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Stolen from the Class of '60

Created on: 03/12/12 12:56 PM Views: 4992 Replies: 2
Stolen from the Class of '60
Posted Monday, March 12, 2012 12:56 PM

 

You know you lived in Los Altos “in the day” when:

  • You still get excited about the Pet Parade.

  • You remember when the drive to Mountain View was through rural countryside and you went there with your parents on weekends to buy fruit from a roadside stand among fruit trees.

  • You remember when they built the high school.

  • You whispered about what must go on at Mac’s Tea Room.

  • You went to Kirk’s for after-dance hamburgers.

  • Your backyard still had remnants of an apricot orchard growing in it.

  • You remember the old quad at LAHS, a simple rectangle with grass between the office and the cafeteria.

  • You shopped at Kahn’s Pharmacy and Kay’s bookstore.

  • You had to be able to tread water for 5 minutes before graduating.

  • You earned spending money in high school slicing apricots onto drying racks for 35 cents an hour.

  • You worked after school at Russell Houston, the Loom, Woolworths, Tarbell’s or Barbara’s Baby Store.

  • The vending machines at LAHS sold only apples – red or green.

  • You ate maple doughnuts at “brunch” (or avoided eating them).

  • You stopped for a coke at Nelson’s Los Altos Pharmacy.

  • You fondly remember Pink Horse Ranch, Dinah’s Shack and Ricky’s.

  • You were not surprised when the Prom was held in the gym.

  • You knew how wonderful a “Linda’s Parisian Burger” was.

  • You took the train to San Francisco and back.

  • You went for a date to Rudolfo’s Ristorante on El Camino or for a really special dinner to glamorous Omar Khayyam's in “the City.”

  • You rode your bike down to Hal’s Record Den to spin a few 45’s.

  • A movie at the Los Altos Theatre cost 35 cents.

  • You spent some of your allowance at Clint’s Ice Cream Store.

  • When you went to Santa Cruz, it didn’t take all day to get there!

  • You knew that Los Altos used to be called “Gopher-Ville” by San Franciscans. And you knew not to call it “Frisco.”

  • You still have fond memories of the great Class of 1962!

Mike

 
RE: Stolen from the Class of '60
Posted Thursday, March 15, 2012 12:33 AM

I remember most of those things.  Very nice.

 

 
Stolen from the Class of '60
Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 06:22 PM

Thanks, Mike, I too remember most of these things--Pat Montana and I took the train to SF to shop.  My Aunt took me to eat at Omar Khayam's and I remember meeting George Mardikian (sp?) who owned it and hearing his story of coming to this country as a dish washer and working his way up to owning the restaurant (the American Dream!).  I still use a metal ice cream scoop that I bought at Clint's for 79¢.  I remember Pat and I sat through Auntie Mame twice in a row and seeing a couple of guys from school there.  Does anyone remember the great pizza they had at Cara's? or Big Al's for that matter!?!

Ginni

 

 
Edited 01/09/16 08:13 AM