Pay checks were about 20 bucks a week, but that paid for my VW gas and lift tickets at Lake Arrowhead. Made it over to the main store quite often to either pick up a floor model, or bring them an appliance from warehouse stock. If you are in need of enterprise level search, please consider signing up for a Bizapedia Pro Search account as described on this page. reminiscence. there is a great discussion group on facebook called born and raised in long beach it has about 3000 members and they all grew up in long beach and share stories. If you ever see it, the fellow in the cowboy hat is Richard Dooley, Charles (founder) son. While I know it was a large facility, it seemed so ginormous to me as a small child. With the Bizapedia Pro Search service you will get unlimited searches via our various search forms,
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I used to love Douglas Burger French Dips, Pastrami sandwiches, Burgers, all that. the Lindbergh Jr. Market ran by Cecil (meat counter) & Bessie (front candy counter) Farrington ran it. Collection. I dont need to re-visit. I was just thinking of my childhood days in Long Beach in the the 60s, it was a great time. I started at $1.50 and then when I made lead cook, I received $1.65 per hour. Awesome memories. I bowled my first time at Red Fox Lanes; used to cash in pop bottles at the liquor store on LB Blvd. in Michigan I have a great photo of my grandfather in his apron standing behind the counter, Ill post it when I can. Hardware Mart Dooleys. Great chili dogs. I remember getting a Disney Songtape of Goin' Quackers here in 1986 and eating at the snack bar. I lived in the Four Corner Block area of North Long Beach. I do believe that since Ive read of so many of the changes made in the area. My dad has a Lionel train and we would get track and train cars and accessories. 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/. Congratulations on your milestone; Dooleys played a huge part in your life, and Im sure that I must have bumped into you at some point. He appeared in a few commercials. Too bad since the area when I grew up seemed to be reasonably safe considering the size of the city. They did have those great dolls I remember them, too! from 60 to 73. I tell people that I had a orange tree in my backyard, how I used to run from the helicopters, and ride my motorcycle is in the Los Angeles River. About $2.5 million would go to a project expanding Roosevelt Years later hi richard i work there and rent one of your apt it was great 1979. App. I grew up there in the early 70s to the early 80s. only one thing i found wrong on all the comments and that was on the italian deli. Great spaghetti and pizza, and we could never get out of there without writing our name on the walls, like everyone else. I recall the original Hardware store. Thank I started as a cashier in the north building (garden, paint, hardware) and ended up in the south building, first in the radio dept, then upstairs in the furniture dept office. i remember in the middle store food, fishing gear, gifts. went to John A. Sutter, Lindbergh, and Jordan c/o 83. - Dooley's Hardware - Long Beach (yeah, I know . I grew up in Compton. UNLOCK PROFILE. Do you guys remember the little brook that started at the top of the hill and fed into the river? Dooleys Family Hardware Store, theres more, theres more at Dooleys. 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. S. Jeffery Hardware Store, Chico, Calif : Franzen Bros. Hardware : Franzen Bros. Hardware : Franzen Bros. Hardware with people, Main Street So many people come to mind. Wow. Im not sure if Tony Alva ever skated there but I think he did at least show up a few times. My daughter was born 11-11-69 so that area was significant to me. I graduated from Jordan in 1974, I remember my girlfriend and I going to the football games and the Panthers rarely won. Our Boy Scout troop was sponsored by Dooleys. Awesome fried bean and cheese burritos. Share Park? I think I was allowed to go buy them in 1970 they were 89 cents. Shady Acres is now a condominium complex, I think; I used to play miniature golf there, and held quite a few birthday parties there. That was the summer and fall of 1967. like an Egyptian Princess . does anyone remember the Big A? I remember going walking and skate boarding with my brother along and down inside of what my mom called the Wash. Large storm drains similar to a levy. They had a neat little museum. was just across the isle. My Grandma lived a half a block from Andersons Market in the 60s early 70s and I lived in California Heights in the mid 70s . i worked in the record dept. I went to Sutter, then Hughes. Playing Asteroids at Red Fox Lanes. I worked at Dooleys (Door 4) from 1979-1981 then again from 1983-1984. My first job in 1969 was working in the portable TV section. : poorly located hydrant, : Oil wells, Cameron Pl. ;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Emery. 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. also the around the world game. Went to Grant, Hamilton and Jordan. Item Description. I remember going to this place twice and learned that they sold other stuff as well as hardware store here. 