Oh ya, working in the Garden Dept. 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 used to wade in it as a kid I remember it being slimy, and also remember getting out and finding that I had cut my foot. Was it the Long Beach Drive-In? Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. I remember going to this place twice and learned that they sold other stuff as well as hardware store here. ;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Emery. Get back with me. To have all of it within blocks of my house was the best . Thank After finishing the sundae my Mom asked if I was satisfied? She actually got me my first job at Dooleys. Maybe somebody else will find it and read everything. (LogOut/ if we've collected "Sales Lead Information" for a given company, it will be displayed on the We would have all go to jail. the lumberjack was on the 3rd most northern building. The record dept. Used the internet to contact the Distributor. 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 am now 62. i loved that place. I lived in N LB from 1985-1990. 63-65. I mentioned I had room for a banana split, and she let me have one! Dooleys had cheap hotdogs and it was a great place to go. App. . I never could ride a skateboard in a park. I used to eat 6-10 hot dogs a day and pick up a $1.99 monural record every week after pay day. - Store information for your local hardware store in Long Beach, CA. Douglas burgers, Marris pizza. Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. been rereading all the great post about north long beach and all the memories of those writing in. Been there ever since. And just for the record, my friends and I used to play hide-and-seek upstairs buy the doll collection and the furniture. The first store was Hardware, the second was Groceries, toys, Lamps, Lighting, The next was Furniture, Appliances, tv, electonics, RECORDS, Pharmacy. does anyone remember the Big A? I wish it were still there, I moved away from Long Beach 25 years ago and I really miss it. Dooley's Hardware Tuesday, April 11, 2006 Hello fellow Dooley's Hardware I am looking for anyone that used to work for Dooley's Hardware in Long Beach, California. i loved christmas there. Sizzler was a treat. We lived there late 66 and 67. Went to Jahn A Sutter elementary. hi to you i work there to you storys are great. Sooo, unladylike. Saw Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at one of them (cant remember which) with my folks. Once my brother went wading in the pond and cut his foot pretty badly on some broken glass; ruined our afternoon picnic, stupid brother. your daughter was so beautiful. We lived on Dawson Ave across from the elementary school. We need it really bad now. 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. 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. Today I was using a container of lighter fluid on a grease spot on a shirt. Get free access to the complete judgment in DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART v. TRIGG on CaseMine. 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. use to camp there on weekends when i was a boy scout. The short guy in the garden shop. I also remember a trailer park across from Shady Acres. 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 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. We were cashiers in paint building also. 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! Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. Are there really NO photos of it (still, in 2015)? They were unbelievably affordable, which was a real consideration for my parents. Loved our time there. michaelpoulin@dyingindowney.com Charles Hathaway faved this impact1911 14y He was retired of course. Show more Show more 11 years ago. It was at Dooleys where I met my future wife. Prices are subject to change without notice. They were always very polite and would inform my mother that they would make sure that we were there. Search this record. Actually, I think he was indicating Romeos Itanial deli and pizza/sandwich shop. I remember Dooleys. went to John A. Sutter, Lindbergh, and Jordan c/o 83. they just carried Lionel) - Frank's Hobby Shop - Orange - The Freight Yard - Anaheim - The Golden Spike - Irvine - Harry's Model Trains - Santa Ana - Hobby Lobby - Riverside (IIRC) - Iron Horse - somewhere in the San Fernando Valley - Iron Horse - Brea - Pop's Hobby Shop - Anaheim . I am happy for all of you. My first job was at Wells bed and sofa on L.B. I bugged out of Compton several years ago due to the takeover of the area by Crips and Bloods. Went there with my folks every chance we got. Never hear that word anymore!) 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. Gotta admit, Ive been outta Long Beach, North Long Beach, Lakewood and surrounding areas for some time. 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. She alllowed me to have a chocolate fudge sundae instead of dinner. It was family owned right? Dooley's Hardware Mart filed as an Articles of Incorporation in the State of California and is no longer active. 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 . He did a bunch of handy work and got all of his suppies there. right before you started. Didnt remember about the mac and cheese, I probably would have been chowing on that if I worked there, too. He wasnt any good . Loved Dooleys; got my first baseball mitt there. Yes! While logged in and authenticated, you will not be asked to solve any complicated Recaptcha V2 challenges. Who is your brother? 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. - Dooley's Hardware - Long Beach (yeah, I know . We were probably at Dooleys at the same time, picking out trees! those dolls were mrs dooleys doll collection. My father always took me there in the 60s and early 70s. 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 . contributor's website. Those were wonderful times. 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. My mom used to buy her craft supplies there and we would buy jeans, t-shirts at the Levi section. Its nice to remember such a unique place, isnt it? You cant . the street was just south of the railroad tracks that were on long beach blvd. Long Beach Firemen's Historical Museum: Repository: CSUDH Archives: Rights: He appeared in a few commercials. a big greek guy owned the place. 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. ;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Emery. . It has been very nice to reminisce about days past. Left Jordan in 75. That stuff like Laff in the Dark and the Voodoo Hut, House of Mirrors, The Rotor , The Scrambler. Where the 91 and the 710 intersected. Merchandise burned and buried beneath heaps of burnt wood and twisted metal. Personally, I havent been back in the Long Beach area since 2001. . I loved Shady Acres! My next door neighbor was general manager N.B. thanks for letting me add my memories to yours. 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. Those were some great times. I was class of 78, we just missed each other! Man, miss North Long Beach! Dooleys has been torn down, and the property is now home to a magnetschool: http://www.lbschools.net/dooley/. UNLOCK PROFILE. (LogOut/ Googled it and got all of these beautiful memories. And here it is and here you are! Im 64 as I type this and Im computer literate for sure, but Im not on the social network sites, so on and so forth. No. Too many steel fences and bars on peoples windows. Firefighter sprays hose around scorched remains of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop following nighttime fire. View source record on I cant find you. With the Bizapedia Pro Search service you will get unlimited searches via our various search forms, Patrick, omigosh, I remember that commercial! 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! I love all these recollections, its like all of you said everything. I lived in Long Beach from 66 to 76. I also remember they would serve employees lunch if you worked on a Sunday. the commercial sang this. My Dad would sometimes take us to Dooleys for hot dogs too. i worked in the record dept. 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. Date . Later, when the Paccione family purchased it, the name was changed to Romes. OMG!!! was in the same building upstairs. hi richard i work there and rent one of your apt it was great 1979. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. Your entire office will be able to use your search subscription. . Dooleys was one of my favorite places to go as a child I dont know of any place that compares today. I grew up on E. 60th (by Deforrest Park) and my father pretty much lived there. Such a shame you can never go home again.. Nice to know other remember. All of a sudden something said Dooleys! Are there still any places like this these days? What a lovely comment how nice that you are going on a road trip! Hopefully get some pictures of a place I had so much fun shopping with my Grandmother. , It sounds like you have great memories of Dooleys! Shirley Dooley Nesbitt and her husband Rod were running the place by then, but still every once and a while old man Dooley would wander the store thanking everyone for the job they were doing. Description Hose crew (Babcock, left, and Luther) spray charred interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop following nighttime fire. And did you ever eat at Marris? Congratulations on your milestone; Dooleys played a huge part in your life, and Im sure that I must have bumped into you at some point. P.S. . 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. The lot where Dooleys was is now a grade school (Dooley Elementary, I believe), but I think the lumberjack is still there have fun! i know where your coming from califorinabean, i went to jane addams, lindbergh and then jordan/ class 1967 and to have all those great places to go to growing up was fantastic. Mary. 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