tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post3499477508019261967..comments2024-03-22T14:59:09.847-07:00Comments on O.C. History Roundup: Jumpin' Gyminy! It's Orange County Plaza!Chris Jepsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-53375869455451475302020-07-12T12:36:13.548-07:002020-07-12T12:36:13.548-07:00I created a wikipedia article for this place, en.w...I created a wikipedia article for this place, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County_PlazaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924260676460612002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-20856826558296536282018-02-15T21:38:00.738-08:002018-02-15T21:38:00.738-08:00The Jolly Knight The Jolly Knight Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486166590749735453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-43942078636405899862018-01-06T16:28:10.266-08:002018-01-06T16:28:10.266-08:00THE EASTGATE 1.ST PHASE WAS THRIFTY MART. DR. ANDE...THE EASTGATE 1.ST PHASE WAS THRIFTY MART. DR. ANDERSON AND CHAMBERLIN DDS. THEN RUDYS BAKERY,SPARKLIN CLEANERS.THE LAULNDRY, WHERE I BOUGHT MY FIRST PACK OF CIGERETTES FOR 25 CENTS THEN SLIPS COFFEE SHOP GREAT CHERRY COKES.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156667060615361271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-45967985964327397442017-10-26T14:39:06.817-07:002017-10-26T14:39:06.817-07:00The bar at eastgate was called the sea wolf if mem...The bar at eastgate was called the sea wolf if memory serves<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-39921816024984534852016-08-24T17:26:54.135-07:002016-08-24T17:26:54.135-07:00was it the 'Jolly Knight' Restaurant on Ga...was it the 'Jolly Knight' Restaurant on Garden Grove Blvd. that you were asking about?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560443753281090996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-49075147244563873482015-08-21T07:46:13.643-07:002015-08-21T07:46:13.643-07:00Remember the missile silos down Chapman near the j...Remember the missile silos down Chapman near the junior highschool? And that big radar installation that all us kids called the 'giant golfball'? Right there in the middle of the burbs. Crazy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00873513985811688133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-83389860012633467502015-08-21T07:42:29.459-07:002015-08-21T07:42:29.459-07:00I also remember Belle Isles well. It was still aro...I also remember Belle Isles well. It was still around in the '80s and I had the good fortune to take my daughters there a few times when they were young. BIG food! LOL!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00873513985811688133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-83418212396022450882015-08-21T07:40:31.806-07:002015-08-21T07:40:31.806-07:00Weird to read this stuff. I grew up in Eastgate fr...Weird to read this stuff. I grew up in Eastgate from the time it was built, on Santa Barbara St. I could see the Big T from my yard, and later they built an Alpha Beta across the street. I watched it go up. I remember a few times they had a couple dancing on the top of a tall pole on a tiny round platform, publicity gimmick I think. And the Navy jets from Los Al circled round and round all day long, with their sonic booms. One of the other stores over there, btw, was Grants. So fun to see that OC sign! Thanks!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00873513985811688133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-36633901904979619912015-06-11T22:58:04.370-07:002015-06-11T22:58:04.370-07:00I lived on dudman...a short bike ride to the big T...I lived on dudman...a short bike ride to the big TAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078906418699421698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-23522732246044730982015-06-11T22:56:46.624-07:002015-06-11T22:56:46.624-07:00I have a tie at Pinnacle peaks
I have a tie at Pinnacle peaks<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078906418699421698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-24559382607737868092015-06-11T22:55:42.475-07:002015-06-11T22:55:42.475-07:00my god.....oh my god.
not one mention of slips caf...my god.....oh my god.<br />not one mention of slips cafe.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078906418699421698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-73707095019087733192014-12-06T17:31:51.113-08:002014-12-06T17:31:51.113-08:00Chris do you have any pictures of the old Pinnacle...Chris do you have any pictures of the old Pinnacle Peaks Restaurant on Garden Grove Blvd and Beach Blvd. The Red Barn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-34644533684392602902014-11-03T06:23:26.563-08:002014-11-03T06:23:26.563-08:00Y'all can't forget about the Thrifty Drugs...Y'all can't forget about the Thrifty Drugs, Brownie's Toys, and Thom McAn Shoe store.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-28408610929465127302013-06-24T17:15:15.551-07:002013-06-24T17:15:15.551-07:00I am begining to wonder if you guys ever went down...I am begining to wonder if you guys ever went down there. All of the bars had Navel themes, the one between W.T. Grants and Thrifty Mart was Sweet Peas and across the streat was The Sea WolfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-76911570939508177662013-05-06T11:34:36.754-07:002013-05-06T11:34:36.754-07:00I was actually searching for an image of the "...I was actually searching for an image of the "Orange County Plaza' sign. I grew up in Garden Grove and walked to that plaza a billion times! If I'd known they would tear down that wonderful googie sign, I would have saved my pennies to buy it. Lots of wonderful memories at that plaza. The 'Plaza Hag' has got it right. That view is facing West looking at the sign on the North side of Chapman. I used to also dine inside the Woolworth's as a kid. Bought my cord jeans at Red Eye as a teen, along with my Hang Ten shirts. We would ride our sting-ray bikes over the mogules on the corner of Gilbert and Chapman next to the Safeway there on the end when it was a dirt lot. Zody's was across the street, and a big treat for our family was getting a huge 2 scoop ice cream cone at Sav-on's (SW corner of Brookhurst & Chapman). I'd get my records at Licorice Pizza (in the SE corner of this Plaza)..... during high school. I still have my Beatles albums that were on sale for 4 bucks each! wow, thanks for having a photo!