Places that are gone.......but were there in your youth.

[dirtslinger2]

Grew up in del amo mall arcade Torrance plunge and madrona marsh, back in the days when pin ball, hairy bush and killing frogs were cool.

Me too, my grandparents lived near the Marsh, and I used to spend hours there, hunting giant bull frogs, and porn mags.

 

[mbrown2]

OC Clubs:
Isadores
Joshua’s
Deva Vu
Bobby MaGees
Fat Fingers
Golden Bear
Ichabods
Jaws
The Cowboy
Denim and Diamonds
Cuckoos Nest
Pier 11
Picassio’s
The Warehouse
Some big ass place in Orange with 3 floors of live music
Seven Seas Hotel (Seal Beach I think )

What was the dance club in Placentia ...corner of YL Blvd and Kraemer... strip mall Placentia Town Center....

 

[mesquito_creek]

Manzanita Speedway

 

[checkrdpast]

What was the dance club in Placentia ...corner of YL Blvd and Kraemer... strip mall Placentia Town Center....

ichabod 's?

 

[checkrdpast]

Anyone race motocross track on terminal island?

No, but watched alot, My parents would go to the navy base to shop and drop us off

 

[mjc]

I know I'm going to regret this age wise, but I grew up in what is now Anaheim Hills between Imperial and Weir Canyon. My brothers and I and the neighbor kids used to ride our stingrays north down the hill to goof around in the Santa Ana River........ because the 91 freeway hadn't been built yet!

We used to go from Riverside to the beach and past the house on Santa Ana canyon road with the rocket in the roof.

 

[mbrown2]

ichabod 's?

Does not ring a bell... I remember going there late 80' early 90's...

 

[Willie B]

…The Bank…I think in OC???…
…The Cheetah formerly The Aaragon Ballroom…
…The Beach House… sort of next-door to where the Cheetah had been…
…Bito Litos…Hollywood…

 

[LOBOATOMY]

17 year old virgins

 

[boatnam2]

Me too, my grandparents lived near the Marsh, and I used to spend hours there, hunting giant bull frogs, and porn mags.

When i got older, like in high school i was in SCROC, or work for free program lol, bus driver use to pull in behind marsh everyday and the bus of kids would enjoy a few old English 800s and a couple joints the driver was nicest enough to bring.

 

[dave29]

The Mind Shaft, Calabasas. Rams Horn, Encino. Fireside Inn, Encino.

 

[dirtslinger2]

When i got older, like in high school i was in SCROC, or work for free program lol, bus driver use to pull in behind marsh everyday and the bus of kids would enjoy a few old English 800s and a couple joints the driver was nicest enough to bring.

I went to SCROC too, but the old english and week has me thinking I was a little behind you.

 

[Havasu Surfer]

Naugles, Thrifty Ice cream, Mission Drive In SJC, Skateboard Odyssey, Walt's Kawasaki, OCIR, Big O Togo Pizza

 

[boatnam2]

I went to SCROC too, but the old english and week has me thinking I was a little behind you.

1980 or so, job we were doing was on the backside of PV, always a fund ride down the hill when we got done with stoned bus driver.

 

[Havasu Surfer]

I thought there was an H in there ~ even googled it to check ~ and Warehouse came up. . Thank uou, I prefer to be accurate.

Don't forget Tower Records where it was also a head shop. For the youngsters that means you could buy smoking bongs and roll paper.

 

[Havasu Surfer]

… there were a couple of stores from about 57 through 59 that’s sold Sir Guy shirts… One store was it in Sun Valley one was in North Hollywood… We thought we were so cool with our Sir Guy shirts our starched khaki pants and our French toed very shiny shoes

Pachuco!

 

[oldboatsrule]

Bogart's Marina Pacifica
The Red Onion Sunset Beach ?
Scarimuchi's <sp> Avalon

Pachmeyer skeet range & many others around LA county

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

The one in Redlands? If so piles and piles of BACON!!


