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From a real estate persepctive, have you ever imagined BR if Standard oil never came?
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:30 pm
Not taking about pollution , but from a real estate perspective.
do you ever imagine how the city would have developed along the Mississippi River if Standard Oil in 1909 ( subsequently Exxon Mobil) was not allowed to take valuable river front property?
Would we have a riverwalk comparable to New Orleans?
Would it be expensive housing? A water front park like Louisville?
Would Downtown have extended North?
do you ever imagine how the city would have developed along the Mississippi River if Standard Oil in 1909 ( subsequently Exxon Mobil) was not allowed to take valuable river front property?
Would we have a riverwalk comparable to New Orleans?
Would it be expensive housing? A water front park like Louisville?
Would Downtown have extended North?
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:31 pm to Bison
I’ve had this talk multiple times with BR old timers. I would hope it would be a nicer place.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:35 pm to Bison
Take away the blue collar economy and Baton Rouge revolves entirely around state government and academia.
Smaller city, but more sophisticated and educated. It wouldn't be a bad place to live.
Smaller city, but more sophisticated and educated. It wouldn't be a bad place to live.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:35 pm to Bison
Nothing more beautiful than seeing those smokestacks as backdrops of the state capitol from the MSR bridge.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:36 pm to Bison
Could you imagine Louisiana if the greedy politicians didn't sign all of the offshore royalties away.
Or the casino winnings actually went to the roads and schools.
Or the casino winnings actually went to the roads and schools.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:37 pm to Bison
Honestly have never thought about it, but I can imagine the infrastructure of the city would be much better suited to accommodate the populace.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:40 pm to Bison
I posted about this in another thread recently.
Should have always kept LSU adjacent to downtown on the northside there and it could have expanded northward toward where the refineries are.
The refinery could have (should have?) been built south of the city -- hell, even around where LSU is now, or definitely down along the area where LSU has all those ag fields.
Baton Rouge would look somewhat like Austin, with a vibrant relevant downtown adjacent to the university. The "new" State Capitol could have been built in the area of the city hall complex.
Baton Rouge is a much different place in this context and I suspect the neighborhoods surrounding this area might have fared a lot better.
Oh well.
Should have always kept LSU adjacent to downtown on the northside there and it could have expanded northward toward where the refineries are.
The refinery could have (should have?) been built south of the city -- hell, even around where LSU is now, or definitely down along the area where LSU has all those ag fields.
Baton Rouge would look somewhat like Austin, with a vibrant relevant downtown adjacent to the university. The "new" State Capitol could have been built in the area of the city hall complex.
Baton Rouge is a much different place in this context and I suspect the neighborhoods surrounding this area might have fared a lot better.
Oh well.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:49 pm to Bison
One thing to note, that refinery was hugely influential, (and probably got it's biggest expansion) in wartime production for WWII, with regard to the manufacturing of synthetic rubber and general refining.
Given the era, it made a lot of sense to build it basically in the middle of a working middle class residential area, as that's where the workers all lived.
Baton Rouge was nothing but a rather small town backwater until they ramped up that facility in the early 40s to the scale it is now. It resulted in a huge boost to the city population.
Given the era, it made a lot of sense to build it basically in the middle of a working middle class residential area, as that's where the workers all lived.
Baton Rouge was nothing but a rather small town backwater until they ramped up that facility in the early 40s to the scale it is now. It resulted in a huge boost to the city population.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 4:50 pm to Bison
Would Gravy still be living at his mom's house?
Posted on 1/19/18 at 5:13 pm to Bison
What brings in more tax revenue, Exxon Mobil or Lawuishas beauty supply?
Posted on 1/19/18 at 5:36 pm to Bison
LOL
BR wouldn't have been much of anything without that place
BR wouldn't have been much of anything without that place
Posted on 1/19/18 at 5:53 pm to Bison
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BR
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if Standard oil never came? ( subsequently ExxonMobil)
would be poor AF and much smaller. Think Alexandria.
also, ExxonMobil is one word. not two.
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:10 pm to Bison
Any idea how many billions of dollars SO has put into the BR economy.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:13 pm to Bison
Baton Rouge wouldn’t be Baton Rouge today without those refineries. Sure they could have been built elsewhere but at the time, they were built in the best place possible.
It’s easy to look back and argue that they hurt more than helped in the current climate
It’s easy to look back and argue that they hurt more than helped in the current climate
Posted on 1/19/18 at 6:32 pm to Bison
Wet gas scrubber making its own clouds..
Posted on 1/19/18 at 7:43 pm to Bison
It's not like that refinery was built in the 50's or even 40's....it was built in 1909. Any modern parallels are moot.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 8:10 pm to Bison
The population would be much smaller and the economy would be much different.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 9:30 pm to Bison
I’ve been all over the world and 46 states. Baton Rouge is my favorite place on earth.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 9:40 am to Bison
Probably like Tallahassee. A bunch of liberal academics and govt beurocrats. It wouldn’t be auston because people in Texas are more sensible when it comes to government.
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