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and Lucys for dinner and drinks, with the piano bar. 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? Jordan class of 83. 5045 Long Bch Blvd, Long . I used to go to Shady Acres later became a skate park. Thank you for sharing, also. Login; Business Contacts & Backgrounds. Ive told people about it for years but the name wouldnt come back to me until this morning. Mrs Dooley always chose the glasswares like tea cups and saucers for the ladies collections. I lived in N LB from 1985-1990. While logged in and authenticated, you will not be asked to solve any complicated Recaptcha V2 challenges. We were in the same class for 3 years. I really cant stand when these computers correct my spelling. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Dels Liquors on L.B.Blvd. I should get a page like this and just free flow. The $16 million Lakewood renovation I graduated from Jordan in 1974, I remember my girlfriend and I going to the football games and the Panthers rarely won. 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. Great memories! I remember getting a glazed do-nut for seven cents and sharing it with my cat (she must have liked the yeast). Do you guys remember the little brook that started at the top of the hill and fed into the river? And did you ever eat at Marris? if we stayed in the area. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. 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. The lumberjack, the drive-ins. company profile page along with the rest of the general data. All Addresses (1) Family. It is a shame we can never go home. They were always very polite and would inform my mother that they would make sure that we were there. I used to play video games at Redd Foxx Lanes. and Long Beach Blvd, https://libguides.csudh.edu/archives-home. hi richard i work there and rent one of your apt it was great 1979. I have the best memories of dooleys and that house as we spent all of the 80s there and part of the 90s. I think he used to walk around the store in a brown suit. But he went there anyway . my mom bought one of the first microwave ovens from there after we seen a demonstration in the mid store. 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 feel lucky that I had Dooleys to go to when I was a kid nothing else even comes close today. I worked at Dooleys from 1981-1987. 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 Again, Im 64 and Im a professional businessman who has no interest in wasting my time, nor yours. And once in a while wed put on our Sunday-go-to-meetin clothes and our best manners to go to Cliftons. LOL! Jan, when you read this, find me on facebook under Veronica Gonzales McLinden. Love, Rebecca, Dooleys Dooleys hardware store theres more theres at Dooleys I bugged out of Compton several years ago due to the takeover of the area by Crips and Bloods. Maybe they changed it over the years, but I recall that particular Long Beach store theme as, Dooleys family hardware store, theres more theres more at Dooleys!. Cant believe so many good times there. Douglas Burger on L.B. Those walk-ins had character! yea mrs. Anderson was a peach of a lady my mom had a weekly credit with her she would send me to buy bread and lunch meat and peeny candy for me.and each friday i would go pay her she had a little book with how much we owed (thoose days are gone) we spent a lot of time on the railroad bridge and tracks sliding down on cardboard. Collection. Bought my 45s there. Also I remember Shady Acres miniature golf which no place could compare with in my book. I went to HS at Millikan. You never really know you are loving your job until it is gone. across from the school was the Hi Lo soda shop ran by Bob & Francis from the early fifties to late 80s. My Dad would sometimes take us to Dooleys for hot dogs too. served to you completely ad free and you will be granted access to view every profile in its entirety, even Such a shame you can never go home again.. - Store information for your local hardware store in Long Beach, CA. Date 1958-11-26. Then you and I went to elementary school together. shed talk with the ladies who were collecting and fine the things needed & wanted to fill their collections. I remember so many people there like Ruben Macli, warehouse manager North building and Bill Starr , and June Ricks and Hal in sreening, but most of I remember meeting my wife there, Vicky Peters in pullman & Bath, she was amazing. 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. I went to Sutter, then Hughes. Just curious, were the owners irish? Anybody remember what those statues were? About $2.5 million would go to a project expanding Roosevelt https://www.facebook.com/groups/5916137753/ Its been nice to find other Long Beach folks! I liked that store and miss it. Wow, what a trip down memory lane! My grandmother worked for the old Douglas aircraft in Long Beach. Great times that I will never forget! Miss it sometimes being close to the water. 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. I remember the lumber jack at Doolys and my dad saying lets go to Doolys for whatever item he needed. Hot dogs at Dooleys I went to Hughes Junior High, and walked home through Scherer Park every day. Dooleys had cheap hotdogs and it was a great place to go. The chocolate cream pie was absolutely the best. in Michigan I have a great photo of my grandfather in his apron standing behind the counter, Ill post it when I can. 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 . Jan posted by Dooley's Hardware of Long Beach, California @ 7:53 PM 7 comments Hey neighbor, I must have left (working at the Garden Dept.) Hi Kathy, hope youre still out there. reminiscence. only one thing i found wrong on all the comments and that was on the italian deli. 