While logged in and authenticated, you will not be asked to solve any complicated Recaptcha V2 challenges. I was very young then, first or second grade. I actually worked for Dooleys from 76-78, at the Warehouse at Cherry and Artesia. I remember buying a Christmas tree and a trinket box at Dooleys. The container has a sticker that said Dooleys. got where i could win quite a few games with one dime. They had the perfect snap, The hot dogs were the best . My Dad hated to go there because he had to stand in line for a long time. Fire gutted garden shop area of store. Oh, and they also sold hardware. 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. Concerts at the Long Beach auditorium? Anyway, lots of love to you all. The lot where Dooleys was is now a grade school (Dooley Elementary, I believe), but I think the lumberjack is still there have fun! His real name was Forrest. yea mrs. Anderson was a peach of a lady my mom had a weekly credit with her she would send me to buy bread and lunch meat and peeny candy for me.and each friday i would go pay her she had a little book with how much we owed (thoose days are gone) we spent a lot of time on the railroad bridge and tracks sliding down on cardboard. I didnt care to eat a hot dog for a very long time . WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE! i found this looking for pictures of Scheer Park from the 60s when it had the water falls. the lumberjack was on the 3rd most northern building. So many memories from my childhood over in that area. Years later you always had a parking spot right where you wanted to go. I used to play caroms and do crafts at the little rec center there and they had great swings! I started at $1.50 and then when I made lead cook, I received $1.65 per hour. I lived in Long Beach from 66 to 76. those dolls were mrs dooleys doll collection. 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. Uploaded by request and to bring some nostalgia to any Long Beach/L.A., CA residents who grew up in the late 70s-early 80s like myself. 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. during Christmas was great. He worked in the snack bar! Do you remember other places in and around Long Beach? What a lovely comment how nice that you are going on a road trip! was just across the isle. Then just passed that was a Levi store on the right. I went to Sutter, then Hughes. . Great poor boy sandwiches and Pizzas. Then you and I went to elementary school together. 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. Utilize our advanced search form to filter the search results by Company Name, City, State, Postal Code,
I grew up in L.B. but dad hoisted them in. Our Boy Scout troop was sponsored by Dooleys. 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. I remember Dooleys!! Douglas Burgers was my favorite, next to Dooleys hot dogs, of course. I lived over by Sutter. Now, it's an empty building full of memories as it still stands. Never hear that word anymore!) the Lindbergh Jr. Market ran by Cecil (meat counter) & Bessie (front candy counter) Farrington ran it. Search this record. I went to Sutter School and Lindbergh Junior High and I went to Jordan. Title. Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. (LogOut/ 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. a big greek guy owned the place. And I used to go to Cliftons almost every week and there was a guy who drove a Helms truck who lived down the street from us on Del Amo Boulevard. I grew up there in the early 70s to the early 80s. Very cool so you lived on the edge of North Long Beach; a couple of friends of mine lived around that area as well. I went to Sutter from kindergarten through 6th grade (1966 through 1972 or so)! Once my brother went wading in the pond and cut his foot pretty badly on some broken glass; ruined our afternoon picnic, stupid brother. I am born and raised here too, so love hearing your memories of the town we both grew up in. hi richard i work there and rent one of your apt it was great 1979. It was one of a kind. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. They sold old Levis. Reporter: Emery to RW Assignment:. Date 1958-11-26. Good times. I mentioned I had room for a banana split, and she let me have one! I remember we used to look at the toys at Dooleys (GI Joes, Trains, games). and I still dont care if I have another soda. And here it is and here you are! Now 71 live in montana. the street was just south of the railroad tracks that were on long beach blvd. (LogOut/ I went to sutter K- 5th grade, then we moved to San Diego. ;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Emery. Wow! the folks there were so nice. i think you all would enjoy it. You never really know you are loving your job until it is gone. It was all good and a lot of fun. Paid $75 for a 1 bedroom apartment. I was just thinking of my childhood days in Long Beach in the the 60s, it was a great time. In the fast-food world of today I imagine kids rarely get to experience such and will not have any fond memories like these. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. It really resonated with me. I had the best childhood. I used to go to John Sutter Elementary and would go to Dooleys after school. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I noticed your response is several years old, so I doubt that youll read this comment (I just found this story, thanks to my sister). 