MarinNostalgia Forum

PaulG · PaulG

I thouhgt I would pass this along... Looks like Redwood High School is having a 50th Anniversary Celebration April 23rd - 26th 2009. They are inviting all alumni to participate. Here's a link to their website with the details. http://www.redwood50.org/

Jason · Jason

A user named Mike Faires sent me this letter: "Just came across your Marin Nostalgia Site. Fantastic job! Love it! I wrote a memory note aways back, and posted it to FB. That note spurred a group on FB called "I Grew Up In Novato In The 60s and 70s". It's been a blast, remembering "shared" memories with new...

Jason · Jason

mikezee Date: Feb 19, 2007 In the mid-60's summertime, if you were a kid growing up in Madera Gardens, you grabbed a few friends and walked or rode your stingrays along the dirt road by the slough behind lakeside drive to Redwood High, where for 15 cents you could spend the whole day swimming. If you we...

Rene R. · Rene R.

I am trying to find out more information about the single track line which ran from the Tiburon ferry up through a tunnel between Tiburon and Mill Valley, and on north alongside what is now the bike path along San Clemente and proceeding north past the Village. The line connected at Detour with a branch...

Bumbleberry · Bumbleberry

I can't remember the name of it! I think it was something like "Games and Glass" or "Games and Things". They had all sorts of board games, and of course lots of Dungeons and Dragons stuff. I spent many an hour after school hanging out there instead of doing my homework... :cool: ...

AndrewTF · AndrewTF

If you grew up in Marin anytime from the late '60s through the '80s you surely remember Bob Wilkins of KYVU's Creature Features and Captain Cosmic fame. He died Wednesday at 76. I wrote a brief appreciation of Bob and Captain Cosmic (Creature Features was unfortunately on past my bedtime in those days...

KateB · KateB

HI! Was wondering if anyone remembers a restaurant that I think was at what now is the Smith Ranch Road exit on 101. I used to call it the "Duck Pond Restaurant" because when I was little, in the 60's, we would take the scenic drive all the way from San Francisco to Marin for special occasions a...

Jason · Jason

Does anyone remember an event from the Sixties called "Gathering of the Tribes"? If so, what was it and when did it take place? Thanks. Sincerely, Jason Lewis

Rene R. · Rene R.

I just got this amazing early handbill, printed on tissue-thin paper as was standard for such advertising meant to be pasted onto fences and posts. The hotel was built in 1895, the RR station in 1891, so I'm unsure of the reference to "New R.R. Depot." $1500 for a large lot was a chunk of mone...

Archie Bunker · Archie Bunker

If so, when and what teachers did you have. I was there 1974-1981. I had: Bell (K) McEarin (1-2) Gilmore (3-4) Arnold (Mrs) (5) Kreps (6)

Ma Bailey · Ma Bailey

Does anyone remember LeBistro's (San Anselmo) Cinnamon Rolls??? I worked there for 11 years and loved every sugary minute of it. Those cinnamon rollls brought people from all over the state...we even mailed some out of state. And of course the croissants were to die for.

edolvera · edolvera

Does anyone have any pictures of the cemetary above Larkspur Landing.. From what I was told.. It was used by San Quentin to bury inmates who were not claimed by families.. I was also told by someone as a kid that there was a small pond up on that hill. Does anyone know more about this? Any pictures?

carneyshow · carneyshow

Anyone remeber a middle school in Tiburon called Reedland Woods. I went there right before it closed in 1976

andiblack · andiblack

During the late 1950s and early 1960s my mom made me attend ballroom dance lessons at the Tamalpias Women's Club in Kentfield. Kids from all over the county (Terra Linda, Fairfax, San Rafael, and so on,) came to the weekly classes taught by Mrs. Frolich, a stern character. Boys sat on one side of the roo...

JG · JG

Was going down Fourth St. in San Rafael today and was shocked to see that the See's Candy store was empty with a For Lease sign. That store has been there forever....in fact it was in front of that store that Toad picked up Debbie (Candy Clark) in Lucas' American Graffiti. Sign of the times and another los...

HowieCA666 · HowieCA666

Does anyone know the true story about the former Roxanne's Restaurant in Larkspur? I had heard that the place closed suddenly after Roxanne's husband showed up unexpectedly and caught his wife being "intimate" with one of the kitchen staff. I also heard that he and Roxanne have now recon...

Omuliwa · Omuliwa

With thanks and apologies to the IJ: Flea market returns to Marin City Jim Staats Posted: 05/15/2009 04:45:30 PM PDT A flea market will return to Marin City more than a decade after the longtime weekend tradition disappeared from the region. County planners signed off last month on a six-month...

