The playlists were free to take home, so I would have a new one each week, and track my favorite songs to see how popular they were. 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. Deep fried halibut , it seems like dream it was sooo good . today our lives are filled with a lot of places that all look alike, no matter where we go, and I am glad that I grew up with Dooleys down the block. I cant find you. We were in the same class for 3 years. oh yes ,when I was a young child I remember tickets were 50. each and I think they had double features didnt they? I grew up on Zane st i remember eating chili dogs under the lumberjack when i was a kid i have many fond memories of Dooleys it makes me sad that its gone.I dont live out there anymore so whenever i get a chance to go out there its nice to see Douglas burger is still there down the street. great memories there! Nope. I worked in the garden shop, 65-67; my brother, major appliance, 64-66 & my sister, record dept. We have many fond memories of Dooleys and I remember the lumberjack too! Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? and Long Beach Blvd, https://libguides.csudh.edu/archives-home. i remember in the middle store food, fishing gear, gifts. Also, does anyone remember that Charles served a term on the L.B. Unfortunately, I couldnt find a decent picture of the store with the lumberjack in front, but this is a pretty cool website that shows a state-by-state listing, with photos, of the immense and terrifying monuments that we Americans like to erect and enjoy: I love reading what you write. in 1969. 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/. the first multi dept store there was. Miss them. I lived on del amo also about two blocks before you got to the train bridge.does anyone remember the little market in the neighborhodd called anderson market they had peeny candy and old lady and her husband they had a meat counter in the back of the store to slice meat for you..i went to sutter elm school form from about 1966 then to lindbergh jr high then grad.from Jordan high in 1975 use to hang aout at Redfox bowling lanes in front of Dooleys..got all my fishing stuff there to fish at scheer park down the street..and the 10cent hot dogs my mom would send me down there on my sting ray baike to buy 10 or 12 for dinner..man that was the days im 54 now and still remember that how about shady acres mini golf who remembers that place? I am amazed with all of the customers of Dooleys and their coments about the hot dogs, christmas tree, etc. That was the summer and fall of 1967. i grew up in north long beach, graduated jordan 1967 and remember all those great places. He did a bunch of handy work and got all of his suppies there. A very nice lady named Frances worked there also a great spot, I worked at Dooleys in the 70s, I loved working there, my sister also worked there with mewe worked in the knick knacks and housewares dept. Dooley's Hardware Tuesday, April 11, 2006 Hello fellow Dooley's Hardware I am looking for anyone that used to work for Dooley's Hardware in Long Beach, California. I used to go to John Sutter Elementary and would go to Dooleys after school. It was my first job and I was hired by the General Mgr who was my friends father, her mother was Charles Dooleys niece. 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. We were cashiers in paint building also. Take care Jan Mooney now. on Cherry off Market. 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. Went to John A Sutter elementary. Always crowded, full of people. Concerts at the Long Beach auditorium? a big greek guy owned the place. My first job was at Wells bed and sofa on L.B. Sure wish someone would find a picture of it. It really makes me feel good. My family lived on Mountain View from 72 till 83. remember kirks corner, went there for years. and I still dont care if I have another soda. I am having a blast reading all the memories of Dooleys; it really was a treasure. Playing Asteroids at Red Fox Lanes. Firefighters examine damaged storage area following nighttime fire at Dooley's Hardware Store. Remember Gene Barker from tools ? Sign above shop charred and twisted from smoke. Then I hooked up with a certain biz called Wal-Mart. I would like to ask a pretty random question. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection, Institution: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. you always had a parking spot right where you wanted to go. And I remember Dooleys too! Search this record. Even though we moved in 1970, Ive been back to see my old elementary school, Star King and the house I lived in on Butler Street. her collection of dolls & tea cups were exquisite. I remember looking at it from our car when I was waiting for my dad or mom. Oh ya, working in the Garden Dept. 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. Years later I love all these recollections, its like all of you said everything. They were always very polite and would inform my mother that they would make sure that we were there. Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. Sponsored Learn More D&B Reports Available for Dooley's Hardware Mart Dooley's Hardware Store, 5000 Long Beach Blvd. It was one of a kind. Then you and I went to elementary school together. Dont know if the buildings are still there but Im packing up the dog for a road trip. does anyone remember the Big A? What a great place it was to be a kid. I went to Jane Addames sutters in the gutter. 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? It was a very interesting place. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection Rights Information Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object. Rights Information. thanks for letting me add my memories to yours. Mrs. Trigg appealed, claiming title to the one-foot strip by adverse possession, estoppel, and agreed boundary. Mrs Dooley always chose the glasswares like tea cups and saucers for the ladies collections. It has changed a lot when I was a kid, I used to sit by the pond, and watch boys ride their bikes down the hill and right into it in the summer. I think I got my first bike there too! 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. Shady Acres is now a condominium complex, I think; I used to play miniature golf there, and held quite a few birthday parties there. Two more memories Marris Pizza on Long Beach Boulevard, and the Roller Arena on Alondra. my dad (bill simpson) worked in appliances at dooleys for about 20 yrs in the 60s and 70s. There was a Taco Bell in that area. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. Dooleys was the only place we had for a one stop shop. I had my own daughter in 1982 and thought of so many of my fellow employees as family. I worked at Dooleys in the 80s. Also I remember Shady Acres miniature golf which no place could compare with in my book. remember the middle building and on the top of it it a atlas of the world and above it was a gallon of sherman paint spilling paint all over the globe and it had floresent lights that glowed at night. Used the internet to contact the Distributor. I am born and raised here too, so love hearing your memories of the town we both grew up in. Loved the summer programs at Sutter, arts and crafts and the traveling softball team that played the other elementary schools. the romeo family sold it to the paccione family in mid 60s and they dropped the o in the name so it went from romeos to romes. Now 71 live in montana. 