tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.comments2023-12-06T12:56:05.531-08:00Our OaklandGenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.comBlogger961125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-63374195394119248012019-03-13T19:31:30.443-07:002019-03-13T19:31:30.443-07:00If any part of it gets replaced with a realty-rela...If any part of it gets replaced with a realty-related business or a nail salon, please just shoot me now...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-74193509413998440152018-05-12T14:53:52.815-07:002018-05-12T14:53:52.815-07:00My father was the chef Tony FalconioMy father was the chef Tony FalconioAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056682641376646213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-47623972874491898252017-11-30T19:58:32.683-08:002017-11-30T19:58:32.683-08:00Thanks for that update,Eric.A big part of the reas...Thanks for that update,Eric.A big part of the reason me N' Lee went there was Mr and Mrs Fazio.Their warm spirit and friendly way with us Miscreant Children of Oakland pervaded the place and I can not remember to many conflicts in the place, even around the pool table on Friday and Saturday nights..On rainy day's we couldn't work, and would go to the club to,"Wait it out",lol.Have Hot Toddies with Tuaca, and those toasted sandwiches Russ had.I met my best Gal Alice there..And crackers, now my eyes are misting,Eric..Please give Russ's Brother Jim my regards..newtonpohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167882374622571959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-16090485679417821882017-11-30T19:39:27.565-08:002017-11-30T19:39:27.565-08:00Well, believe it or not, our little pub on East 14...Well, believe it or not, our little pub on East 14th Street and the sign that announced her presence isn't obscure or lost in time. Just found a series of good photos on, "Google Images", just punch in "Lineman's club sign". They did a beautiful job rehabbing it!. I worked for a time in 1970 at the old Simas Brothers gas station on 14th and E14th streets, right down the street from The Lineman's..Lot of fading memories, mostly good..newtonpohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167882374622571959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-30222663245904996182017-11-30T14:17:48.187-08:002017-11-30T14:17:48.187-08:00So any chance we could get a picture of the restor...So any chance we could get a picture of the restored sign? That is a great story. I'm sitting with Jim Fassio, Russ's brother and he loved the post and tribute to Russ. He said that the bar was originally owned by Frank Swan who Russ met while in the Army in Germany. He was Russ's Sergeant. They became friends as they were both from Oakland. Russ use to go to the bar as a patron and to visit his buddy from the Army. Swan ultimately decided it was time to sell and Russ became the new owner.<br />Jim FitzsimonsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123041190488374481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-56760299225145411132017-11-28T16:16:59.113-08:002017-11-28T16:16:59.113-08:00That is good news. I had always heard it was a fa...That is good news. I had always heard it was a favorite hangout for the PG&E crew. Can't believe the sign has been gone for so long. I have been getting my haircut at Trudy's across the street for the past 10 years and I would have sworn, under oath, that I saw it this year. Is memory the first thing to go? Thanks for the update.<br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652835608189377908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-2437461540639591352017-11-28T10:00:08.615-08:002017-11-28T10:00:08.615-08:00No worries,Jim.It's been refurbished and found...No worries,Jim.It's been refurbished and found a permanent spot at the IBEW 1245 hall in Vacaville. You can look it up on line as"Linemans club finds new home", and get the lowdown. newtonpohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167882374622571959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-38082333874505344182017-11-27T18:05:52.013-08:002017-11-27T18:05:52.013-08:00Sadly the sign has disappeared. I saw it there as...Sadly the sign has disappeared. I saw it there as recently as this summer. I inquired in the Vietnamese owned market and beauty salon beneath where the sign once stood and was met with vacant stares.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652835608189377908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-60954017918060109882017-11-27T18:04:51.287-08:002017-11-27T18:04:51.287-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652835608189377908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-14093466147981722152017-07-02T16:31:03.870-07:002017-07-02T16:31:03.870-07:00I remember Russ and Georgia, my parents Bill and ...I remember Russ and Georgia, my parents Bill and Virginia Gillingham were very close to them. They were the nicest people in the world! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055785576234133951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-15738806230894263572017-05-27T09:05:56.508-07:002017-05-27T09:05:56.508-07:00I just found this blog when I Googled Williams Dai...I just found this blog when I Googled Williams Dairy. Someone on the Facebook Oakland History page mentioned it. I remember having milk delivered to our kitchen door in the 60s.Dera Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14513910913210988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-6659236392726285432017-05-26T14:24:27.730-07:002017-05-26T14:24:27.730-07:00This is one of Oakland's best kept secrets. If...This is one of Oakland's best kept secrets. If you want to see a beautiful cemetery this is a must see place. My Great Grandma was laid to rest there. I want to be laid to rest there myself.Lady Demihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953813911344889129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-32172235111296840592017-04-05T14:53:42.232-07:002017-04-05T14:53:42.232-07:00Hi Gene,
Thanks so much for letting me use your p...Hi Gene,<br /><br />Thanks so much for letting me use your photo! You can find the article where I mention Glenn's Hot Dogs and another Oakland restaurant <a href="http://peninsulapress.com/2017/04/03/locally-owned-businesses-bay-area-challenges/" rel="nofollow">here</a><br /><br />-ChisomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-32652816455484628612016-11-01T20:01:00.720-07:002016-11-01T20:01:00.720-07:00Okay thank you, will do!! Thanks Gene!
