Enough with the "New" Menlo Park Already

Great post. I had forgotten about Don's Hobby Shop! Menlo Sport, the short lived TLC (now McDonald's), and H Salt Esquire Fish & Chips deserve honorable mention. And before Jeff's Jeans there was The Hippo. We even had an A&W!

But in the new Menlo Park, they have a chance to save a remaining icon: Foster's Freeze. Alas, there is no room ...

Anda horse and buggy too. Yipee!!!

I miss the old Menlo Park. I to remember Don's Hobby shop, the tile quarry and of course Shaw's Old fashion ice cream store. I have lived in menlo park for over 30 years now. Half of what I remember being around is no more. It will be a sad day if the city bulldozes Foster's freeze just for new housing. When is enough going to be enough already.

I miss La Luna!

I'm a Pink Pastry man myself. And, if I need a fish, I go to Marilynn's pet store. However, unlike the previous post, I do not go to Jeff's Jeans...I go to the European Jeanery. I went to buy groceries at Safeway the other day and there was a parking lot. Much to my suprise, Safeway had been moved into where the Brentwood Market used to be. With that being said, I'll see you at the Menlo Theater you Left Bankers!

I'll see you all over at the Co-Op!

I'll be there after I finish shopping for kids' presents at the Dollhouse Factory...

Three comments:

Shreve's Sport Shop
Menlo Cycle
Children's Bootery

is the dutch goose still open, im in mo ozarks but i used to live in mp and gaduated in 78 ma let's not forget sherbas auto parts (sorry for miss-spell) ps: i had huge crush on nancy sherba

the left bank was bank of america before it was a movie theatre and shaws candy was macfarlands candy and before tlc or mcdonalds that corner was a shell gas station and sherbas auto store used to be ciardellas grocery store...boy do i fell old now!!

How about Jiffy Burger?

I was beginning to think I was the ONLY person who remembered Jiffy Burger! My family spent many a Sunday, 1961-65, eating tacos, "BBQ" beef on a roll, etc. there after going to family swim at Jane's Swim School (Jayne's? spelling?) over by Willow Road School, and winding up with ice cream from McFarland's.

Anyone else remember Howatt's Restaurant, at Santa Margarita and Middlefield?

Let's not forget Stickney's in Town and Country Village (my dad always loved to brag that he installed the sound system in their Redwood City restaurant when he was at Stanford). McQuarrie's Drugstore on Alameda de las Pulgas, across the street from All American Foods (across the street from the Dutch Goose). When I was a little girl I rode my bike to ballet class at RoseAnn's Ballet Studio, which later evolved into MP Academy of Dance. Joseph Magnin and I Magnin in the Stanford Shopping Center, Bullock's where Nordstrom is now... ahhh, the '60s.

Don't forgot the great Jiffy Burger owned by a wonderful couple from Woodside.

I miss the Menlo Toy and Party!!

I spent many hours there, drooling over the brand new 1968 Hotwheels cars that were sold there.

Then, one day they had a rare Hotwheels Store Display with all the 16 cars inside, man that was so cool!

Anyone know who the store owners were, and if they (or relatives) can be contacted? I want that Display...LOL :)

The greatest thing about the new/fake Menlo Park as opposed to the old/real Menlo Park is Trader Joe's. Trader Joe's is fantastic for sure, but it is a corporate mock up of an earthy, free-wheeling grocery store. Thirty five years ago, the same space was the Co-op, a REAL earthy, free-wheeling grocery store.

Rector Cadillac, Beltramoes, Red Carpet Carwash, Bill Mumfords Bodyshop, A&W, Foster Freeze, Derry Feed & Fuel, Johnny's Smoke Shop, Sherbas, Schwinn Bicycles, Jeff's Jeans, Hoot'n Toot, Menlo Movie Theater, Guild Theater, Park Theater, Pink Pastry, Ann's Coffee Shop, Camera Shop?, Flegel's Furniture, Prusse Pharmacy, Bae Realty, Shreve's Sport Shop, CO-OP, Dragers, University Cleaners-with driveup, Eureka Federal Savings & Loan, Home Federal Savings & Loan, Bank of America, Coldwell Banker, Village Host Pizza, Applewood Pizza, Shaws Candy, Arby's, Hi Fedelity Stereo, Record Store?, Menlo Clocks, Mermaid Motel, Sam's Family Restaurant, Oassis Burgers, Palm Reader, Woolworth or Payless, Don's Hobby Shop, Stamps next to Don's?, Book shop now BBC, Ken's House of Pancakes, Quarry, Lutz Ford, Mucci Buick, Dutch Goose, Vetrinarian?, McQuarries Parmacy, Ben's Barbershop, ACE Hardware, Pizza Pub, All American Market, then Buds Ice Cream, Photomat, 76 Station, Chevron, Shell, Arco, Peninsula Realty, Robinson Realty, Safeway, Sharon Heights Beltramoes, Velvet Turtle, Pet Store, Eric's Deli, Pastries, Sharon Height Parmacy...

Swensens Ice Cream...1/2 dollars for change...Bugna and sons Loves Menlo House ..Edys candy...

Jerry's Stamps & Don's Hobby Shop were some of my favorites, and then over to A&W for a root beer with the classic glass mug :)

The first paying job I received as a magician was from Toy & Party referring me to Y.A. Tittle in Atherton for a birthday party show. My fee was $10.00 & Mr. Tittle gave me $2.00 as a tip. Big Time Show business.

Thank goodness Oasis is still there. New owners but still same great burgers.