re: Baton Rouge institutions you’ve never been to spin off- BR Places that are no more that..

I have been to every one on that list

Skip Bertman's Grand Slam
Action Quest paintball
The movie theater on Essen
Campus Gatti's
Circle Bowl
The union bowling alley

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My dad worked at Sears in Cortana. It was treat during the holidays to go see him and walk the mall to see all the decorations. I remember mom always going to Maison Blanche. There was nothing there for me.

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Could always go check out the shotguns at Service Merchandise or Space Port

La Fonda - old ladies with beehive hairdos smelling of smoke; great bean dip
Murphy's
Art Bar
Mr Gatti's
The Mill - no one seems to remember this place
Gator's Shuck N Jive
Paradise Records - spent so much money there
Carlos' Mexican restaurant - excellent seafood-centric Mexican dishes
Sammy's on Exchequer for plate lunches
The Place - went there for business lunches as a 25-yr-old professional in mid-90s
Tex-Mex Cafe
Burger Tyme
Tabby's Blues Box
German/Bavarian restaurant downtown (I recall their Black Forest cake.)
Backpacker
Blue Moon ETA: SILVER Moon
billiards place off College/Corporate (Clicks?)
Europe's
Fifth Generation Systems bought by Symantec
Schwegmann's
Babbage's @ Cortana (worked there temporarily)
Drusilla @ Cortana Mall for a blackened cheeseburger after work
Fairway View Club (fried pickles were the best ever)
Weekends
The Zoo

In the mid-90s, we took clients to a place off of Airline for a decent lunch. Ziggy's? Decor was kinda grandma-ish, but the food was good. ETA: Not Ziggy's. KIVA's. I see it is now Portobello's.

Bonus: Wuvvy's/Captain's Quarters in Gonzales for fishbowls with my friends in the AP.

Was going to add Our Daily Bread, but I see they are still open.

I have a 22 that he bought from sears in the early 80’s . My son has it now .
I would stop at the adobe and check out the boots I couldn’t afford.

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I have a 22 that he bought from sears in the early 80’s . My son has it now

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I have a New England Firearms 410 I got at Service Merchandise as a kid. My first real gun other than a pellet or BB gun. I still have it.

The Fairbridge Inn on Sherwood is essentially an OYO motel with his many deadly shootings that have happened there.

H dealers killing each other with all the junkies in the area.

Danvers
Po Folks
GD Ritzy's
Raxx Roast Beef
Shoneys
Dunkin Donuts (when they used to actually make donuts in house)
Europe's
Buds Broiler ( next to sound warehouse)

Punch N Munch
Tiger Burger
Dragon Hall
Shanahan’s and the other bar across the street from it
Ol’ Man Duples’ Poboy place by Tiger Plaza

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Murphy’s is back!

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No it’s not…