And did you ever eat at Marris? That skatepark was called Badlands. Does anyone out there remember the Crest and Towne theaters on Atlantic Ave.? Does anyone remember the Worn Out West? Chuck, Hi so good to see your name here! I used to get my baseball cards there, and bring back my soda bottles for ten cents a piece; Shady Acres was a great place for mini golf, I had my sixth grade birthday party there. My house was built at the same time as the school. Shady Acres skate park. There was a Taco Bell in that area. Oh ya, working in the Garden Dept. Dooleys has been torn down, and the property is now home to a magnetschool: http://www.lbschools.net/dooley/. oh yes ,when I was a young child I remember tickets were 50. each and I think they had double features didnt they? hi richard i work there and rent one of your apt it was great 1979. 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. . reminiscence. She actually got me my first job at Dooleys. Contact Us. Anybody remember what those statues were? a big greek guy owned the place. Dooley had built a concrete block wall on what he thought was or was close to the property boundary with Trigg. 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. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. I went roller skating there all the time thanks, Colleen, for all of the good memories. View our statement on digital primary resources. If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. . Please, no worries whatsoever. all the wheels looked like a roller coaster fast ride. I lived at 111 W. Delamo, Apt 11, in 1969 when my husband was in the Navy. It looked like a neat H.S. And I remember Dooleys too! The first step (screening) would be done by way of a simple telephone conversation. . Then you were there when I was there. I grew up in North Long Beach, living in a little house ($13,000.00 for a two-bedroom house in the 60s) on Del Amo Boulevard, between Long Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard. Who is your brother? The lumberjack, the drive-ins. Its nice to remember such a unique place, isnt it? ;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Emery. Awesome fried bean and cheese burritos. We were like 6-8 years old and we used to spy on him through the holes in the wood fence. Look for pictures of Badlands skatepark. I actually worked for Dooleys from 76-78, at the Warehouse at Cherry and Artesia. I liked that store and miss it. the folks there were so nice. use to camp there on weekends when i was a boy scout. I was a little kid & it seemed very small to me. I also got to work in the Christmas tree lot during December. . my Grandma live around the corner from Dooleys and I love to go see the dolls. Dooleys Hardware consisted of three buildings that were spread over three blocks you could get anything there, from ten-cent hot dogs to eighty-nine cent 45rpm records to a new living room set. if the company chooses to hide the private information on their profile from the general public. They were always very polite and would inform my mother that they would make sure that we were there. One of the best days was Sunday, when they served lunch in the kitchen upstairs. Any other Doolyites out there? Identifier: 3455_1: Title: . Good times. Martins pizza, Douglas burgers, and the chili cheese dogs at Dooleys. today our lives are filled with a lot of places that all look alike, no matter where we go, and I am glad that I grew up with Dooleys down the block. In addition,
i grew up in north long beach, graduated jordan 1967 and remember all those great places. I used to go to Shady Acres later became a skate park. You are absolutely correct, the layout was just like what you remember. I was class of 78, we just missed each other! So many people, including myself, have fond memories of the store; it was a unique place to go to shop, and eat (hotdogs!) Date 1958-11-26. Remember Miss Buehl? You never really know you are loving your job until it is gone. loved it! It has been very nice to reminisce about days past. Still one of the most fun jobs I ever had. 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. Good memories! I know its year later but I just came across this article after Goggleing Dooleys Hardware and the Iowa Pork Shop Grocery store; places we went to when I was growing up in North Long Beach, I have fond memories of all these places. Why were they so good? You guys should check out Born and Raised in Long Beach. Item Description. I went to Sutter School and Lindbergh Junior High and I went to Jordan. then golf till about the 16th hole and then hide the clubs and balls till next day. 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? G S A True Value Hardware in Long Beach, CA is your locally owned hardware store. Im not sure if Tony Alva ever skated there but I think he did at least show up a few times. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection, Institution: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. 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. I really miss Dooleys great memories of the place, and really nothing like it today, at least not around here. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/LBFiremen/id/857, Fires; Retail Stores; Fire Fighters; Smoke, Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach Firemen's Historical Museum: Repository: CSUDH Archives: Rights: LOL! Even though we moved in 1970, Ive been back to see my old elementary school, Star King and the house I lived in on Butler Street. Steve. : 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. Deep fried halibut , it seems like dream it was sooo good . I am happy for all of you. They had the perfect snap, The hot dogs were the best . Sponsored Learn More D&B Reports Available for Dooley's Hardware Mart 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. Are there still any places like this these days? 