re: Hillcrest subdivision in Abita, LA

It looks like it was sort of a thing back in its day.


One interesting tidbit:
One of the main roads spanning the south (back) side of the area is Quimet Drive.
Except there is no Quimet Drive.
The road was named for Francis Ouimet,

quote:

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an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the U.S. Open in 1913 and was the first non-Briton elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974

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My theory is that because of the font type used back then, at some point, the "O" was transposed to "Q" and it went from there. I could find no reasonable connection between Quimet and, well, anything, while the connection to Ouimet is clear.

Anyway, if there are any old school locals here who have anymore history on the Hillcrest development, I've love to hear more details on it.

Bonus: Does anyone know if the street addresses have always been the same or did they change in the past? Specifically Ouimet/Quimet Drive. I recall there were a lot of address changes back in the late 80s/early 90s around the parish. Was doing some property research in the area and got stumped at one point and wondered if an address change may be the issue.