The chocolate cream pie was absolutely the best. across from the school was the Hi Lo soda shop ran by Bob & Francis from the early fifties to late 80s. I lived next door to N.B. Dont know if the buildings are still there but Im packing up the dog for a road trip. fishing for blue gill fish in the pond. It really resonated with me. Those were wonderful times. N. LB was a great place to grow up! I didnt care to eat a hot dog for a very long time . Im in the beginning process of writing a screenplay about growing up in Compton as a white kid, as well as living there well into my adult years (cant give too much away) and Im seeking personal testimonies about white folks living in north Long Beach (Compton and surrounding areas of course), however, for now anyway, all I can offer is to buy breakfast, or lunch for anyone who is interested in allowing me to interview them. I never played Golf there, but I would always play the video games they had in the arcade. went to John A. Sutter, Lindbergh, and Jordan c/o 83. Great roast beef and smashed potatoes. i know where your coming from califorinabean, i went to jane addams, lindbergh and then jordan/ class 1967 and to have all those great places to go to growing up was fantastic. The first store was Hardware, the second was Groceries, toys, Lamps, Lighting, The next was Furniture, Appliances, tv, electonics, RECORDS, Pharmacy. Im not sure if Tony Alva ever skated there but I think he did at least show up a few times. i saw you mention the boy scout park. Look below the item for additional data you may want to include. michaelpoulin@dyingindowney.com Charles Hathaway faved this impact1911 14y with up to 5 times the number of maximum matches per search vs. non-subscribers. Im 64 as I type this and Im computer literate for sure, but Im not on the social network sites, so on and so forth. Dooley's Family Hardware Store 1981 TerryT1976 1.32K subscribers Subscribe Save 13K views 15 years ago Uploaded by request and to bring some nostalgia to any Long Beach/L.A., CA residents who. My Dad hated to go there because he had to stand in line for a long time. I used to play caroms and do crafts at the little rec center there and they had great swings! Search this record. I remember Dooleys!! Get back with me. also my favorite games were the baseball with ball bearing balls and flappers. This is awesome. Thank you for sharing, also. before K-Mart went in. I think I try to use face book like a blogI always have too much to say for the little boxand have to edit it down. Saw Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at one of them (cant remember which) with my folks. Also I remember Shady Acres miniature golf which no place could compare with in my book. Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? - Store information for your local hardware store in Long Beach, CA. We went to Shady Acres frequently and also went to the horse stables to rent horses for riding for an hour, someone mentioned the name earlier but I forget.One of the things I miss from those days is the drive-in theatersLakewood,Circle,Los Altos,and I think there was one other we used to go to. There is something always kind of special about mom n pop (family owned) places that have a personal homey atmosphere to it. But I remember buying a refrigerator from Dooleys when my husband and I bought our first home out here in Lake Elsinore, CA. We should all feel blessed. I went back to NLB about 10 years later and many things had changed. I loved Andersons market! You guys should check out Born and Raised in Long Beach. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. Mrs Dooley always chose the glasswares like tea cups and saucers for the ladies collections. *Orders placed within 3 hours of store closing (, Store Location: 1541 W Pacific Coast Hwy |, in the footer area, opens in a new window. Yes I was trying to remember the name of the roller arena I used to skate there too Welches was this big green cylindrical building in Long Beach I thought it was on Atlantic and Del Amo but Im not sure since it was about 35-40 yrs ago when I worked there our favorite pizza place were Men Eds, Shakeys, Fio Ritos. Utilize our advanced search form to filter the search results by Company Name, City, State, Postal Code, I lived a block away from Scherer Park, and would go all the time. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. This orginally aired on KTTV 11 in 1981. Was it the Long Beach Drive-In? Whether you're a pro or taking on a DIY home improvement project for the first time, we're right here in your neighborhood with the expert advice, tools, equipment and the products you need to get the job done. I had a little square box with a handle (because you never knew when you would be invited to a slumber party, and have to bring your music) that kept my 45s safe. I worked at Dooleys from 1981-1987. Wow, I hadnt thought of this stuff in years. I bought my first few skateboards from that place. They were always very polite and would inform my mother that they would make sure that we were there. We're proud to be a member of the True Value family, and we're here to serve our community. It would be great to remember some fun and crazy times we had at Dooleys! Why were they so good? shed be in there on saturdays to see that her finest wares were put out on the glass display shelves just perfectly. I hardly spoke to her because I was too scared. Didnt remember about the mac and cheese, I probably would have been chowing on that if I worked there, too. Loved Dooleys it was one of a kind. does anyone remember the Big A? I lived just north that area by Starr King Elementary School on Coolidge by Coolidge Park. Mrs. Trigg appealed, claiming title to the one-foot strip by adverse possession, estoppel, and agreed boundary. Chuck, Hi so good to see your name here! I attended one of my friends birthday parties there in 75. Contributing Institution. DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART Company Number 0322111 Previous Company Numbers C0322111 Status Suspended Ftb Incorporation Date 8 June 1956 (over 66 years ago) Dissolution Date 2 January 2004 Company Type Stock Corporation - CA - General Jurisdiction California (US) Registered Address 5045 LONG BEACH BLVD LONG BEACH CA 90805 United States Agent Name Collection. North long beach was so fun in the late 60s and thru the 70s Red Fox lanes, Shady Acres, Town and Crest theatres , play in the jungle at Scherer park , houghton park , bixby knolls center ,lbt no 7 bus the streaker, went downtown on the 7 fwy before it was 710 , get to the pike and beach fast ,jump on long beach blvd inbetween del amo and market where the bus turned r to Dairy st turned l went to south st turned r to the cerritos mall then turn around back downtown.i lived at 146 e 55th st what great fun and memories, We would eat dime hotdogs and look at all the stamps on the walls then go play in the store get chased out one in another run upstairs dive in the bean bag pile and hide, my grandmother would cash her retirement check, buy grocerys.buy me a toy we walk a block to her single apartment there was a pensoil gas pump in her parking lot the next store was an antique store with a life size wood indian statue in front next door was douglas burgers, yes i work there 1979 i know all the news everyone talking about good old days. Dooley dogs, arcade games at Red Fox Lanes, dinner out at Sizzler, riding bikes in the LA River, mini golf at Shady Acres. I didnt grow up in Long Beach, lived there while husband was in the navy. I remember the hot dogs the most! What street was that on was it in Lakewood or Long Beach? Your right.my friend and i would sit on our skateboards (steel wheels) hook our legs to each other and go down the hill they called it (suicide hill) hit the grass at the bottom just before the pond..and yes the rec area had a bumper pool table inside we would play.and that pond had more fish in it big blue gills drop a line and it was hit then.we would walk over to Thriftys for a 5 cent scoop of ice cream remember that? She would let me and my older brother out of the car and tell the Usher at the front ( who was wearing a nice uniform and standing in the front of the building ) we would be there until she picked us up after the movie. Dehls. Fire gutted garden shop area of store. DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART, Long Beach CA. My name is Jan Mooney but you would have know me by Jan Horton. Googled it and got all of these beautiful memories. You cant . wow i bet some of us knew each other. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Light and dark, self and other, la-dee-da and all. https://www.facebook.com/groups/5916137753/. We were probably at Dooleys at the same time, picking out trees! I am having a blast reading all the memories of Dooleys; it really was a treasure. I worked in the garden dept from 65-67. Dooley's Hardware Mart (personified here as Dooley), the owner of Lot 5, obtained judgment and $40 damages against Dorice Trigg, the owner of Lot 6, enjoining her from using a strip of Lot 5, 94 feet long and one foot wide. I remember the name; Shady Acres, but I cant remember going there. Sign above shop charred and twisted from smoke. across from the Blue Chip Stamp redeemable store. . Very cool so you lived on the edge of North Long Beach; a couple of friends of mine lived around that area as well. Does anyone remember the Worn Out West? Things are always more clear when you look in the past. . The sweet little ol lady in the upstairs would sneak me 2 hamburgers with my drink and a slice of that fantastic chocolate cream pie (with the shavings on top). Crest Theatre comes to mind and there was another theatre nearby, but the name escapes me. The