MarinNostalgia Forum

sportsfan919 · sportsfan919

If you haven't already, all fans of this website should check out the Charles Cushman Photo Collection online. He was an eccentric amateur photographer who saw America and took photos unlike any other in the 50s & 60s, documenting the rapidly changing landscape. He lived in San Francisco for a...

Paul Penna · Paul Penna

OK, old Marin County business fans, here are the front and back covers of the 1958 edition of something called the "Classified Business Directory and Buyers Guide," published by Marin Directory Publishers, with addresses given as Box 208 San Rafael (G.F. Steigerwalt, Mgr.) and 135 Suf...

googuse · googuse

Any fun stories? The back section is super spoooooky! I still have a scar on my hand from the night that Greg McDonald swung around and nicked me with a knife right after I told him that the creaking from the eucalyptus trees blowing in the wind was nails being pulled out of coffins by grave robbers. That g...

MwoodHood · MwoodHood

Anybody remember the farm in Marinwood? It has been condo's for a long time. I think the original owners were part of marin dairy farms? Any way it was sad to see it go. We used to cut through the farm on the way to school at Mary E. Silviera. I miss Marin or at least the way it used to be. Anyone that has any pics...

SteveC · SteveC

I was just at the Marin French Cheese Co. which is in Marin on the map but the clerk claimed it's in Petaluma. I noticed three rural schools on the map in Marin that also used Petaluma. Just because Petaluma delivers their mail, I find it odd to call it Petaluma. Anyone know how this started way back wh...

santarosie · santarosie

Reading the posts of Sleepy Hollow Stables and riding in that area brought back memories of Horse Hill. I lived on Lomita in Mill Valley in the 60s, right across the street from the hill. Spent a lot of time up there and hanging out with friends who kept horses there. Remember the guy who ran the boarding t...

pgwerner · pgwerner

San Anselmo's late great Caffe Nuvo. Also, Lansdale Station, the Fairfax used bookstore/cafe (forgot the name), San Rafael's Copa. Lots of fond memories of this scene. Anybody else here remember it? I was away from Marin during the entire 1990s, though I remember stopping by a few times in the m...

pierre · pierre

LOOKING 2 FIND ANYONE THAT ATTENED OR RECORDED THE TAPING WHEN REDWOOD HIGH WENT?????I WENT AND I FAILED 2 RECORD A COPY ...MY NAME IS PIERRE....AND I WAS ALL OVER THE CAMERA , I MEANS SO MUCH 2 ME TO FIND OUT MORE !!!!!![b

Gael von Lackum · Gael von Lackum

Many years ago as I returned to my childhood home after some years away, I reflected on my charmed childhood there and thought I should write a book called "Paridise Lost". Original, eh? I was taken aback to learn the title was already taken and never got around to writing the book. I love to w...

CMM · CMM

Who remembers Blue Chip Stamps? You would get them when purchasing gasoline. I think you used to get them at grocery stores too, but I'm not sure. I remember being so excited to go home and paste them in a book because when the book was full, you got to go to the Blue Chip Redemption Center and trade your sta...

bruce macgowan · bruce macgowan

Here I go again...but this is another good one that should spark some responses: Remember the trains in Tiburon? The Northwest Pacific Railroad ran trains and had a wheelhouse there near downtown for over 80 years from the late 1880s through the late 1960s. As a kid growing up, we used to love to run alo...

mikezee · mikezee

Before it became the very hip Town Center, it was the very blue collar Corte Madera Center. Maybe someone can complete this list, but the stores I remember around 1965, starting from the south end: Herbert's Sherbert Crocker Citizens Bank Littlemans\Cala Foods Zims W.T. Grant Thrift...

Paul · Paul

Cascade was originally built by the Tamalpias Land and Water Co. to provide drinking water for Mill Valley. It was abandoned as a water supply but kept as a emergency water source for fighting fires, exectly when I don't know. I know it was a popular swimming hole in the 40's , 50's and 60's , thats wh...

Paul · Paul

A person I used to work with , Harold Owen Jr. ( may he R.I.P. ) grew up in Mill Valley in the 40's. He told me that where the giant water tank is now on Sequoia Valley Rd. near Edgewood used to be a reseviour for M.V. drinking water. The kids of Tam High ( the first high school in Marin ) used to go swimming...

Robert · Robert

Does anyone remember or have any pictures of the CooP? It used to be in Corte Madera like 30 years ago...now the Book Passage is there...I totally forgot about this place until I was recently in Canada, where they still have CooPs...

Paul · Paul

Pirates Cove out by Tennesee Cove built by Barnaby A , Vian C. , Larry S. and others. Club Med on Bolinas-Fairfax Rd. The huge tree fort above the Alto bowl near Taralara. I never knew who built it , either M.V. or C.M. peolple. Was it you Rich ? The Alto b...