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? Get this Press-Telegram page for free from Saturday, December 29, 1973 Long Beach Calif Sat Dec It 1171 - --L ' : INDEPENDENT ESS-TELEGRAM B-3 buying sought ' Bra(fley'of Los Angeles . This orginally aired on KTTV 11 in 1981. 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). I had to reply as reading about the guy who drove a Helms truck, nearly bought a tear to my eye. Hey neighbor, I must have left (working at the Garden Dept.) Good memories! To my recollections Scherer Park was in Bixby Knolls. . Search. Look below the item for additional data you may want to include. View source image i lived in the trailer park next to taco bell a half block from shady acresi went there every night to play pinball..and friends and i would run around the golf course creating kid havoc and freaking out the golfershaha..the old dude who ran shady acres would run us off. 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. We have many fond memories of Dooleys and I remember the lumberjack too! We would have all go to jail. City Council? I worked all over the store and had so much fun. Are there still any places like this these days? I believe the town lasted longer. I really cant stand when these computers correct my spelling. Great roast beef and smashed potatoes. The short guy in the garden shop. i found this looking for pictures of Scheer Park from the 60s when it had the water falls. The record dept. Stop & Go liquor. I had my own daughter in 1982 and thought of so many of my fellow employees as family. We recommend you include the following information in your citation. Hi Veronica I remember you. Didnt remember about the mac and cheese, I probably would have been chowing on that if I worked there, too. Im going to see if I can find a photo I took ballet and tap from Dorothy Castle on Market, and we used to get burgers from the Hi-Lo on Market, across from Lindbergh Junior HIgh. 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. if we've collected "Sales Lead Information" for a given company, it will be displayed on the
if we stayed in the area. Title. Forgot to mention: I worked for the fine folks at Dooleys for 11 years. Colleen I remember the giant lights in the sky! I would like to ask a pretty random question. I remember the Lumberjack and the big Sherman Williams sign covering the globe or something like that. I loved Andersons market! Great times that I will never forget! To protect our site, we cannot process your request right now. Nothing else compares to it today, does it? I like the memories,( The way things were). Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? I hardly spoke to her because I was too scared. I lived a block away from Scherer Park, and would go all the time. Login; Business Contacts & Backgrounds. i grew up in north long beach..my mom was the telephone operator at dooleys in the 70syeah those 10cent hot dogs are what i blame for making me fatheheh, long beach jordan 1971 that was pete stathis-my grandfather. Utilize our advanced search form to filter the search results by Company Name, City, State, Postal Code,
I loved reading these comments. 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. After finishing the sundae my Mom asked if I was satisfied? I was a lazy, do-nothing clod, far beneath her level. I never seen anything like it since. We were in the same class for 3 years. N. LB was a great place to grow up! i loved christmas there. 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. the commercial sang this. We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message. Identifier: 3455_1: Title: . I grew up off of L.B. Sooo, unladylike. Filing Jurisdiction, Entity Type, Registered Agent, File Number, Filing Status, and Business Category. Fire gutted garden shop area of store. Im 54 years old now and they will never be a time like that again. blvd. But I remember buying a refrigerator from Dooleys when my husband and I bought our first home out here in Lake Elsinore, CA. I cant find you. I never played Golf there, but I would always play the video games they had in the arcade. with up to 5 times the number of maximum matches per search vs. non-subscribers. Once my brother went wading in the pond and cut his foot pretty badly on some broken glass; ruined our afternoon picnic, stupid brother. Jan Horton. Wow, I hadnt thought of this stuff in years. It has been very nice to reminisce about days past. Good times. I can still hear the toot-toot of the whistle as he slowly drove down the street; sometimes my mom would put the little Helms H placard in the window if we wanted him to stop. Fun times , Yes, those were great times, and we were unaware of how great they were. It was my first job and I was hired by the General Mgr who was my friends father, her mother was Charles Dooleys niece. Hopefully get some pictures of a place I had so much fun shopping with my Grandmother. i grew up in north long beach, graduated jordan 1967 and remember all those great places. I must say this was a cool little topic! Lucys restaurant L.B.Blvd. Loved article. I went to those two theaters for all the years that they were around. . All of a sudden something said Dooleys! As I grow older, Im so thankful for those experiences, because they give me an appreciation for small, sweet events, like piling into the carall six of us kidswith my Mom and Dad, to be treated to a hot dog at Dooleys. great memories there! I think you lived on 51st street when l was a kid. I was watching a Dooleys commercial the other day on You Tube. 