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Was Florida Blvd. ever decent? (Thread for Baton Rouge Old Timers)
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:26 pm
I live in proximity to Florida Blvd and find myself on it from time to time. I go to the Planet Fitness quite a bit since it isn't far from my house and also the various Vietnamese restaurants.
Was this stretch of road ever a thriving area? I see buildings that have been shut down for years in various stages of decay. Most of the businesses in the area are small, privately owned and a bit...shady looking. The Planet Fitness doesn't really fit in based on the outside decor and I wonder who decided to build one there. It is never busy, unlike the one in Gonzales or on Siegen.
So for those who have lived in Baton Rouge forever, what was Florida Blvd like? Was it ever a decent area for stores and business? When did it take a turn and what caused it?
Was this stretch of road ever a thriving area? I see buildings that have been shut down for years in various stages of decay. Most of the businesses in the area are small, privately owned and a bit...shady looking. The Planet Fitness doesn't really fit in based on the outside decor and I wonder who decided to build one there. It is never busy, unlike the one in Gonzales or on Siegen.
So for those who have lived in Baton Rouge forever, what was Florida Blvd like? Was it ever a decent area for stores and business? When did it take a turn and what caused it?
This post was edited on 6/16/14 at 4:26 pm
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Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:27 pm to LSUZombie
My father in law swears Florida used to be the "it" place in BR.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:28 pm to LSUZombie
When I was little, it was really nice area. It's sad to see that whole area of town I grew up in gone to shite.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:28 pm to LSUZombie
Airline Highway from Florida at the Cortana area to Plank used to be the most hopping part of BR.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:30 pm to LSUZombie
Yep.
The future of oneal lane.
The future of oneal lane.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:30 pm to LSUZombie
My grandparents built the second house, way the frick out in the sticks, on some road named Sherwood Forest.
This post was edited on 6/16/14 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:30 pm to jdd48
quote:
Florida used to be the "it" place in BR.
Airline going towards downtown was the place in the 60's.
I grew up near Flannery/Florida in the 80's.
Everything in BR was located on Florida - Cortana Mall, Home Depot, waterslides, Goony Golf, Fun Fair Park, etc., etc..
It started a very quick decline in the late 80's.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:31 pm to LSUZombie
Yes, it was a nice area until those apartments near Belaire High rotted it from the inside out.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:31 pm to LSUZombie
Yes, it was the happening place, and rural out by Sherwood Forest.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:31 pm to LSUZombie
My dad had a restaurant at 9836 Florida blvd from 83-99. He had a thriving business, and with cortana being the only mall open in BR he stayed busy with the traffic from the mall.
Broadmoor was once a thriving community as well. So to answer your question 20-30 years ago Florida blvd was a great place to be.
Broadmoor was once a thriving community as well. So to answer your question 20-30 years ago Florida blvd was a great place to be.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:32 pm to LSUZombie
Before the interstates were built and changed the main routes of travel, roads like Florida (Hwy. 90) and Airline (Hwy. 61) were the centers of commerce. Florida was replaced by I-12 and Airline was replaced by I-10.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:32 pm to LSUZombie
quote:yes
Was it ever a decent area for stores and business?
quote:90s
When did it take a turn
quote:It was caused by I don't want to be banned
what caused it?
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:34 pm to Sir Drinksalot
quote:
The future of St George
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:34 pm to BigJake
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My dad had a restaurant at 9836 Florida blvd from 83-99. He had a thriving business
Poncho's?
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:34 pm to Kafka
I remember going shopping in the Delmont Village off of Plank Road near Tony's with my grandmother back in the '80s.
In the '80s and early '90s, Florida Blvd wasn't like it is today.
In the '80s and early '90s, Florida Blvd wasn't like it is today.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:35 pm to Kafka
In short yes it was
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:35 pm to LSUDAN1
quote:
I remember going shopping in the Delmont Village off of Plank Road near Tony's with my grandmother back in the '80s.
In the '80s and early '90s, Florida Blvd wasn't like it is today.
Kind of like the north side of Lafayette. When I was a kid, the Northgate Mall was THE place to shop.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:35 pm to LSUDAN1
I don't know about "decent" but I do remember Poncho's and New Generation...bought my first Atari there 
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:36 pm to Kafka
quote:
It was caused by I don't want to be banned
yep, yep. It all started from the apartments around Belaire High School.
Florida Blvd in the 80's looked just as prosperous as Siegen or Bluebonnet does today.
Posted on 6/16/14 at 4:37 pm to SPEEDY
quote:
Poncho's?
I went there several times.
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