I grew up there in the early 70s to the early 80s. 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. I saw Raging Bull and Looking for Mr. Goodbar there, and it may even have been on the same night! Those were some great times. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I used to go to John Sutter Elementary and would go to Dooleys after school. Shady Acres skate park. The chocolate cream pie was absolutely the best. 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! She actually got me my first job at Dooleys. I lived in Long Beach from 66 to 76. 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. Left Jordan in 75. *Orders placed within 3 hours of store closing (, Store Location: 1541 W Pacific Coast Hwy |, in the footer area, opens in a new window. Great times that I will never forget! Dooleys was the only place we had for a one stop shop. All Addresses (1) Family. That was a lot of fun. If the distributor for Oster Appliances hadnt brought up the Dooleys Name, Id have had no reason to check it out. The list goes on. Wow. Do you recall a store at Atlantic and Olive (now Alondra) called The Try-it Store? Great memory! and Long Beach Blvd, https://libguides.csudh.edu/archives-home. Going down suicide hill at Scherer park. I started at $1.50 and then when I made lead cook, I received $1.65 per hour. You are absolutely correct, the layout was just like what you remember. I think the average movie was rarely over an hour and a half long. We would always go at Christmas-time to get decorations, etc. Used the internet to contact the Distributor. We lived on Dawson Ave across from the elementary school. Identifier: 3455_1: Title: . In the fast-food world of today I imagine kids rarely get to experience such and will not have any fond memories like these. The house was built in the very early 1900s I think, and was a wonderful little house. I cant remember what exactly these were named/called. contributor's website. especially shady acres, remember hiding clubs and balls while in elementary school. I worked in the garden shop, 65-67; my brother, major appliance, 64-66 & my sister, record dept. ;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Emery. Thanks for the write up. My husband and I talk about it sometimes. Long Beach Firemen's Historical Museum: Repository: CSUDH Archives: Rights: 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 cant find you. Prices are subject to change without notice. On that note I must mention that we had a Shakeys Pizza in town. I tell these fast food places to sell chili cheese dogs, you cant find a very good chili dog. Went to Grant, Hamilton and Jordan. I remember getting a glazed do-nut for seven cents and sharing it with my cat (she must have liked the yeast). Im sure I must have. Does anybody remember Harrys bike shop. Somebody else mentioned Scherer Park, I believe this is the correct spelling and it is in Bixby Knolls. served to you completely ad free and you will be granted access to view every profile in its entirety, even Cheers! I remember Dooleys!! on Love, Rebecca, Dooleys Dooleys hardware store theres more theres at Dooleys 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 went to Sutter, then Hughes. They sold old Levis. was there no hardware competition in N.L.B.? For about the same amount of years. Still one of the most fun jobs I ever had. i grew up in north long beach, graduated jordan 1967 and remember all those great places. - Dooley's Hardware - Long Beach (yeah, I know . I worked all over the store and had so much fun. I was very young then, first or second grade. I started working in the portable TV dept. and of coarse Red Fox Bowling alley across the street. To protect our site, we cannot process your request right now. The funny thing is they never said anything about the little brown bags of candy, like a sandwich bag or lunch bag. We would have all go to jail. a new school at the former Dooley's Hardware at Long Beach Boulevard and Del Amo Street. 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. and Roland Meckel also from down the street was the lucky one of us. Now 71 live in montana. Oh the memories I lived in Lakewood where half my family still lives what a great place to grow up! They had the perfect snap, The hot dogs were the best . 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 It is a shame we can never go home. 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. 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. Colleen, I do remember a painted wall on the side of the deli, that had a big sandwich. Current Address: QJDV Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA. I was a little kid & it seemed very small to me. Its good that we remember these places and the times. Dooleys has been torn down, and the property is now home to a magnetschool: http://www.lbschools.net/dooley/. 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. I grew up on E. 60th (by Deforrest Park) and my father pretty much lived there. 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. I loved Andersons market! This is awesome. Large cement water way (they raced cars in them in the movie GREASE). The institution can answer questions about this item, assit you with obtaining a hi-res copy, and gather additional information you may have about it. Went to Jahn A Sutter elementary. Occasionally I would bag groceries down the street also. Daisy Ave has a lot of similar homes that were built in a track. I had to reply as reading about the guy who drove a Helms truck, nearly bought a tear to my eye. 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. Used to go to Dels Liqour store and get my hair cut in the same plaza. With the Bizapedia Pro Search service you will get unlimited searches via our various search forms, you always had a parking spot right where you wanted to go. I also got to work in the Christmas tree lot during December. Awesome memories. Oh, and they also sold hardware. Remember Miss Buehl? My father always took me there in the 60s and early 70s. Get this Press-Telegram page for free from Friday, October 5, 1973 ch Blvd Long Beach 428-1212 ' f Dooley s Hardware Mart 5075 Long Beach Blvd Long Beach 428-1212 RCA Model ES475 The IRVINGTON . My brothers and I use to ride the river trail to Shady Acres skate park (1977 I think) and I would go down to Dooleys to get 45s as well. I lived at 111 W. Delamo, Apt 11, in 1969 when my husband was in the Navy. . 