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We moved then and I graduated from Artesia High in 75. 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. Fun memories for sure! He appeared in a few commercials. After my moms funeral at Sunnyside Memorial Cemetery, I really have no reason to be there. 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. 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 Good memories, I found this site many years after you all did. . Im not sure if Tony Alva ever skated there but I think he did at least show up a few times. . they used to serve a free lunch to employees on sundays (i think). especially shady acres, remember hiding clubs and balls while in elementary school. Where the 91 and the 710 intersected. Cant believe so many good times there. I am amazed with all of the customers of Dooleys and their coments about the hot dogs, christmas tree, etc. in 3 years there we won one football gameit was against number one polydamn were they pissed. Im sure I must have. 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. Long Beach Firemen's Historical Museum: Repository: CSUDH Archives: Rights: We were in the same class for 3 years. I have a very special/unique experience, not only with Shady Acres, but with all of Long Beach. We were like 6-8 years old and we used to spy on him through the holes in the wood fence. I dont need to re-visit. Who is your brother? 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 grew up in L.B. reminiscence. Dooley "WHOLESALE DISCOUNTS . i loved christmas there. Used the internet to contact the Distributor. Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. I like the memories,( The way things were). My mom used to buy her craft supplies there and we would buy jeans, t-shirts at the Levi section. I used to love Douglas Burger French Dips, Pastrami sandwiches, Burgers, all that. Do you recall a store at Atlantic and Olive (now Alondra) called The Try-it Store? About the same time you were at Dooleys I was working part time at KFC. 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 never could ride a skateboard in a park. Reporter: Emery to RW Assignment:. I went to Sutter School and Lindbergh Junior High and I went to Jordan. N. LB was a great place to grow up! 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. Title. I remember getting a glazed do-nut for seven cents and sharing it with my cat (she must have liked the yeast). Dooley dogs, arcade games at Red Fox Lanes, dinner out at Sizzler, riding bikes in the LA River, mini golf at Shady Acres. It has been very nice to reminisce about days past. 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 seemed to know many employees. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Hey there young lady. Loved Dooleys it was one of a kind. What a great story! I will try to find photos of Shady Acres it was a really fun minigolf park! . Nice to know other remember. Colleen I remember the giant lights in the sky! At least he tried. Get free access to the complete judgment in DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART v. TRIGG on CaseMine. Franks 5-10, Dons Liquor, Stopn Go, Grants, Houten Park, Joes Market, Iceland Ice rink, Roller rink, Mexico City Resturant, Chicken Delight, The May Fair, . Hi Richard! Jan Horton. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. Great place! They had a neat little museum. Then just passed the pharmacy, through the doors was the hot dogs and orange julius on your right and a craft supply shop on your left. 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. so good. I think he was more successful in retail sales than he was in politics. I used to eat 6-10 hot dogs a day and pick up a $1.99 monural record every week after pay day. I went to sutter K- 5th grade, then we moved to San Diego. Colleen, I do remember a painted wall on the side of the deli, that had a big sandwich. Man, miss North Long Beach! The subs were the best. Would love to hear and share memories. : 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. Sponsored Learn More D&B Reports Available for Dooley's Hardware Mart I remember going to this place twice and learned that they sold other stuff as well as hardware store here. One more memory the gas wars they used to have those were the days one station would lower their price then one across the corner would lower theirs in response and sometimes that would go on until gas got rediculously cheap ..and they would put out those huge spotlights that would rove around the sky and sometimes cross each other I remember when gas was about .40 c a gallon that must have been about the time I first started driving I think maybe why that price sticks. Blvd. That skatepark was called Badlands. I think I might have applied for a job there, but never followed through with it. As I recall, I was making a whopping $1.90 an hour but I was happy I had my first job! Dooleys Family Hardware Store, theres more, theres more at Dooleys. Prices are subject to change without notice. He did a bunch of handy work and got all of his suppies there. All Addresses (1) Family. When I think of Dooleys, I think about the hotdogs with my Mom and Dad. where you would sit in a spaceship box with a prong on the end and move it up and down and sideways and try to light up all the cities on the map with the prong before time ran out. Miss them. I didnt care to eat a hot dog for a very long time . Awesome memories. Those were wonderful times. 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. 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 All before sexual harassment came along. 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. 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. We have been together ever since (30 Years this November). i was always fascinated by the conveyer belt that stock came down from above on. Used to go to Dels Liqour store and get my hair cut in the same plaza. Does anybody remember Harrys bike shop. Saw Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at one of them (cant remember which) with my folks. 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. Anyhow, I ended up googling to this site and thought I would leave some comments. After finishing the sundae my Mom asked if I was satisfied? Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection. So many people, including myself, have fond memories of the store; it was a unique place to go to shop, and eat (hotdogs!) Never hear that word anymore!) RIP, Dooleys!\r\r(ALL COPYRIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGED.) He was retired of course. He lived on Sunset and Elm. Two more memories Marris Pizza on Long Beach Boulevard, and the Roller Arena on Alondra. It looked like a neat H.S. Great memories. The short guy in the garden shop. i found this looking for pictures of Scheer Park from the 60s when it had the water falls. I love all these recollections, its like all of you said everything. 