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So many people, including myself, have fond memories of the store; it was a unique place to go to shop, and eat (hotdogs!) Are there still any places like this these days? George/Julie, please let me know if youre still out there on the net. I remember getting a glazed do-nut for seven cents and sharing it with my cat (she must have liked the yeast). Its been a LONG time). 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. Does anybody remember Harrys bike shop. the romeo family sold it to the paccione family in mid 60s and they dropped the o in the name so it went from romeos to romes. Dooley "WHOLESALE DISCOUNTS . Anyway, lots of love to you all. I cant remember what exactly these were named/called. Very cool so you lived on the edge of North Long Beach; a couple of friends of mine lived around that area as well. tion in the Long Beach Unified School District. Cheers! I used to go to Shady Acres later became a skate park. From Red Fox Lanes to Shady Acres. Thank went to John A. Sutter, Lindbergh, and Jordan c/o 83. Seemed like things had more of a personal human and nostalgic touch then, as opposed to now being all corporate, prefabricated and part of some impersonal national marketing scheme. Dont know if the buildings are still there but Im packing up the dog for a road trip. I was a little kid & it seemed very small to me. OMG!!! all the wheels looked like a roller coaster fast ride. i am now 62. i loved that place. They were unbelievably affordable, which was a real consideration for my parents. Hot dogs at Dooleys I went to Hughes Junior High, and walked home through Scherer Park every day. Email Address: See available information. But I remember buying a refrigerator from Dooleys when my husband and I bought our first home out here in Lake Elsinore, CA. I went back to NLB about 10 years later and many things had changed. It really makes me feel good. Now, it's an empty building full of memories as it still stands. I grew up in Lakewood, in a little 3 bedroom house. Went to Jahn A Sutter elementary. I had the best childhood. was there no hardware competition in N.L.B.? I lived in N LB from 1985-1990. blvd and Mt View. I tell these fast food places to sell chili cheese dogs, you cant find a very good chili dog. What a great story! North long beach was so fun in the late 60s and thru the 70s Red Fox lanes, Shady Acres, Town and Crest theatres , play in the jungle at Scherer park , houghton park , bixby knolls center ,lbt no 7 bus the streaker, went downtown on the 7 fwy before it was 710 , get to the pike and beach fast ,jump on long beach blvd inbetween del amo and market where the bus turned r to Dairy st turned l went to south st turned r to the cerritos mall then turn around back downtown.i lived at 146 e 55th st what great fun and memories, We would eat dime hotdogs and look at all the stamps on the walls then go play in the store get chased out one in another run upstairs dive in the bean bag pile and hide, my grandmother would cash her retirement check, buy grocerys.buy me a toy we walk a block to her single apartment there was a pensoil gas pump in her parking lot the next store was an antique store with a life size wood indian statue in front next door was douglas burgers, yes i work there 1979 i know all the news everyone talking about good old days. Dooley's Family Hardware Store Warehouse Grand Opening stephdooley 17 subscribers Subscribe 2K views 11 years ago Dooley's in North Long Beach, 1981. Oh so much fun we had and we didnt even know it. during Christmas was great. 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. Johnny Rebs came later down the road. . Later a survey revealed the boundary line was actually 1 away. Dooley's Hardware Mart 5000 Block, Long Beach Boulevard. I remember thinking that it was a huge restaurant when I was a kid. 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! Food Giant contends that it is only a Thayer presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence. Been there ever since. Oh ya, working in the Garden Dept. wow i bet some of us knew each other. I really cant stand when these computers correct my spelling. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Light and dark, self and other, la-dee-da and all. https://www.facebook.com/groups/5916137753/. I bowled my first time at Red Fox Lanes; used to cash in pop bottles at the liquor store on LB Blvd. and Nautigals Subs. 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. I was watching a Dooleys commercial the other day on You Tube. 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. The list goes on. Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. so good. - Store information for your local hardware store in Long Beach, CA. Ruben was my boss. : 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. 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. . Funny you mentioned your birthday party at Shady Acres. That stuff like Laff in the Dark and the Voodoo Hut, House of Mirrors, The Rotor , The Scrambler. Also, does anyone remember that Charles served a term on the L.B. My Dad hated to go there because he had to stand in line for a long time. 