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/. Remember Miss Buehl? Mary. I used to eat 6-10 hot dogs a day and pick up a $1.99 monural record every week after pay day. He did a bunch of handy work and got all of his suppies there. One of the best days was Sunday, when they served lunch in the kitchen upstairs. Jan Horton. He worked in the snack bar! Went to Jahn A Sutter elementary. View source record on Title. I really miss Dooleys great memories of the place, and really nothing like it today, at least not around here. I believe that pond was built with concrete and bowl shaped that made it a dangerous treacherous pond when algae slime would build up in it and if you even stepped out in it for example to net some pollywogs with a (coat hanger/ nylon stocking net your mom made) you could easily slide down in and have a very hard time getting outI dont know if that was the case with the woman you speak ofOne time I saw a child start sliding in then her brother came to give her a hand and he started sliding in, then mom and before you knew it they looked like a paper doll cut- out. the lumberjack was on the 3rd most northern building. Ruben was my boss. The first step (screening) would be done by way of a simple telephone conversation. So many people, including myself, have fond memories of the store; it was a unique place to go to shop, and eat (hotdogs!) Clearly many people remember like I do. I. Fridays my family would go to Lakewood Shopping Center and I remember Wallachs Music Store. YOu might have sold some 45s to me! contributor's website. 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. He was retired of course. Now 71 live in montana. I was a little kid & it seemed very small to me. I had to reply as reading about the guy who drove a Helms truck, nearly bought a tear to my eye. That place was an interesting conceptual store. They were unbelievably affordable, which was a real consideration for my parents. I remember Dooleys!! I dont need to re-visit. 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). you always had a parking spot right where you wanted to go. Loved Dooleys; got my first baseball mitt there. to go to at the time. I grew up on Arbor St. My first job was at Wells Bed and Sofa working for Mr. Don Wells. I like the memories,( The way things were). 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. Also loved those burgers, but, it wasnt enough, so I would go the snack bar afterwards and get a couple of hot dogs, served by Roland Meckel. got where i could win quite a few games with one dime. . Three buildings, and all heart. Two more memories Marris Pizza on Long Beach Boulevard, and the Roller Arena on Alondra. I loved Shady Acres! Asteroids at Red Fox, yeah! Born and raised in long beach. My first job was being a box boy at Dooleys. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Great spaghetti and pizza, and we could never get out of there without writing our name on the walls, like everyone else. . My family lived on Mountain View from 72 till 83. remember kirks corner, went there for years. Gotta admit, Ive been outta Long Beach, North Long Beach, Lakewood and surrounding areas for some time. Never hear that word anymore!) You are a good writer, Jules. your daughter was so beautiful. so good. I am sure it makes him feel as good as it does for me to read these comments. After working there 6 months . Oh so much fun we had and we didnt even know it. Jordan c/o 83. i think you all would enjoy it. I remember Dooleys. in 1969. blvd. It was my first job and I was hired by the General Mgr who was my friends father, her mother was Charles Dooleys niece. 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. The subs were the best. Prices are subject to change without notice. You cant . All the way from the bridge to the corner of Del Amo and Long Beach Boulevard was special. Left Jordan in 75. I remember gas was about 37 cents a gallon during the latter part of the 60s, and the four gas stations would have gas wars to see who could offer the cheapest gas. the Lindbergh Jr. Market ran by Cecil (meat counter) & Bessie (front candy counter) Farrington ran it. 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. I am happy for all of you. 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. it was on long beach blvd and market on the south/west corner, across the street from the old band of america, I do remember Kirks Corner! man i miss those days..and last year coming from work in torrance i got off for the first time to drive by Jordan high, i thought i was looking at a prison yard a fence so high bars on windows in my days 73-75 it was open just walk in..wow that area has changed from the good old days of our times..and most dont remember this but there was a swimming pool we called scout pool it was at a boys scout area about 2 miles from dooleys would pay 50 cents to swim all day there..glad to see some of the old kids are still around and going and remember thoses days and lets not forget the pike in long beach.have a nice day < <, scherer park? George/Julie, please let me know if youre still out there on the net. I grew up in L.B. I lived at 111 W. Delamo, Apt 11, in 1969 when my husband was in the Navy. I worked in the garden shop, 65-67; my brother, major appliance, 64-66 & my sister, record dept. Dooleys 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. Item Description. . Their Suggestion was to Contact Dooleys Hardware in Long Beach. Search this record. Paid $75 for a 1 bedroom apartment. 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. That was the summer and fall of 1967. I love all these recollections, its like all of you said everything. Those were wonderful times. Fun stuff. 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 also the around the world game. I bowled my first time at Red Fox Lanes; used to cash in pop bottles at the liquor store on LB Blvd. I think you lived on 51st street when l was a kid. June 29, 1956. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. 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! Comprehensive information on any company or organization. