Dooley "WHOLESALE DISCOUNTS . Sorry, went off track There was also a buffet restaurant, Cliftons I believe. got where i could win quite a few games with one dime. Colleen, I do remember a painted wall on the side of the deli, that had a big sandwich. the first multi dept store there was. Again, Im 64 and Im a professional businessman who has no interest in wasting my time, nor yours. Went there with my folks every chance we got. Fishing for crawdads in the pond. I started at $1.50 and then when I made lead cook, I received $1.65 per hour. 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. Their Suggestion was to Contact Dooleys Hardware in Long Beach. & even better in high school. Hopefully get some pictures of a place I had so much fun shopping with my Grandmother. I would also go every Saturday with my dollarallowance to buy a 45 single, making a carefully considered choice from the 93 KHJ radio playlist each time. It was my first job and I was hired by the General Mgr who was my friends father, her mother was Charles Dooleys niece. My mom Dorothy worked in the Customer Service booth for several years (1975 1985?). great memories there! thanks for letting me add my memories to yours. (LogOut/ those dolls were mrs dooleys doll collection. 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? While I know it was a large facility, it seemed so ginormous to me as a small child. I am happy for all of you. That skatepark was called Badlands. And did you ever eat at Marris? One particular game (might have been against Lakewood, they had a big brass bell theyd ring every time they scored a touchdown, boy we hated that d**n clang-clang) I remember we sat in the rain, our bleachers were nearly empty but we stuck it out to the bitter end, we sort of pat ourselves on the back for being true-blue, loyal Rowdy Rooters. After working there 6 months . View source image Love, Rebecca, Dooleys Dooleys hardware store theres more theres at Dooleys Made it over to the main store quite often to either pick up a floor model, or bring them an appliance from warehouse stock. How sad it is not there anymore Thank goodness Douglas burger still is!! I grew up on Arbor st. 1977 to 1983. fishing for blue gill fish in the pond. I used to eat 6-10 hot dogs a day and pick up a $1.99 monural record every week after pay day. I remember you in furniture office when I worked in credit. 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 & Compton, damage from the 1933 earthquake, : Oil truck fire, Willow and Long Beach Blvd, : Market on fire, Artesia and Long Beach Blvd, : Intersection of Wardlow and Long Beach Blvd. Hey, Jan Horton, I certainly remember you (and your darling daughter who looked just like you). Many super nice employees there, my favorite was spud. Love the posts on here! I loved reading these comments. Douglas Burgers was my favorite, next to Dooleys hot dogs, of course. I loved the 25 cent hotdodgs at Dooleys. You are absolutely correct, the layout was just like what you remember. Jan Horton. Eating at The Prince of Wales on L.B. Filing Jurisdiction, Entity Type, Registered Agent, File Number, Filing Status, and Business Category. UNLOCK PROFILE. I went to Jane Addames sutters in the gutter. I am having a blast reading all the memories of Dooleys; it really was a treasure. and Roland Meckel also from down the street was the lucky one of us. Daisy Ave has a lot of similar homes that were built in a track. Do you recall a store at Atlantic and Olive (now Alondra) called The Try-it Store? i found this looking for pictures of Scheer Park from the 60s when it had the water falls. The parking lot was so long that it was never full. Nothing else compares to it today, does it? Martins pizza, Douglas burgers, and the chili cheese dogs at Dooleys. : 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. 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. 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. What a lovely (and familiar to my own experience!) Your entire office will be able to use your search subscription. 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. the lumberjack was on the 3rd most northern building. Date . It was at Dooleys where I met my future wife. Good post kathy lowery. It has been very nice to reminisce about days past. I grew up on E. 60th (by Deforrest Park) and my father pretty much lived there. Wow. i worked in the record dept. Concerts at the Long Beach auditorium? Its been a LONG time). Oh, yes!!! S. Jeffery Hardware Store, Chico, Calif : Franzen Bros. Hardware : Franzen Bros. Hardware : Franzen Bros. Hardware with people, Main Street My grandmother worked for the old Douglas aircraft in Long Beach. 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. 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. Does anyone remember The Prince of Wales restaurant ? My first job was at Wells bed and sofa on L.B. Comprehensive information on any company or organization. We would have all go to jail. that was pete stathis-my grandfather. I remember just staring at the Lumberjack. I lived in Long Beach from 66 to 76. 