Funny story the church I grew up going to was Adventist (vegetarian) and some of the families would get together and go to brunch after church on Saturdays. Most of the time we went to sizzler for the all you can eat salad bar but sometimes we’d go to Griswolds for the all you can eat brunch.

We’ll you could imagine the look of horror as my brother and I happily walked back to the kids table with HUGE piles of bacon on our plates!! Bacon is the most vile of meats to Adventist!!


If your not talking about Griswolds in Redlands hopefully someone on here remembers that place.

I grew up being told that my fathers family was Adventist. However no one told me that adventists are supposed to be vegetarians. My grandfather’s favorite meal was a steak and a beer, and I was raised on everything.

I would up going to an Adventist college and I was very shocked the first time I walked into the school cafeteria.

What I found even funnier was guys who were real adventists would invite me to In N Out and actually get a burger like it was some kind of secret sin.

Anyway I figured out adventists make up for vegetarian by covering everything with cheese. So I skipped out on the school food and went out to eat every day.

 

[Lucky Larry]

Lord Charley’s
The Cowboy
Mule Lip Saloon
Branding Iron
Go carts off Orange Show Rd., San Berdoo
Ole’s
TG & Y
Builder’s Emporium
Standard Brand Paints

Or for Java Joe ~ Riverside County Lumber

Before my time but parents used to go to supper clubs with dining and dancing~ The Dunes {Riverside Plaza} and White Sands.

and P A P E R B O Y S.

Our paperboy could porch the paper every time. Larry claims he could too.

“Mrs”

 

[500bbc]

The Mind Shaft, Calabasas. Rams Horn, Encino. Fireside Inn, Encino.

House of Kwong

 

[Rajobigguy]

Lord Charley’s
The Cowboy
Mule Lip Saloon
Branding Iron
Go carts off Orange Show Rd., San Berdoo
Ole’s
TG & Y
Builder’s Emporium
Standard Brand Paints

Or for Java Joe ~ Riverside County Lumber

Before my time but parents used to go to supper clubs with dining and dancing~ The Dunes {Riverside Plaza} and White Sands.

and P A P E R B O Y S.

Our paperboy could porch the paper every time. Larry claims he could too.

“Mrs”

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I used to love Standard Brands. How about All American home center, really miss that place.

 

[rush1]

Anyone mention Ascot raceway? Where the 405 and 110 freeways Collide !
such a fun dirt track

 

[boatnam2]

I'm sure someone had already said it but Lions drag strip, seen evil jump 13 cars in 1970.

 

[TeamGreene]

Millers Out post in San Bernardino I remember the giant pair of Levi's they had hanging on the wall.

 

[FreeBird236]

Millers Out post in San Bernardino I remember the giant pair of Levi's they had hanging on the wall.

If you're from that area, you might remember Schaff's, bought a lot of Levi's from them also.

 

[TeamGreene]

If you're from that area, you might remember Schaff's, bought a lot of Levi's from them also.

Apple Valley via Inglewood in 1972

 

[Javajoe]

Lord Charley’s
The Cowboy
Mule Lip Saloon
Branding Iron
Go carts off Orange Show Rd., San Berdoo
Ole’s
TG & Y
Builder’s Emporium
Standard Brand Paints

Or for Java Joe ~ Riverside County Lumber

Before my time but parents used to go to supper clubs with dining and dancing~ The Dunes {Riverside Plaza} and White Sands.

and P A P E R B O Y S.

Our paperboy could porch the paper every time. Larry claims he could too.

“Mrs”

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You must know I worked at Riv County Lumber for a bit. Good people. Good times working with Larry

 

[Rajobigguy]

Did anyone mention The Wonderbowl in Downey.

 

[Cdog]

Anyone mention Ascot raceway? Where the 405 and 110 freeways Collide !
such a fun dirt track

Many awesome weekend nights there when I was a munchkin. We lived in SW Torrance and family friend was king of the derby and mud bogs with his Green machine apache Chevy with stacks out the hood.

 

[checkrdpast]

What was the dance club in Placentia ...corner of YL Blvd and Kraemer... strip mall Placentia Town Center...

