They made great poorboy sandwiches. the Lindbergh Jr. Market ran by Cecil (meat counter) & Bessie (front candy counter) Farrington ran it. Contact Us. Miss it sometimes being close to the water. I bugged out of Compton several years ago due to the takeover of the area by Crips and Bloods. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message. Ive told people about it for years but the name wouldnt come back to me until this morning. I also remember a trailer park across from Shady Acres. I bowled my first time at Red Fox Lanes; used to cash in pop bottles at the liquor store on LB Blvd. Dooleys had cheap hotdogs and it was a great place to go. Johnny Rebs came later down the road. Good post kathy lowery. Thank you for sharing, also. Does anybody remember Harrys bike shop. Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. My mom Dorothy worked in the Customer Service booth for several years (1975 1985?). Dehls. Blvd. . Email Address: See available information. Hey, Jan Horton, I certainly remember you (and your darling daughter who looked just like you). Nice to know other remember. UNLOCK PROFILE. I was a little kid & it seemed very small to me. 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. Are there still any places like this these days? I lived on 49th st against the train tracks. Immediately, brought back a lot of those warm fond memories, hot dogs, 45s, play lists, Christmas trees, etc. The list goes on. I lived next door to N.B. 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. I went to Sutter School and Lindbergh Junior High and I went to Jordan. Oh to be back in the good ole days in Long Beach/ Compton area. Yes I can taste Doolys hot dogs now. I lived in N LB from 1985-1990. Born and raised in LB, and I graduated from Jordan in 75. What a great place it was to be a kid. Awesome fried bean and cheese burritos. If you ever see it, the fellow in the cowboy hat is Richard Dooley, Charles (founder) son. Mrs. Trigg appealed, claiming title to the one-foot strip by adverse possession, estoppel, and agreed boundary. I went back to NLB about 10 years later and many things had changed. Oh, yes!!! The sweet little ol lady in the upstairs would sneak me 2 hamburgers with my drink and a slice of that fantastic chocolate cream pie (with the shavings on top). also my favorite games were the baseball with ball bearing balls and flappers. 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. View source image It has been very nice to reminisce about days past. (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). ADDITIONAL LINKS As I recall, I was making a whopping $1.90 an hour but I was happy I had my first job! 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 grew up in north long beach..my mom was the telephone operator at dooleys in the 70syeah those 10cent hot dogs are what i blame for making me fatheheh, long beach jordan 1971 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. Things are always more clear when you look in the past. 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. 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. Clearly many people remember like I do. 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. And rollercoasters that took you right over the beachI also remember some kind of ski lift ride that took you across the park to the other end. Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. I remember so many people there like Ruben Macli, warehouse manager North building and Bill Starr , and June Ricks and Hal in sreening, but most of I remember meeting my wife there, Vicky Peters in pullman & Bath, she was amazing. Trick or Treating in Bixby Knolls cus thats where the rich people lived. 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! Any other Doolyites out there? Comprehensive information on any company or organization. Login; Business Contacts & Backgrounds. 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. OMG!!! It didnt pay much, but some of the experiences were priceless. George Land, Camp Meeker, CA. Would love to hear and share memories. Left Jordan in 75. From Red Fox Lanes to Shady Acres. 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. One of the best days was Sunday, when they served lunch in the kitchen upstairs. Phone & Email. Does anyone out there remember the Crest and Towne theaters on Atlantic Ave.? While I know it was a large facility, it seemed so ginormous to me as a small child. Julie, I doubt there will be anything like Dooleys again. My grandmother worked for the old Douglas aircraft in Long Beach. Now, it's an empty building full of memories as it still stands. Once my brother went wading in the pond and cut his foot pretty badly on some broken glass; ruined our afternoon picnic, stupid brother. At 10 cents they werethe best. Gotta admit, Ive been outta Long Beach, North Long Beach, Lakewood and surrounding areas for some time. 