-ChisomOkay thank you, will do!! Thanks Gene!<br /><br />-ChisomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-83967126854328576642016-11-01T11:07:31.457-07:002016-11-01T11:07:31.457-07:00Sure, just credit "Gene Anderson, Our Oakland...Sure, just credit "Gene Anderson, Our Oakland"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-277449620321267712016-11-01T10:55:32.289-07:002016-11-01T10:55:32.289-07:00Hi, can I please use this photo with your permissi...Hi, can I please use this photo with your permission for an article that I am writing about the neighborhood in Oakland where Glenn's Hot Dogs used to be located? It recently closed down. Would love to use your picture in my piece, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-85913756064843319752016-09-09T08:17:12.166-07:002016-09-09T08:17:12.166-07:00Fine vantage point. Your photos show off Oakland&...Fine vantage point. Your photos show off Oakland's downtown icons from a unique angle.Oakland Daily Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352365270299187377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-8030945453703249222016-08-25T11:50:26.936-07:002016-08-25T11:50:26.936-07:00I don't know. It seems unlikely, since people ...I don't know. It seems unlikely, since people walk, jog, cycle, etc. there all the time. But if you want to check, the number of the office is (510) 658-2588.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542931247957198888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-14083723245830923812016-08-25T11:29:34.806-07:002016-08-25T11:29:34.806-07:00Hello, I was planning on painting plein air at Mou...Hello, I was planning on painting plein air at Mountain View Cemetery but someone told me that they don't allow people to paint there any longer due to safety concerns. Do you know if this is true? Thank you. ~ LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396745315034716926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-90117507975095896142016-08-04T21:33:13.043-07:002016-08-04T21:33:13.043-07:00Was my "Usual Haunt",in the mid-seventie...Was my "Usual Haunt",in the mid-seventies when i worked at Lovette Roofing.Me and Lee Fletcher used to cash our checks there,and spend most of it there as well..Used to close the place regular.,Jim Fitzsimons comments above are spot on,and mirror my recollections of that place in time.We used to go too Raiders games in a bus that picked us up and dropped us back at the bar...Man .,Man oh man..<br />newtonpohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167882374622571959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-73490330569929003402016-08-03T09:58:27.304-07:002016-08-03T09:58:27.304-07:00Nice POstNice POstAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09124411566275709912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-88434643644335690242016-05-24T17:20:20.263-07:002016-05-24T17:20:20.263-07:00It's a restaurant now also. Specializing in bi...It's a restaurant now also. Specializing in birria.<br />Best birria in Oakland.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388202854804818239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-51125524515670749362016-05-22T22:54:07.442-07:002016-05-22T22:54:07.442-07:00Oops, there is some haziness connected with the Bu...Oops, there is some haziness connected with the Bulgy the Whale post that I just wrote. In a post written by Bill Edward's daughter who apparently owned Peralta Playland when it closed. She claims Bill opened the park in 1965, but by then the park was in full operation. I think that possibly he purchased the park and brought some rides over to it from King Norman's Wonderland. This may have included Bulgy the Whale but that is not clear. What is clear is that Bill, after closing Peralta Playland, brought the rides over to Concord and opened Pixie Playland, which was around for many years. <br /><br />Here is a quote from his daughter, Lisa. In it she mentions the Bulgy the Whale ride:<br />"To clarify the dates, times and all, my Dad worked for King Norman at his toy store in San Francisco in the 50’s. Once Norman purchased the rides, he and my Dad sat in his dining room where Dad began drawing up plans for what would become King Norman’s Wonderland. It opened in ParkNShop in October of 1955. Dad left the toy store and worked there from day one until Norman sold it in 1960. It was purchased by Alan Rosenfield who ran it one year then he closed it down.<br />My Dad went onto purchase some of the rides from Ted Rhodes who owned the shopping center and in 1965 opened Peralta Kiddieland in Oakland right across the street from the Oakland Auditorium. He closed it in 1968.<br />My Dad opened Pixie Playland in Concord (Willow Pass Park) in 1969 and for 20 years after delighted kids of all ages with the rides, and cotton candy…snocones and pink popcorn…just to name a few.<br />Once Dad decided it was time to move onto other things in 1989, Pixie Playland was auctioned off. Many of the rides being purchased by the City of Concord…with the Bulgy The Whale ride finding a new home with the City of Pittsburg. It was a sad day when it ended…and there will never be anything like it.<br />Yes there is a Pixieland Park that I believe still has the original merry-go-round and train…and I’m not here to bash it or what it has become…but the quaintness…the simpler time…and the magic that was Pixie Playland, to me, ended on that day in 1989.<br />It’s legacy is the joy it brought to so many for so long…<br />Thanks again to those who have posted their memories and kind words."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139201302363416177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-67140307146894219212016-05-22T22:11:47.688-07:002016-05-22T22:11:47.688-07:00I just found out that one of Peralta Playland'...I just found out that one of Peralta Playland's rides, called Bulgy the Whale, came from King Norman's Kingdom of Toys amusement park in Concord when it closed!<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139201302363416177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-18727926370152400872016-05-05T04:59:46.844-07:002016-05-05T04:59:46.844-07:00there is a papusa stand that is sooo delicious the...there is a papusa stand that is sooo delicious there nowAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418089718313469502noreply@blogger.com