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? Remember Gene Barker from tools ? They sold old Levis. I love all these recollections, its like all of you said everything. He seemed to know many employees. Shady Acres was a blast, and little snackbar type place there to eat. use to camp there on weekends when i was a boy scout. Deep fried halibut , it seems like dream it was sooo good . Come in and see us today. My first job was being a box boy at Dooleys. Wow! I actually worked for Dooleys from 76-78, at the Warehouse at Cherry and Artesia. especially shady acres, remember hiding clubs and balls while in elementary school. . The lumberjack, the drive-ins. on One of the best days was Sunday, when they served lunch in the kitchen upstairs. Two firefighters haul tangle of hoses behind hose crew spraying scorched interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop. *Orders placed within 3 hours of store closing (, Store Location: 1541 W Pacific Coast Hwy |, in the footer area, opens in a new window. 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. All before sexual harassment came along. Romas Italian deli on Atlantic was a place my whole family enjoyed. There was a Taco Bell in that area. Are there really NO photos of it (still, in 2015)? I think I might have applied for a job there, but never followed through with it. They were unbelievably affordable, which was a real consideration for my parents. (LogOut/ i am now 62. i loved that place. Long Beach Pike Angel Images Chicago Art Film Images Bridge Building Unique Hotels Weird Creatures Aerial Photo Municipal Auditorium and Rainbow Pier Long Beach, CA D David Zach Historic Long Beach, CA . I believe it was Richard Dooley that lived across the street from the long parking lot behind the hardware building. : 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. I remember my mom dropping me off in a long Cadillac that had fins on the back. Dooley's Hardware Mart 5000 Block, Long Beach Boulevard. I loved that place! - Store information for your local hardware store in Long Beach, CA. Loved the summer programs at Sutter, arts and crafts and the traveling softball team that played the other elementary schools. Thanks Julie! Personally, I havent been back in the Long Beach area since 2001. across from the school was the Hi Lo soda shop ran by Bob & Francis from the early fifties to late 80s. . Remember Miss Buehl? Great poor boy sandwiches and Pizzas. In addition, all pages on Bizapedia will be
Sorry, went off track There was also a buffet restaurant, Cliftons I believe. I learned how to play asteroids at Redd Fox lanes! And here it is and here you are! 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. DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART, Long Beach CA. 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 small (250x250 max) medium (500x500 max) Large; Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. It really resonated with me. I remember Dooleys!! there is a post about dooleys and it seems to get the biggest response. Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. a big greek guy owned the place. blvd and Mt View. a new school at the former Dooley's Hardware at Long Beach Boulevard and Del Amo Street. Dooley's Family Hardware Store Warehouse Grand Opening stephdooley 17 subscribers Subscribe 2K views 11 years ago Dooley's in North Long Beach, 1981. Those were wonderful times. Hope to chat with you soon. I will try to find photos of Shady Acres it was a really fun minigolf park! we would start on the 3rd hole so we wouldnt be seen. We were like 6-8 years old and we used to spy on him through the holes in the wood fence. Then just passed that was a Levi store on the right. I remember Welchs! Im sure I must have. during Christmas was great. Those were some great times. Dooley dogs, arcade games at Red Fox Lanes, dinner out at Sizzler, riding bikes in the LA River, mini golf at Shady Acres. Was it the Long Beach Drive-In? Great place! It didnt pay much, but some of the experiences were priceless. My Dad would sometimes take us to Dooleys for hot dogs too. I went to Sutter and graduated 6th grade in 1962; lived on Pacific Ave. maybe a block from the school. (LogOut/ Johnny Rebs came later down the road. Lived on Eleanor near Orange Ave and then Orange Ave and 65th. Love, Rebecca, Dooleys Dooleys hardware store theres more theres at Dooleys . CA; DO; DO-2083; DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART; DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART. We were probably at Dooleys at the same time, picking out trees! Get back with me. Shady Acres skate park. I feel lucky that I had Dooleys to go to when I was a kid nothing else even comes close today. ADDITIONAL LINKS The funny thing is they never said anything about the little brown bags of candy, like a sandwich bag or lunch bag. It really makes me feel good. And the lake at Scherer Park we were told a body was found in it the freezer in the front of Dels where I would pick out my Sidewalk Sundae, and Tom would say, Thatll be 35 dollars, please! Red Fox lanes, where I learned how to bowl and went to league night with my parents a great time! 