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. I worked 6 days a week and ate those hot dogs for lunch every single day with a Nesbitts orange sodaeach cost a dime. I would like to ask a pretty random question. Very cool so you lived on the edge of North Long Beach; a couple of friends of mine lived around that area as well. I think later, corporations caught on to the one stop shopping experience with Gemco, Target, Walmart.. Im sure that was the idea behind Dooleys. I remember the name; Shady Acres, but I cant remember going there. Dooley's Family Hardware Store Warehouse Grand Opening stephdooley 17 subscribers Subscribe 2K views 11 years ago Dooley's in North Long Beach, 1981. You guys should check out Born and Raised in Long Beach. Rights Information. Im 54 years old now and they will never be a time like that again. also, love the popcorn machine. Does anyone remember The Prince of Wales restaurant ? We would spend a few hours there on the weekends. Come in and see us today. went to John A. Sutter, Lindbergh, and Jordan c/o 83. L.B. While I know it was a large facility, it seemed so ginormous to me as a small child. I went to sutter K- 5th grade, then we moved to San Diego. I remember you in furniture office when I worked in credit. My mom Dorothy worked in the Customer Service booth for several years (1975 1985?). Personally, I havent been back in the Long Beach area since 2001. what memories. Remember Gene Barker from tools ? I used to go to John Sutter Elementary and would go to Dooleys after school. There is something always kind of special about mom n pop (family owned) places that have a personal homey atmosphere to it. In later years I was sad to see it leave. I loved Jordan High and I had friends that went to Star King. Wow, I hadnt thought of this stuff in years. Dooley had built a concrete block wall on what he thought was or was close to the property boundary with Trigg. I dont remember the museum, but Im sure I must have gone through it thanks! (A Christmas Story is one of my favorite movies; I really think my dad may have been the inspiration for Darrin McGavin, except that he wove a tapestry of obscenity while working on the family car, instead of the furnace). I remember going to this place twice and learned that they sold other stuff as well as hardware store here. Funny you mentioned your birthday party at Shady Acres. Unlike my mom and sisters who would rather hit the Sears Roebuck on the other end of Long Beach Blvd, Id rather hang out at the hardware store. That skatepark was called Badlands. Awesome to know you have fond memories too! 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. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. Great roast beef and smashed potatoes. I also remember your dad Bill as the appliance dept. Its sad to see all these places gone. What a great story! There were some great employees there, Charlie! All the stories here remind me of so much more out that way. Current Address: QJDV Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA. Crest Theatre comes to mind and there was another theatre nearby, but the name escapes me. Your entire office will be able to use your search subscription. Use to get our Christmas tree there every year as well! Contributing Institution. 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. Awesome memories. I lived just north that area by Starr King Elementary School on Coolidge by Coolidge Park. during Christmas was great. Just tried to replace glass bowls for my Oster Mixer (Stand Mixer) this morning. Merchandise burned and buried beneath heaps of burnt wood and twisted metal. I went back to NLB about 10 years later and many things had changed. I worked there in 1982, I ended up in a rehab in Comptom just north of Dooleys and after 90 days, I took the bus south and got a job in the plumbing dept. Blvd. . No. I used to wade into it, starting at the top of the hill where the little brook would flow down into it; cut my foot once from toe to heel when I came out of it, and I didnt even feel it. Then just passed that was a Levi store on the right. (LogOut/ does anyone remember the Big A? She alllowed me to have a chocolate fudge sundae instead of dinner. Johnny Rebs came later down the road. I never seen anything like it since. I bought my first few skateboards from that place. Uploaded by request and to bring some nostalgia to any Long Beach/L.A., CA residents who grew up in the late 70s-early 80s like myself. Mrs. Trigg appealed, claiming title to the one-foot strip by adverse possession, estoppel, and agreed boundary. 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. And we ate at Lucys for special occasions I remember having Lobster Thermidor once, because I thought it was so grown-up, and I also remember thinking it was too much for me I loved going to Lucys, though; great old-school restaurant, dark and red leather booths. And how could you ever forget Dooleys. Later, when the Paccione family purchased it, the name was changed to Romes. 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. Dooley's Hardware Mart 5000 Block, Long Beach Boulevard. You must remember Norma the manager of your dept. Shirley Dooley Nesbitt and her husband Rod were running the place by then, but still every once and a while old man Dooley would wander the store thanking everyone for the job they were doing. Stop & Go liquor. I am having a blast reading all the memories of Dooleys; it really was a treasure. My mom used to buy her craft supplies there and we would buy jeans, t-shirts at the Levi section. I never could ride a skateboard in a park. I worked all over the store and had so much fun. in 3 years there we won one football gameit was against number one polydamn were they pissed. The first store was Hardware, the second was Groceries, toys, Lamps, Lighting, The next was Furniture, Appliances, tv, electonics, RECORDS, Pharmacy. the folks there were so nice. 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. 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