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. and of coarse Red Fox Bowling alley across the street. One day in about 1966, the Greeter from Laguna Beach walked all the way to Dooleys just to get a couple of hot dogs he had heard were only 10 cents. Great chili dogs. Hopefully get some pictures of a place I had so much fun shopping with my Grandmother. I dont remember the museum, but Im sure I must have gone through it thanks! Description Hose crew (Babcock, left, and Luther) spray charred interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop following nighttime fire. got where i could win quite a few games with one dime. I used to love Douglas Burger French Dips, Pastrami sandwiches, Burgers, all that. Asteroids at Red Fox, yeah! was there no hardware competition in N.L.B.? We would spend a few hours there on the weekends. It was my first job and I was hired by the General Mgr who was my friends father, her mother was Charles Dooleys niece. Grocers, too, are getting into the bigger-is-better act. Dels Liquors on L.B.Blvd. Loved Dooleys; got my first baseball mitt there. I got to work the tree lot. Cheers! Dooleys really did make my life better. there is a post about dooleys and it seems to get the biggest response. Great place! was just across the isle. Best halibut in town. 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. I never played Golf there, but I would always play the video games they had in the arcade. Dooley's asserts that under the Evidence Code it is a Morgan presumption affecting the burden of proof. LOL! Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. I dont have a lot of memories of Dooleys, but I am sure enjoying all of yours! Sure wish someone would find a picture of it. before K-Mart went in. I am amazed with all of the customers of Dooleys and their coments about the hot dogs, christmas tree, etc. I lived at 111 W. Delamo, Apt 11, in 1969 when my husband was in the Navy. We knew that place is the Riverbed. 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. I worked 6 days a week and ate those hot dogs for lunch every single day with a Nesbitts orange sodaeach cost a dime. I feel lucky that I had Dooleys to go to when I was a kid nothing else even comes close today. 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. I graduated from Jordan in 1974, I remember my girlfriend and I going to the football games and the Panthers rarely won. 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 grew up there in the early 70s to the early 80s. Now site of Dooley's Elementary School. Great poor boy sandwiches and Pizzas. Used to go to Dels Liqour store and get my hair cut in the same plaza. in 3 years there we won one football gameit was against number one polydamn were they pissed. Large cement water way (they raced cars in them in the movie GREASE). i was always fascinated by the conveyer belt that stock came down from above on. I lived in the Four Corner Block area of North Long Beach. The Dooley gang was the best. - Store information for your local hardware store in Long Beach, CA. All Addresses (1) Family. I remember my mom dropping me off in a long Cadillac that had fins on the back. that was pete stathis-my grandfather. Wow, what a trip down memory lane! I remember Dooleys!! & even better in high school. 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. I worked in the garden shop, 65-67; my brother, major appliance, 64-66 & my sister, record dept. if we've collected "Sales Lead Information" for a given company, it will be displayed on the The projects are funded separately from the school district's operating budget. Actually, I think he was indicating Romeos Itanial deli and pizza/sandwich shop. I lived a block away from Scherer Park, and would go all the time. My Dad would sometimes take us to Dooleys for hot dogs too. I never could ride a skateboard in a park. This is awesome. Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. Patrick, omigosh, I remember that commercial! served to you completely ad free and you will be granted access to view every profile in its entirety, even 5045 Long Bch Blvd, Long . was in the same building upstairs. One of my neighbors was killed while she was babysitting her granddaughter and a bullet came through the window during a drive-by and killed her as she sat in her rocking chair. Visited NLB 7-8 yrs ago, grew up there and Paramount, Lakewood, Bellflower. Great memory! One particular game (might have been against Lakewood, they had a big brass bell theyd ring every time they scored a touchdown, boy we hated that d**n clang-clang) I remember we sat in the rain, our bleachers were nearly empty but we stuck it out to the bitter end, we sort of pat ourselves on the back for being true-blue, loyal Rowdy Rooters. only one thing i found wrong on all the comments and that was on the italian deli. 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