View our statement on digital primary resources. hi to you i work there to you storys are great. Ls restaurant near the shopping center was a Friday night dinner out for us. I grew up in Bellflower/Lakewood/Long Beach and we would go to Dooleys frequently when we were young. Hardware store fire at Long Beach, 26 November 1958. I bowled my first time at Red Fox Lanes; used to cash in pop bottles at the liquor store on LB Blvd. My first job was at Wells bed and sofa on L.B. Note: G S A True Value Hardware is independently owned and operated. 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. At least he tried. I lived on 49th st against the train tracks. with up to 5 times the number of maximum matches per search vs. non-subscribers. 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 . I bugged out of Compton several years ago due to the takeover of the area by Crips and Bloods. I think I might have applied for a job there, but never followed through with it. My sister was very mad especially after I made the burn thumb to her. You are a good writer, Jules. I remember just staring at the Lumberjack. Shady Acres skate park. Thank you for sharing, also. California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections. 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!. I lived in Long Beach from 66 to 76. Hardware Mart Dooleys Resides in Long Beach, CA Includes Address (1) See Results Hardware Mart Dooleys Resides in Long Beach, CA Includes Address (1) See Results Statistics for all 7 Hardware Dooleys results: 100% OTHER Our ethnicity data indicates the majority is Other. Ruben was my boss. Love the posts on here! HI Michael! At 10 cents they werethe best. Jordan c/o 83. I cant find you. Dooley won a Pyrrhic victory in that the boundary was found to not be established at the block wall but Trigg has an easement over her 1 of concrete driveway which was built up to the wall. Collection. Where the 91 and the 710 intersected. It was a very interesting place. Also, does anyone remember that Charles served a term on the 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. I remember it fondly. . Steve. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. I loved Shady Acres! 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. OMG!!! What a great story! Store located in the 5000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. Its good that we remember these places and the times. and arbor st. 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 Store, 5000 Long Beach Blvd. Personally, I havent been back in the Long Beach area since 2001. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. 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! ADDITIONAL LINKS but dad hoisted them in. Great place! Date Created and/or Issued. They were unbelievably affordable, which was a real consideration for my parents. See Hardware Mart Dooleys's age, phone number, house address, email address, social media accounts, public records, and check for criminal records on Spokeo. Johnny I went to Sutter from about 1965, then Hughes, then Jordan (graduated in 78) you might have known my brother, he graduated in 75. Lucys restaurant L.B.Blvd. Your entire office will be able to use your search subscription. I grew up on Arbor st. 1977 to 1983. during Christmas was great. Anyway, it was another Friday night family dinner place for us. Oh ya, working in the Garden Dept. Jordan class of 83. I didnt grow up in Long Beach, lived there while husband was in the navy. Login; Business Contacts & Backgrounds. I believe the town lasted longer. They did have those great dolls I remember them, too! Jan Horton. My daughter was born 11-11-69 so that area was significant to me. I was watching a Dooleys commercial the other day on You Tube. Then I hooked up with a certain biz called Wal-Mart. Great spaghetti and pizza, and we could never get out of there without writing our name on the walls, like everyone else. Always crowded, full of people. i was always fascinated by the conveyer belt that stock came down from above on. only one thing i found wrong on all the comments and that was on the italian deli. I went to Sutter School and Lindbergh Junior High and I went to Jordan. 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. They had a neat little museum. 1541 W Pacific Coast HwyLong Beach, CA 90810-4227. No. Questions Post Question There are no questions yet for this company. I miss Dooleys too. Colleen, I do remember a painted wall on the side of the deli, that had a big sandwich. He wasnt any good . 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. I dont believe I remember you Jared but there were a lot of people I didnt know that lived around there. 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. I loved that place! Two more memories Marris Pizza on Long Beach Boulevard, and the Roller Arena on Alondra. I saw Raging Bull and Looking for Mr. Goodbar there, and it may even have been on the same night! I remember a Huffs Coffee Shop on Long Beach and Artesia. She was always getting tools or gardening supplies from there. Where this was originallylocated they placed a school there and named it Dooley's. They had fiberglass statues there as well. Been there ever since. Then you were there when I was there. I lived next door to N.B. 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. *Orders placed within 3 hours of store closing (, Store Location: 1541 W Pacific Coast Hwy |, in the footer area, opens in a new window. the Battleship & the Torpedo best subs ever! Chuck, Hi so good to see your name here! Dooley "WHOLESALE DISCOUNTS . in Michigan I have a great photo of my grandfather in his apron standing behind the counter, Ill post it when I can. So many people, including myself, have fond memories of the store; it was a unique place to go to shop, and eat (hotdogs!) All before sexual harassment came along. 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! Awesome memories. P.S. Oh, and they also sold hardware. Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection. I never played Golf there, but I would always play the video games they had in the arcade. all the wheels looked like a roller coaster fast ride. I used to play video games at Redd Foxx Lanes. When I think of Dooleys, I think about the hotdogs with my Mom and Dad. Still one of the most fun jobs I ever had. Growing up on the block, Dooleys was one of my playgrounds, along with Red Fox Lanes across the street, Scherer Park, and Shady Acres. While I know it was a large facility, it seemed so ginormous to me as a small child. also the around the world game. To protect our site, we cannot process your request right now. i am now 62. i loved that place. 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. there is a great discussion group on facebook called born and raised in long beach it has about 3000 members and they all grew up in long beach and share stories. View source image Harry had a bike shop in his garage and he wouldnt sell his house to Dooley. 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. I lived at 147 w 52 during the sixties. After working there 6 months . Yes I can taste Doolys hot dogs now. right before you started. I didnt think anybody remembered like I do. Went to John A Sutter elementary. 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. There is now a facebook page Born and Raised in Long Beach where people talk about things like this, what movie theaters you went to, which library, with much reminiscing. About the same time you were at Dooleys I was working part time at KFC. I would like to ask a pretty random question. the commercial sang this. I lived a block away from Scherer Park, and would go all the time. 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