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He wasnt any good . Oh, yes!!! I actually worked for Dooleys from 76-78, at the Warehouse at Cherry and Artesia. Left Jordan in 75. during Christmas was great. Colleen I remember the giant lights in the sky! Im not mad about that, he was in the right. Rights Information. thanks for letting me add my memories to yours. 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. Description Hose crew (Babcock, left, and Luther) spray charred interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop following nighttime fire. Again Im responding years later, Im not exactly sure what made me think about Dooleys but I just Googled and came across this article, talk about a blast from the past. 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. My husband and daughter are both gone but I remember pushing her stroller on our way to Dooleys, You must have lived closer to Sutter Elementary than I did do you remember in the 60s, at the intersection of Del Amo and Long Beach Boulevard, there were four gas stations? There is something always kind of special about mom n pop (family owned) places that have a personal homey atmosphere to it. My name is Jan Mooney but you would have know me by Jan Horton. 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 . What a lovely comment how nice that you are going on a road trip! My Home Town Harbor City Los Angeles County Where the 91 and the 710 intersected. I love all these recollections, its like all of you said everything. And rollercoasters that took you right over the beachI also remember some kind of ski lift ride that took you across the park to the other end. Dooley dogs, arcade games at Red Fox Lanes, dinner out at Sizzler, riding bikes in the LA River, mini golf at Shady Acres. No. https://www.facebook.com/groups/5916137753/ Its been nice to find other Long Beach folks! Hi Richard! Great spaghetti and pizza, and we could never get out of there without writing our name on the walls, like everyone else. Look below the item for additional data you may want to include. 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. DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART Company Number 0322111 Previous Company Numbers C0322111 Status Suspended Ftb Incorporation Date 8 June 1956 (over 66 years ago) Dissolution Date 2 January 2004 Company Type Stock Corporation - CA - General Jurisdiction California (US) Registered Address 5045 LONG BEACH BLVD LONG BEACH CA 90805 United States Agent Name michaelpoulin@dyingindowney.com Charles Hathaway faved this impact1911 14y I remember Welchs! I was very young then, first or second grade. Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. About $2.5 million would go to a project expanding Roosevelt 63-65. Mrs. Trigg appealed, claiming title to the one-foot strip by adverse possession, estoppel, and agreed boundary. I am amazed with all of the customers of Dooleys and their coments about the hot dogs, christmas tree, etc. We were probably at Dooleys at the same time, picking out trees! Thanks for the write up. then golf till about the 16th hole and then hide the clubs and balls till next day. and Roland Meckel also from down the street was the lucky one of us. That place was an interesting conceptual store. Funny you mentioned your birthday party at Shady Acres. Miss SoCal so much. Funny, l remember you. June 29, 1956. blvd. I havent been out that way in years. As I grow older, Im so thankful for those experiences, because they give me an appreciation for small, sweet events, like piling into the carall six of us kidswith my Mom and Dad, to be treated to a hot dog at Dooleys. Again, Im 64 and Im a professional businessman who has no interest in wasting my time, nor yours. Playing Asteroids at Red Fox Lanes. . 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. that was pete stathis-my grandfather. On that note I must mention that we had a Shakeys Pizza in town. I used to walk all the way to Dooleys to just look around. Immediately, brought back a lot of those warm fond memories, hot dogs, 45s, play lists, Christmas trees, etc. Loved article. if the 2 comments were talking about the one on atlantic/ the 6000 or 6100 block of altantic it was called romeos and than later changed to romes. I dont need to re-visit. Remember Miss Buehl? It is all gone now. Going down suicide hill at Scherer park. Search. Hey there young lady. 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. After my moms funeral at Sunnyside Memorial Cemetery, I really have no reason to be there. I remember going to this place twice and learned that they sold other stuff as well as hardware store here. We would have all go to jail. I used to go to John Sutter Elementary and would go to Dooleys after school. before K-Mart went in. I was a lazy, do-nothing clod, far beneath her level. All the way from the bridge to the corner of Del Amo and Long Beach Boulevard was special. Are there still any places like this these days? 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. Googled it and got all of these beautiful memories. use to camp there on weekends when i was a boy scout. The funny thing is they never said anything about the little brown bags of candy, like a sandwich bag or lunch bag. Phone & Email. shed talk with the ladies who were collecting and fine the things needed & wanted to fill their collections. I remember Dooleys. we would start on the 3rd hole so we wouldnt be seen. The lumberjack, the drive-ins. To protect our site, we cannot process your request right now. the commercial sang this. 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. on We lived there late 66 and 67. Its been a LONG time). tion in the Long Beach Unified School District. I dont have a lot of memories of Dooleys, but I am sure enjoying all of yours! Awesome to know you have fond memories too! My mom Dorothy worked in the Customer Service booth for several years (1975 1985?). OMGI still dream about Dooleys hot dogs! After working there 6 months . Steve. My Dad would sometimes take us to Dooleys for hot dogs too. Jan, when you read this, find me on facebook under Veronica Gonzales McLinden. 