Paul Penna · Paul Penna

These are always a whole lot of fun. The Cunninghams have a raft of fascinating information about the history of Larkspur and its buildings, and are always adding to it. I learn something new every time. From the Park & Rec brochure: Historic Baltimore-Madrone Canyon Saturday, May 2, 10:00 AM ...

cjhill · cjhill

In the early 1960's, Peacock gap hosted a celebrity golf tournament. Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball, Dennis James, and many others attended. I was only 12 and caddied for Forrest Tucker, a prominent actor who later starred in F Troop. Also in my foursome was John Raitt, a Broadway star and father of Bonnie...

Jason · Jason

Originally posted by HowieCA666 Date: Apr 17, 2007 Who remembers Zach's in Sausalito? It was a fun bar & danging spot on Bridgeway, north of downtown. They had the best hamburgers, turtle races and great dance bands. __________________ Howard Foster goTL Date: Apr 20, 2007 I remember it...

Jason · Jason

A new user just emailed me this question below. I'm putting it out there to all you resident experts. See if you can help! THANKS! Jason ------- We've lived in Marin since 1979 -- in San Rafael since '82. Seems like we moved here shortly after major changes in roads and railroads. I'm interested in t...

Jason · Jason

A Marin historian focusing on Tam Valley asked me to help her locate photos of anything related to Tam Valley. There have been a number of different stores, farms, and restaurants over the years. If anyone has anything whatsoever (even photos of home construction or streets), please let me know via t...

Ant Knee · Ant Knee

Back in 1970,Janis Joplin's former band Big Brother and the Holding Company,were almost the house band at the Lions Share in San Anselmo. A couple of times Janis joined the band onstage,and sang a few songs with them.(this is confirmed by BBHC guitarist James Gurley) Did anybody ever see this?......

Jason · Jason

Here's a photo I received from a visitor to this site and neither of us can identify when & where in Marin it is from. Can anyone help? Thanks. Jason

Jason · Jason

I've added a new movie in the Spotlight section about Mozart Kaufman by Kramer Herzog. http://www.marinnostalgia.org/mozartkaufman.html If you knew Mozart and would like to share a memory about him or his store, Kaufman's in San Anselmo, please do so by replying to this topic.

sportsfan919 · sportsfan919

Everyone who lives around the Sun Valley area / Mt. Tam Cemetary knows it always has been subject to fire. Found these photos that my parents took from their house on June 14, 1976:

Jason · Jason

I've posted a new video clip in the Spotlight section on Sally Stanford: http://www.marinnostalgia.org/sallystanford.html Do you have any personal Sally Stanford anecdotes? If so, please share them here. I'd love to add them to her section. Enjoy! Jason

Paul Penna · Paul Penna

One of the things I like most about looking at old photos are when there are glimpses of ordinary people captured just doing their everyday things, even if it's watching a parade. Here's a bunch of Marinites of 58 years ago, on Fourth Street in San Rafael in June 1950. (This is the parade during which the...

Paul Penna · Paul Penna

A parade passes by Albert's art moderne department store, on Fourth Street at Court, c.1951. Look at all that glass brick! Down the street, the El Camino Theatre in Spanish-Moorish style. Checking Google's Street View, I note that this block has been transformed into yet another characterless any...

Jason · Jason

Here's another collection of clips from "Rails To The Redwood Empire", this time focusing on Mill Valley. Hope you enjoy. http://www.marinnostalgia.org/mvtrains.html