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. Once my brother went wading in the pond and cut his foot pretty badly on some broken glass; ruined our afternoon picnic, stupid brother. to go to at the time. Rights Information. In the 60s I used to stay at my Grandmas house and I spent a lot of time hanging out at Andersons Market buying that rock candy that came in a little cloth bag . So many people come to mind. 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. Prices and program participation may vary. And we would do stupid things out in the parking lot on their bicycles and he would come out the door and tell us to leave. They had a neat little museum. Good memories! 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! I worked at Dooleys in the 80s. 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!. Change). I think I might have filled out an application for Dooleys, but ended up flippinf burgers at Carls Jr on Atlantic and 37th Street instead. use to camp there on weekends when i was a boy scout. Oh so much fun we had and we didnt even know it. Im 54 years old now and they will never be a time like that again. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. 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. I learned how to play asteroids at Redd Fox lanes! I also got to work in the Christmas tree lot during December. I hardly spoke to her because I was too scared. Are there still any places like this these days? When I think of Dooleys, I think about the hotdogs with my Mom and Dad. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection. 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. So many people, including myself, have fond memories of the store; it was a unique place to go to shop, and eat (hotdogs!) Loved our time there. : 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. Personally, I havent been back in the Long Beach area since 2001. 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. remember at the 18th hole, windmill the ball would return to the office after you hit it through the windmill. Come in and see us today. Miss it sometimes being close to the water. Awesome fried bean and cheese burritos. I grew up in the Dooley house, which was right in the middle of the 4 parking lots. By the parking for teachers that was chained off. The record dept. I was class of 78, we just missed each other! I would like to ask a pretty random question. That place was an interesting conceptual store. 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. Googled it and got all of these beautiful memories. I remember getting a glazed do-nut for seven cents and sharing it with my cat (she must have liked the yeast). I had my own daughter in 1982 and thought of so many of my fellow employees as family. (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 Shady Acres as well. My parents bought all the furniture from Howards , I got my first motorcycle from Long Beach Honda . He and his sister Shirley pretty much ran it during the time I worked there. RIP, Dooleys!\r\r(ALL COPYRIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGED.) Great place! He lived on Sunset and Elm. To protect our site, we cannot process your request right now. I. Fridays my family would go to Lakewood Shopping Center and I remember Wallachs Music Store. This corporate entity was filed approximately sixty-seven years ago on Friday, June 8, 1956 , according to public records filed with California Secretary of State. The lot where Dooleys was is now a grade school (Dooley Elementary, I believe), but I think the lumberjack is still there have fun! Also I remember Shady Acres miniature golf which no place could compare with in my book. Awesome memories. I also remember a trailer park across from Shady Acres. I graduated from Jordan in 1974, I remember my girlfriend and I going to the football games and the Panthers rarely won. I must have gone to the Prince of Wales, what was it near? 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 recall the original Hardware store. I lived there around the same time. 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. View source record on 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. Loved the summer programs at Sutter, arts and crafts and the traveling softball team that played the other elementary schools. and Long Beach Blvd, https://libguides.csudh.edu/archives-home. Three buildings, and all heart. . P.S. Good times. Things are always more clear when you look in the past. Asteroids at Red Fox, yeah! 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. They had the perfect snap, The hot dogs were the best . WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE! We were like 6-8 years old and we used to spy on him through the holes in the wood fence. 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. I didnt grow up in Long Beach, lived there while husband was in the navy. I went to Sutter School and Lindbergh Junior High and I went to Jordan. I worked in the garden dept from 65-67. 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