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. Thank (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). Loved the summer programs at Sutter, arts and crafts and the traveling softball team that played the other elementary schools. Why were they so good? Anyhow, I ended up googling to this site and thought I would leave some comments. - Store information for your local hardware store in Long Beach, CA. Oh the memories I lived in Lakewood where half my family still lives what a great place to grow up! 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. DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART, Long Beach CA. Any one please. The house was built in the very early 1900s I think, and was a wonderful little house. Best halibut in town. Mrs Dooley always chose the glasswares like tea cups and saucers for the ladies collections. I really miss Dooleys great memories of the place, and really nothing like it today, at least not around here. with up to 5 times the number of maximum matches per search vs. non-subscribers. & even better in high school. I worked with a lady named Verlene, she was so sweet, I often wonder what happened to her? contributor's website. This orginally aired on KTTV 11 in 1981. remember at the 18th hole, windmill the ball would return to the office after you hit it through the windmill. Anyway I got a few things from old Harry too. Does anyone remember The Prince of Wales restaurant ? 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? Title. Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. Bought my 45s there. Date Created and/or Issued. a new school at the former Dooley's Hardware at Long Beach Boulevard and Del Amo Street. 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! the first multi dept store there was. G S A True Value Hardware in Long Beach, CA is your locally owned hardware store. Dooley's Hardware Mart 5000 Block, Long Beach Boulevard. Trick or Treating in Bixby Knolls cus thats where the rich people lived. ;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Emery. the italian deli was Mama Rosas on Paramount one block south of South st. Cherris Can Can was on the corner S & P. next was Muldoons Saloon. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Today I was using a container of lighter fluid on a grease spot on a shirt. . Does anyone remember the Worn Out West? Used the internet to contact the Distributor. As a kid I lived on Virginia Ave (72 83), one block behind Dooleys and two blocks from Sutter Elementary. Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. you all for the comments and stories. Im sure I must have. Loved Dooleys; got my first baseball mitt there. Now, it's an empty building full of memories as it still stands. 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. That was in Nov. 1987. Awesome fried bean and cheese burritos. I remember a kid in the mid 80s, who worked at dooleys, who used to skateboard the parking lot. 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. Sizzler was a treat. I grew up off of L.B. 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. Share Park? I used to love going there and getting the franks and beans and the what kids wasnt mesmerized by the Lumberjack?! Shady Acres is now a condominium complex, I think; I used to play miniature golf there, and held quite a few birthday parties there. I have the best memories of dooleys and that house as we spent all of the 80s there and part of the 90s. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Great poor boy sandwiches and Pizzas. . Went to John A Sutter elementary. Mrs. Trigg appealed, claiming title to the one-foot strip by adverse possession, estoppel, and agreed boundary. One day in about 1966, the Greeter from Laguna Beach walked all the way to Dooleys just to get a couple of hot dogs he had heard were only 10 cents. The first step (screening) would be done by way of a simple telephone conversation. Made it over to the main store quite often to either pick up a floor model, or bring them an appliance from warehouse stock. It was all good and a lot of fun. We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message. I worked all over the store and had so much fun. Sure wish someone would find a picture of it. And here it is and here you are! Fire gutted garden shop area of store. I feel lucky that I had Dooleys to go to when I was a kid nothing else even comes close today. My grandmother worked for the old Douglas aircraft in Long Beach. i saw you mention the boy scout park. I bought my first few skateboards from that place. But he went there anyway . And the reason that they shut it down was because of a punk rocker that broke his arm in one of the bowls that was not clean enough and it had a pebble in there. My husband and I talk about it sometimes. Login; Business Contacts & Backgrounds. It really resonated with me. I am sure it makes him feel as good as it does for me to read these comments. 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. My parents bought all the furniture from Howards , I got my first motorcycle from Long Beach Honda . Thank you for sharing, also. i grew up in north long beach..my mom was the telephone operator at dooleys in the 70syeah those 10cent hot dogs are what i blame for making me fatheheh, long beach jordan 1971 It really makes me feel good. The entire area is a sea of memories. I loved reading these comments. Past Addresses: See available information. YOu might have sold some 45s to me! Never hear that word anymore!) I loved the 25 cent hotdodgs at Dooleys. I remember Shady Acres as well. We moved then and I graduated from Artesia High in 75. 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. from 60 to 73. contributor's website. Shady Acres skate park. My mom used to buy her craft supplies there and we would buy jeans, t-shirts at the Levi section. And just for the record, my friends and I used to play hide-and-seek upstairs buy the doll collection and the furniture. Steve Hampton from down the street worked in the toy dept. L.B. They had a neat little museum. Was it the Long Beach Drive-In? 