improvements and new facilities are paid for by Measure A school bonds approved in 1999 by local voters along with state match-ing funds. the italian deli was Mama Rosas on Paramount one block south of South st. Cherris Can Can was on the corner S & P. next was Muldoons Saloon. I lived at 111 W. Delamo, Apt 11, in 1969 when my husband was in the Navy. My husband and I talk about it sometimes. View our statement on digital primary resources. Later, when the Paccione family purchased it, the name was changed to Romes. My next door neighbor was general manager N.B. I was very young then, first or second grade. during Christmas was great. Oh, and they also sold hardware. One more memory the gas wars they used to have those were the days one station would lower their price then one across the corner would lower theirs in response and sometimes that would go on until gas got rediculously cheap ..and they would put out those huge spotlights that would rove around the sky and sometimes cross each other I remember when gas was about .40 c a gallon that must have been about the time I first started driving I think maybe why that price sticks. I would have gone to Jordan H.S. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. i am now 62. i loved that place. Left Jordan in 75. I cant find you. I had to reply as reading about the guy who drove a Helms truck, nearly bought a tear to my eye. I am happy for all of you. i found this looking for pictures of Scheer Park from the 60s when it had the water falls. I must say this was a cool little topic! I am sure it makes him feel as good as it does for me to read these comments. Jordan class of 83. On that note I must mention that we had a Shakeys Pizza in town. only one thing i found wrong on all the comments and that was on the italian deli. Dels Liquors on L.B.Blvd. I too was born and raised in North Long Beach, I graduated from Jordan in 74. a big greek guy owned the place. . and I still dont care if I have another soda. We moved then and I graduated from Artesia High in 75. One of my neighbors was killed while she was babysitting her granddaughter and a bullet came through the window during a drive-by and killed her as she sat in her rocking chair. That place was an interesting conceptual store. I remember Shady Acres as well. I remember the Lumberjack and the big Sherman Williams sign covering the globe or something like that. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. I used to go to John Sutter Elementary and would go to Dooleys after school. Besides playing catch in the driveway (or Poison, which was a game where our friend Kathy would be a baserunner, and my brother and I would try to tag her out when she would run from one base to the other), and trying not to get hit by a car if the ball went into the street, one of our main sources of entertainment was to go down the street to Dooleys Hardware, where the giant lumberjack stood,overlooking Long Beach Boulevard. Its sad to see all these places gone. where you would sit in a spaceship box with a prong on the end and move it up and down and sideways and try to light up all the cities on the map with the prong before time ran out. Actually, I think he was indicating Romeos Itanial deli and pizza/sandwich shop. served to you completely ad free and you will be granted access to view every profile in its entirety, even Those were some great times. Dooley "WHOLESALE DISCOUNTS . He appeared in a few commercials. : Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd, : Retail store fire, 3414 Long Beach Blvd, : Abandoned oil storage : hazard, Long Beach Blvd, : Caf, Long Beach Blvd. company profile page along with the rest of the general data. As I recall, I was making a whopping $1.90 an hour but I was happy I had my first job! and Nautigals Subs. Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. So many people, including myself, have fond memories of the store; it was a unique place to go to shop, and eat (hotdogs!) If you are in need of enterprise level search, please consider signing up for a Bizapedia Pro Search account as described on this page. We were like 6-8 years old and we used to spy on him through the holes in the wood fence. Colleen, I do remember a painted wall on the side of the deli, that had a big sandwich. Dooley had built a concrete block wall on what he thought was or was close to the property boundary with Trigg. The lumberjack, the drive-ins. that place had it all we lived in lakewood on candlewood by the tracks 1956, Dooleys was cool work there in the late 1970s love there hot dogs and ice cream first job out of high school. RIP, Dooleys!