tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post4365276803304387789..comments2024-03-18T20:53:02.128-07:00Comments on Orange County Memories: Huntington Beach in the 1960s & 1970sSteve Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-3308596615342625222013-12-24T00:28:16.497-08:002013-12-24T00:28:16.497-08:00Swensen's Icecream with their scale model trai...Swensen's Icecream with their scale model train running around the perimeter of the ceiling!<br />Can't believe they closed :(J.Goddennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-9499211580371267032013-12-24T00:24:52.286-08:002013-12-24T00:24:52.286-08:00Swensen's Icecream with the scale train going ...Swensen's Icecream with the scale train going around the perimeter of the ceiling!<br />Grew upin 1980's HB. never thought they would not be around :( Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022698694668135183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-71845352289851111992013-12-07T16:40:47.323-08:002013-12-07T16:40:47.323-08:00I grew up on Goat Hill Costa Mesa. Do you remember...I grew up on Goat Hill Costa Mesa. Do you remember the Dog Kennel owned by the Thomson's, And the Horse Ranch own by the Walker's !! ( 40s,50,60.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-32883449342254296562013-11-09T19:18:43.714-08:002013-11-09T19:18:43.714-08:00Yes my neighbor was one of the guys that did that ...Yes my neighbor was one of the guys that did that prank. They lifted a huge truck tire with helium balloons and ropes and lowered it onto the school tower. HilariousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-6273498194250948682013-11-09T19:13:44.923-08:002013-11-09T19:13:44.923-08:00The name of the pizza place back in the corner at ...The name of the pizza place back in the corner at Brookhurst and Adams was call the Pizza Palace. Next door to TG&YAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-20184890699883549392013-11-09T19:08:39.853-08:002013-11-09T19:08:39.853-08:00The drug store next to Alpha Beta was High Lo Drug...The drug store next to Alpha Beta was High Lo Drugs. The smorgasbord on Main St was called Villa SwedenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-20818734156733607882013-11-09T19:01:22.206-08:002013-11-09T19:01:22.206-08:00Sir George's SmorgasbordSir George's SmorgasbordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-7955069928780736562013-09-22T04:32:51.640-07:002013-09-22T04:32:51.640-07:00Anonymous. You mentioned the pier preacher in your...Anonymous. You mentioned the pier preacher in your memories of Huntington Beach. I spent my teenage years hitchhiking from La Mirada 25 miles away down Beach Blvd to hangout and body surf between lifeguard tower 1 and 3 in the late 60's early 70's. We use to yell and scream at this preacher who seemed to be there everyday preaching the bible. I woke up in the middle of the night today thinking about him and did a google search to see if anything was mentioned about him. I'm almost 59 now serving the Lord we use to taunt at as a kid. I do have many fond memories of the beach scene at HB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-85403626457822758432013-08-15T16:40:05.076-07:002013-08-15T16:40:05.076-07:00We moved to HB when I was 7 years old too, but tha...We moved to HB when I was 7 years old too, but that was back in '62. I do remember sand dollars, and sea urchins in tide pools. HB was pretty organic in the old days. What about the stickers in the grass at the recreation center? You could never go barefoot there so a trip to the beach excluded going to the rec center afterward, unless you brought some shoes...and who wore shoes? I went to Rancho View School, then Lake View for their opening year (my 6th grade), then back to Rancho View for 7/8th grade (Lake view was K-6 at the time) and then, off Fountain Valley High. I remember a farm at the corner of Warner and B Street where we had to cross for school to go to Rancho View. There was a dog on a cable and we all loved to see him in the morning. It could get pretty muddy...We also had a beloved crossing guard whose name escapes me, but he was hit by a car and killed and they never replaced him. I also remember going to TG&Y for a few cents worth of chocolate candy, and Danber Drugs when I got older to look at girlie magazines that were displayed right in the rack that was at the store entrance. Those were the good old days... And the Alphy's coffee shop on the corner of that shopping center, for whom I did a brief stint as a cook...I moved away when I found the girl of my dreams, and we've been looking for a way back ever since! Washington State is nice, but there are no beaches like HB anywhere to be found! I miss HB!