 

[ltbaney1]

it was already gone by my time. but tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the last drag race at Lions. i would love to be able to go back there on a saturday night.

 

[Javajoe]

Riverside Club Metro. 40,000 SF dance club. Crazy place

 

[River Runnin]

Was Coast to Coast fer me also.

 

[timstoy]

ichabod 's?

Ichabod Craines in Torrance?
Does not ring a bell... I remember going there late 80' early 90's...

What was the dance club in Placentia ...corner of YL Blvd and Kraemer... strip mall Placentia Town Center....

 

[stephenkatsea]

Did anyone mention The Wonderbowl in Downey.

I graduated from Downey High. Few years prior to our graduation, Downey High had been banned from Disneyland's HS Senior All night party. Seems a few of our alums had raised holly hell at D'land and ended up in jail. So, we had our All Night Party at Wonderbowl. It was actually kind of boring.

 

[stephenkatsea]

A few long gone Las Vegas sites, Sands Hotel and Casino, The Hacienda, El Rancho Vegas, The Desert Inn, Jack Dennison's Copper Cart, The Stardust Hotel & Casino (decent $20 rooms) and the Teenbeat Club and Saturday TV show on KLAS. Among many others. At the Hilton International you could have a prime rib dinner, while watching Elvis' Show for $18.00. Or watch the Ike & Tina Turner Review in their lounge for free.

 

[timstoy]

Cinnamon Cinders Long Beach.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Cinnamon Cinders Long Beach.

Santa Ana Club House on Main St. The FireStation on Harbor in Garden Grove.

 

[havasujeeper]

How about Gay's Lion Farm in El Monte?

If you remember, you're old as dirt.

El Monte's Wild Past: A History of Gay's Lion Farm

Gay's Lion Farm in El Monte has been called the "Disneyland of the 1920s and '30s," but few traces of its wild past remain.

www.kcet.org

 

[monkeyswrench]

How about Gay's Lion Farm in El Monte?

If you remember, you're old as dirt.

El Monte's Wild Past: A History of Gay's Lion Farm

Gay's Lion Farm in El Monte has been called the "Disneyland of the 1920s and '30s," but few traces of its wild past remain.

www.kcet.org

Only reason I knew that place had existed was curiosity...the lion statue on the side of the road. Got out of the truck and read the plaque. Would have been such a cool time and place.

 

[havasujeeper]

Same here. We would take our bikes to the 605 wash from Hacienda Heights and saw the signs.

 

[dave29]

House of Kwong

Puccis

Oskies Hamburgers
Pony Express gun store

 

[RaceTec]

Video: Historic Ed Pink Racing Engines Shop Tour Before Demolition

Los Angeles is set to annex the legendary Ed Pink Racing Engines shop, in order to demolish it. Get a virtual tour before it's gone.

www.enginelabs.com

 

[timstoy]

King Arthur’s steak house Long Beach
Ming’s Chinese food Bellflower
Mikes Hawaiian Gardens
Marmacs Downey
Jacks Chinese food Bellflower
Huff’s Long Beach
El Torito, Tillted Kilt and Clam Jumper Long Beach

 

[Bear Down]

Riverside Club Metro. 40,000 SF dance club. Crazy place

and hit the Mcdonalds on the way out...

You probably remember the Arena in Riverside as well....

 

[Peto]

Manzanita Speedway

yep.... use to run there a lot .

 

[Maw]

Steen's in Alhambra. My brother and I would ride our bicycles up Valley Blvd to look at the new Hodaka's, Bultaco's, Rickman's, . . and drool on the windows.

 

[stephenkatsea]

605 fwy was the first to have the reflective markers on the lines for the lanes. At night we’d sneak onto the 605 before it was opened. Back then it felt like we were driving down an airport runway.

 

[Captain Dan]

Trip Imports in San Diego

Good old fashioned head shop

 

[timstoy]

Orange Y BMX
Veterans stadium BMX Long Beach
Coal Canyon BMX