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. Was it the Long Beach Drive-In? You can find me on face book. The Long Beach Drive-In was at the 710 and 405 Freeways, I think. I remember the Lumberjack and the big Sherman Williams sign covering the globe or something like that. RIP, Dooleys!\r\r(ALL COPYRIGHTS ACKNOWLEDGED.) Filing Jurisdiction, Entity Type, Registered Agent, File Number, Filing Status, and Business Category. across from the Blue Chip Stamp redeemable store. Now my sister was really mad!!! hi richard i work there and rent one of your apt it was great 1979. My next door neighbor was general manager N.B. All the way from the bridge to the corner of Del Amo and Long Beach Boulevard was special. 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. Does anyone out there remember the Crest and Towne theaters on Atlantic Ave.? Good post kathy lowery. How could you know. Johnny Rebs came later down the road. Its been a LONG time). They had a neat little museum. A very nice lady named Frances worked there also a great spot, I worked at Dooleys in the 70s, I loved working there, my sister also worked there with mewe worked in the knick knacks and housewares dept. Coach Bob (Mesa), playing caroms, learned how to braid key chains with the plastic colored braid material. Dooley's of Long Beach newspaper ad This place was a huge hardware department store in Long Beach. that was pete stathis-my grandfather. I was class of 78, we just missed each other! 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. There also was this great Italian Delicatessin near Kentucky Fried Chicken, (I cant remember exactly what street it was on).They were called Roma Italian or something. 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. It was one of a kind. the Lindbergh Jr. Market ran by Cecil (meat counter) & Bessie (front candy counter) Farrington ran it. Then you were there when I was there. Didnt remember about the mac and cheese, I probably would have been chowing on that if I worked there, too. 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. It would be great to remember some fun and crazy times we had at Dooleys! https://www.facebook.com/groups/5916137753/ Its been nice to find other Long Beach folks! L.B. Mrs Dooley always chose the glasswares like tea cups and saucers for the ladies collections. One of you mentioned something that we didnt even know. Description Hose crew (Babcock, left, and Luther) spray charred interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop following nighttime fire. My Dad would sometimes take us to Dooleys for hot dogs too. 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. Loved the summer programs at Sutter, arts and crafts and the traveling softball team that played the other elementary schools. He was retired of course. I liked that store and miss it. 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. Loved our time there. About $2.5 million would go to a project expanding Roosevelt I remember it well. Dehls. Login; Business Contacts & Backgrounds. anyone remember the seafood grotto restaurant in the 50s on ocean blvd? i am now 62. i loved that place. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. Romes was the best! Remember Miss Buehl? 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. Of course, every time we went we had to stop to get a hotdog. I remember thinking that it was a huge restaurant when I was a kid. Sponsored Learn More D&B Reports Available for Dooley's Hardware Mart we would start on the 3rd hole so we wouldnt be seen. Looks like everyone remembers the hot dogs!!!! Contact Us. I worked in the garden dept from 65-67. 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. Cant believe so many good times there. I used to play caroms and do crafts at the little rec center there and they had great swings! I went to HS at Millikan. They made great poorboy sandwiches. the Battleship & the Torpedo best subs ever! We hit them up at lunch from Jordan when the line was not too long! I delivered appliances for them. during Christmas was great. ADDITIONAL LINKS We used to buy our Christmas trees in the parking lot of Dooleys every year; my father would tie the tree to the roof of our 66 Impala, and curse for the whole block and a half ride home, while he and my mother would hold the tree down so it wouldnt fly off and cause any major accidents. in 3 years there we won one football gameit was against number one polydamn were they pissed. Then I hooked up with a certain biz called Wal-Mart. Hey, Jan Horton, I certainly remember you (and your darling daughter who looked just like you). L.B. See our terms of use for more tips. I remember the hot dogs the most! If you ever see it, the fellow in the cowboy hat is Richard Dooley, Charles (founder) son. 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? & even better in high school. Two firefighters haul tangle of hoses behind hose crew spraying scorched interior of Dooley's Hardware Store Garden Shop. 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. No. Maybe somebody else will find it and read everything. 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. 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. What a great story! . But I remember buying a refrigerator from Dooleys when my husband and I bought our first home out here in Lake Elsinore, CA. It was a very interesting place. RE: Calisphere: Request high-resolution copy of item for Dooley's Hardware store fire, 5075 Long Beach Blvd. Prices and program participation may vary. I remember you in furniture office when I worked in credit. Past Addresses: See available information. and Nautigals Subs. We are sorry, but your computer or network may be sending automated queries. 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. I dont believe I remember you Jared but there were a lot of people I didnt know that lived around there. . Fishing for crawdads in the pond. I was a lazy, do-nothing clod, far beneath her level. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection. I am born and raised here too, so love hearing your memories of the town we both grew up in. I think later, corporations caught on to the one stop shopping experience with Gemco, Target, Walmart.. Im sure that was the idea behind Dooleys. Thanks so much for reading, and dropping in; I have to tell you that Ive been writing here for a couple of years now, and my post on Dooleys Hardware has gotten the most number of comments. Where this was originallylocated they placed a school there and named it Dooley's. 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