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-43173638113882311842011-08-03T11:49:32.901-07:002011-08-03T11:49:32.901-07:00Plaza Hag; You got it! Your recollections are abou...Plaza Hag; You got it! Your recollections are about spot on with mine. Did you ever go to Savons and get 3 for a dime candy bars or 5cent ice cream cones? I grew up on Melody Park Dr. and the plaza was a quick bike ride away. BAKER,B.brianmbbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871015301579883139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-52578569850187948832011-01-28T14:40:53.164-08:002011-01-28T14:40:53.164-08:00This response might be a couple years late, howeve...This response might be a couple years late, however Mistress Babs, I remember Belle Isle at Chapman & Harbor. I was young but remembered the large servings. I was telling a friend they've never rebuilt a restaurant on that corner. (regardless what's there now)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-28773758207910331742010-07-19T17:15:34.867-07:002010-07-19T17:15:34.867-07:00This really brings back memories. My mother worked...This really brings back memories. My mother worked at the Magic Mirror beauty salon in Orange Plaza, so I hung out there during school vacations. I'd get donuts from the donut shop at one end and comic books from the dime store. What was it, Rasco's? I got my cub scout uniforms at WT Grant. <br /><br />I remember there was a fire at the Copper Penney. The customers all poured out into the parking lot and the firemen stormed in.<br /><br />A&W across the street had the best taquitos. Well, they were the best then. My sense of taste is about a half century older.<br /><br />Thanks for the stroll down memory lane!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-15172269485361440152010-02-08T19:55:50.021-08:002010-02-08T19:55:50.021-08:00The name of the bar in the Thriftimart shopping ce...The name of the bar in the Thriftimart shopping center (Eastgate Plaza) at Chapman and Valley View in Garden Grove was................................................The Sea Wolf!Billyboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-76409076451022581192009-09-21T11:21:42.343-07:002009-09-21T11:21:42.343-07:00Great photos! I remember that sign well.Great photos! I remember that sign well.Synthetrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735644870199153758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-62749032160307747472009-03-27T16:16:00.000-07:002009-03-27T16:16:00.000-07:00The Orange County Plaza Shopping Center was built ...The Orange County Plaza Shopping Center was built in the late 1950's and, at the time, was one of the largest (if not *the* largest) shopping center in Orange County. I have a list of the original stores at work but off the top of my head, the anchors were the (JC) Penney, Thriftimart, Economart and Grant's. The center declined after 15 years and the plaza was remodeled during Garden Grove's "City Redevelopment" phase in the mid-1970's. It was reconfigured and re-branded as the 'Garden Grove Mall' and given another facelift in the late 80's as the 'Garden Promenade'. About ten years ago the JC Penney building was razed to make way for the current Regal movie theater.<BR/><BR/>Check back later for more history . . .MCAS El Torohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202617525846055127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-22113763400140000872009-01-02T12:57:00.000-08:002009-01-02T12:57:00.000-08:00Since this is an older post, it may not be read, b...Since this is an older post, it may not be read, but I grew up around the intersection of Brookhurst and Chapman and the Plaza was my hangout.<BR/><BR/>The picture is definitely looking west on Chapman, just west of Brookhurst, and the next cross-street/signal beyond the liquor store is Gilbert. On the opposite side of Chapman was the Womens' Club of GG, which I believe is the building you can see on the far left of the close-up of the Plaza sign. In the 60s, the liquor store was called Chappy's, and my brother and lots of friends worked there, doing <I>home delivery of liquor</I>, if you can believe that (they were 16!) Yes, that is the old Red Car rail line on the left - we used to find pollywogs there. The shopping center on the left that was yet to be built in front of part of the Red Car line included the IHOP "L" strip, the Zody's department store and, closer east to Brookhurst was the Sav-on/ Newberry's center, when Newberry's still had a diner inside (is it gone?) and we would have milkshakes where they left the metal container with the extra left next to your huge glass. Yummy. :)<BR/><BR/>To the right of the OC Plaza sign were some shops sitting in front of the main strip, which included the Copper Penney restaurant and heading east again towards Brookhurst was Thriftimart, where my other brother worked and my parents always shopped.<BR/><BR/>My mind is blanking right now on lots of the stores, but then I am old. :)<BR/><BR/>Love your blog, and thanks for the memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-64139858340624299162008-04-18T12:26:00.000-07:002008-04-18T12:26:00.000-07:00Thanks for the great picture of OC Plaza, corner o...Thanks for the great picture of OC Plaza, corner of Chapman and Brookhurst (yes, that's definitely the place!). And I love the "googie" look of the sign. I too wish it were still there.<BR/>Does anyone remember Belle Isle restaurant (Harbor & Chapman), with enormous portions, where "5 out of 4 eat"?Mistress Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340050760124717068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-77841750094729041902008-03-25T15:04:00.000-07:002008-03-25T15:04:00.000-07:00I will do as you suggested. Thanks so much. You ha...I will do as you suggested. Thanks so much. You have been a great help. I know I sound like a "wino" but seriously, it was a running joke to all us teenagers who babysat for the mom's who went there when their husbands were at work during the day! HA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-64665686358992463582008-03-24T23:44:00.000-07:002008-03-24T23:44:00.000-07:00To find your mystery bar, try looking in the direc...To find your mystery bar, try looking in the directories in the California or Local History section at the Garden Grove Public Library. They have a good collection, and they probably have GG directories from the mid-1960s. Look under "Cocktail Lounges" in the yellow pages section and look for similar addresses on Valley View and Chapman Ave.Chris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.com