Awesome to know you have fond memories too! I never played Golf there, but I would always play the video games they had in the arcade. Dooleys was one of my favorite places to go as a child I dont know of any place that compares today. Again, Im 64 and Im a professional businessman who has no interest in wasting my time, nor yours. I used to play caroms and do crafts at the little rec center there and they had great swings! her collection of dolls & tea cups were exquisite. the folks there were so nice. I remember going to this place twice and learned that they sold other stuff as well as hardware store here. We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message. We should all feel blessed. Hope to chat with you soon. the street was just south of the railroad tracks that were on long beach blvd. Dooleys had cheap hotdogs and it was a great place to go. Long Beach 77-83. It was family owned right? Oh and the Long Beach Pike! then golf till about the 16th hole and then hide the clubs and balls till next day. a big greek guy owned the place. I used to love Douglas Burger French Dips, Pastrami sandwiches, Burgers, all that. Love the chilli dogs, picking the Christmas trees out of the railroad car. 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 . While logged in and authenticated, you will not be asked to solve any complicated Recaptcha V2 challenges. i am now 62. i loved that place. I remember thinking that it was a huge restaurant when I was a kid. 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! 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. Spent many days at Houghton Park and during the summer, it was swimming at Jordan. does Anyone remember kirks corner? I grew up there in the early 70s to the early 80s. Playing Asteroids at Red Fox Lanes. 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? DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART, Long Beach CA. George Land, Camp Meeker, CA. Always crowded, full of people. 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. It was the only house that was surrounded by the Dooleys parking lot. Today I was using a container of lighter fluid on a grease spot on a shirt. I love all these recollections, its like all of you said everything. He and his sister Shirley pretty much ran it during the time I worked 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. Cheers! remember at the 18th hole, windmill the ball would return to the office after you hit it through the windmill. OMG!!! Dels Liquors on L.B.Blvd. My Dad hated to go there because he had to stand in line for a long time. I went to those two theaters for all the years that they were around. wow i bet some of us knew each other. And just for the record, my friends and I used to play hide-and-seek upstairs buy the doll collection and the furniture. Then you and I went to elementary school together. Oh, and they also sold hardware. Many super nice employees there, my favorite was spud. How could you know. We would have all go to jail. Email Address: See available information. 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. Search this record. 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. Date Created and/or Issued. Of course, every time we went we had to stop to get a hotdog. I grew up in Compton. Trick or Treating in Bixby Knolls cus thats where the rich people lived. Went there with my folks every chance we got. I remember the hot dogs the most! View source image G S A True Value Hardware in Long Beach, CA, we're here to help. The subs were the best. shed be in there on saturdays to see that her finest wares were put out on the glass display shelves just perfectly. I remember that we used to walk from there to Shady Acres and back, too. Are there really NO photos of it (still, in 2015)? In addition, My brothers and I use to ride the river trail to Shady Acres skate park (1977 I think) and I would go down to Dooleys to get 45s as well. Does anyone out there remember the Crest and Towne theaters on Atlantic Ave.? only one thing i found wrong on all the comments and that was on the italian deli. It is all gone now. The funny thing is they never said anything about the little brown bags of candy, like a sandwich bag or lunch bag. Great memories! We moved then and I graduated from Artesia High in 75. before K-Mart went in. Ls restaurant near the shopping center was a Friday night dinner out for us. right before you started. Douglas Burger on L.B. 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. Its nice to remember such a unique place, isnt it? . was just across the isle. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. Thanks for the write up. Two firefighters haul tangle of hoses behind hose crew spraying scorched interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop. 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. 5045 Long Bch Blvd, Long . 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 . That place was interesting, it was there since the turn of the century and it was a like a museum to the old style amusement park like Coney Island. Rights Information. 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. and Long Beach Blvd, https://libguides.csudh.edu/archives-home. Description Hose crew (Babcock, left, and Luther) spray charred interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop following nighttime fire. Julie, I doubt there will be anything like Dooleys again. While I know it was a large facility, it seemed so ginormous to me as a small child. I would have gone to Jordan H.S. There is something always kind of special about mom n pop (family owned) places that have a personal homey atmosphere to it. I grew up on E. 60th (by Deforrest Park) and my father pretty much lived there. 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. I used to go to John Sutter Elementary and would go to Dooleys after school. the first multi dept store there was. Never hear that word anymore!) in 68. We would always go at Christmas-time to get decorations, etc. 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. No. Fun memories for sure! I got to work the tree lot. (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). . There also was this great Italian Delicatessin near Kentucky Fried Chicken, (I cant remember exactly what street it was on).They were called Roma Italian or something. I loved Andersons market! Yes! Fun times , Yes, those were great times, and we were unaware of how great they were. 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. Food Giant contends that it is only a Thayer presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence. I am happy for all of you. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. Such a shame you can never go home again.. In the fast-food world of today I imagine kids rarely get to experience such and will not have any fond memories like these. If anyone comes across a photo taken from the South end of the store, I would very much like to have oneI mostly worked and was robbed at the south door in the main building where the offices were built up on stilts like a water tower with windows on all four sides, the building nearest Del Amo Blvd. I am sure it makes him feel as good as it does for me to read these comments. 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. I lived over by Sutter. I worked at Dooleys from 1981-1987. He appeared in a few commercials. 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