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Looking for names of a couple of places around LSU (early 1980s)
Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:30 am
Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:30 am
Back in 1982-83, I was a Sophomore in high school and I had taken an Ag class. In February of '83 (on a Friday, I believe) our teacher had scheduled a trip for us to LSU for a livestock show and rodeo. Left school around 7 a.m. and arrived there around 8 a.m., then our teacher stood up and told us, "I don't want to see you guys until the rodeo starts" which was around 7 p.m. Most of us split up and at one point I soloed to wander around campus and off-campus.
I came across this article https://www.businessreport.com/article/gone-but-not-forgotten-some-of-baton-rouges-most-beloved-icons-have-closed-their-doors-in-the-past-three-decades and in the article and comments some people mention Village Square and University Shopping Center. I was wondering if that shopping center had a music store? I bought a couple of cassettes in a music store and they stamped the date and I think the name of the store on the cassette case j-card but I cannot find the cassette since it's packed away. Just wondering what the name of the store was.
Later that day, I met up with some of my classmates and they wanted to eat so, they decided to go to a little hamburger hut that sold burgers cheap. I can't remember the exact cost but it may have been 25¢ or 50¢ for a burger. I think was located on Highland or Nicholson.
I came across this article https://www.businessreport.com/article/gone-but-not-forgotten-some-of-baton-rouges-most-beloved-icons-have-closed-their-doors-in-the-past-three-decades and in the article and comments some people mention Village Square and University Shopping Center. I was wondering if that shopping center had a music store? I bought a couple of cassettes in a music store and they stamped the date and I think the name of the store on the cassette case j-card but I cannot find the cassette since it's packed away. Just wondering what the name of the store was.
Later that day, I met up with some of my classmates and they wanted to eat so, they decided to go to a little hamburger hut that sold burgers cheap. I can't remember the exact cost but it may have been 25¢ or 50¢ for a burger. I think was located on Highland or Nicholson.
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Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:36 am to Captain Lafitte
The music store was Kadair's. I bought most stuff @ New Generation on Florida (and then on Chimes) or Lesiure Landing, but I would go look @ Kadair's if they had stuff on sale.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:40 am to steverehage
Okay, thanks. Kadair's sounds familiar. I've bought stuff from New Generation but that was in the late '80s and in Lafayette.
This post was edited on 3/14/16 at 11:42 am
Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:46 am to Captain Lafitte
Kadair's was there for a while till Paradise Records moved into the same spot later. Leisure Landing was on Chimes street during that time in the area next to the old Bayou (now Mahoneys). New Generation was roughly in the area where Highland Coffees is now. There used to be a little courtyard in there before they changed it all.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 11:56 am to RockAndRollDetective
Thanks for the information. I've never been to Leisure Landing but I recall it, especially listening to 98.1
ETA: Does anyone know the name of the hamburger joint I've mentioned?
ETA: Does anyone know the name of the hamburger joint I've mentioned?
This post was edited on 3/14/16 at 11:59 am
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:01 pm to Captain Lafitte
I think the Wienerscnitzel closed for a while during that time period and there was so e kind of 25 cent hamburger stand there, in the A-frame building just north of campus on Highland Rd.
Wienerchnitzel returned later. I just Googled it and apparently Wienerscnitzel and the Original Hamburger Stand are sister companies, so maybe that was it.
Wienerchnitzel returned later. I just Googled it and apparently Wienerscnitzel and the Original Hamburger Stand are sister companies, so maybe that was it.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:06 pm to Captain Lafitte
The rodeo you mentioned was probably held in the LSU Ag Center/Parker Coliseum, and University Shopping Center would have been on the other side of campus so doable for a walking field trip.
Village Square shopping center was on College (where Walmart is now) and too far to walk to campus. I don't remember a music store there but it's possible. I do remember Paradise Records on Highland near The Varsity and then later in University Shopping Center across the street, but this would've been later '80s for me and as others have mentioned, the name was probably different when you were there.
Village Square shopping center was on College (where Walmart is now) and too far to walk to campus. I don't remember a music store there but it's possible. I do remember Paradise Records on Highland near The Varsity and then later in University Shopping Center across the street, but this would've been later '80s for me and as others have mentioned, the name was probably different when you were there.
This post was edited on 3/14/16 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:07 pm to Dorothy
It had generic black and white paper shite on it and was known as the 39 cent hamburger stand for a while. Good times.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:16 pm to Dorothy
Yes, it was an A-frame building! Kinda small and had a few seating areas I think they were white. That's it! Thanks Dorothy.
I also recall us going to the PMAC and walking up the ramp seeing a couple semi-trailers with guys working in the back. We walked up to a trailer with the walls covered with huge posters as high as the walls with nude women on them. We asked a crew member what taking place and it was a Billy Joel concert.
I remember walking around Tiger Stadium and seeing guys looking down. Dorms were there?
Also going to Alex Box to watch some baseball .
I also recall us going to the PMAC and walking up the ramp seeing a couple semi-trailers with guys working in the back. We walked up to a trailer with the walls covered with huge posters as high as the walls with nude women on them. We asked a crew member what taking place and it was a Billy Joel concert.
I remember walking around Tiger Stadium and seeing guys looking down. Dorms were there?
Also going to Alex Box to watch some baseball .
This post was edited on 3/14/16 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:23 pm to Captain Lafitte
Yes, Tiger Stadium used to have dorms. I think they closed around 1990 (?) because of asbestos. Supposedly that's how Huey Long got funding to expand the football stadium, because there was $ allocated for dormitories but not for a stadium.
This post was edited on 3/14/16 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:23 pm to Dorothy
quote:I looked at pictures and yes, that's the place. I remember the bus was parked by the lake. We had to haul arse to get to Coliseum and I was walking on the boarded pen where the cattle were.
The rodeo you mentioned was probably held in the LSU Ag Center/Parker Coliseum, and University Shopping Center would have been on the other side of campus so doable for a walking field trip.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:29 pm to Dorothy
Thanks Dorothy for the info on the dorms. I wasn't aware of that.
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