Paul · Paul

Having been raised in the area , before we were old enough to drive , we knew all the easements around. Some of them were actually named as streets and lanes. The City of Mill Valley has recently compiled a map of old easements and made a map of them available at the Book Depot for $5.00. I am going to b...

HowieCA666 · HowieCA666

Does anybody remember Uncle Gaylord's Ice Cream shop in Mill Valley? I believe it was one of a small chain of ice cream shops in the Bay area. It had a very delicious icy ( not creamy) homemade ice cream. I believe it went out of business in the late 60s-early 70s. Much better stuff than Coldstone's, Doubl...

Rebop · Rebop

On the weekends, my dad would give my mom a break from the kids and take us down to drive go-carts. I don't remember the year exactly, but my guess would be 1971-1973 or so. It was located where the Larkspur Landing Theaters are now. P.S. I just discovered this site and I love it!

Paul Penna · Paul Penna

Before Landscaping December 1962; 35mm Kodachrome

Seth · Seth

As a kid growing up in the 70's there was no cooler place to be then at the roller skating rink in San Rafael. Parents would flood the parking lot, dropping off their kids at 8pm. For the next 3 hours your evening was fulfilled by such events as Backward Skate, Redlight Greenlight, Couple Skate, and stuff...

Paul Penna · Paul Penna

You think 35mm Kodachrome is something, check out what 4X5 (that's 4 inches by 5 inches, or roughly 18 times the image area of a 35mm slide) can look like, from 65 years ago here. Photos were shot for vario...

HowieCA666 · HowieCA666

The George Lucas house at 52 Ancho Vista Avenue in San Anselmo is described as being the second largest residence in Martin. What is the largest residence?

sfdrake · sfdrake

Thinking WAY back to the 40's and 50's does anyone remember the names of the two restaurants side by side on the north side of Fourth St between B and C Streets? I think one was "Looneys" but I am not sure. I'm also looking for the name of the barber shop on the east side of "B" street ju...

Paul Penna · Paul Penna

Now we know how much a Canary Island palm grows in 54 years. "Now" pic was taken this afternoon 5/20/2008.

carneyshow · carneyshow

I went to a school in Marin, Tiburon I think, called Reedland Woods Middle School. It closed in the 70, but it was a wonderful place. I was just wondering if anyone happened to attend. I'd love to hear your stories. John Carney

Paul Penna · Paul Penna

The standard legend of how Larkspur got its name revolves around the alleged misidentification of wildflowers growing on the local hills by Mrs. C.W. Wright, wife of the late-19th century land developer. The punch line is that if Mrs. Wright hadn't been wrong, the town would have been named "L...

Paul Penna · Paul Penna

In a previous thread, we talked about the building at 320 Magnolia Ave. in Larkspur, brought about by the photo on this page of my Larkspur site. Today it's the location of Picco Restaura...

Paul · Paul

Albert Hofman passed away at the age of 102 of a heart attack in Basel, Switzerland yesterday. He invented LSD in Sandoz labs in 1942 for medical research. He admitted using it for decades and said that it was too bad that people abused the powerful hallucinogenic drug, he thought it could help people w...