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. I was class of 78, we just missed each other! UNLOCK PROFILE. Two firefighters haul tangle of hoses behind hose crew spraying scorched interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop. Oh to be back in the good ole days in Long Beach/ Compton area. I think you lived on 51st street when l was a kid. Wow, what a trip down memory lane! In later years I was sad to see it leave. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. . Things are always more clear when you look in the past. it was 2 blocks north of atlantic theater, Hi everybody, I grew up on zane street. Firefighter sprays hose around scorched remains of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop following nighttime fire. Saw Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at one of them (cant remember which) with my folks. i am now 62. i loved that place. He did a bunch of handy work and got all of his suppies there. there is a great discussion group on facebook called born and raised in long beach it has about 3000 members and they all grew up in long beach and share stories. They sold old Levis. Forgot to mention: I worked for the fine folks at Dooleys for 11 years. I went to sutter K- 5th grade, then we moved to San Diego. 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 on E. 60th (by Deforrest Park) and my father pretty much lived there. I started at $1.50 and then when I made lead cook, I received $1.65 per hour. i was always fascinated by the conveyer belt that stock came down from above on. 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. I lived just north that area by Starr King Elementary School on Coolidge by Coolidge Park. The lot where Dooleys was is now a grade school (Dooley Elementary, I believe), but I think the lumberjack is still there have fun! And did you ever eat at Marris? what memories. One of you mentioned something that we didnt even know. Contributing Institution. 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? Good times. 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. Hey neighbor, I must have left (working at the Garden Dept.) 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. . I remember getting a Disney Songtape of Goin' Quackers here in 1986 and eating at the snack bar. the guy was always singing Don Hos Tiny Bubbles no matter when you went. anyone remember the seafood grotto restaurant in the 50s on ocean blvd? I loved Andersons market! Went there with my folks every chance we got. View source record on It was right next to the snack bar and I also helped Fran who was in charge of the snack bar. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection, Institution: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. 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. loved it! Really good memories. Then you and I went to elementary school together. Contact Us. 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. Dont know if the buildings are still there but Im packing up the dog for a road trip. The Dooley gang was the best. 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. Good memories, I found this site many years after you all did. The chocolate cream pie was absolutely the best. Douglas Burgers was my favorite, next to Dooleys hot dogs, of course. Remember Miss Buehl? I remember we used to look at the toys at Dooleys (GI Joes, Trains, games). All of a sudden something said Dooleys! Identifier: 3455_1: Title: . 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 used to go to Shady Acres later became a skate park. served to you completely ad free and you will be granted access to view every profile in its entirety, even LOL! Any other Doolyites out there? They did have those great dolls I remember them, too! . The first store was Hardware, the second was Groceries, toys, Lamps, Lighting, The next was Furniture, Appliances, tv, electonics, RECORDS, Pharmacy. I used to play caroms and do crafts at the little rec center there and they had great swings! And I remember Dooleys too! I worked in the garden dept from 65-67. Hey, Jan Horton, I certainly remember you (and your darling daughter who looked just like you). Just tried to replace glass bowls for my Oster Mixer (Stand Mixer) this morning. At least he tried. It would be great to remember some fun and crazy times we had at Dooleys! 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. I went back to NLB about 10 years later and many things had changed. 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. Personally, I havent been back in the Long Beach area since 2001. Loved Dooleys it was one of a kind. To my recollections Scherer Park was in Bixby Knolls. Later a survey revealed the boundary line was actually 1 away. I grew up there in the early 70s to the early 80s. From Red Fox Lanes to Shady Acres. Fun stuff. Wow! I must have gone to the Prince of Wales, what was it near? Romas Italian deli on Atlantic was a place my whole family enjoyed. I tell these fast food places to sell chili cheese dogs, you cant find a very good chili dog. 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 dont believe I remember you Jared but there were a lot of people I didnt know that lived around there. 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 have a very special/unique experience, not only with Shady Acres, but with all of Long Beach. Please, no worries whatsoever. There were some great employees there, Charlie! It was the only house that was surrounded by the Dooleys parking lot. Cant believe so many good times there. The $16 million Lakewood renovation Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. Oh ya, working in the Garden Dept. Ruben was my boss. He and his sister Shirley pretty much ran it during the time I worked there. Paid $75 for a 1 bedroom apartment. 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