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What was Baton Rouge like in the 1970s?
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:18 pm
What was the disco scene like?
Economic prospects?
Etc
Just curious
Economic prospects?
Etc
Just curious
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Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:20 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Leisure suits errwhere
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:20 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I feel like you guys start threads like this to cull the herd
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:22 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Less murdery
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:24 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Skating rinks and Trans-Ams in the parking lot
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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What was Baton Rouge like in the 1970s?
Baton Rouge got in to the Disco trend earlier than expected, but left it later than everyone else did.
As a result, the city has never recovered. Ever.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:27 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Groovy
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:27 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:
What was Baton Rouge like in the 1970s?
Like Baton Rouge in the 1990s, but smaller.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:27 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Had two malls AND a theme park
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:28 pm to Paul Allen
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Skating rinks and Trans-Ams in the parking lot
Parachute pants and Farrah Fawcett hair
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:34 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
A little before my time, but I do know the large building across from BR beach was the happening place. It would get some bands that were up and coming. I do know ZZ Top played there.
There was also a bar on the top floor of the “skyscraper” on Florida Blvd. it was called “Top of the Tower” or “Top of the Town” (something like that).
There was also a bar on the top floor of the “skyscraper” on Florida Blvd. it was called “Top of the Tower” or “Top of the Town” (something like that).
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:35 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Woody Dumas was mayor.
Woodlawn was considered waaaaaay out of town, so were
Baker, Zachary, Gonzales, and Denham.
Sherwood Forest, Villa Del Rey and Broadmoor were the upper middle class white neighborhoods.
Woodlawn was considered waaaaaay out of town, so were
Baker, Zachary, Gonzales, and Denham.
Sherwood Forest, Villa Del Rey and Broadmoor were the upper middle class white neighborhoods.
This post was edited on 1/23/21 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:36 pm to fatboydave
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Less murdery
Actually, more murdery per capita, by quite a bit.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:37 pm to DevilDogTiger
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Parachute pants
That’s mid 80’s
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:43 pm to theantiquetiger
Before “The Who” performed at the River Center (Centroplex back then), Baton Rouge was heading in the direction of Austin, TX, as far as the music scene goes. BR was pulling in major names in small venues like The Bayou, the place on Stanford, etc.
When “The Who” performed, the fans destroyed the River Center, and they put a stop to all rock bands there for at least 10 years, and basically killed the growing music scene in BR.
When “The Who” performed, the fans destroyed the River Center, and they put a stop to all rock bands there for at least 10 years, and basically killed the growing music scene in BR.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:44 pm to cypresstiger
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Woody Dumas was mayor.
Woodland was considered waaaaaay out of town, so were
Baker, Zachary, Gonzalez, and Denham.
Sherwood Forest, Villa Del Rey and Broadmoor were the upper middle class white neighborhoods.
When did they finish I-12? I think it ended a little past Airline until the early 1970s right?
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:45 pm to theantiquetiger
If you want to get a feel of the BR scene of the 70’s, there is still one place, The Patio Bar on Jefferson is the place.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:46 pm to theantiquetiger
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A little before my time, but I do know the large building across from BR beach was the happening place. It would get some bands that were up and coming. I do know ZZ Top played there.
There was also a bar on the top floor of the “skyscraper” on Florida Blvd. it was called “Top of the Tower” or “Top of the Town” (something like that).
It was called The Speakeasy. I was too young to go in, but I hung outside for a lot of great music.
Top Of The Tower was the bar on Florida.
We pretty much had to make up our own fun in BR. At least the drinking age was ~14 and we could drive at 15.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:48 pm to goofball
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When did they finish I-12? I think it ended a little past Airline until the early 1970s right?
I vaguely remember them building the overpass from I-12 west bound to I-10 east bound, so that was 71 or so.
Posted on 1/18/21 at 2:50 pm to MondayMorningMarch
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we could drive at 15.
When did they change the driving age? I got my license at 15 in 1993.
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