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. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. Jordan class of 83. Daisy Ave has a lot of similar homes that were built in a track. wow i bet some of us knew each other. Are there still any places like this these days? Went to Jahn A Sutter elementary. 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. How sad it is not there anymore Thank goodness Douglas burger still is!! We lived there late 66 and 67. I think the average movie was rarely over an hour and a half long. Dave there will never be another Dooleys, right? Thank you for taking me back. 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. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Now site of Dooley's Elementary School. I remember a kid in the mid 80s, who worked at dooleys, who used to skateboard the parking lot. I had my own daughter in 1982 and thought of so many of my fellow employees as family. Two firefighters haul tangle of hoses behind hose crew spraying scorched interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop. the guy was always singing Don Hos Tiny Bubbles no matter when you went. Oh so much fun we had and we didnt even know it. went to John A. Sutter, Lindbergh, and Jordan c/o 83. Visited NLB 7-8 yrs ago, grew up there and Paramount, Lakewood, Bellflower. Also, does anyone remember that Charles served a term on the L.B. I saw Raging Bull and Looking for Mr. Goodbar there, and it may even have been on the same night! Dooley's Hardware, 5075 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach ( ** ): A fond memory for long time Long Beach residents, Dooley's was a three block long emporium that sold nearly. michaelpoulin@dyingindowney.com Charles Hathaway faved this impact1911 14y Does anyone out there remember the Crest and Towne theaters on Atlantic Ave.? company profile page along with the rest of the general data. Get this Press-Telegram page for free from Friday, October 5, 1973 ch Blvd Long Beach 428-1212 ' f Dooley s Hardware Mart 5075 Long Beach Blvd Long Beach 428-1212 RCA Model ES475 The IRVINGTON . like an Egyptian Princess . Jordan c/o 83. Later, when the Paccione family purchased it, the name was changed to Romes. Now, it's an empty building full of memories as it still stands. Search. was in the same building upstairs. 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? It was my first job and I was hired by the General Mgr who was my friends father, her mother was Charles Dooleys niece. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. From Red Fox Lanes to Shady Acres. in 1969. Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. The parking lot was so long that it was never full. I am born and raised here too, so love hearing your memories of the town we both grew up in. in Michigan I have a great photo of my grandfather in his apron standing behind the counter, Ill post it when I can. if we stayed in the area. 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 I started as a cashier in the north building (garden, paint, hardware) and ended up in the south building, first in the radio dept, then upstairs in the furniture dept office. If you are experiencing technical issues, we'd request that you contact Calisphere directly. I bugged out of Compton several years ago due to the takeover of the area by Crips and Bloods. Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? Oh ya, working in the Garden Dept. 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. I will use his email. We are sorry, but your computer or network may be sending automated queries. I remember looking at it from our car when I was waiting for my dad or mom. Dooley's Hardware Mart filed as an Articles of Incorporation in the State of California and is no longer active. if we've collected "Sales Lead Information" for a given company, it will be displayed on the Ive told people about it for years but the name wouldnt come back to me until this morning. Oh, yes!!! I remember getting a Disney Songtape of Goin' Quackers here in 1986 and eating at the snack bar. Thanks for the write up. Immediately, brought back a lot of those warm fond memories, hot dogs, 45s, play lists, Christmas trees, etc. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. I learned how to play asteroids at Redd Fox lanes! I grew up off of L.B. Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. we would start on the 3rd hole so we wouldnt be seen. I had a step brother that skated there. does anyone remember the Big A? It was all good and a lot of fun. I loved Jordan High and I had friends that went to Star King. Occasionally I would bag groceries down the street also. 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. Im not mad about that, he was in the right. We would always go at Christmas-time to get decorations, etc. Shady Acres skate park. 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? Born and raised in LB, and I graduated from Jordan in 75. I also remember they would serve employees lunch if you worked on a Sunday. She was pretty . Fishing for crawdads in the pond. City Council? He wasnt any good . Didnt remember about the mac and cheese, I probably would have been chowing on that if I worked there, too. I must have gone to the Prince of Wales, what was it near? I went to Jane Addames sutters in the gutter. Hey neighbor, I must have left (working at the Garden Dept.) I remember it well. (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 was very young then, first or second grade. There were some great employees there, Charlie! Im sure Ive spelled it wrong, but they had booths where you could preview your record before purchasing. Great roast beef and smashed potatoes. 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. Douglas Burger on L.B. Dooley's Hardware Mart 5000 Block, Long Beach Boulevard. I lived there around the same time. You guys should check out Born and Raised in Long Beach. Comprehensive information on any company or organization. Lived on Eleanor near Orange Ave and then Orange Ave and 65th. They made great poorboy sandwiches. I worked in the garden shop, 65-67; my brother, major appliance, 64-66 & my sister, record dept. 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 think I might have filled out an application for Dooleys, but ended up flippinf burgers at Carls Jr on Atlantic and 37th Street instead. 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? Then I hooked up with a certain biz called Wal-Mart. Concerts at the Long Beach auditorium? Was it the Long Beach Drive-In? Past Addresses: See available information. 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