Colleen I remember the giant lights in the sky! also the around the world game. In addition, & even better in high school. the folks there were so nice. I will use his email. After my moms funeral at Sunnyside Memorial Cemetery, I really have no reason to be there. I remember it fondly. I dont remember the museum, but Im sure I must have gone through it thanks! the lumberjack was on the 3rd most northern building. 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. I went back to NLB about 10 years later and many things had changed. Now, it's an empty building full of memories as it still stands. I believe the town lasted longer. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. Johnny Rebs came later down the road. Shady Acres was a blast, and little snackbar type place there to eat. I remember a kid in the mid 80s, who worked at dooleys, who used to skateboard the parking lot. So many memories from my childhood over in that area. While logged in and authenticated, you will not be asked to solve any complicated Recaptcha V2 challenges. Dehls. Oh ya, working in the Garden Dept. RE: Calisphere: Request high-resolution copy of item for Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. They had a neat little museum. I came here out of interest in Dooleys after reading a published California Court of Appeals opinion and ruling in Dooleys Hardware Mart v. Trigg, 03/03/1969, 270 Cal. 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. fishing for blue gill fish in the pond. 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. Item Description. : poorly located hydrant, : Oil wells, Cameron Pl. also, love the popcorn machine. Made it over to the main store quite often to either pick up a floor model, or bring them an appliance from warehouse stock. All of a sudden something said Dooleys! Great spaghetti and pizza, and we could never get out of there without writing our name on the walls, like everyone else. I remember just staring at the Lumberjack. Saw Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at one of them (cant remember which) with my folks. Anybody remember what those statues were? I think he used to walk around the store in a brown suit. was in the same building upstairs. I lived in the Four Corner Block area of North Long Beach. Now my sister was really mad!!! California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. The parking lot was so long that it was never full. Hot dogs at Dooleys I went to Hughes Junior High, and walked home through Scherer Park every day. Good memories, I found this site many years after you all did. In the fast-food world of today I imagine kids rarely get to experience such and will not have any fond memories like these. He was retired of course. We should all feel blessed. I have a very special/unique experience, not only with Shady Acres, but with all of Long Beach. The uptown area was fairly popular during the heydays of such businesses as Lou's Books on Atlantic and, of course, Dooley's Hardware on Long Beach Boulevard, but it was most commonly thought of as a rather drab working-class neighborhood that, while growing in population, hadn't evolved much from its hardscrabble roots. We would have all go to jail. 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. You guys should check out Born and Raised in Long Beach. Hi Kathy, hope youre still out there. Does anyone out there remember the Crest and Towne theaters on Atlantic Ave.? My brother and I loved the Jell-O cubes in the parfait glasses with the dollop of whip cream; under the lights of the buffet line the cubes looked like shimmering jewels. I am glad you brought up the Sizzler, it need to be mentioned. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection. I loved Andersons market! Good times. (LogOut/ That was the summer and fall of 1967. To protect our site, we cannot process your request right now. Their Suggestion was to Contact Dooleys Hardware in Long Beach. Daisy Ave has a lot of similar homes that were built in a track. 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. contributor's website. I grew up in North Long Beach, living in a little house ($13,000.00 for a two-bedroom house in the 60s) on Del Amo Boulevard, between Long Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard. 5045 Long Bch Blvd, Long . You are a good writer, Jules. 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. but dad hoisted them in. was there no hardware competition in N.L.B.? Then I hooked up with a certain biz called Wal-Mart. Dooley's Hardware Mart 5000 Block, Long Beach Boulevard. 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. Funny, l remember you. I used to go to John Sutter Elementary and would go to Dooleys after school. 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. I bowled my first time at Red Fox Lanes; used to cash in pop bottles at the liquor store on LB Blvd. 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. i saw you mention the boy scout park. Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. I love all these recollections, its like all of you said everything. The hot dogs at Dooleys were the best and I remember being at Scherer Park and watching boys ride down the hill and right into the pond. Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. 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. her collection of dolls & tea cups were exquisite. I started at $1.50 and then when I made lead cook, I received $1.65 per hour. Love the posts on here! . They did have those great dolls I remember them, too! I lived next door to N.B. What street was that on was it in Lakewood or Long Beach? I lived in N LB from 1985-1990. Googled it and got all of these beautiful memories. My next door neighbor was general manager N.B. My sister is 4 years older than me and one Friday evening when I was about 8, I told my Mom I wasnt too hungry. To have all of it within blocks of my house was the best . Filing Jurisdiction, Entity Type, Registered Agent, File Number, Filing Status, and Business Category. 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. the first multi dept store there was. I will try to find photos of Shady Acres it was a really fun minigolf park! the commercial sang this. Wow, I hadnt thought of this stuff in years. Pay checks were about 20 bucks a week, but that paid for my VW gas and lift tickets at Lake Arrowhead. My sister was very mad especially after I made the burn thumb to her. Didnt remember about the mac and cheese, I probably would have been chowing on that if I worked there, too. that was pete stathis-my grandfather. Going down suicide hill at Scherer park. Now site of Dooley's Elementary School. My family lived on Mountain View from 72 till 83. remember kirks corner, went there for years. We would spend a few hours there on the weekends. Dooleys Family Hardware Store, theres more, theres more at Dooleys. My Home Town Harbor City Los Angeles County I knew Shirley Dooley in grade school at Jane Addams. On that note I must mention that we had a Shakeys Pizza in town. My name is Jan Mooney but you would have know me by Jan Horton. Past Addresses: See available information. 