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-74579160960381472322013-08-01T13:38:53.785-07:002013-08-01T13:38:53.785-07:00Yeah, back in the day I remember Serene Scene, Gre...Yeah, back in the day I remember Serene Scene, Greeks, Jacks, Egg Heaven, Plastic Fantastic, American Surfboards, Surf Craft, Walden Surfboards, Georges, Surf Theater, Chuck Dent, Infinity, Dyno, Soul Surfboards, Wind N Sea and many other businesses that I just can't remember anymore. <br />Locals were the Hawks brothers, Charlie Ray, Norm Chapman, Smiley, Dean Cleary, Bob Bolen, Lonnie Buhn, Dale Putnam, Chuck Dent, Robert Highsmith, Mouse, the Letos, Sonny's Bar, A young Carl Hayward, Jeff Vice, and many more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-82995848221354339322013-07-17T04:59:17.388-07:002013-07-17T04:59:17.388-07:00I was born in Long Beach California in 1952 and we...I was born in Long Beach California in 1952 and we moved to Huntington Beach in 1960. We lived just off of Heil and Beach Blvd, in the Sol Vista (i.e. Sun View) Tract of homes right behind the car dealership. My friend and I would always hitch-hike to the Huntington Pier and spend summer days there. Some school days as well. We were inseparable. We met when we first attended Ocean View School located on the corner of Beach and Warner. It is no longer there, though. Some high rise is there now. Hey, remember the Warner Drive-In and the HWY 39 Drive-In? Anyway, the school district started moving students around the district and we ended up at Village View School and Sun View School. We graduated from Fountain Valley High in 1971.<br />Yes I remember those days fondly. I remember the sand dollars, digging for sand crabs right after the surf re-ceded. I remember French fries and coke on the sandy beach and the nights by the fire rings.<br />When I left home in 1971 I was 18 and I bummed the streets of Huntington for about six months. I then joined the Navy and went overseas twice on an aircraft carrier. Now I am married and living in Cheyenne Wyoming. My wife and I would like to go back to California, Huntington Beach? but it is just a bit out of our price range, now. But we have some great memories of life back there in the days of fun and sun. Life seemed so simple and innocent then.:) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-86053979853693562122013-07-14T02:19:02.590-07:002013-07-14T02:19:02.590-07:00I remember seeing that tire up on the top of the t...I remember seeing that tire up on the top of the tower at HBHS!Dean Nelsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-7951019055407235042013-06-10T21:36:01.495-07:002013-06-10T21:36:01.495-07:00Lucci's is still there, they say they are the ...Lucci's is still there, they say they are the oldest continuously running business in HBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-75064816980680314842013-05-24T12:24:15.585-07:002013-05-24T12:24:15.585-07:00It was the class was '65. Huntington HS only h...It was the class was '65. Huntington HS only had freshmen and some sophmores in '65 and the rest went to Marina. I graduated in '65 from Marina. Remember the Pavalon or "strips" at the arcade below the Pavalon. <br />In '64 - 65' the Paddock Lounge on Main had steak and potato for $1.04 on Wednesdays. Great times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-64714663349725634802013-05-11T01:56:51.293-07:002013-05-11T01:56:51.293-07:00Anyone remember sand dollars all over the beach in...Anyone remember sand dollars all over the beach in HB? Used to be entire sand dollars everywhere ....now you're lucky if you can find a piece of one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-78095778446195113922013-05-11T01:51:18.475-07:002013-05-11T01:51:18.475-07:00People that lived in seal and los al often times h...People that lived in seal and los al often times had both a 714 orange county phone line as well as a 213. Los angeles line and some had only LA lines this could cause confusionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-33126201153508584872013-04-13T21:10:36.614-07:002013-04-13T21:10:36.614-07:00Seal Beach is in Orange CountySeal Beach is in Orange CountyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-23566294015304395582013-03-14T13:51:36.882-07:002013-03-14T13:51:36.882-07:00We moved to Costa Mesa in 1967 (I was 4), but I sp...We moved to Costa Mesa in 1967 (I was 4), but I spent my 75 cent allowance in Huntington Beach. Bought baseball cards at Savons or pastries at the bakery next door. The ice cream at Thrifty's was a deal for a triple scoop at 15 cents. Our family would get food from H.Salt or pastrami sandwiches at the deli next to that. I night out was at Straw Hat Pizza or Don Jose's further down Adams. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-22532378903059405172013-03-05T01:48:47.147-08:002013-03-05T01:48:47.147-08:00HI:
I read your paragraph about "old" Se...HI:<br />I read your paragraph about "old" Seal Beach. My family and I moved to Seal Beach in 1947 (when I was four years of age. I loved attending the old Seal Beach Grammar School. Swimming next to the pier in the summer was great fun. I remember the Green Parrot cafe where all of the older kids hung out. The Bay Theatre was a great source of entertainment (especially before television), but usually the first-run movies at the Bay had already been out for two to three years--and the Bay was only open on Friday nights and weekends. The Airport Club split the City into two factions--those who liked it and those who loathed it. I knew the owner, Bill Robertson. The Airport Club later became the Marina Palace dance hall for young adults. Robertson subsequently moved to Oregon where he died. Robertson, his wife and two sons lived about four houses away from my family. The Airport Club made Robertson quite wealthy--I remember my jaw dropping when I saw the older son driving a brand new '54 Chevy (unbelievable at the time). How about your memories? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-63954204557154658902013-01-09T22:28:14.344-08:002013-01-09T22:28:14.344-08:00Amazing. I completely forgot I had written about ...Amazing. I completely forgot I had written about this and am amazed at all the reactions, over the years. I moved home to LA late in 2009, though I wound up in the Valley. Not the same as HB, but I'm HOME. I enjoyed seeing all the other memories (and it jogged more). The Bob's Big Boy at Adams and Brookhurst is where I had my first date and, years later, where my buddies and I would hang out and eat french fries with bleu cheese dressing after playing racquetball at the rent-a-courts next to HB High. I went to the now-defunct Lamb School (after one year at Arevalos) before heading to Edison.Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-32926102799158931752012-12-22T22:22:37.705-08:002012-12-22T22:22:37.705-08:00OMG ! I remember all that. I grew up on beach blvd...OMG ! I remember all that. I grew up on beach blvd & garfield. My mom had a beauty shop on main street "Beach Beauty" next to the post office.I graduated Huntington high 1976. used to ride my bike from home to school then to my mom's shop after school then walk two blocks to the beach but not befor stopping by georges surf shop for a smoothie.Then I would walk accross the street to the old market where I could get a half loaf of fresh garlic bread for 25 cents. I use to sllep on the pier on the weekends anf shark fish at night or catch the shuttle boat to the old fishing barge. I would give anything to go back in time. Love those days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-59388626801865103692012-12-22T22:12:43.269-08:002012-12-22T22:12:43.269-08:00Yes it was called sir georges smorgasbordYes it was called sir georges smorgasbordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-69267257963900761272012-11-03T17:44:21.695-07:002012-11-03T17:44:21.695-07:00Seal Beach is a city in Orange County.Seal Beach is a city in Orange County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-49394347472106196082012-10-22T14:42:09.551-07:002012-10-22T14:42:09.551-07:00I lived in Los Alamitos in the early 60's and ...I lived in Los Alamitos in the early 60's and remember Dickie running up to me with a telephone and telling me that it was Present Kennedy on the line. I still visit at least once a year eventhough I'm stuck in Lodi, CA.Tom Orosconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-25497894888327795822012-10-08T00:59:56.331-07:002012-10-08T00:59:56.331-07:00Wasn't that called Sir George's Smorgasbor...Wasn't that called Sir George's Smorgasbord? Great memory!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com