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| Posted By: Dave Hambly Posted On: November 7th Views: 129 | My Favorite decade I loved the 70's... I graduated Redwood High in 72, moved out on my own in '73 had to work 2 jobs to keep an apartment. I worked as a parking attendent at the Alta Mira Hotel in Sausalito and at The Lark Theathre. :Lived in the Larkspur Isles Apartments with all of my friends, Played bass at Uncle Charlies in a local band, Played in the Larkspur 4th of july parade all in all had a wondeful time...... |
| Posted By: Davey Jones Posted On: August 9th Views: 233 | Ad dump, Fave decade, Paddlewheel park Favorite Marin Decades 70's, 80's,90's and the 2000-09, so far. the Charles Van Damme Ferry Paddlewheel CAN be in the Waldo Point Park when it is built (around 2015 is the scuttlebutt) All Aboard! The 93 year old paddlewheel and stack need o be saved and displayed! Interested? How can you help? email info@charlesvandammeferry.org. |
| Posted By: Bob Oefinger Posted On: May 25, 2009 Views: 346 | Bruce Magowan Hey Bruce, long time! My brother (Gary) and I were two of the kids that joined you in those pickup games at Reed back in the 60's. I remember you, Gunnar and Anders. We live in Petaluma now, but always get nostalgic whenever popping into Tiburon. Gary now teaches at Del Mar, the middle school that we attended after Reed Elementary. |
| Posted By: Paul Kiefer Posted On: Apr 17, 2009 Views: 378 | Good Old 50's I remember roller skating at the Marin Skateland on 4th Street. I skated dance competitions with Darleen Chase, skated with friends like Mike Foley, Carol Boehm, Jeep Dillon, and Eddy Henry. I would visit Jeeps Drive In for burgers Courthouse Creamery for lunch, and drive my 1957 Chevy down 4th street weekend nights. Oh the memories. If anyone knows the where abouts of my old skating friends please feel free to e-mail. |
| Posted By: bruce macgowan Posted On: Mar 27, 2009 Views: 398 | Marin in the 1980s By the 1980s, Marin was a totally different place as far as the vibe from the 1950s or 60s. The hot-tub set had moved in, as self-iondulgence and the greed era was in full flower with rampant consumerism, and many of the hideous "McMansions" that now blight our once beautiful hills were thrown up wily-nilly. During the 1980s I lived in western San Francisco, but would come over frequently for hikes on Mt Tam and Pt Reyes, visits to my folks place in Tiburon, and dates with beautiful Marin women. I used to say that despite the changes, Marin was still the best place to be in the area, as once you went through the Waldo Tunnel, your blood pressure would just automatically drop several points! My favorite Marin memories to this day are still the long hikes I used to take on Mt Tam and its environs with my good friends Herman Schwarz and Chris Johnson, as we would tramp on the Dipsea or Matt Davis trails from Milly Valley to Stinson Beach to go bodysurfing and hang out with the beach bunnies. Good times! |
| Posted By: D. Posted On: Feb 23, 2009 Views: 448 | Being Single/Divorced in Marin in the 70's & 80's We could not have been in a better place to be single. I was divorced in 1970. There was always a place to go to be with people and meet new friends. Some of my favorites were: Unitarian Singles...met lifelong friends, had so much love and support, parties, and seminars. Community Congregational Church CCC was another supportive place. Zacks, Holiday Inn, The Velvet Turtle, Happy Hours, Dancing, and just hanging out. Every kind of growth group you can imagine. Free classes at College of Marin Towns had small time atmosphere and not so much traffic. Those were the days. :) |
| Posted By: Bruce Macgowan Posted On: Feb 13, 2009 Views: 455 | Fairfax and it's friendly reputation I guess I'm prejudiced, but I think Fairfax is one of the few places left in Marin that still has that "old time flavor" of what a small town in this county used to have. The folks here are wonderful, quirky, artsy, outdoorsy, and usually pretty liberal politically. It's a great town for families, old folks, young adults, and even teens. You get to know your neighbors, and people love to converse and just take the time to enjoy the nice, quiet times. If you like music or mountain biking, this is the best place to be in Marin! I love walking from the hill where we live above town to downtown for a visit to the "Klatch" or the "Fair-fix" or the "Scoop." My daughter Molly (who is now almost four), loves Peri Park. The Halloween parade is a big hoot, and the summer Farmer's Market is always fun to visit. My mind always go back to the 1950s and 60s and early 70s in Tiburon when I walk around town, because the vibe is similar in many ways. How lucky we are! |
| Posted By: James Posted On: Feb 3, 2009 Views: 465 | Marin I moved to Sausalito in 1965 when I wos 5yo and and and loved walking down town and going into the Village fair.I love a the lil shops there,me and my parents and 3 sisters lived a short ways up the hill from the old police staion.I grew up in southern Marin ,Sausalito, greanbra,Larksper,Mill Valley.I lived in Marin from 1965 untill I join the Navy in 1979,I now Live in Fort Bragg California and still love Marin .I remember the way the fog would roll in over the headlins into Sausalito,I have great Memeries of Marin in the late 60's and 70"s |
| Posted By: Heather Posted On: Jan 30, 2009 Views: 453 | memories Just found this site...Re: CB's post 1-1-07, corn dog place was King Henry's Drive-In. Always my first stop when I'd been away in the 70's.The Best corn dogs. Sad when it was flattened and left an empty lot...Living on Scenic Rd and the music drifting down the hill from the valley. The Humane Society following my dog home from San Anselmo market to give me a warning he was close to Center Blvd. I can't remember the name of the hotel NB 101 at Lucas Valley Rd., There were cabins and a pond with ducks. Ray Hill of Novato told me it used to be a stage and overnite stop before the GG Bridge was built. He had many stories to tell. He felt the worst thing to happen to Marin was the GG Bridge being built.. Now I know how how felt..But memories are good and this site brought them back. Thank you |
| Posted By: bruce macgowan Posted On: Mar 11, 2008 Views: 1120 | Marin in the 70s Marin certainly lwlent through some changes in the 1970s. I remember at Reed school, from about 1968 through the mid 1970s, in the summers, a while bunch of young people from late teens to mid 30s would gather for volleyball games. It was sort of a floating singles scene, as there must have been about 10 games going on at once. After the games, the folks would head down to main street and have a few cocktails at 39 main, or the Harbor Light, then take a ferry back to the city. (I think many of them lived in the Marina District.) One of my favorite places to hang out in the mid 70s before I moved away from the bay area was the old Black Oak Saloon in Larkspur. I used to go there with friends and run into all sorts of old acquaintainces from Redwood high. It was great catching up with all of those folks who were still so young and just getting started in life. Of course for local music, there was always the "Lions' Share" on Miracle Mile in San Rafael, and many of the local bands used to also jam upstairs at the old heliport near the Richardson bay bridge in Sausalito. Mill Valley really began to change in the 70s, as the hot tub set moved in, and everyone started doing a lot of "belly-gazing." That was truly the time, (for some) of self-indulgence, I enjoyed the 70s, but spent most of it going to school and working in other parts of the country, so my favorite decade in marin remains the 60s! |
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