\r\r(ALL COPYRIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGED.) that was pete stathis-my grandfather. Again, thanks for sharing your memory. Search. Really good memories. Thanks! Douglas Burgers was my favorite, next to Dooleys hot dogs, of course. I cant remember what exactly these were named/called. Grocers, too, are getting into the bigger-is-better act. Loved the summer programs at Sutter, arts and crafts and the traveling softball team that played the other elementary schools. I love all these recollections, its like all of you said everything. The fellow in charge at the store wharehouse (Sarge) was a real hoot. Does anyone remember The Prince of Wales restaurant ? I learned how to play asteroids at Redd Fox lanes! Does anyone remember Shady Acres Miniature Golf? I used to eat 6-10 hot dogs a day and pick up a $1.99 monural record every week after pay day. Always crowded, full of people. Great chili dogs. I just found this while looking for a photo of Dooleys for a story I wrote about working there and being the first checker inside the store to be robbed. remember you didnt need bait, just throw your line in and wait couple seconds and yang it out and you would usually hook a fish. 1980 1985, Paint Dept., 1986 1991 Garden Dept. P.S. See our terms of use for more tips. I dont believe I remember you Jared but there were a lot of people I didnt know that lived around there. it was 2 blocks north of atlantic theater, Hi everybody, I grew up on zane street. remember at the 18th hole, windmill the ball would return to the office after you hit it through the windmill. Love the chilli dogs, picking the Christmas trees out of the railroad car. And just for the record, my friends and I used to play hide-and-seek upstairs buy the doll collection and the furniture. I also remember a trailer park across from Shady Acres. One of the best days was Sunday, when they served lunch in the kitchen upstairs. especially shady acres, remember hiding clubs and balls while in elementary school. I dont need to re-visit. As a kid in Torrance, I was not even sure where this was, just that my father would take me often; but you all have filled out in that image in my mind, Thanx. Ls restaurant near the shopping center was a Friday night dinner out for us. Oh, and they also sold hardware. Badlands skatepark was directly behind Shady Acres. It is all gone now. if we've collected "Sales Lead Information" for a given company, it will be displayed on the I mentioned I had room for a banana split, and she let me have one! Great memories! Steve Hampton from down the street worked in the toy dept. I also have a fond memory of going to Welchs for my thirteenth birthday and feeling very grown-up and special being in such a posh place (linen table cloth and napkins), we didnt have a lot of money so dining out like that was a rare treat. I remember Welchs! Three buildings, and all heart. Went there with my folks every chance we got. your daughter was so beautiful. Dooleys had cheap hotdogs and it was a great place to go. My house was built at the same time as the school. Now 71 live in montana. I grew up on E. 60th (by Deforrest Park) and my father pretty much lived there. Awesome memories. I remember Dooleys. Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. Had a friend named Gary Lahna who died in Vietnam, fabulous memories, how about those Good Humor trucks that played their music as they rolled through the neighborhoods. Nothing else compares to it today, does it? . Your entire office will be able to use your search subscription. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Anyway I got a few things from old Harry too. Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. Dooleys was one of my favorite places to go as a child I dont know of any place that compares today. It was on Atlantic a half a block from Jordan. You missed mentioning meI was there summer and fall 1967you must have clear at the other endI was at the south door of the south building most of the timeI didnt realize there were so many of us from the block that were there. if someone put a dime in it and didnt shake the machine popcorn was left in it and we would come up and shake it and get about 1/5 of a bag for free. George/Julie, please let me know if youre still out there on the net. If you ever see it, the fellow in the cowboy hat is Richard Dooley, Charles (founder) son. in Michigan I have a great photo of my grandfather in his apron standing behind the counter, Ill post it when I can. Those walk-ins had character! LOL! I believe it was Richard Dooley that lived across the street from the long parking lot behind the hardware building. There is now a facebook page Born and Raised in Long Beach where people talk about things like this, what movie theaters you went to, which library, with much reminiscing. Email Address: See available information. We were cashiers in paint building also. Dooley's Hardware consisted of three buildings that were spread over three blocks - you could get anything there, from ten-cent hot dogs to eighty-nine cent 45rpm records to a new living room set. I remember