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Redwood High School Turns 50 (Preview) I thouhgt I would pass this along... Looks like Redwood High School is having a 50th Anniversary Celebration April 23rd - 26th 2009. They are inviting all alumni to participate. Here's a link to their website with the details. http://www.redwood50.org/	PaulG	4	1026	Mar 20, 2012 by Archie Bunker
	Mike Faires' Novato memories... (Preview) A user named Mike Faires sent me this letter: "Just came across your Marin Nostalgia Site. Fantastic job! Love it! I wrote a memory note aways back, and posted it to FB. That note spurred a group on FB called "I Grew Up In Novato In The 60s and 70s". It's been a blast, remembering "shared" memories with new...	Jason	1	944	Mar 20, 2012 by Archie Bunker
	Summer swimming at Redwood High for 15 cents! (archive item) (Preview) mikezee Date: Feb 19, 2007 In the mid-60's summertime, if you were a kid growing up in Madera Gardens, you grabbed a few friends and walked or rode your stingrays along the dirt road by the slough behind lakeside drive to Redwood High, where for 15 cents you could spend the whole day swimming. If you we...	Jason	2	902	Mar 4, 2012 by Paul Penna
	Northwestern Pacific in east Corte madera (Preview) I am trying to find out more information about the single track line which ran from the Tiburon ferry up through a tunnel between Tiburon and Mill Valley, and on north alongside what is now the bike path along San Clemente and proceeding north past the Village. The line connected at Detour with a branch...	Rene R.	6	946	Feb 15, 2012 by bluegoat
	Game store in Larkspur Landing: late 70s, early 80s (Preview) I can't remember the name of it! I think it was something like "Games and Glass" or "Games and Things". They had all sorts of board games, and of course lots of Dungeons and Dragons stuff. I spent many an hour after school hanging out there instead of doing my homework... :cool: ...	Bumbleberry	12	9124	Jan 8, 2012 by Bumbleberry
	RIP Bob Wilkins (Preview) If you grew up in Marin anytime from the late '60s through the '80s you surely remember Bob Wilkins of KYVU's Creature Features and Captain Cosmic fame. He died Wednesday at 76. I wrote a brief appreciation of Bob and Captain Cosmic (Creature Features was unfortunately on past my bedtime in those days...	AndrewTF	5	855	Dec 31, 2011 by Bryan.Carroll
	Le Chateau Restaurant--anyone have a photo? (Preview) HI! Was wondering if anyone remembers a restaurant that I think was at what now is the Smith Ranch Road exit on 101. I used to call it the "Duck Pond Restaurant" because when I was little, in the 60's, we would take the scenic drive all the way from San Francisco to Marin for special occasions a...	KateB	2	845	Nov 29, 2011 by katashi
	Gathering of the Tribes? (Preview) Does anyone remember an event from the Sixties called "Gathering of the Tribes"? If so, what was it and when did it take place? Thanks. Sincerely, Jason Lewis	Jason	1	771	Apr 12, 2011 by Omuliwa
	Hotel Larkspur - 19th century handbill (Preview) I just got this amazing early handbill, printed on tissue-thin paper as was standard for such advertising meant to be pasted onto fences and posts. The hotel was built in 1895, the RR station in 1891, so I'm unsure of the reference to "New R.R. Depot." $1500 for a large lot was a chunk of mone...	Rene R.	1	733	Mar 30, 2011 by Rene R.
	Did Anyone go to San Clemente School? (Preview) If so, when and what teachers did you have. I was there 1974-1981. I had: Bell (K) McEarin (1-2) Gilmore (3-4) Arnold (Mrs) (5) Kreps (6)	Archie Bunker	1	751	Feb 13, 2011 by mikerofone
	Cinnamon Rolls..... (Preview) Does anyone remember LeBistro's (San Anselmo) Cinnamon Rolls??? I worked there for 11 years and loved every sugary minute of it. Those cinnamon rollls brought people from all over the state...we even mailed some out of state. And of course the croissants were to die for.	Ma Bailey	1	758	Dec 26, 2010 by HowieCA666
	San Quentin Cemetary (Preview) Does anyone have any pictures of the cemetary above Larkspur Landing.. From what I was told.. It was used by San Quentin to bury inmates who were not claimed by families.. I was also told by someone as a kid that there was a small pond up on that hill. Does anyone know more about this? Any pictures?	edolvera	5	802	Nov 10, 2010 by Sepiatone
	Reedland Woods (Preview) Anyone remeber a middle school in Tiburon called Reedland Woods. I went there right before it closed in 1976	carneyshow	1	893	Apr 30, 2010 by westsiderider
	Mrs. Frolich's Cotillion Classes (Preview) During the late 1950s and early 1960s my mom made me attend ballroom dance lessons at the Tamalpias Women's Club in Kentfield. Kids from all over the county (Terra Linda, Fairfax, San Rafael, and so on,) came to the weekly classes taught by Mrs. Frolich, a stern character. Boys sat on one side of the roo...	andiblack	2	1198	Dec 5, 2009 by bruce macgowan
	Another Landmark Bites the Dust (Preview) Was going down Fourth St. in San Rafael today and was shocked to see that the See's Candy store was empty with a For Lease sign. That store has been there forever....in fact it was in front of that store that Toad picked up Debbie (Candy Clark) in Lucas' American Graffiti. Sign of the times and another los...	JG	3	747	Nov 15, 2009 by Ma Bailey