LEF1959 · LEF1959

I worked for 3 years at the Chateau Restaurant (1976-1979) before it was torn down in the early 80's. It was located where the Northbound Highway 101 onramp from Smith Ranch Road is... I have very fond memories of my employment there. This restaurant had a large neon sign on Highway 101 and also a duck...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Cushman Photo Collection of Marin (Preview) If you haven't already, all fans of this website should check out the Charles Cushman Photo Collection online. He was an eccentric amateur photographer who saw America and took photos unlike any other in the 50s & 60s, documenting the rapidly changing landscape. He lived in San Francisco for a...	sportsfan919	4	1295	Jun 30, 2008 by sportsfan919
	1958 Business Directory (Preview) OK, old Marin County business fans, here are the front and back covers of the 1958 edition of something called the "Classified Business Directory and Buyers Guide," published by Marin Directory Publishers, with addresses given as Box 208 San Rafael (G.F. Steigerwalt, Mgr.) and 135 Suf...	Paul Penna	7	1189	Jun 26, 2008 by googuse
	Red Hill Graveyard (Preview) Any fun stories? The back section is super spoooooky! I still have a scar on my hand from the night that Greg McDonald swung around and nicked me with a knife right after I told him that the creaking from the eucalyptus trees blowing in the wind was nails being pulled out of coffins by grave robbers. That g...	googuse	3	737	Jun 25, 2008 by Rosemary
	Farm in Marinwood? (Preview) Anybody remember the farm in Marinwood? It has been condo's for a long time. I think the original owners were part of marin dairy farms? Any way it was sad to see it go. We used to cut through the farm on the way to school at Mary E. Silviera. I miss Marin or at least the way it used to be. Anyone that has any pics...	MwoodHood	5	1078	Jun 24, 2008 by Rosemary
	Strange Post Office Address' (Preview) I was just at the Marin French Cheese Co. which is in Marin on the map but the clerk claimed it's in Petaluma. I noticed three rural schools on the map in Marin that also used Petaluma. Just because Petaluma delivers their mail, I find it odd to call it Petaluma. Anyone know how this started way back wh...	SteveC	5	1101	Jun 20, 2008 by Meadowsweet Rich
	Horse Hill in MV (Preview) Reading the posts of Sleepy Hollow Stables and riding in that area brought back memories of Horse Hill. I lived on Lomita in Mill Valley in the 60s, right across the street from the hill. Spent a lot of time up there and hanging out with friends who kept horses there. Remember the guy who ran the boarding t...	santarosie	0	883	Jun 19, 2008 by santarosie
	Caffe Nuvo/80s Marin cafe culture (Preview) San Anselmo's late great Caffe Nuvo. Also, Lansdale Station, the Fairfax used bookstore/cafe (forgot the name), San Rafael's Copa. Lots of fond memories of this scene. Anybody else here remember it? I was away from Marin during the entire 1990s, though I remember stopping by a few times in the m...	pgwerner	5	3319	Jun 19, 2008 by pgwerner
	TV-20 DANCE SHOW (Preview) LOOKING 2 FIND ANYONE THAT ATTENED OR RECORDED THE TAPING WHEN REDWOOD HIGH WENT?????I WENT AND I FAILED 2 RECORD A COPY ...MY NAME IS PIERRE....AND I WAS ALL OVER THE CAMERA , I MEANS SO MUCH 2 ME TO FIND OUT MORE !!!!!![b	pierre	7	941	Jun 19, 2008 by googuse
	Make money for your stories... (Preview) Many years ago as I returned to my childhood home after some years away, I reflected on my charmed childhood there and thought I should write a book called "Paridise Lost". Original, eh? I was taken aback to learn the title was already taken and never got around to writing the book. I love to w...	Gael von Lackum	0	721	Jun 19, 2008 by Gael von Lackum
	Blue Chip Stamps (Preview) Who remembers Blue Chip Stamps? You would get them when purchasing gasoline. I think you used to get them at grocery stores too, but I'm not sure. I remember being so excited to go home and paste them in a book because when the book was full, you got to go to the Blue Chip Redemption Center and trade your sta...	CMM	13	3802	Jun 19, 2008 by Gael von Lackum
	The Trains in Tiburon (closed) (Preview) Here I go again...but this is another good one that should spark some responses: Remember the trains in Tiburon? The Northwest Pacific Railroad ran trains and had a wheelhouse there near downtown for over 80 years from the late 1880s through the late 1960s. As a kid growing up, we used to love to run alo...	bruce macgowan	3	1040	Jun 19, 2008 by Gael von Lackum
	The ORIGINAL Corte Madera Center (Preview) Before it became the very hip Town Center, it was the very blue collar Corte Madera Center. Maybe someone can complete this list, but the stores I remember around 1965, starting from the south end: Herbert's Sherbert Crocker Citizens Bank Littlemans\Cala Foods Zims W.T. Grant Thrift...	mikezee	18	1236	Jun 19, 2008 by nettie
	Cascade Dam (Preview) Cascade was originally built by the Tamalpias Land and Water Co. to provide drinking water for Mill Valley. It was abandoned as a water supply but kept as a emergency water source for fighting fires, exectly when I don't know. I know it was a popular swimming hole in the 40's , 50's and 60's , thats wh...	Paul	11	1643	Jun 8, 2008 by Paul
