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re: What was Baton Rouge like in the 1970s?
Posted on 1/18/21 at 6:33 pm to johnnyrocket
Posted on 1/18/21 at 6:33 pm to johnnyrocket
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Yes, independence Airport was a small airport between Florida Blvd and Goodwood where the state police complex is.
I remember watching the old Kurt Russell film about the UT sniper and seeing Independence Airport in the movie before it was demo’d to make room for the park system.
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Posted on 1/18/21 at 7:48 pm to NWarty
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independence Airport
It was called the Downtown airport at the time. Spent a bunch of time out there as a little kid.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 8:58 pm to NWarty
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Yes, independence Airport was a small airport between Florida Blvd and Goodwood where the state police complex is.
I remember watching the old Kurt Russell film about the UT sniper and seeing Independence Airport in the movie before it was demo’d to make room for the park system.
It was not Independence Airport it was just called the Downtown Airport. When the city made the deal with the state to move State Police from South Foster and build the park they named it Independence Park I’m pretty sure it was because 1976 bicentennial.
We used to travel under it from Old Goodwood to Bon Marche in the storm drains which are huge. We went as far as Greenwell Springs Road.
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