standing in long lines for them . Where the 91 and the 710 intersected. Dooley's Hardware, 5075 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach ( ** ): A fond memory for long time Long Beach residents, Dooley's was a three block long emporium that sold nearly. anyone remember the seafood grotto restaurant in the 50s on ocean blvd? Do you guys remember the little brook that started at the top of the hill and fed into the river? Stop & Go liquor. Oh to be back in the good ole days in Long Beach/ Compton area. My Home Town Harbor City Los Angeles County yeah that was a nasty hill for skaeboards..ya had to watch out for the people down below and people popping out from the left hand bushes area goin down the hill, hey johnny, loved your post. Change). Johnny I went to Sutter from about 1965, then Hughes, then Jordan (graduated in 78) you might have known my brother, he graduated in 75. He and I talked on the phone sometimes about the past and he tells me to just talk about rock and roll and the bands. Cheers! Too many steel fences and bars on peoples windows. Mrs. Trigg appealed, claiming title to the one-foot strip by adverse possession, estoppel, and agreed boundary. Look for pictures of Badlands skatepark. I may have mentioned this I also remember sitting next to the lake and watching boys ride down the hill and right into it, What a treat to discover this post and all the wonderful comments. I recall the original Hardware store. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. so good. (LogOut/ hi richard i work there and rent one of your apt it was great 1979. See Hardware Mart Dooleys's age, phone number, house address, email address, social media accounts, public records, and check for criminal records on Spokeo. Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. As a kid I lived on Virginia Ave (72 83), one block behind Dooleys and two blocks from Sutter Elementary. Then just passed that was a Levi store on the right. Dooleys Family Hardware Store, theres more, theres more, at Dooleys! Thank you SO much for finding that and sharing it what a treat to remember. I do believe that since Ive read of so many of the changes made in the area. Born and raised in long beach. Food Giant contends that it is only a Thayer presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence. Retailers call them "category killers," saying they kill off competition wherever they go. Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd Calisphere California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd Image / Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd The March 2 ballot measure, also supported by the Teachers Association of Long Beach, would provide roughly $20 million for a new elementary school at the site of the former Dooley's hardware store near Del Amo and Long Beach boulevards. : Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd : McDonald Paint & Hardware Fire : Photograph of The Kansas Tin Shop : Rudbach Hardware Store : Gas station and hardware store : Geo. use to camp there on weekends when i was a boy scout. No. I think you lived on 51st street when l was a kid. Of course, every time we went we had to stop to get a hotdog. But we have our memories. Comprehensive information on any company or organization. Identifier: 3455_1: Title: . Two firefighters haul tangle of hoses behind hose crew spraying scorched interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop. I went to Scherer Park after I went to Dooleys one time and I remember a little brook area and little bridges and there were brush trails that people made leading to little hideouts and stuff. I saw Raging Bull and Looking for Mr. Goodbar there, and it may even have been on the same night! If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. Concerts at the Long Beach auditorium? Del Amo is a six-lane highway, and our house was about thirty feet away from thousands of cars rushing by day and night, either on their way to or from the Long Beach Freeway, which was about a mile away. Well today, April 15, 2012 I celebrate 30 years sobriety and who knows what would have happened had I never found my way to Dooleys where I got a chance to start over. like an Egyptian Princess . Good memories! Rights Information. June 29, 1956. It was family owned right? I remember the store seemed to be so big, I thought it would be cool to ride a mini bike up and down the isles. There also was this great Italian Delicatessin near Kentucky Fried Chicken, (I cant remember exactly what street it was on).They were called Roma Italian or something. Whenever she said she had to go to the hardware store, Id pretty much attach myself to her leg insisting she take me with her. Funny you mentioned your birthday party at Shady Acres. It was my first job and I was hired by the General Mgr who was my friends father, her mother was Charles Dooleys