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. Those walk-ins had character! Great place! Good times. Thank you for taking me back. 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. Went to Jahn A Sutter elementary. She alllowed me to have a chocolate fudge sundae instead of dinner. As a kid I lived on Virginia Ave (72 83), one block behind Dooleys and two blocks from Sutter Elementary. Great times that I will never forget! Ls restaurant near the shopping center was a Friday night dinner out for us. I went to those two theaters for all the years that they were around. I used to go to Shady Acres later became a skate park. like an Egyptian Princess . And looking back those were the best days of my life. shed talk with the ladies who were collecting and fine the things needed & wanted to fill their collections. ;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Emery. 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. 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. And I used to go to Cliftons almost every week and there was a guy who drove a Helms truck who lived down the street from us on Del Amo Boulevard. And how could you ever forget Dooleys. They had the perfect snap, The hot dogs were the best . Dooley's Family Hardware Store Warehouse Grand Opening stephdooley 17 subscribers Subscribe 2K views 11 years ago Dooley's in North Long Beach, 1981. George/Julie, please let me know if youre still out there on the net. My next door neighbor was general manager N.B. Hardware Mart Dooleys. FLEMING, J. 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. To my recollections Scherer Park was in Bixby Knolls. it was 2 blocks north of atlantic theater, Hi everybody, I grew up on zane street. 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 Dooleys!! The container has a sticker that said Dooleys. Date . before K-Mart went in. My sister was very mad especially after I made the burn thumb to her. Utilize our advanced search form to filter the search results by Company Name, City, State, Postal Code, My house was built at the same time as the school. I worked at Dooleys from 1981-1987. . 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. the Lindbergh Jr. Market ran by Cecil (meat counter) & Bessie (front candy counter) Farrington ran it. Crest Theatre comes to mind and there was another theatre nearby, but the name escapes me. Awesome to know you have fond memories too! Born and raised in long beach. View source record on We have been together ever since (30 Years this November). He wasnt any good . Too many steel fences and bars on peoples windows. Daisy Ave has a lot of similar homes that were built in a track. I lived there around the same time. Do you guys remember the little brook that started at the top of the hill and fed into the river? i saw you mention the boy scout park. 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. 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 went to Sutter and graduated 6th grade in 1962; lived on Pacific Ave. maybe a block from the school. I know its year later but I just came across this article after Goggleing Dooleys Hardware and the Iowa Pork Shop Grocery store; places we went to when I was growing up in North Long Beach, I have fond memories of all these places. the Battleship & the Torpedo best subs ever! tion in the Long Beach Unified School District. Shady Acres skate park. While I know it was a large facility, it seemed so ginormous to me as a small child. I must say this was a cool little topic! I dont need to re-visit. Hey neighbor, I must have left (working at the Garden Dept.) Great memory! Thanks Julie! 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. What street was that on was it in Lakewood or Long Beach? 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. She actually got me my first job at Dooleys. 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. I ve thought off and on about Dooleys too I remember I would go there with my dad all the time and I just love the memories of it and now Im not surprised to find a little fan site.I remember getting our trees there and how fun it was ,there seemed to be anything you could possibly want at Dooleys..these are a few more of many ancient and fond memoriesHelms bakery coming down our street with fresh donuts every Sunday, Cals bowling alley, all the drive-in theaters,MenEds Pizza (which is still there amazingly, El Patio Restraunt best mexican food (my mom worked there for at least 15-20 yrs) Trini died several years ago and Tony died just last year..,Rosas Italian sandwich shop on Paramount,Cliftons smorgasbord in the May Co. shopping center.,Welchs restraunt (I worked there for a couple years ) ,Town and Crest walk-in-theaters,We always got our milk and ice cream from Paul Lussman at Pauls dairy (he died just a couple years ago too.Does anybody remember the cool treasure hunt that the Long Beach Press Telegram, put on with a new clue everyday in the paper..winding up with a several thousand dollar cash prize down on the beach near the Queen Mary? 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). Large cement water way (they raced cars in them in the movie GREASE). Colleen I remember the giant lights in the sky! : 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. Change). there was a boy scout park called will j. reed park that was about 4 or 5 blocks south of del amo and then about 3 blocks west of long beach blvd. (LogOut/ Good memories, I found this site many years after you all did. Phone & Email. I remember the hot dogs the most! Long Beach Firemen's Historical Museum: Repository: CSUDH Archives: Rights: Also remember the gas wars on LB Blvd and Del Amo Blvd (I lived a block away from the intersection) I wrote a bit about the drive-ins, I think I called it Halloween at the drive-in. There are some old photos that I found and posted as well. Of course, every time we went we had to stop to get a hotdog. It was family owned right? I remember my mom dropping me off in a long Cadillac that had fins on the back. Dave there will never be another Dooleys, right? Title. Miss SoCal so much. Hey, Jan Horton, I certainly remember you (and your darling daughter who looked just like you). 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. the folks there were so nice. She was quiet, refined, & upper class. Fun stuff. We are sorry, but your computer or network may be sending automated queries. If you are experiencing technical issues, we'd request that you contact Calisphere directly. if the company chooses to hide the private information on their profile from the general public. I lived on 49th st against the train tracks. Douglas Burger on L.B. 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