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. The record dept. I attended one of my friends birthday parties there in 75. Fun memories for sure! 5045 Long Bch Blvd, Long . My husband and I talk about it sometimes. I had my own daughter in 1982 and thought of so many of my fellow employees as family. I really cant stand when these computers correct my spelling. I will use his email. thanks for letting me add my memories to yours. My mom used to buy her craft supplies there and we would buy jeans, t-shirts at the Levi section. It was at Dooleys where I met my future wife. See our terms of use for more tips. She would let me and my older brother out of the car and tell the Usher at the front ( who was wearing a nice uniform and standing in the front of the building ) we would be there until she picked us up after the movie. P.S. Too many steel fences and bars on peoples windows. She alllowed me to have a chocolate fudge sundae instead of dinner. Born and raised in LB, and I graduated from Jordan in 75. It was on Atlantic a half a block from Jordan. The chocolate cream pie was absolutely the best. One of the best days was Sunday, when they served lunch in the kitchen upstairs. . Use to get our Christmas tree there every year as well! Questions Post Question There are no questions yet for this company. I am amazed with all of the customers of Dooleys and their coments about the hot dogs, christmas tree, etc. remember you didnt need bait, just throw your line in and wait couple seconds and yang it out and you would usually hook a fish. it was on long beach blvd and market on the south/west corner, across the street from the old band of america, I do remember Kirks Corner! I got to work the tree lot. I tell people that I had a orange tree in my backyard, how I used to run from the helicopters, and ride my motorcycle is in the Los Angeles River. Prices and program participation may vary. Nice to know other remember. Nothing else compares to it today, does it? 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. You can find me on face book. 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 . There were some great employees there, Charlie! Look below the item for additional data you may want to include. michaelpoulin@dyingindowney.com Charles Hathaway faved this impact1911 14y Yes! I think he used to walk around the store in a brown suit. The lumberjack, the drive-ins. DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART, Long Beach CA. 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. remember at the 18th hole, windmill the ball would return to the office after you hit it through the windmill. 2d 337. my mom bought one of the first microwave ovens from there after we seen a demonstration in the mid store. I cant find you. Those walk-ins had character! Cheers! Every item on Calisphere has been contributed to the site by a California institution. I also got to work in the Christmas tree lot during December. CA; DO; DO-2083; DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART; DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART. was there no hardware competition in N.L.B.? UNLOCK PROFILE. You must remember Norma the manager of your dept. was in the same building upstairs. As I recall, I was making a whopping $1.90 an hour but I was happy I had my first job! 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. The fellow in charge at the store wharehouse (Sarge) was a real hoot. He appeared in a few commercials. then golf till about the 16th hole and then hide the clubs and balls till next day. Chuck, Hi so good to see your name here! 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. Romes was the best! She actually got me my first job at Dooleys. Good memories! & Compton, damage from the 1933 earthquake, : Oil truck fire, Willow and Long Beach Blvd, : Market on fire, Artesia and Long Beach Blvd, : Intersection of Wardlow and Long Beach Blvd. and Roland Meckel also from down the street was the lucky one of us. The short guy in the garden shop. 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. does anyone remember the Big A? i grew up in north long beach, graduated jordan 1967 and remember all those great places. Jan, when you read this, find me on facebook under Veronica Gonzales McLinden. Im 54 years old now and they will never be a time like that again. Take care Jan Mooney now. RE: Calisphere: Request high-resolution copy of item for Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. Item Description. Does anyone remember the Worn Out West? The first store was Hardware, the second was Groceries, toys, Lamps, Lighting, The next was Furniture, Appliances, tv, electonics, RECORDS, Pharmacy. Still one of the most fun jobs I ever had. My daughter was born 11-11-69 so that area was significant to me. and Lucys for dinner and drinks, with the piano bar. Hey, Jan Horton, I certainly remember you (and your darling daughter who looked just like you). The parking lot was so long that it was never full. Such a shame you can never go home again.. Anyway I got a few things from old Harry too. OMG!!! Wednesday, April 10, 1957 Wad April 10 1957 DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART 5075 LONG BEACH BLVD NORTH LONG BEACH OUTDOOR LIVING and GARDENING DOOLEY'S BIG ONCE-A-YEAR EVENT! 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. G S A True Value Hardware in Long Beach, CA, we're here to help. The house was built in the very early 1900s I think, and was a wonderful little house. Dooleys was the only place we had for a one stop shop. I went roller skating there all the time thanks, Colleen, for all of the good memories. 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 dont remember the museum, but Im sure I must have gone through it thanks! Still have the trinket box. My next door neighbor was general manager N.B. Also I remember Shady Acres miniature golf which no place could compare with in my book. It was family owned right? shed talk with the ladies who were collecting and fine the things needed & wanted to fill their collections. 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. I would have gone to Jordan H.S. Anyway, it was another Friday night family dinner place for us. View source record on I love all these recollections, its like all of you said everything. Merchandise burned and buried beneath heaps of burnt wood and twisted metal. Harry had a bike shop in his garage and he wouldnt sell his house to Dooley. There is something always kind of special about mom n pop (family owned) places that have a personal homey atmosphere to it. It has been very nice to reminisce about days past. Thank great memories there! Are there really NO photos of it (still, in 2015)? How could you know. It is all gone now. . Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection, Institution: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. 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