niece. I liked that store and miss it. I started working in the portable TV dept. I went to sutter K- 5th grade, then we moved to San Diego. Item Description. Im sure Ive spelled it wrong, but they had booths where you could preview your record before purchasing. Merchandise burned and buried beneath heaps of burnt wood and twisted metal. I feel lucky that I had Dooleys to go to when I was a kid nothing else even comes close today. Now site of Dooley's Elementary School. . The record dept. Shady Acres is now a condominium complex, I think; I used to play miniature golf there, and held quite a few birthday parties there. shed talk with the ladies who were collecting and fine the things needed & wanted to fill their collections. I got to work the tree lot. At least he tried. We need it really bad now. L.B. I remember my mom dropping me off in a long Cadillac that had fins on the back. blvd. on Cherry off Market. I lived on 49th st against the train tracks. Many super nice employees there, my favorite was spud. Hey neighbor, I must have left (working at the Garden Dept.) , It sounds like you have great memories of Dooleys! also, love the popcorn machine. Once my brother went wading in the pond and cut his foot pretty badly on some broken glass; ruined our afternoon picnic, stupid brother. I used to walk all the way to Dooleys to just look around. S. Jeffery Hardware Store, Chico, Calif : Franzen Bros. Hardware : Franzen Bros. Hardware : Franzen Bros. Hardware with people, Main Street Nope. When I think of Dooleys, I think about the hotdogs with my Mom and Dad. the Lindbergh Jr. Market ran by Cecil (meat counter) & Bessie (front candy counter) Farrington ran it. I never could ride a skateboard in a park. Loved our time there. Then you were there when I was there. Dooley won a Pyrrhic victory in that the boundary was found to not be established at the block wall but Trigg has an easement over her 1 of concrete driveway which was built up to the wall. Going down suicide hill at Scherer park. Would love to hear and share memories. G S A True Value Hardware in Long Beach, CA, we're here to help. whew! Paid $75 for a 1 bedroom apartment. My family lived on Mountain View from 72 till 83. remember kirks corner, went there for years. Thanks so much for reading, and dropping in; I have to tell you that Ive been writing here for a couple of years now, and my post on Dooleys Hardware has gotten the most number of comments. I believe the town lasted longer. Its funny everybody has a different spelling for what thought was Cheer park we used to make little fishing nets out of my moms nylons and a coat hanger and catch pollywogs ( we also referred to it as pollywog park then we would take them home and keep them in a jar but didnt know how to keep them so they died and the water got smelly quick. We used to buy our Christmas trees in the parking lot of Dooleys every year; my father would tie the tree to the roof of our 66 Impala, and curse for the whole block and a half ride home, while he and my mother would hold the tree down so it wouldnt fly off and cause any major accidents. I have a very special/unique experience, not only with Shady Acres, but with all of Long Beach. Current Address: QJDV Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA. I also remember your dad Bill as the appliance dept. Date . For about the same amount of years. View source image And did you ever eat at Marris? He was retired of course. I went to Sutter and graduated 6th grade in 1962; lived on Pacific Ave. maybe a block from the school. I wish it were still there, I moved away from Long Beach 25 years ago and I really miss it. The parking lot was so long that it was never full. . . Occasionally I would bag groceries down the street also. My Dad would sometimes take us to Dooleys for hot dogs too. The short guy in the garden shop. By the parking for teachers that was chained off. reminiscence. I delivered appliances for them. Thank Made it over to the main store quite often to either pick up a floor model, or bring them an appliance from warehouse stock. In 81 or 82. I was just thinking of my childhood days in Long Beach in the the 60s, it was a great time. Douglas burgers, Marris pizza. Dooleys has been torn down, and the property is now home to a magnetschool: http://www.lbschools.net/dooley/. the lumberjack was on the 3rd most northern building. 1541 W Pacific Coast HwyLong Beach, CA 90810-4227. I went to Sutter from kindergarten through 6th grade (1966 through 1972 or so)! What a great story! Then just passed the pharmacy, through the doors was the hot dogs and orange julius on your right and a craft supply shop on your left. Still one of the most fun jobs I ever had. Get free access to the complete judgment in DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART v. TRIGG on CaseMine. 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