Remembering Oxnard's business legends
that have left their "footprints" in our memories.


This page started with just a handful of locally owned & operated businesses that lasted more than a generation (20 years).
The list has now grown to include some businesses that made a lasting impression in a shorter amount of time.
Your comments and suggestions are appreciated.

101 Ranch House
A.J Dingman Ford
Blue Onion
Bud & Ken's Lumber
Bush Metcalf Auto Service
C Street Market
Cadillac Mama's Seabreeze Club
Cadillac Mama's Shangri La
Carnes Shoe Repair
Carousel
Carr Brothers Feed & Seed
Carriage Square Cinema
Casa Tropical
Castle Bar
Cheney's Malt Shop
Colonial House
Cotler's Men's Wear
Crow's Nest
Dapper Dan's
Diener's
Ditchfield's Grocery
Dolly Brighams Ladies Wear
Dunes Bar & Lounge
El Nopalito Mexican Restaurant
El Ranchito Restaurant
El Taco Loco
El Toro Mexican Restaurant
Ellis Market
Ellis Men's Wear
Flaminco
Flora Robb Dance Studio
Food Giant
Foster Freeze
Frank's Italian Restaurant
Gilbert's 5-10-25 Cent Store
Golden State Dairy
Gravel Pit
Hal Watkins Chevrolet
Helms Bakery
Hideaway Bar
Hughes Market
Ideal Cafe
J.C. Penney's
Jack Barnes Pontiac
Jenkins M&M Barbecue
Johnson's TV
Ketts Koin Kastle
Kincaid Masonry
King Arthur's
Kit's Palomino Room
La Perla Market
Las Vegas Room
Latin American Club
Lautzenheiser's Stationery
Lehman Brothers Department Store
Loveland Photo Studio
Mama Soo Hoo's Restaurant
Mayfair Market
McMahon Furniture
Mel's Coffee Shop
Met's Nursery
Mira Loma Flight Academy
The Missile
Mud Hen
Munch Box
Old Timer
Ollie's Burgers
Original Peacock's Record Bar
Owl Cafe
Oxnard Billiard Room
Oxnard Hotel
Oxnard Model & Hobby Shop
Oxnard Music Store
Oxnard Roller Rink
Oxnard Sugar Beet Factory
Oxnard Theatre
Oyster Bay Restaurant
Palace Billiard Parlor
Palm Market
Paramount Bootery
Penny Arcade
Peoples Lumber
Pete & Pat's Casbah
Phil Schuss Lincoln Mercury
Pioneer Chicken
Plaza Cigar Store
Plaza Hardware
Plaza Hotel
Poggi's Pharmacy
Portugese Hall
Poschelle Ford
Press Courier
Putt-Putt Miniature Golf
Quarterdeck
Red Baron
Red Garter
Rexall Drug Store
Right Spot Cafe
Rodaway's Men's Wear
Rolly's Restaurant
Rutledge Hat Shop
Sally's Dress Shop
Salzer's
San Miguel Market
Sandy's Steak & Seafood
Santa Clara Market
See's Candy Store
Shadows Bar & Restaurant
Skyline Florist
Skyview Drive-In
Somoan Hut
Sportsmen's Exchange
Squires Chevrolet
Stage Door
Stallion Club
Strand Theatre
Straw Hat Pizza Palace
Sylvia's Swimming School
Taco Mio
Tasty Burger
TC A Go Go
Ted Hughes' Tiki Club
TG & Y
Thompson Lumber
Tom Coward Ford
Tom Tom Club
Tops 5-for-a-dollar Hamburgers
Tournament Bowl
The Tower Room
Trade Winds
Uncle Herb's Restaurant
Union Ice Company
Venox Discount Department Store
Village Hardware
Village Market
Village Record & Gift Shop
Vogue Theatre
Wagon Wheel Restaurant
White Bib Restaurant
Wimpy's Hamburgers
W.T.Grant

SOME CONTINUING LEGENDS:
Chase Bros. Dairy
Cielito Lindo
Dominick's
Esplanade
Golden Chicken Inn
Gordon's Western Wear
Lobster Trap
Otani's Fish Market
Pat Holden's Liquor
Rudder Room
Sal's Mexican Inn
Whale's Tail
Win's Drive-In

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