	Tubbs Lake (Preview) A person I used to work with , Harold Owen Jr. ( may he R.I.P. ) grew up in Mill Valley in the 40's. He told me that where the giant water tank is now on Sequoia Valley Rd. near Edgewood used to be a reseviour for M.V. drinking water. The kids of Tam High ( the first high school in Marin ) used to go swimming...	Paul	4	685	Jun 8, 2008 by Paul
	Corte Mader Coop (Preview) Does anyone remember or have any pictures of the CooP? It used to be in Corte Madera like 30 years ago...now the Book Passage is there...I totally forgot about this place until I was recently in Canada, where they still have CooPs...	Robert	11	1092	Jun 8, 2008 by AndyM
	Secret Forts , hidaways and swimming holes (Preview) Pirates Cove out by Tennesee Cove built by Barnaby A , Vian C. , Larry S. and others. Club Med on Bolinas-Fairfax Rd. The huge tree fort above the Alto bowl near Taralara. I never knew who built it , either M.V. or C.M. peolple. Was it you Rich ? The Alto b...	Paul	9	1386	Jun 8, 2008 by AndyM
	Historic steps , lanes and paths (Preview) Having been raised in the area , before we were old enough to drive , we knew all the easements around. Some of them were actually named as streets and lanes. The City of Mill Valley has recently compiled a map of old easements and made a map of them available at the Book Depot for $5.00. I am going to b...	Paul	9	991	Jun 8, 2008 by AndyM
	Uncle Gaylord/s (Preview) Does anybody remember Uncle Gaylord's Ice Cream shop in Mill Valley? I believe it was one of a small chain of ice cream shops in the Bay area. It had a very delicious icy ( not creamy) homemade ice cream. I believe it went out of business in the late 60s-early 70s. Much better stuff than Coldstone's, Doubl...	HowieCA666	9	4507	Jun 8, 2008 by AndyM
	Go Carts at Larkspur Landing (Preview) On the weekends, my dad would give my mom a break from the kids and take us down to drive go-carts. I don't remember the year exactly, but my guess would be 1971-1973 or so. It was located where the Larkspur Landing Theaters are now. P.S. I just discovered this site and I love it!	Rebop	3	708	Jun 5, 2008 by SteveC
	Vintage Civic Center Pics (Preview) Before Landscaping December 1962; 35mm Kodachrome	Paul Penna	10	1326	Jun 4, 2008 by Paul Penna
	Friday night at The RINK (Preview) As a kid growing up in the 70's there was no cooler place to be then at the roller skating rink in San Rafael. Parents would flood the parking lot, dropping off their kids at 8pm. For the next 3 hours your evening was fulfilled by such events as Backward Skate, Redlight Greenlight, Couple Skate, and stuff...	Seth	10	1918	Jun 4, 2008 by SteveC
	OT: For Kodachrome fans (Preview) You think 35mm Kodachrome is something, check out what 4X5 (that's 4 inches by 5 inches, or roughly 18 times the image area of a 35mm slide) can look like, from 65 years ago here. Photos were shot for vario...	Paul Penna	1	699	Jun 2, 2008 by SteveC
	Largest Residence In Marin? (Preview) The George Lucas house at 52 Ancho Vista Avenue in San Anselmo is described as being the second largest residence in Martin. What is the largest residence?	HowieCA666	5	883	May 31, 2008 by JasonLewis
	San Rafael restaurants (Preview) Thinking WAY back to the 40's and 50's does anyone remember the names of the two restaurants side by side on the north side of Fourth St between B and C Streets? I think one was "Looneys" but I am not sure. I'm also looking for the name of the barber shop on the east side of "B" street ju...	sfdrake	0	644	May 29, 2008 by sfdrake
	Pics: St. Raphael's Then and Now (Preview) Now we know how much a Canary Island palm grows in 54 years. "Now" pic was taken this afternoon 5/20/2008.	Paul Penna	4	661	May 27, 2008 by rick
	Reedland Woods School (Preview) I went to a school in Marin, Tiburon I think, called Reedland Woods Middle School. It closed in the 70, but it was a wonderful place. I was just wondering if anyone happened to attend. I'd love to hear your stories. John Carney	carneyshow	4	1147	May 23, 2008 by salshine
	Why "Larkspur"? (Preview) The standard legend of how Larkspur got its name revolves around the alleged misidentification of wildflowers growing on the local hills by Mrs. C.W. Wright, wife of the late-19th century land developer. The punch line is that if Mrs. Wright hadn't been wrong, the town would have been named "L...	Paul Penna	0	583	May 18, 2008 by Paul Penna
	Pics: 320 Magnolia Larkspur (Preview) In a previous thread, we talked about the building at 320 Magnolia Ave. in Larkspur, brought about by the photo on this page of my Larkspur site. Today it's the location of Picco Restaura...	Paul Penna	4	705	May 17, 2008 by rob miller
	Albert Hofman the father of LSD (Preview) Albert Hofman passed away at the age of 102 of a heart attack in Basel, Switzerland yesterday. He invented LSD in Sandoz labs in 1942 for medical research. He admitted using it for decades and said that it was too bad that people abused the powerful hallucinogenic drug, he thought it could help people w...	Paul	4	774	May 10, 2008 by Meadowsweet Rich
	Chateau Restaurant - Smith Ranch Road (Preview) I worked for 3 years at the Chateau Restaurant (1976-1979) before it was torn down in the early 80's. It was located where the Northbound Highway 101 onramp from Smith Ranch Road is... I have very fond memories of my employment there. This restaurant had a large neon sign on Highway 101 and also a duck...	LEF1959	15	5471	May 6, 2008 by Paul Penna
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