I used to play video games at Redd Foxx Lanes. 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. We lived on Dawson Ave across from the elementary school. yeah that was a nasty hill for skaeboards..ya had to watch out for the people down below and people popping out from the left hand bushes area goin down the hill, hey johnny, loved your post. 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 . 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. 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. It was family owned right? Born and raised in long beach. We were probably at Dooleys at the same time, picking out trees! There was a Taco Bell in that area. https://www.facebook.com/groups/5916137753/ Its been nice to find other Long Beach folks! we would start on the 3rd hole so we wouldnt be seen. the street was just south of the railroad tracks that were on long beach blvd. it was 2 blocks north of atlantic theater, Hi everybody, I grew up on zane street. my dad (bill simpson) worked in appliances at dooleys for about 20 yrs in the 60s and 70s. 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. and Lucys for dinner and drinks, with the piano bar. And how could you ever forget Dooleys. 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 actually worked for Dooleys from 76-78, at the Warehouse at Cherry and Artesia. also the around the world game. Love the posts on here! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Dooleys has been torn down, and the property is now home to a magnetschool: http://www.lbschools.net/dooley/. Crest Theatre comes to mind and there was another theatre nearby, but the name escapes me. 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. Sooo, unladylike. It was a fun place to work and the best thing was I helped in the snack bar area and crammed my face with chili dogs and mac n cheese when I worked there. 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 remember the lumber jack at Doolys and my dad saying lets go to Doolys for whatever item he needed. I didnt think anybody remembered like I do. my mom bought one of the first microwave ovens from there after we seen a demonstration in the mid store. That was the summer and fall of 1967. I mentioned I had room for a banana split, and she let me have one! Dooley's Family Hardware Store Warehouse Grand Opening stephdooley 17 subscribers Subscribe 2K views 11 years ago Dooley's in North Long Beach, 1981. You are absolutely correct, the layout was just like what you remember. Dooleys was the only place we had for a one stop shop. Dehls. I should get a page like this and just free flow. I like the memories,( The way things were). 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 Great memories! 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). 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. Look below the item for additional data you may want to include. No. My husband and I talk about it sometimes. So many people, including myself, have fond memories of the store; it was a unique place to go to shop, and eat (hotdogs!) my Grandma live around the corner from Dooleys and I love to go see the dolls. I loved that place! She alllowed me to have a chocolate fudge sundae instead of dinner. Wow! What a lovely (and familiar to my own experience!) I live in San Luis Obispo now and have not been down that way in over 25 years + . I remember a Huffs Coffee Shop on Long Beach and Artesia. Harry had a bike shop in his garage and he wouldnt sell his house to Dooley. Rights Information. in 3 years there we won one football gameit was against number one polydamn were they pissed. It would be great to remember some fun and crazy times we had at Dooleys! With the Bizapedia Pro Search service you will get unlimited searches via our various search forms, And the reason that they shut it down was because of a punk rocker that broke his arm in one of the bowls that was not clean enough and it had a pebble in there. I worked at Dooleys from 1981-1987. : 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. To protect our site, we cannot process your request right now. Then just passed that was a Levi store on the right. 1541 W Pacific Coast HwyLong Beach, CA 90810-4227. Whether you're a pro or taking on a DIY home improvement project for the first time, we're right here in your neighborhood with the expert advice, tools, equipment and the products you need to get the job done. So many memories from my childhood over in that area. I never could ride a skateboard in a park. Does anybody remember Harrys bike shop. I lived on 49th st against the train tracks. I would like to ask a pretty random question. was there no hardware competition in N.L.B.? 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. 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. We were in the same class for 3 years. Romas Italian deli on Atlantic was a place my whole family enjoyed. Loved the summer programs at Sutter, arts and crafts and the traveling softball team that played the other elementary schools. By the parking for teachers that was chained off. I remember you in furniture office when I worked in credit. Yes! Dooley's Hardware Mart 5000 Block, Long Beach Boulevard. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. And I remember Dooleys too! You can find me on face book. use to camp there on weekends when i was a boy scout. Coach Bob (Mesa), playing caroms, learned how to braid key chains with the plastic colored braid material. I remember standing in long lines for them . It looked like a neat H.S. Anyway I got a few things from old Harry too. Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. the guy was always singing Don Hos Tiny Bubbles no matter when you went. Now site of Dooley's Elementary School. I was class of 78, we just missed each other! I am amazed with all of the customers of Dooleys and their coments about the hot dogs, christmas tree, etc. Please, no worries whatsoever. 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. The entire area is a sea of memories. across from the Blue Chip Stamp redeemable store. Hey neighbor, I must have left (working at the Garden Dept.) went to John A. Sutter, Lindbergh, and Jordan c/o 83. 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. I think you lived on 51st street when l was a kid. I havent been out that way in years. After finishing the sundae my Mom asked if I was satisfied? Take care Jan Mooney now. My mom Dorothy worked in the Customer Service booth for several years (1975 1985?). 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. I think I might have applied for a job there, but never followed through with it. Again, thanks for sharing your memory. And we ate at Lucys for special occasions I remember having Lobster Thermidor once, because I thought it was so grown-up, and I also remember thinking it was too much for me I loved going to Lucys, though; great old-school restaurant, dark and red leather booths. Ive told people about it for years but the name wouldnt come back to me until this morning. 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 Dooley gang was the best. Lived on Eleanor near Orange Ave and then Orange Ave and 65th. Mrs. Trigg appealed, claiming title to the one-foot strip by adverse possession, estoppel, and agreed boundary. We knew that place is the Riverbed. Growing up on the block, Dooleys was one of my playgrounds, along with Red Fox Lanes across the street, Scherer Park, and Shady Acres. I could ride it the street good enough but didnt have the talent for that old park. . I have a very special/unique experience, not only with Shady Acres, but with all of Long Beach. Left Jordan in 75. Comprehensive information on any company or organization. all the wheels looked like a roller coaster fast ride. (562) 437-2716. Fishing for crawdads in the pond. i am now 62. i loved that place. I remember getting a Disney Songtape of Goin' Quackers here in 1986 and eating at the snack bar. In the fast-food world of today I imagine kids rarely get to experience such and will not have any fond memories like these. I went to Jane Addames sutters in the gutter. We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message. 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 learned how to play asteroids at Redd Fox lanes! Grocers, too, are getting into the bigger-is-better act. shed talk with the ladies who were collecting and fine the things needed & wanted to fill their collections. Love, Rebecca, Dooleys Dooleys hardware store theres more theres at Dooleys Wow, what a trip down memory lane! her collection of dolls & tea cups were exquisite. if we stayed in the area. especially shady acres, remember hiding clubs and balls while in elementary school. 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. Clearly many people remember like I do. if someone put a dime in it and didnt shake the machine popcorn was left in it and we would come up and shake it and get about 1/5 of a bag for free. 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. . does anyone remember the Big A? Fun memories for sure! 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