I played as a child in the back rooms and attic of the orginal hardware store. Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. 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. Miss it sometimes being close to the water. also, love the popcorn machine. Jan, when you read this, find me on facebook under Veronica Gonzales McLinden. Oh the memories I lived in Lakewood where half my family still lives what a great place to grow up! a new school at the former Dooley's Hardware at Long Beach Boulevard and Del Amo Street. I dont need to re-visit. Nothing else compares to it today, does it? Does anybody remember Harrys bike shop. I grew up on Arbor st. 1977 to 1983. Take care Jan Mooney now. the first multi dept store there was. This is awesome. Miss them. 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. Food Giant contends that it is only a Thayer presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence. Dooley's asserts that under the Evidence Code it is a Morgan presumption affecting the burden of proof. Dehls. the Lindbergh Jr. Market ran by Cecil (meat counter) & Bessie (front candy counter) Farrington ran it. Dooleys was the only place we had for a one stop shop. My parents bought all the furniture from Howards , I got my first motorcycle from Long Beach Honda . Retailers call them "category killers," saying they kill off competition wherever they go. So many people come to mind. It was my first job and I was hired by the General Mgr who was my friends father, her mother was Charles Dooleys niece. Things are always more clear when you look in the past. My name is Jan Mooney but you would have know me by Jan Horton. My brother now lives on Zane. We used to shop at Dooleys. Now site of Dooley's Elementary School. The fellow in charge at the store wharehouse (Sarge) was a real hoot. anyone remember the seafood grotto restaurant in the 50s on ocean blvd? I lived in the Four Corner Block area of North Long Beach. (LogOut/ We're proud to be a member of the True Value family, and we're here to serve our community. They made great poorboy sandwiches. At 10 cents they werethe best. View our statement on digital primary resources. 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. what memories. Hi Veronica I remember you. I lived there around the same time. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I was just thinking of my childhood days in Long Beach in the the 60s, it was a great time. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. The improvements and new facilities are paid for by Measure A school bonds approved in 1999 by local voters along with state match-ing funds. I remember looking at it from our car when I was waiting for my dad or mom. The Dooley gang was the best. I bowled my first time at Red Fox Lanes; used to cash in pop bottles at the liquor store on LB Blvd. Its good that we remember these places and the times. And here it is and here you are! I should get a page like this and just free flow. What a great story! 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 . Best halibut in town. Do you recall a store at Atlantic and Olive (now Alondra) called The Try-it Store? so good. ADDITIONAL LINKS They sold old Levis. It was one of a kind. Dooley won a Pyrrhic victory in that the boundary was found to not be established at the block wall but Trigg has an easement over her 1 of concrete driveway which was built up to the wall. The chocolate cream pie was absolutely the best. Look for pictures of Badlands skatepark. My Grandma lived a half a block from Andersons Market in the 60s early 70s and I lived in California Heights in the mid 70s . Thank you for taking me back. I am having a blast reading all the memories of Dooleys; it really was a treasure. you all for the comments and stories. To have all of it within blocks of my house was the best . Saw Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at one of them (cant remember which) with my folks. - Dooley's Hardware - Long Beach (yeah, I know . Made it over to the main store quite often to either pick up a floor model, or bring them an appliance from warehouse stock. Sponsored Learn More D&B Reports Available for Dooley's Hardware Mart 63-65. If the distributor for Oster Appliances hadnt brought up the Dooleys Name, Id have had no reason to check it out. And just for the record, my friends and I used to play hide-and-seek upstairs buy the doll collection and the furniture. 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. Any other Doolyites out there? My mom used to buy her craft supplies there and we would buy jeans, t-shirts at the Levi section. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. 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. my dad (bill simpson) worked in appliances at dooleys for about 20 yrs in the 60s and 70s. 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. All the stories here remind me of so much more out that way. No. Sooo, unladylike. I remember it well. Great memories. 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. Oh so much fun we had and we didnt even know it. Cheers! Badlands skatepark was directly behind Shady Acres. Who is your brother? I worked in the garden shop, 65-67; my brother, major appliance, 64-66 & my sister, record dept. Colleen I remember the giant lights in the sky! Our Boy Scout troop was sponsored by Dooleys. 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. remember at the 18th hole, windmill the ball would return to the office after you hit it through the windmill. Sign above shop charred and twisted from smoke. Dooleys really did make my life better. right before you started. Company Profile, Contact information, Current and former Employee directory, Corporate history, state/tax IDs. Where the 91 and the 710 intersected. great memories there! He lived on Sunset and Elm. RE: Calisphere: Request high-resolution copy of item for Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. Romas Italian deli on Atlantic was a place my whole family enjoyed. In 81 or 82. Oh, yes!!! I believe the town lasted longer. 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. The parking lot was so long that it was never full. Wow! michaelpoulin@dyingindowney.com Charles Hathaway faved this impact1911 14y Googled it and got all of these beautiful memories. Nope. Grocers, too, are getting into the bigger-is-better act. RIP, Dooleys!\r\r(ALL COPYRIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGED.) I am glad you brought up the Sizzler, it need to be mentioned. Dooleys was one of my favorite places to go as a child I dont know of any place that compares today. Immediately, brought back a lot of those warm fond memories, hot dogs, 45s, play lists, Christmas trees, etc. I never could ride a skateboard in a park. 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. shed talk with the ladies who were collecting and fine the things needed & wanted to fill their collections. We used to buy our Christmas trees in the parking lot of Dooleys every year; my father would tie the tree to the roof of our 66 Impala, and curse for the whole block and a half ride home, while he and my mother would hold the tree down so it wouldnt fly off and cause any major accidents. . 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, . I have the best memories of dooleys and that house as we spent all of the 80s there and part of the 90s. got where i could win quite a few games with one dime. Now my sister was really mad!!! 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? George/Julie, please let me know if youre still out there on the net. (LogOut/ If you are experiencing technical issues, we'd request that you contact Calisphere directly. I can still hear the toot-toot of the whistle as he slowly drove down the street; sometimes my mom would put the little Helms H placard in the window if we wanted him to stop. WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE! I loved Andersons market! I learned how to play asteroids at Redd Fox lanes! 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 As a kid I lived on Virginia Ave (72 83), one block behind Dooleys and two blocks from Sutter Elementary. Then just passed that was a Levi store on the right. Man, miss North Long Beach! I grew up in Bellflower/Lakewood/Long Beach and we would go to Dooleys frequently when we were young. You must remember Norma the manager of your dept. Its so sad to see that my old house is gone, and dooleys, but Douglas is still there and still as delicious as I remember! 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. Again, thanks for sharing your memory. They had the perfect snap, The hot dogs were the best . I think I was allowed to go buy them in 1970 they were 89 cents. 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 went to Sutter, then Hughes. 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