Date 1958-11-26. 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. I used to eat 6-10 hot dogs a day and pick up a $1.99 monural record every week after pay day. After finishing the sundae my Mom asked if I was satisfied? George/Julie, please let me know if youre still out there on the net. I remember it well. Three buildings, and all heart. DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART Company Number 0322111 Previous Company Numbers C0322111 Status Suspended Ftb Incorporation Date 8 June 1956 (over 66 years ago) Dissolution Date 2 January 2004 Company Type Stock Corporation - CA - General Jurisdiction California (US) Registered Address 5045 LONG BEACH BLVD LONG BEACH CA 90805 United States Agent Name Oh, and they also sold hardware. 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. I remember just staring at the Lumberjack. We have many fond memories of Dooleys and I remember the lumberjack too! I think he used to walk around the store in a brown suit. , It sounds like you have great memories of Dooleys! I remember a Huffs Coffee Shop on Long Beach and Artesia. and Long Beach Blvd, https://libguides.csudh.edu/archives-home. with up to 5 times the number of maximum matches per search vs. non-subscribers. Look below the item for additional data you may want to include. I really miss Dooleys great memories of the place, and really nothing like it today, at least not around here. Loved Dooleys; got my first baseball mitt there. Awesome to know you have fond memories too! City Council? Sure wish someone would find a picture of it. Now 71 live in montana. michaelpoulin@dyingindowney.com Charles Hathaway faved this impact1911 14y 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. 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. I started working in the portable TV dept. View source record on L.B. hi to you i work there to you storys are great. all the wheels looked like a roller coaster fast ride. I saw Raging Bull and Looking for Mr. Goodbar there, and it may even have been on the same night! 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. I remember the lumber jack at Doolys and my dad saying lets go to Doolys for whatever item he needed. Jan, when you read this, find me on facebook under Veronica Gonzales McLinden. Oh, and they also sold hardware. So many memories from my childhood over in that area. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. Now site of Dooley's Elementary School. I think I might have applied for a job there, but never followed through with it. Badlands skatepark was directly behind Shady Acres. Search this record. Anyway, it was another Friday night family dinner place for us. I said, Marris pizza & By the doll collection. those dolls were mrs dooleys doll collection. my mom bought one of the first microwave ovens from there after we seen a demonstration in the mid store. The projects are funded separately from the school district's operating budget. the Lindbergh Jr. Market ran by Cecil (meat counter) & Bessie (front candy counter) Farrington ran it. Those were wonderful times. I would have gone to Jordan H.S. 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. . 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. I went to Sutter and graduated 6th grade in 1962; lived on Pacific Ave. maybe a block from the school. Do you guys remember the little brook that started at the top of the hill and fed into the river? In addition, all pages on Bizapedia will be We used to shop at Dooleys. Thanks! from 60 to 73. Pay checks were about 20 bucks a week, but that paid for my VW gas and lift tickets at Lake Arrowhead. WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE! I worked with a lady named Verlene, she was so sweet, I often wonder what happened to her? Loved the summer programs at Sutter, arts and crafts and the traveling softball team that played the other elementary schools. Its nice to remember such a unique place, isnt it? 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. Change). G S A True Value Hardware in Long Beach, CA is your locally owned hardware store. I am happy for all of you. they used to serve a free lunch to employees on sundays (i think). Sign above shop charred and twisted from smoke. Crest Theatre comes to mind and there was another theatre nearby, but the name escapes me. Great times that I will never forget! If you ever see it, the fellow in the cowboy hat is Richard Dooley, Charles (founder) son. In the fast-food world of today I imagine kids rarely get to experience such and will not have any fond memories like these. Going down suicide hill at Scherer park. I loved Andersons market! if we stayed in the area. After my moms funeral at Sunnyside Memorial Cemetery, I really have no reason to be there. I also got to work in the Christmas tree lot during December. what memories. in 68. Dels Liquors on L.B.Blvd. 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 live in San Luis Obispo now and have not been down that way in over 25 years + . 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. Funny you mentioned your birthday party at Shady Acres. 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. the lumberjack was on the 3rd most northern building. Date . (562) 437-2716. I have the best memories of dooleys and that house as we spent all of the 80s there and part of the 90s. 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. I had a step brother that skated there. Dooley had built a concrete block wall on what he thought was or was close to the property boundary with Trigg. No. I tell these fast food places to sell chili cheese dogs, you cant find a very good chili dog. I worked in the garden dept from 65-67. Love the chilli dogs, picking the Christmas trees out of the railroad car. 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! - Store information for your local hardware store in Long Beach, CA. I lived there around the same time. Always crowded, full of people. I liked that store and miss it. He did a bunch of handy work and got all of his suppies there. Colleen I remember the giant lights in the sky! 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. Share Park? Used to go to Dels Liqour store and get my hair cut in the same plaza. 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. My next door neighbor was general manager N.B. Login; Business Contacts & Backgrounds. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. it was 2 blocks north of atlantic theater, Hi everybody, I grew up on zane street. I went to HS at Millikan. The first step (screening) would be done by way of a simple telephone conversation. We are sorry, but your computer or network may be sending automated queries. Funny, l remember you. . and arbor st. I loved the 25 cent hotdodgs at Dooleys. I bugged out of Compton several years ago due to the takeover of the area by Crips and Bloods. I was class of 78, we just missed each other! This corporate entity was filed approximately sixty-seven years ago on Friday, June 8, 1956 , according to public records filed with California Secretary of State. My grandmother worked for the old Douglas aircraft in Long Beach. I would like to ask a pretty random question. That was the summer and fall of 1967. Prices and program participation may vary. Prices are subject to change without notice. . 1541 W Pacific Coast HwyLong Beach, CA 90810-4227. (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). Now, it's an empty building full of memories as it still stands. the first multi dept store there was. We moved then and I graduated from Artesia High in 75. Remember Miss Buehl? Dooleys was one of my favorite places to go as a child I dont know of any place that compares today. 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! my Grandma live around the corner from Dooleys and I love to go see the dolls. It was all good and a lot of fun. remember at the 18th hole, windmill the ball would return to the office after you hit it through the windmill. 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. While I know it was a large facility, it seemed so ginormous to me as a small child. 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. and of coarse Red Fox Bowling alley across the street. Dooleys has been torn down, and the property is now home to a magnetschool: http://www.lbschools.net/dooley/. I remember that we used to walk from there to Shady Acres and back, too. 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. Nothing like that will ever happen again. : 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. Googled it and got all of these beautiful memories. Dooley's Hardware Store, 5000 Long Beach Blvd. 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. I also remember they would serve employees lunch if you worked on a Sunday. i loved christmas there. Long Beach Firemen's Historical Museum: Repository: CSUDH Archives: Rights: 2d 337. They also gave away stuff when you filled up your tank and Marris Pizza on LB Boulevard was the place to go if you wanted to write on the walls, or on the tables. I grew up off of L.B. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. I remember going walking and skate boarding with my brother along and down inside of what my mom called the Wash. Large storm drains similar to a levy. And just for the record, my friends and I used to play hide-and-seek upstairs buy the doll collection and the furniture. Food Giant contends that it is only a Thayer presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence. i think you all would enjoy it. Blvd. Too bad since the area when I grew up seemed to be reasonably safe considering the size of the city. I had the best childhood. the folks there were so nice. I lived over by Sutter. Reporter: Emery to RW Assignment:. You cant . I went back to NLB about 10 years later and many things had changed. company profile page along with the rest of the general data. Two firefighters haul tangle of hoses behind hose crew spraying scorched interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop. Loved our time there. blvd. 63-65. 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. 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. I never seen anything like it since. N. LB was a great place to grow up! Born and raised in LB, and I graduated from Jordan in 75. I remember Shady Acres as well. Too many steel fences and bars on peoples windows. . & 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. Best halibut in town. Any one please. We should all feel blessed. My Home Town Harbor City Los Angeles County 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. 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. Colleen, I do remember a painted wall on the side of the deli, that had a big sandwich. If you are experiencing technical issues, we'd request that you contact Calisphere directly. Fun times , Yes, those were great times, and we were unaware of how great they were. The parking lot was so long that it was never full. Every item on Calisphere has been contributed to the site by a California institution. Born and raised in long beach. 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! Awesome fried bean and cheese burritos. Shady Acres is now a condominium complex, I think; I used to play miniature golf there, and held quite a few birthday parties there. Grocers, too, are getting into the bigger-is-better act. View our statement on digital primary resources. Went there with my folks every chance we got. 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 Douglas burgers, Marris pizza. Now my sister was really mad!!! So many people come to mind. the guy was always singing Don Hos Tiny Bubbles no matter when you went. Do you recall a store at Atlantic and Olive (now Alondra) called The Try-it Store? I remember the hot dogs the most! My first job was at Wells bed and sofa on L.B. The subs were the best. Past Addresses: See available information. Still one of the most fun jobs I ever had. My daughter was born 11-11-69 so that area was significant to me. Fire gutted garden shop area of store. Didnt remember about the mac and cheese, I probably would have been chowing on that if I worked there, too. You are absolutely correct, the layout was just like what you remember. Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. *Orders placed within 3 hours of store closing (, Store Location: 1541 W Pacific Coast Hwy |, in the footer area, opens in a new window. Who is your brother? I used to play video games at Redd Foxx Lanes. Loved article. All the way from the bridge to the corner of Del Amo and Long Beach Boulevard was special. Lucys restaurant L.B.Blvd. George Land, Camp Meeker, CA. I went to Scherer Park after I went to Dooleys one time and I remember a little brook area and little bridges and there were brush trails that people made leading to little hideouts and stuff. That was in Nov. 1987. Does anyone remember the Worn Out West? The $16 million Lakewood renovation use to camp there on weekends when i was a boy scout. I grew up there in the early 70s to the early 80s. Oh so much fun we had and we didnt even know it. Paid $75 for a 1 bedroom apartment. I bowled my first time at Red Fox Lanes; used to cash in pop bottles at the liquor store on LB Blvd. I grew up on Arbor St. My first job was at Wells Bed and Sofa working for Mr. Don Wells. Dooley's of Long Beach newspaper ad This place was a huge hardware department store in Long Beach. RE: Calisphere: Request high-resolution copy of item for Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. Actually, I think he was indicating Romeos Itanial deli and pizza/sandwich shop. Its been a LONG time). Wow! Two more memories Marris Pizza on Long Beach Boulevard, and the Roller Arena on Alondra. Even though I know this is a great and necessary development for North Long Beach, which has become a pretty sad place for me (more on that later), its hard to drive by without thinking of the giant lumberjack keeping watch over good, cheap hotdogs, and everything else you could ask for in a hardware store. man i miss those days..and last year coming from work in torrance i got off for the first time to drive by Jordan high, i thought i was looking at a prison yard a fence so high bars on windows in my days 73-75 it was open just walk in..wow that area has changed from the good old days of our times..and most dont remember this but there was a swimming pool we called scout pool it was at a boys scout area about 2 miles from dooleys would pay 50 cents to swim all day there..glad to see some of the old kids are still around and going and remember thoses days and lets not forget the pike in long beach.have a nice day < <, scherer park? 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). CA; DO; DO-2083; DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART; DOOLEY'S HARDWARE MART. Im sure Ive spelled it wrong, but they had booths where you could preview your record before purchasing. Love, Rebecca, Dooleys Dooleys hardware store theres more theres at Dooleys 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. I remember my mom dropping me off in a long Cadillac that had fins on the back. They made great poorboy sandwiches. FLEMING, J. Dooley's Hardware Mart (personified here as Dooley), the owner of Lot 5, obtained judgment and $40 damages against Dorice Trigg, the owner of Lot 6, enjoining her from using a strip of Lot 5, 94 feet long and one foot wide. I remember getting a glazed do-nut for seven cents and sharing it with my cat (she must have liked the yeast). I went to Sutter School and Lindbergh Junior High and I went to Jordan. We were cashiers in paint building also. I went to those two theaters for all the years that they were around. Dooley's Family Hardware Store 1981 TerryT1976 1.32K subscribers Subscribe Save 13K views 15 years ago Uploaded by request and to bring some nostalgia to any Long Beach/L.A., CA residents who. What a lovely comment how nice that you are going on a road trip! There were some great employees there, Charlie! and Lucys for dinner and drinks, with the piano bar. a big greek guy owned the place. Search. Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? Trick or Treating in Bixby Knolls cus thats where the rich people lived. and I still dont care if I have another soda. The March 2 ballot measure, also supported by the Teachers Association of Long Beach, would provide roughly $20 million for a new elementary school at the site of the former Dooley's hardware store near Del Amo and Long Beach boulevards. Dooleys had cheap hotdogs and it was a great place to go. 5045 Long Bch Blvd, Long . Large cement water way (they raced cars in them in the movie GREASE). I grew up in the Dooley house, which was right in the middle of the 4 parking lots. Left Jordan in 75. hi richard i work there and rent one of your apt it was great 1979. 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 . - Dooley's Hardware - Long Beach (yeah, I know . Rights Information. The Big As parking lot was so big that Kmart was built in front of the the Big A store, and there was still ample parking. My name is Jan Mooney but you would have know me by Jan Horton. there is a post about dooleys and it seems to get the biggest response. I got to work the tree lot. Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. 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. At 10 cents they werethe best. One of the best days was Sunday, when they served lunch in the kitchen upstairs. 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. before K-Mart went in. Went to John A Sutter elementary. L.B. I didnt think anybody remembered like I do. 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. Later a survey revealed the boundary line was actually 1 away. Description Hose crew (Babcock, left, and Luther) spray charred interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop following nighttime fire. I should get a page like this and just free flow. I loved Jordan High and I had friends that went to Star King. Love the posts on here! We knew that place is the Riverbed. Then you were there when I was there. I remember it fondly. I used to play caroms and do crafts at the little rec center there and they had great swings! 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. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection. Jordan class of 83. i was always fascinated by the conveyer belt that stock came down from above on. Nice to know other remember. I cant find you. and Roland Meckel also from down the street was the lucky one of us. His real name was Forrest. My first job in 1969 was working in the portable TV section. Ruben was my boss. You never really know you are loving your job until it is gone. It was my first job and I was hired by the General Mgr who was my friends father, her mother was Charles Dooleys niece. 1980 1985, Paint Dept., 1986 1991 Garden Dept. I havent been out that way in years. After working there 6 months . My mom used to buy her craft supplies there and we would buy jeans, t-shirts at the Levi section. Hi Veronica I remember you. Oh to be back in the good ole days in Long Beach/ Compton area. The list goes on. Its sad to see all these places gone. I worked at Dooleys in the 80s. RIP, Dooleys!\r\r(ALL COPYRIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGED.) They were unbelievably affordable, which was a real consideration for my parents. They were always very polite and would inform my mother that they would make sure that we were there. yea mrs. 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