	Roxanne's Larkspur (Preview) Does anyone know the true story about the former Roxanne's Restaurant in Larkspur? I had heard that the place closed suddenly after Roxanne's husband showed up unexpectedly and caught his wife being "intimate" with one of the kitchen staff. I also heard that he and Roxanne have now recon...	HowieCA666	4	1010	Sep 6, 2009 by Derek
	Marin City Flea Market returns - sort of (Preview) With thanks and apologies to the IJ: Flea market returns to Marin City Jim Staats Posted: 05/15/2009 04:45:30 PM PDT A flea market will return to Marin City more than a decade after the longtime weekend tradition disappeared from the region. County planners signed off last month on a six-month...	Omuliwa	1	807	Jun 4, 2009 by PaulG
	Larkspur Historic Walks Saturday May 2 16 (Preview) These are always a whole lot of fun. The Cunninghams have a raft of fascinating information about the history of Larkspur and its buildings, and are always adding to it. I learn something new every time. From the Park & Rec brochure: Historic Baltimore-Madrone Canyon Saturday, May 2, 10:00 AM ...	Paul Penna	1	792	May 13, 2009 by Paul Penna
	Peacock Gap Celebrity Golf Tournament (Preview) In the early 1960's, Peacock gap hosted a celebrity golf tournament. Bing Crosby, Lucille Ball, Dennis James, and many others attended. I was only 12 and caddied for Forrest Tucker, a prominent actor who later starred in F Troop. Also in my foursome was John Raitt, a Broadway star and father of Bonnie...	cjhill	2	1530	Mar 4, 2009 by JG
	Zach's In Sausalito (from original forum archive) (Preview) Originally posted by HowieCA666 Date: Apr 17, 2007 Who remembers Zach's in Sausalito? It was a fun bar & danging spot on Bridgeway, north of downtown. They had the best hamburgers, turtle races and great dance bands. __________________ Howard Foster goTL Date: Apr 20, 2007 I remember it...	Jason	1	781	Feb 23, 2009 by goddess1
	Highway 101 Question (Preview) A new user just emailed me this question below. I'm putting it out there to all you resident experts. See if you can help! THANKS! Jason ------- We've lived in Marin since 1979 -- in San Rafael since '82. Seems like we moved here shortly after major changes in roads and railroads. I'm interested in t...	Jason	33	2283	Feb 21, 2009 by Kt
	Tam Valley photos? (Preview) A Marin historian focusing on Tam Valley asked me to help her locate photos of anything related to Tam Valley. There have been a number of different stores, farms, and restaurants over the years. If anyone has anything whatsoever (even photos of home construction or streets), please let me know via t...	Jason	2	807	Feb 21, 2009 by Kt
	Janis at the Lions Share (Preview) Back in 1970,Janis Joplin's former band Big Brother and the Holding Company,were almost the house band at the Lions Share in San Anselmo. A couple of times Janis joined the band onstage,and sang a few songs with them.(this is confirmed by BBHC guitarist James Gurley) Did anybody ever see this?......	Ant Knee	5	797	Jan 14, 2009 by mikerofone
	Where is this? (Preview) Here's a photo I received from a visitor to this site and neither of us can identify when & where in Marin it is from. Can anyone help? Thanks. Jason	Jason	19	841	Jan 2, 2009 by madeinmarin
	Mozart Kaufman -- WWII Fighter Pilot, Department Store Owner, Supreme Optimist (Preview) I've added a new movie in the Spotlight section about Mozart Kaufman by Kramer Herzog. http://www.marinnostalgia.org/mozartkaufman.html If you knew Mozart and would like to share a memory about him or his store, Kaufman's in San Anselmo, please do so by replying to this topic.	Jason	1	847	Dec 25, 2008 by Jason
	1976 Fire above Mt. Tam Cemetary (Preview) Everyone who lives around the Sun Valley area / Mt. Tam Cemetary knows it always has been subject to fire. Found these photos that my parents took from their house on June 14, 1976:	sportsfan919	4	812	Dec 6, 2008 by C.J.
	Sally Stanford Stories? (Preview) I've posted a new video clip in the Spotlight section on Sally Stanford: http://www.marinnostalgia.org/sallystanford.html Do you have any personal Sally Stanford anecdotes? If so, please share them here. I'd love to add them to her section. Enjoy! Jason	Jason	1	792	Nov 12, 2008 by Meadowsweet Rich
	PIC: Marinites, 1950 (Preview) One of the things I like most about looking at old photos are when there are glimpses of ordinary people captured just doing their everyday things, even if it's watching a parade. Here's a bunch of Marinites of 58 years ago, on Fourth Street in San Rafael in June 1950. (This is the parade during which the...	Paul Penna	3	881	Nov 9, 2008 by JG
	PIC: San Rafael Moderne (Preview) A parade passes by Albert's art moderne department store, on Fourth Street at Court, c.1951. Look at all that glass brick! Down the street, the El Camino Theatre in Spanish-Moorish style. Checking Google's Street View, I note that this block has been transformed into yet another characterless any...	Paul Penna	1	768	Nov 4, 2008 by SteveC
	Color FILM of Trains riding through Mill Valley (Preview) Here's another collection of clips from "Rails To The Redwood Empire", this time focusing on Mill Valley. Hope you enjoy. http://www.marinnostalgia.org/mvtrains.html	Jason	1	849	Nov 4, 2008 by SteveC
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