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How did the boot store on Florida Blvd in front of Cortana survive this long?
Posted on 4/8/25 at 11:58 am
Posted on 4/8/25 at 11:58 am
Everything else in that area has either closed down or changed to a different buisness. I am always surprised how the boot store always has cars there throughout the day everytime I pass down Florida Blvd.
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Posted on 4/8/25 at 11:59 am to Byrdybyrd05
Boots never go out of style
This post was edited on 4/8/25 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 4/8/25 at 11:59 am to Byrdybyrd05
Hispanics in the area.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:00 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Building was paid off decades ago.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:08 pm to Byrdybyrd05
people like boots
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:09 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Lots of work boots sold there
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:10 pm to Byrdybyrd05
They also sell malt liquor and cheap handguns.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:18 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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Everything else in that area has either closed down or changed to a different buisness. I am always surprised how the boot store always has cars there throughout the day everytime I pass down Florida Blvd.
I think that location opened in the 80's but The Boot Store opened sometime in the 70s. It's actually a pretty well known boot store and people come around from all over. I think they even had like ~15 stores but I am pretty sure that is the last one open. Not sure if the old man owner is still there or not .
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:27 pm to Byrdybyrd05
There are tens of thousands of residents in the area. Florida blvd isn’t as bad as people think it is
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:27 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Nobody gave them the boot
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:27 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Sugar baby, Pookie, Nucknuck, Shonuf, Retryquandavius, Deesnutts, Woogie, and Po' Allin needs dem boots, yo. 
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:31 pm to BigBinBR
My cousin met Willie Nelson one day when she used to work at the Boot Store. He'd stop there any time he was passing through Baton Rouge.
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George Waggoner was the original owner of ‘The Boot Store’ and has since retired and sold the business to Tracey Simmons. Waggoner started ‘The Boot Store’ in the mid 70’s with the first store in Baker. In his career, he has owned 12 stores, and ‘The Boot Store’ on wheels.
“I started here in the middle 70’s and opened up a store in Baker, where Becky Calloway went to work,” Waggoner told UWK. Becky Calloway was the manager of the Baker store until it closed and then managed the Baton Rouge store until she decided to retire. In all, she says she worked for Mr. Waggoner for 45 years.
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In the many years that Waggoner owned the store, he also owned, ‘The Boot Store on Wheels,’ a store that he drove around to various plants in Louisiana and sold boots from.
This post was edited on 4/8/25 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:36 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Boots are still in style for manly footwear
Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen
Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:52 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Some companies (plants) have a yearly boot allowance for employees... and The Boot Store is one of the authorized retailers they use.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 12:55 pm to Byrdybyrd05
I went there once and tried to buy these gorgeous Crocodile Skin boots, but the guy wouldn't sell them to me. Said they were specially crafted for a famous actor.
Then this tall grey haired guy walks in behind me and said
"These boots... were made for...Walken."
Then this tall grey haired guy walks in behind me and said
"These boots... were made for...Walken."
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:16 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Hobby Town is the one that baffles me. Horrible location that services a hobby that has been its death throes since the 70s.
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:35 pm to terd ferguson
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Some companies (plants) have a yearly boot allowance for employees... and The Boot Store is one of the authorized retailers they use.
That’s probably a big reason. How competitive are their prices otherwise?
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:54 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Safety boots.
Having safety boots will keep them going
Having safety boots will keep them going
Posted on 4/8/25 at 2:00 pm to cypresstiger
quote:This is your answer.
Building was paid off decades ago.
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