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 would like to ask a pretty random question. Shady Acres was a blast, and little snackbar type place there to eat. I think he used to walk around the store in a brown suit. I miss Dooleys too. WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE! Hi Kathy, hope youre still out there. You missed mentioning meI was there summer and fall 1967you must have clear at the other endI was at the south door of the south building most of the timeI didnt realize there were so many of us from the block that were there. : poorly located hydrant, : Oil wells, Cameron Pl. He appeared in a few commercials. Does anyone out there remember the Crest and Towne theaters on Atlantic Ave.? After my moms funeral at Sunnyside Memorial Cemetery, I really have no reason to be there. I got to work the tree lot. I remember the name; Shady Acres, but I cant remember going there. was in the same building upstairs. I am sure it makes him feel as good as it does for me to read these comments. (LogOut/ Nope. Again, Im 64 and Im a professional businessman who has no interest in wasting my time, nor yours. Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. P.S. Sign above shop charred and twisted from smoke. (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). He seemed to know many employees. Googled it and got all of these beautiful memories. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. Anybody remember what those statues were? 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. 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. If you are in need of enterprise level search, please consider signing up for a Bizapedia Pro Search account as described on this page. . They were always very polite and would inform my mother that they would make sure that we were there. Where this was originallylocated they placed a school there and named it Dooley's. They had fiberglass statues there as well. This is awesome. 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! FLEMING, J. Dooley's Hardware Mart (personified here as Dooley), the owner of Lot 5, obtained judgment and $40 damages against Dorice Trigg, the owner of Lot 6, enjoining her from using a strip of Lot 5, 94 feet long and one foot wide. Look below the item for additional data you may want to include. across from the Blue Chip Stamp redeemable store. Your entire office will be able to use your search subscription. 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. Patrick, omigosh, I remember that commercial! Past Addresses: See available information. Paid $75 for a 1 bedroom apartment. He worked in the snack bar! Too many steel fences and bars on peoples windows. Things are always more clear when you look in the past. The Long Beach Drive-In was at the 710 and 405 Freeways, I think. I must have gone to the Prince of Wales, what was it near? 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. Contributing Institution. We used to shop at Dooleys. Your right.my friend and i would sit on our skateboards (steel wheels) hook our legs to each other and go down the hill they called it (suicide hill) hit the grass at the bottom just before the pond..and yes the rec area had a bumper pool table inside we would play.and that pond had more fish in it big blue gills drop a line and it was hit then.we would walk over to Thriftys for a 5 cent scoop of ice cream remember that? The record dept. My mom used to buy her craft supplies there and we would buy jeans, t-shirts at the Levi section. i loved christmas there. served to you completely ad free and you will be granted access to view every profile in its entirety, even 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. 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. Its funny everybody has a different spelling for what thought was Cheer park we used to make little fishing nets out of my moms nylons and a coat hanger and catch pollywogs ( we also referred to it as pollywog park then we would take them home and keep them in a jar but didnt know how to keep them so they died and the water got smelly quick. 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. HI Michael! The container has a sticker that said Dooleys. Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. I am glad you brought up the Sizzler, it need to be mentioned. Dooleys really did make my life better. It was all good and a lot of fun. 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 was always fascinated by the conveyer belt that stock came down from above on. if the company chooses to hide the private information on their profile from the general public. Remember Miss Buehl? Oh, and they also sold hardware. Daisy Ave has a lot of similar homes that were built in a track. We hit them up at lunch from Jordan when the line was not too long! I worked 6 days a week and ate those hot dogs for lunch every single day with a Nesbitts orange sodaeach cost a dime. In later years I was sad to see it leave. I feel lucky that I had Dooleys to go to when I was a kid nothing else even comes close today. 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. 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. Get this Press-Telegram page for free from Saturday, December 29, 1973 Long Beach Calif Sat Dec It 1171 - --L ' : INDEPENDENT ESS-TELEGRAM B-3 buying sought ' Bra(fley'of Los Angeles . Mrs. Trigg appealed, claiming title to the one-foot strip by adverse possession, estoppel, and agreed boundary. All before sexual harassment came along. All of a sudden something said Dooleys! , It sounds like you have great memories of Dooleys! loved it! 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. Oh to be back in the good ole days in Long Beach/ Compton area. I used to play video games at Redd Foxx Lanes. 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. I never could ride a skateboard in a park. Share Park? I lived over by Sutter. Lucys restaurant L.B.Blvd. i grew up in north long beach, graduated jordan 1967 and remember all those great places. . 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. Lot of similar homes that were built in a little 3 bedroom house stand... 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