View source record on So many memories from my childhood over in that area. and of coarse Red Fox Bowling alley across the street. . Then you were there when I was there. 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 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. Colleen, I do remember a painted wall on the side of the deli, that had a big sandwich. That was a lot of fun. Merchandise burned and buried beneath heaps of burnt wood and twisted metal. small (250x250 max) medium (500x500 max) Large; Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. Hope to chat with you soon. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. You never really know you are loving your job until it is gone. LOL! (LogOut/ Who is your brother? Left Jordan in 75. I think you lived on 51st street when l was a kid. Dooleys was the only place we had for a one stop shop. YOu might have sold some 45s to me! Its sad to see all these places gone. I dont need to re-visit. It was a very interesting place. Please, no worries whatsoever. I could ride it the street good enough but didnt have the talent for that old 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! Get back with me. : 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 Lucys for dinner and drinks, with the piano bar. Where this was originallylocated they placed a school there and named it Dooley's. They had fiberglass statues there as well. We were probably at Dooleys at the same time, picking out trees! I loved Jordan High and I had friends that went to Star King. I didnt think anybody remembered like I do. From Red Fox Lanes to Shady Acres. I remember a Huffs Coffee Shop on Long Beach and Artesia. UNLOCK PROFILE. Miss it sometimes being close to the water. I am happy for all of you. In later years I was sad to see it leave. She actually got me my first job at Dooleys. I remember we used to look at the toys at Dooleys (GI Joes, Trains, games). I had a little square box with a handle (because you never knew when you would be invited to a slumber party, and have to bring your music) that kept my 45s safe. 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! Never hear that word anymore!) It really makes me feel good. . Hardware Mart Dooleys. I dont remember the museum, but Im sure I must have gone through it thanks! 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. Come in and see us today. Wow. 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. I really miss Dooleys great memories of the place, and really nothing like it today, at least not around here. He seemed to know many employees. Miss SoCal so much. Wow! in 3 years there we won one football gameit was against number one polydamn were they pissed. Great chili dogs. Great spaghetti and pizza, and we could never get out of there without writing our name on the walls, like everyone else. I grew up off of L.B. 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? Hi Kathy, hope youre still out there. Jan Horton. Oh ya, working in the Garden Dept. Good post kathy lowery. The funny thing is they never said anything about the little brown bags of candy, like a sandwich bag or lunch bag. 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. Martins pizza, Douglas burgers, and the chili cheese dogs at Dooleys. your daughter was so beautiful. I cant find you. Large cement water way (they raced cars in them in the movie GREASE). Title. Mary. 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. 1541 W Pacific Coast HwyLong Beach, CA 90810-4227. The subs were the best. What a great story! 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. I went to HS at Millikan. whew! 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. After working there 6 months . 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. I must say this was a cool little topic! I remember the Lumberjack and the big Sherman Williams sign covering the globe or something like that. Where the 91 and the 710 intersected. . Prices are subject to change without notice. I went to Sutter and graduated 6th grade in 1962; lived on Pacific Ave. maybe a block from the school. Those were wonderful times. I have the best memories of dooleys and that house as we spent all of the 80s there and part of the 90s. I used to love going there and getting the franks and beans and the what kids wasnt mesmerized by the Lumberjack?! Great memories. & even better in high school. and arbor st. 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. I lived in the Four Corner Block area of North Long Beach. 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. those dolls were mrs dooleys doll collection. Filing Jurisdiction, Entity Type, Registered Agent, File Number, Filing Status, and Business Category. Lucys restaurant L.B.Blvd. I remember it fondly. scherer park where you would skateboard down the hills, one long hill and then the steeper, shorter one that was fast as heck. Any one please. Hot dogs at Dooleys I went to Hughes Junior High, and walked home through Scherer Park every day. 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. If you are in need of enterprise level search, please consider signing up for a Bizapedia Pro Search account as described on this page. Ruben was my boss. In addition, all pages on Bizapedia will be 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. Fishing for crawdads in the pond. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. It was at Dooleys where I met my future wife. That was in Nov. 1987. her collection of dolls & tea cups were exquisite. Dooley's Family Hardware Store 1981 TerryT1976 1.32K subscribers Subscribe Save 13K views 15 years ago Uploaded by request and to bring some nostalgia to any Long Beach/L.A., CA residents who. I lived in N LB from 1985-1990. We are sorry, but your computer or network may be sending automated queries. Date Created and/or Issued. 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. View our statement on digital primary resources. Contributing Institution. I lived there around the same time. The first store was Hardware, the second was Groceries, toys, Lamps, Lighting, The next was Furniture, Appliances, tv, electonics, RECORDS, Pharmacy. 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. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection, Institution: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. i lived in the trailer park next to taco bell a half block from shady acresi went there every night to play pinball..and friends and i would run around the golf course creating kid havoc and freaking out the golfershaha..the old dude who ran shady acres would run us off. 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. And I remember Dooleys too! Phone & Email. . Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Asteroids at Red Fox, yeah! I used to wade in it as a kid I remember it being slimy, and also remember getting out and finding that I had cut my foot. My daughter was born 11-11-69 so that area was significant to me. Are there really NO photos of it (still, in 2015)? I loved reading these comments. the Battleship & the Torpedo best subs ever! Went to John A Sutter elementary. . Nice to know other remember. Company Profile, Contact information, Current and former Employee directory, Corporate history, state/tax IDs. , It sounds like you have great memories of Dooleys! Our Boy Scout troop was sponsored by Dooleys. As a kid in Torrance, I was not even sure where this was, just that my father would take me often; but you all have filled out in that image in my mind, Thanx. All the stories here remind me of so much more out that way. Great poor boy sandwiches and Pizzas. they used to serve a free lunch to employees on sundays (i think). and Nautigals Subs. I loved Shady Acres! Chuck, Hi so good to see your name here! Visited NLB 7-8 yrs ago, grew up there and Paramount, Lakewood, Bellflower. Now my sister was really mad!!! all the wheels looked like a roller coaster fast ride. My name is Jan Mooney but you would have know me by Jan Horton. 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