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! does anyone remember the Big A? Romes was the best! I also remember your dad Bill as the appliance dept. I loved Andersons market! They had a neat little museum. 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 worked in the garden dept from 65-67. I think the average movie was rarely over an hour and a half long. Hey neighbor, I must have left (working at the Garden Dept.) Then my brother would buy our two tickets and we would go into the movie theater with our little brown bags of candy that Mom packed and go find a place and sit down. Filing Jurisdiction, Entity Type, Registered Agent, File Number, Filing Status, and Business Category. with up to 5 times the number of maximum matches per search vs. non-subscribers. I went to HS at Millikan. Spent many days at Houghton Park and during the summer, it was swimming at Jordan. I lived over by Sutter. Yes I can taste Doolys hot dogs now. I worked in the garden shop, 65-67; my brother, major appliance, 64-66 & my sister, record dept. My mom Dorothy worked in the Customer Service booth for several years (1975 1985?). RIP, Dooleys!\r\r(ALL COPYRIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGED.) Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images I remember it well. 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 . i lived on Market st next door to Lindbergh Jr Hi. We are sorry, but your computer or network may be sending automated queries. You are a good writer, Jules. I used to go to John Sutter Elementary and would go to Dooleys after school. Great times that I will never forget! See our terms of use for more tips. Love the chilli dogs, picking the Christmas trees out of the railroad car. We should all feel blessed. I think he was more successful in retail sales than he was in politics. Great spaghetti and pizza, and we could never get out of there without writing our name on the walls, like everyone else. To have all of it within blocks of my house was the best . For about the same amount of years. And how could you ever forget Dooleys. Those were wonderful times. Share Park? Good memories, I found this site many years after you all did. Every item on Calisphere has been contributed to the site by a California institution. Merchandise burned and buried beneath heaps of burnt wood and twisted metal. What a great story! Today I was using a container of lighter fluid on a grease spot on a shirt. I grew up in Lakewood, in a little 3 bedroom house. Mary. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. I am glad you brought up the Sizzler, it need to be mentioned. (562) 437-2716. we would start on the 3rd hole so we wouldnt be seen. 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. also my favorite games were the baseball with ball bearing balls and flappers. Just curious, were the owners irish? He did a bunch of handy work and got all of his suppies there. L.B. Pay checks were about 20 bucks a week, but that paid for my VW gas and lift tickets at Lake Arrowhead. Our Boy Scout troop was sponsored by Dooleys. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection. You must remember Norma the manager of your dept. My husband said that body at the park was a lady that lived next door to him, they called her aunt Dot her husbands name was Brownie, this site has brought back many memories for him. your daughter was so beautiful. Your entire office will be able to use your search subscription. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. what memories. Still have the trinket box. Fun stuff. I may have mentioned this I also remember sitting next to the lake and watching boys ride down the hill and right into it, What a treat to discover this post and all the wonderful comments. Dehls. 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! Great memory! I miss Dooleys too. As I grow older, Im so thankful for those experiences, because they give me an appreciation for small, sweet events, like piling into the carall six of us kidswith my Mom and Dad, to be treated to a hot dog at Dooleys. I had my own daughter in 1982 and thought of so many of my fellow employees as family. I remember buying a Christmas tree and a trinket box at Dooleys. We would have all go to jail. i found this looking for pictures of Scheer Park from the 60s when it had the water falls. 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. small (250x250 max) medium (500x500 max) Large; Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. across from the Blue Chip Stamp redeemable store. I remember getting a Disney Songtape of Goin' Quackers here in 1986 and eating at the snack bar. I will use his email. Hey, Jan Horton, I certainly remember you (and your darling daughter who looked just like you). I would like to ask a pretty random question. Oh, yes!!! 5045 Long Bch Blvd, Long . Email Address: See available information. Dooley's Hardware Mart 5000 Block, Long Beach Boulevard. The Dooley gang was the best. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. Long Beach Pike Angel Images Chicago Art Film Images Bridge Building Unique Hotels Weird Creatures Aerial Photo Municipal Auditorium and Rainbow Pier Long Beach, CA D David Zach Historic Long Beach, CA . Anyway I got a few things from old Harry too. Really good memories. (LogOut/ Rights Information. