entrusted to live and work for such a with-it city? And GTE @ the Central Park Apts. Poking around the unrestored Rengsdorff house in that surreal setting all sky and wet/flat lands, pre-development and amplitheater. The mall was great off of, I believe Covington Rd. 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. I am a little bummed out that the 1st and last schools I attended, San Ramon Elementry and Old Mt. I have not returned home to Mountain View for decades and just now saw pictures of the town. St James Infirmary Organization Address: 1089 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94109. Many mini motels, and lots to do. 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"? every year.GO EAGLES. No cell phone, no internet, no answering machines, just good friends, good times. I lived there from the '50s thru to 1984. Bay Meadows was fantastic right next door in San Mateo; won 21 to 1 odds on Bridgetwister!!! St James Infirmary. Car dealership n Castro and el CAMINO. The Old Mill had that Upstart Crow Bookstore and (I think) the "Jumping Frog," a dance place where I saw a full sized 1940s style dance band one night. I found a few shell beads and many small shells from their food scavenging at the bay. Tidal lands existed along the bay. The Golden Wok was good too, but suddenly closed and never reopened. Surely so that's the first and possibly only place I would go to eat if I ever came back to visit. View, CA .. 1967-1998 .. A Fan Page For Those Who Loved This One Of A Kind Place! Loved that park. I only tell you all this so that someday when it's called T's there will be a record Stuft Pizza became Kapp's Pizza Bar. As for the slot car racing place in Mt View, it was called D&S Hobby, in Carlotta Shopping Center, which used to be across from Franciscan Glass, off the west bound loop of the San Antonio Rd overpass. I put a few of those little mosaic tiles in the cougar face, in Mrs Johnson's art class when it was being built . were a lot less photos of people's lives back then. 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. I saw "Purple Rain" at the movies that weekend. Speaking of burgers, Hobees when it started in the 70s (?) I also forgot to mention Castro City Market on Rengstorff west of Central Expressway right by the Amtrak commuter train stop at the same location. You forgot Herman's Sporting Goods. Blossom Valley True Value Hardware some highlights, like the Co-op Supermarket which became the old Rite Aid We had 2 A&W Burger places in Mountain View. I have we have one of the best downtowns in the area with such a great selection of places to eat and hang out. The only other big event was the art and wine festival and a chinatown. Wasn't Handyman over there near the Oasis Laundry and what used to be ( In door food court ) The downtown was 2 narrow lanes with no parking and there was nothing going My dad was laid off in '90 my step mom is still with the company under new name General Dynamics. Facilities include two wards for males and females, an administrative block, a chapel, staff quarters and a separate dwelling for street people. Who knew those daily landings for about an hour would go away along with the base. Welcome to THE VINTAGE MOUNTAIN VIEW SHOP, your one-stop shop for apparel and gift items commemorating long-gone spots in and around Mountain View, California! Linda's Hamburger Joint on El Camino Shaw's Ice Cream. It was full of inexpensive children's toys and candy, and had this amazing candy smell that I still remember to this day. View High. Was it part of 237? Every Sunday night we would go to the store after dinner and my father would work on the books. I have noticed revisionist articles that claim their "whatever" was first. It is a lovely thread to read and I am pleased to see it is still getting new posts after 5 years! It has the peanut shells on the floor and it was a great singles dive. and it was the Mountain View Eagles. A plant nearby that sprang from nothing each year and was spectacular. I think I have to quit now my brain hurts cheers to all who recall the peace and joy of growing up amidst the orchards and of our once sleepy little town keep the faith and go Eagles. When they re-did Castro Street can't remember if that was late 70's or Mountain View was home to the St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill. I remember delivering flyers announcing store-opening specials (and being paid the handsome wage of 35 cents! And the Navy was the major employer of the city, at least when I was in elementary school. Nostalgia is great, but I think I prefer the current downtown MV to the sleepy street of the 1970s. I wished Id taken more pictures , than what I have. Mountain View was home to the St. James Infirmary Bar & Grill. It was a hofbrau or road stop kind of place. Served with from San Diego, CA. store. Open fields around the neighborhood were great places for playing baseball and hide and seek. I've recently moved here from Louisiana, married, and bought a lil condo. We lived in Palo Alto and it was a completely different world south of San Antonio road, much different from snooty Palo Alto. Eddies Sport Shop, The Instep for Addidas. That mall also had another restaurant that had live jazz music by The Danny Hull Quintet? You could bring your empty bottles and get them filled. Star & Bar gas station? 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. 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. The Safeway on Shoreline was tiny compared to today with an empty restarant space next to it, and when the Grateful Dead came to play Shoreline the deadheads would always take over the parking lot. Most neighborhood streets were without roundabouts (as they are now) My cousins were Sharon & Jerry Stark, and Harvey, Ed, & Jay Miller. Does anyone else remember playing at the little playground there before the movie started? . JoAnn Fabrics was called New York Fabrics. The Japanese teppan place I was trying to think of was called Shogun, on El Camino west of San Antonio. All rights reserved. I Lets not forget The TownClub, R-Club, Cottage, The OakRoom, Mervyns. 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. I remember the cookie factory well. were really arrogant and unhelpful probably one of the reasons Apple Mountain View was a very different place back then! Sometimes the lines were around the block. I remember when I moved to Mountain View in 1973 there were still orchids around. now sits. Shaw's Ice-cream on El Camino When I want to go to Target, he reminds me that it used to be Gemco:) When I craved a burger, he took me to Clarke's. They never cleaned or bothered to inspect not too far from San Antonio. Get introduced. I was just there several days ago to meet with some friends at Shiva's, an upscale Indian place with a reasonably-priced buffet lunch ($15). Across the street on Evelyn (which was a dirt road in places) was Ferry-Morse, but HP more recently occupied the site. St James Infirmary's headquarters are located at 730 Polk St Fl 4, San Francisco, California, 94109, United States What is St James . Ken's House of Pancakes was the best (and maybe the only) middle of the night meal in town. I have enjoyed the Shoreline Century 16 movie theater and The Sports Page Bar and Grill, too. Original post made by Richard Gambatese, Old Mountain View, on Feb 6, 2009 I was a couselor at the Mt.View Methadone Clinic which was in the County Building at the intersection of Stirlin Rd and Moffett Blvd. 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. And to this very day, Prince's music reminds me of how happy I was to have discovered Mountain View! How difficult is it envisioning what we will (or should!) I frequented it in the mid 90s. This thread keeps me coming back to the site each day to see what new memories have been posted. 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