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. We were like 6-8 years old and we used to spy on him through the holes in the wood fence. if we stayed in the area. My husband and I talk about it sometimes. HI Michael! (LogOut/ Romas Italian deli on Atlantic was a place my whole family enjoyed. if the company chooses to hide the private information on their profile from the general public. And how could you ever forget Dooleys. I think I got my first bike there too! It is a shame we can never go home. Great times that I will never forget! been rereading all the great post about north long beach and all the memories of those writing in. He wasnt any good . I remember Dooleys!! 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). RIP, Dooleys!\r\r(ALL COPYRIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGED.) Any other Doolyites out there? Dooleys was the only place we had for a one stop shop. We have many fond memories of Dooleys and I remember the lumberjack too! I loved Jordan High and I had friends that went to Star King. 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. That annoying daily skateboard noise was supplied by Rod and Shirley Nesbitts kid, who apparently later ironically grew up to officially close the store in the early 90s. Patrick I think the Italian Deli you refer to is Rosas we used to go there frequently to get their poorboys It was on Paramount near Downey at that time for may years and may have moved at some point in time but dont know..they also had the greatest meatball sandwiches.We also had a StopNGo at Paramount near Candlewood.In my memory it was the first of its kind.We also went to what we called Cheer park but I can see now it must have been spelled Scherer Park we went pollywog hunting with nylons tied to coat hangers lol that pond must have been pretty slick because one day we saw a child slip in then a brother went to get his hand to help and he slipped in and then two more family members did the same thing each one doing the same thing until it looked like cutout dolls going into the pond but they all got out went and cold. Date Created and/or Issued. 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. With the Bizapedia Pro Search service you will get unlimited searches via our various search forms, I believe it was Richard Dooley that lived across the street from the long parking lot behind the hardware building. I remember you in furniture office when I worked in credit. We recommend you include the following information in your citation. The $16 million Lakewood renovation Utilize our advanced search form to filter the search results by Company Name, City, State, Postal Code, My grandmother worked for the old Douglas aircraft in Long Beach. 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. i found this looking for pictures of Scheer Park from the 60s when it had the water falls. I remember the name; Shady Acres, but I cant remember going there. Thanks Julie! I am sure it makes him feel as good as it does for me to read these comments. Grocers, too, are getting into the bigger-is-better act. I worked at Dooleys in the 80s. Login; Business Contacts & Backgrounds. Wow! You are absolutely correct, the layout was just like what you remember. : 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. Awesome fried bean and cheese burritos. right before you started. They made great poorboy sandwiches. i lived on Market st next door to Lindbergh Jr Hi. Love, Rebecca, Dooleys Dooleys hardware store theres more theres at Dooleys Loved article. . Born and raised in long beach. 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 remember going to this place twice and learned that they sold other stuff as well as hardware store here. Immediately, brought back a lot of those warm fond memories, hot dogs, 45s, play lists, Christmas trees, etc. We used to shop at Dooleys. That stuff like Laff in the Dark and the Voodoo Hut, House of Mirrors, The Rotor , The Scrambler. 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. (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). Dooleys was one of my favorite places to go as a child I dont know of any place that compares today. Hopefully get some pictures of a place I had so much fun shopping with my Grandmother. Anyhow, I ended up googling to this site and thought I would leave some comments. See our terms of use for more tips. 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. I grew up off of L.B. in Michigan I have a great photo of my grandfather in his apron standing behind the counter, Ill post it when I can. Loved Dooleys; got my first baseball mitt there. Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. 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. Large cement water way (they raced cars in them in the movie GREASE). Shady Acres is now a condominium complex, I think; I used to play miniature golf there, and held quite a few birthday parties there. Oh, and they also sold hardware. I saw Raging Bull and Looking for Mr. Goodbar there, and it may even have been on the same night! . I dont remember the guys name but I remember him telling me that he was the reason that they tore down Badlands and filled it in with dirt. Fun memories for sure! The house was built in the very early 1900s I think, and was a wonderful little house. your daughter was so beautiful. 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. hi richard i work there and rent one of your apt it was great 1979. 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. they just carried Lionel) - Frank's Hobby Shop - Orange - The Freight Yard - Anaheim - The Golden Spike - Irvine - Harry's Model Trains - Santa Ana - Hobby Lobby - Riverside (IIRC) - Iron Horse - somewhere in the San Fernando Valley - Iron Horse - Brea - Pop's Hobby Shop - Anaheim 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. I am amazed with all of the customers of Dooleys and their coments about the hot dogs, christmas tree, etc. oh yes ,when I was a young child I remember tickets were 50. each and I think they had double features didnt they? It is all gone now. If you are experiencing technical issues, we'd request that you contact Calisphere directly. If you ever see it, the fellow in the cowboy hat is Richard Dooley, Charles (founder) son. Title. My first job was being a box boy at Dooleys. We went there in the late 50s and even into the 70sI would pay most anything for just one more of their poorboy sandwiches, not like any other Italian sandwich youve ever eatenthe bread was so good, I can still taste exactly what it was like and their meatball sandwiches were amazing too. we would start on the 3rd hole so we wouldnt be seen. I dont remember the seafood grotto on Ocean, but its nice to hear from a greek reader my grandfather and grandmother came to the States from Athens through Ellis Island, and my grandfather and great-uncle George owned two ice cream parlors (parlors! Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. there is a post about dooleys and it seems to get the biggest response. 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