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. My brother now lives on Zane. the lumberjack was on the 3rd most northern building. Oh so much fun we had and we didnt even know it. Dooley's of Long Beach newspaper ad This place was a huge hardware department store in Long Beach. My first job in 1969 was working in the portable TV section. Born and raised in LB, and I graduated from Jordan in 75. Then you and I went to elementary school together. Years later I dont believe I remember you Jared but there were a lot of people I didnt know that lived around there. I grew up in Bellflower/Lakewood/Long Beach and we would go to Dooleys frequently when we were young. We moved then and I graduated from Artesia High in 75. i remember in the middle store food, fishing gear, gifts. I went to those two theaters for all the years that they were around. got where i could win quite a few games with one dime. was in the same building upstairs. All before sexual harassment came along. I went to sutter K- 5th grade, then we moved to San Diego. I. Fridays my family would go to Lakewood Shopping Center and I remember Wallachs Music Store. We went to Shady Acres frequently and also went to the horse stables to rent horses for riding for an hour, someone mentioned the name earlier but I forget.One of the things I miss from those days is the drive-in theatersLakewood,Circle,Los Altos,and I think there was one other we used to go to. Loved our time there. I tell these fast food places to sell chili cheese dogs, you cant find a very good chili dog. I went to Sutter from kindergarten through 6th grade (1966 through 1972 or so)! We hit them up at lunch from Jordan when the line was not too long! : 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. 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. Firefighter sprays hose around scorched remains of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop following nighttime fire. Cant believe so many good times there. It was my first job and I was hired by the General Mgr who was my friends father, her mother was Charles Dooleys niece. We have been together ever since (30 Years this November). hi to you i work there to you storys are great. Anyhow, I ended up googling to this site and thought I would leave some comments. on Great chili dogs. contributor's website. i saw you mention the boy scout park. Eating at The Prince of Wales on L.B. 1541 W Pacific Coast HwyLong Beach, CA 90810-4227. Dooleys really did make my life better. Wow, I hadnt thought of this stuff in years. 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. whew! I used to eat 6-10 hot dogs a day and pick up a $1.99 monural record every week after pay day. If the distributor for Oster Appliances hadnt brought up the Dooleys Name, Id have had no reason to check it out. served to you completely ad free and you will be granted access to view every profile in its entirety, even
No. 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. Sooo, unladylike. I didnt care to eat a hot dog for a very long time . Steve Hampton from down the street worked in the toy dept. I started at $1.50 and then when I made lead cook, I received $1.65 per hour. All the stories here remind me of so much more out that way. Thank you for sharing, also. In addition, all pages on Bizapedia will be
I went to Jane Addames sutters in the gutter. Two more memories Marris Pizza on Long Beach Boulevard, and the Roller Arena on Alondra. I believe it was Richard Dooley that lived across the street from the long parking lot behind the hardware building. Fire gutted garden shop area of store. Colleen, I do remember a painted wall on the side of the deli, that had a big sandwich. Phone & Email. but dad hoisted them in. Hope to chat with you soon. Also I remember Shady Acres miniature golf which no place could compare with in my book. Jan Horton. I was very young then, first or second grade. We were cashiers in paint building also. - Store information for your local hardware store in Long Beach, CA. Hopefully get some pictures of a place I had so much fun shopping with my Grandmother. Trick or Treating in Bixby Knolls cus thats where the rich people lived. I am having a blast reading all the memories of Dooleys; it really was a treasure. Unfortunately, I couldnt find a decent picture of the store with the lumberjack in front, but this is a pretty cool website that shows a state-by-state listing, with photos, of the immense and terrifying monuments that we Americans like to erect and enjoy: I love reading what you write. Change). View source record on like an Egyptian Princess . Googled it and got all of these beautiful memories. Maybe they changed it over the years, but I recall that particular Long Beach store theme as, Dooleys family hardware store, theres more theres more at Dooleys!. Romas Italian deli on Atlantic was a place my whole family enjoyed. DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART, Long Beach CA. If you are experiencing technical issues, we'd request that you contact Calisphere directly. Things are always more clear when you look in the past. We would always go at Christmas-time to get decorations, etc. i loved christmas there. P.S. Thanks for the write up. I mentioned I had room for a banana split, and she let me have one! to go to at the time. i was always fascinated by the conveyer belt that stock came down from above on. It was family owned right? I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. Its sad to see all these places gone. 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. remember the middle building and on the top of it it a atlas of the world and above it was a gallon of sherman paint spilling paint all over the globe and it had floresent lights that glowed at night. , It sounds like you have great memories of Dooleys! Jan posted by Dooley's Hardware of Long Beach, California @ 7:53 PM 7 comments Went there with my folks every chance we got. it was 2 blocks north of atlantic theater, Hi everybody, I grew up on zane street. I lived right on Del Amo, so living on a side street in Bixby Knolls seemed like heaven to me. Of course, every time we went we had to stop to get a hotdog. 