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. 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. Reporter: Emery to RW Assignment:. Best halibut in town. I worked with a lady named Verlene, she was so sweet, I often wonder what happened to her? Comprehensive information on any company or organization. Oh, yes!!! She was always getting tools or gardening supplies from there. My husband said that body at the park was a lady that lived next door to him, they called her aunt Dot her husbands name was Brownie, this site has brought back many memories for him. Occasionally I would bag groceries down the street also. Then my brother would buy our two tickets and we would go into the movie theater with our little brown bags of candy that Mom packed and go find a place and sit down. What a great place it was to be a kid. I knew Shirley Dooley in grade school at Jane Addams. I used to go to John Sutter Elementary and would go to Dooleys after school. before K-Mart went in. Colleen, I do remember a painted wall on the side of the deli, that had a big sandwich. One of you mentioned something that we didnt even know. Love the posts on here! The subs were the best. Mrs. Trigg appealed, claiming title to the one-foot strip by adverse possession, estoppel, and agreed boundary. They also gave away stuff when you filled up your tank and Marris Pizza on LB Boulevard was the place to go if you wanted to write on the walls, or on the tables. One day in about 1966, the Greeter from Laguna Beach walked all the way to Dooleys just to get a couple of hot dogs he had heard were only 10 cents. i think you all would enjoy it. The parking lot was so long that it was never full. I noticed your response is several years old, so I doubt that youll read this comment (I just found this story, thanks to my sister). Yes I can taste Doolys hot dogs now. My Dad hated to go there because he had to stand in line for a long time. We knew that place is the Riverbed. Oh the memories I lived in Lakewood where half my family still lives what a great place to grow up! tion in the Long Beach Unified School District. Oh to be back in the good ole days in Long Beach/ Compton area. and I still dont care if I have another soda. Douglas Burger was a huge fave of mine, also , would you believe I was thinking about Dooleys this morning and looked it up on Google. Dooleys really did make my life better. Loved our time there. Bought my 45s there. WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE! Dooleys was one of my favorite places to go as a child I dont know of any place that compares today. Note: G S A True Value Hardware is independently owned and operated. George Land, Camp Meeker, CA. 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. My mom used to buy her craft supplies there and we would buy jeans, t-shirts at the Levi section. Remember Miss Buehl? We were both in the 1953 class at Jordan High School. 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. In addition,
It is a shame we can never go home. I think later, corporations caught on to the one stop shopping experience with Gemco, Target, Walmart.. Im sure that was the idea behind Dooleys. and arbor st. And rollercoasters that took you right over the beachI also remember some kind of ski lift ride that took you across the park to the other end. you all for the comments and stories. My husband and I talk about it sometimes. I worked in the garden dept from 65-67. The institution can answer questions about this item, assit you with obtaining a hi-res copy, and gather additional information you may have about it. also, love the popcorn machine. We need it really bad now. contributor's website. Why were they so good? Too many steel fences and bars on peoples windows. Does anybody remember Harrys bike shop. View our statement on digital primary resources. The lot where Dooleys was is now a grade school (Dooley Elementary, I believe), but I think the lumberjack is still there have fun! Jordan c/o 83. Two more memories Marris Pizza on Long Beach Boulevard, and the Roller Arena on Alondra. We are sorry, but your computer or network may be sending automated queries. to go to at the time. 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. Fishing for crawdads in the pond. Eating at The Prince of Wales on L.B. 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. Then you were there when I was there. Visited NLB 7-8 yrs ago, grew up there and Paramount, Lakewood, Bellflower. Went there with my folks every chance we got. I lived at 111 W. Delamo, Apt 11, in 1969 when my husband was in the Navy. In 2015 ) Door 4 ) from 1979-1981 then again from 1983-1984 via our various search,. 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