Comments on: Long Gone

By: Lily

Lily — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:19:10 +0000

Anyone know about Broken Yolk restaurant..Kearny Mesa? Thanks for helping me remember Bobby McGees…wasn’t that in Grossmont SC?
Loved seeing Foggys Notion mentioned a great place..gone. Baxters another good place..gone. Glad we’re still hre

By: P Burkhart

P Burkhart — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:33:59 +0000

To Brian: De Falco’s (there was a space between De and Falco’s) was a grocery store chain with a few locations in SD. My mom shopped there all the time in the mid sixties at the El Cajon location. It was located in what was then called the El Cajon Shopping Center (long before Parkway Plaza) at Magnolia just north of the civic center. There was a “Unimart Membership Department Store” there, too. The other De Falco’s location I remember was in Spring Valley at a shopping center at the corner of Sweetwater and Jamacha Roads. On their very large sign was “De Falco’s” in script and one just below it that read “Food Giant”. Yes, the two entraces were at the corners of the store. There was a in-store bakery where I bought glazed donuts for 5 cents. Sometime in the 1970’s Von’s bought out De Falco’s, but did not substantially change the store layout. Ultimately, Vons left the El Cajon location and it became a movie theatre for several years. From what I undestand that whole area is completely different now.

By: Greg Daniel

Greg Daniel — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:09:05 +0000

At the intersection of El Cajon blvd and College ave was the Aztec Motel…looks like it was being torn down….May 2008. It would seem that M.Bahl and I walked some of the same turf…..near that little public library was a little 1 truck fire dept next to the College auto repair. Across the street…on the Campus drive in side was College hardware and a restaurant called “Manny’s” I think. On the NE corner was “Home Federal Savings and Loan” where I had my first account— now a Washington Mutual. You can go to the State of California home page and check old bank records to see if you have any money you forgot about years ago—-its free $$ Anyone remember when Taco Bell had those big fire pits out front the store…..how did they make any money with the gas always burning such a big fire….one more thing—Remember the Easter egg hunts at Colina Del Sol park….near Crawford HS….could that happen nowadays….or would people protest…..Greg

By: pam

pam — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:09:26 +0000

does anyone remember “DUFFY’S RECORDS AND TAPES” in the mira mesa mall, and kalidascope jewlery

By: M.Bahl

M.Bahl — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:05:21 +0000

I just remembered the Triton Restaurant, it was next to Food Basket on El Cajon Blvd. near the old Campus Drive-In (BTW, My dad’s classmate posed for the famous neon majorette)! Anyway, the Triton inside was totally free form, like someone on acid had designed this seafood restaurant out of dripping adobe. It was like being underwater. There was a cheap motel across the street; I used to walk by on my way to the 7-11 nearby or the Public Library. Mr. Daniel, I remember those nuns from B.S., they all scared me!!

By: Greg Daniel

Greg Daniel — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:57:06 +0000

Something else I was thinking of…in between Tower records and Wherehouse records on El Cajon blvd was a place called “Puppy World”…they had 20-30 different kinds of dogs and a bunch of breeds of cats as well. Greg

By: Greg Daniel

Greg Daniel — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:48:19 +0000

Blessed Sacrament…anybody remember Sister Rita..or Sister Marie Pierre… I was there 1973-1977 . Tower Records…El Cajon blvd store….I met DEVO there in 1981 and Ronnie James Dio. At SDSU– the store that M. Bahl is talking about was called “The Trip Imports” it was next “Breeces” stationary shop and the “XEROX” copy place and a do it yourself hamburger place Called “The Gulch”…around the corner was PBS channel 15 and a deli called “Two Bits Sandwich Shop” The best bowling alley we went to was the Aztec Bowl….. under Montezuma Hall at SDSU.

By: pam

pam — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:15:42 +0000

I AM WONDERING IF ANYONE REMEMBERS A TEEN NIGHTCLUB IN SOLANA BEACH CALLED CLUB ZU
OR CLUB TRONICS OR AFTER DARK ,THESES WERE ALL IN THE 80′S I BELEIVE, IF ANYONE IS ALUMNI FROM CLUB ZU I SURE WOULD LOVE TO TALK, I WAS THERE EVERYNIGHT AND IT WAS THE BEST

By: M. Bahl

M. Bahl — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:09:06 +0000

Wow, what awesome memories. I was born and bred in SD and went to Blessed Sacrament like Greg Daniel. Journey Disco (near Clairemont), Wherehouse Records on El Cajon Blvd., Tower Records on Rosecrans, The Strand Theatre in OB for midnight movies and the bowling alley near the old Cinerama Theatre on University Avenue were my hangouts. I also remember trolling all the “Head Shops” near SDSU to buy Bamboo “cigarette!!! papers”.

By: Greg Daniel

Greg Daniel — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:45:07 +0000

Hello, I remember the cafeteria at Sears in Hillcrest…..and a 5 and dime called RASCOS….63rd and El Cajon next to Thrifty’s and Straw Hat pizza……Greg