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? It is all gone now. Too many steel fences and bars on peoples windows. Ls restaurant near the shopping center was a Friday night dinner out for us. My parents bought all the furniture from Howards , I got my first motorcycle from Long Beach Honda . Awesome to know you have fond memories too! blvd and Mt View. I remember the hot dogs the most! I never seen anything like it since. We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message. Company Profile, Contact information, Current and former Employee directory, Corporate history, state/tax IDs. . The playlists were free to take home, so I would have a new one each week, and track my favorite songs to see how popular they were. I worked at Dooleys from 1981-1987. I used to wade into it, starting at the top of the hill where the little brook would flow down into it; cut my foot once from toe to heel when I came out of it, and I didnt even feel it. I used to love Douglas Burger French Dips, Pastrami sandwiches, Burgers, all that. That was in Nov. 1987. Went to Jahn A Sutter elementary. Left Jordan in 75. It was right next to the snack bar and I also helped Fran who was in charge of the snack bar. 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. I found the site because I was looking for a picture of old man Dooley. I didnt grow up in Long Beach, lived there while husband was in the navy. After working there 6 months . Prices and program participation may vary. OMG!!! I will try to find photos of Shady Acres it was a really fun minigolf park! Take care Jan Mooney now. The funny thing is they never said anything about the little brown bags of candy, like a sandwich bag or lunch bag. during Christmas was great. Now 71 live in montana. Again Im responding years later, Im not exactly sure what made me think about Dooleys but I just Googled and came across this article, talk about a blast from the past. Saw Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at one of them (cant remember which) with my folks. Do you remember other places in and around Long Beach? (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 grew up on Arbor st. 1977 to 1983. I am born and raised here too, so love hearing your memories of the town we both grew up in. . if we've collected "Sales Lead Information" for a given company, it will be displayed on the
Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. Ruben was my boss. 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. Firefighters examine damaged storage area following nighttime fire at Dooley's Hardware Store. I knew Shirley Dooley in grade school at Jane Addams. Miss SoCal so much. 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. About $2.5 million would go to a project expanding Roosevelt Im sure I must have. Going down suicide hill at Scherer park. He worked in the snack bar! . I havent been out that way in years. Shady Acres was a blast, and little snackbar type place there to eat. The hot dogs at Dooleys were the best and I remember being at Scherer Park and watching boys ride down the hill and right into the pond. 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. My first job was being a box boy at Dooleys. By the parking for teachers that was chained off. Hey there young lady. in 3 years there we won one football gameit was against number one polydamn were they pissed. Dooleys had cheap hotdogs and it was a great place to go. my dad (bill simpson) worked in appliances at dooleys for about 20 yrs in the 60s and 70s. I played as a child in the back rooms and attic of the orginal hardware store. and Long Beach Blvd, https://libguides.csudh.edu/archives-home. Does anybody remember Harrys bike shop. What a great place it was to be a kid. Its been a LONG time). so good. June 29, 1956. But we have our memories. 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. I was a lazy, do-nothing clod, far beneath her level. I used to walk all the way to Dooleys to just look around. Dooley dogs, arcade games at Red Fox Lanes, dinner out at Sizzler, riding bikes in the LA River, mini golf at Shady Acres. From Red Fox Lanes to Shady Acres. I remember standing in long lines for them . RE: Calisphere: Request high-resolution copy of item for Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. City Council? does Anyone remember kirks corner? Gotta admit, Ive been outta Long Beach, North Long Beach, Lakewood and surrounding areas for some time. It really resonated with me. Two firefighters haul tangle of hoses behind hose crew spraying scorched interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop. It is a shame we can never go home. Im not mad about that, he was in the right. I remember a kid in the mid 80s, who worked at dooleys, who used to skateboard the parking lot. 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! Later, when the Paccione family purchased it, the name was changed to Romes. 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. Forgot to mention: I worked for the fine folks at Dooleys for 11 years. As I recall, I was making a whopping $1.90 an hour but I was happy I had my first job! I delivered appliances for them. Douglas burgers, Marris pizza. Date Created and/or Issued. Anyway, lots of love to you all. My family lived on Mountain View from 72 till 83. remember kirks corner, went there for years. I remember getting a glazed do-nut for seven cents and sharing it with my cat (she must have liked the yeast). I remember the store seemed to be so big, I thought it would be cool to ride a mini bike up and down the isles. 2d 337. Funny, l remember you. If you are in need of enterprise level search, please consider signing up for a Bizapedia Pro Search account as described on this page. We need it really bad now. 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