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Small convenient store on east side Tiger Stadium in the 80's
Posted on 5/31/11 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 5/31/11 at 8:39 pm
There use to be a very small store on the east side of TS in the 80's. I remember it being in TS, but a guy here at work says it was the building just east of TS.
Anyone remember where it was located?
Anyone remember where it was located?
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Posted on 5/31/11 at 8:42 pm to theantiquetiger
I seem to remember one on the east side next to the laundry room in the late 70s
Posted on 5/31/11 at 8:43 pm to theantiquetiger
it was east side . by the big tiger head. used to go in there and watch the football games on tv.west side had the gift center east side had the store
Posted on 5/31/11 at 9:41 pm to lsu7171
East side in the stadium next to the laundry room. I lived in Hatcher and East Stadium from 1977 - 1981. The store used to sell pickled pig's feet. 
Posted on 5/31/11 at 10:34 pm to ArkLaTexTiger
I remember a store in the late 80's that used to sell burgers and fries. It was on the east side of Tiger stadium. Used to go there for lunch sometimes.
Posted on 5/31/11 at 10:56 pm to paulie
I remember it well. Yall making me feel old again dammit.
Posted on 5/31/11 at 10:57 pm to paulie
There used to be a pub in the basement of Johnston. Beer in a freshmen dorm was not a good idea. 
Posted on 5/31/11 at 11:16 pm to ArkLaTexTiger
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There used to be a pub in the basement of Johnston. Beer in a freshmen dorm was not a good idea
Awww, the good ole days. Keg parties at the various dorms and of course all the Friday keg parties at all the frat houses as well as the beer trucks parked behind the band hall for parties following football games.
BTW - I do remember that store. There were other stores like that on campus and many of them were managed by people that had a disability of some kind. A friend of mine ran one - she was legally blind caused by a car accident when she was in high school.
This post was edited on 5/31/11 at 11:18 pm
Posted on 5/31/11 at 11:43 pm to los angeles tiger
1977, 4th floor of Johnston. Beer in the pub but don't remember the store
Posted on 5/31/11 at 11:44 pm to jack6294
You don't remember the store because you drank all their beer.
Posted on 5/31/11 at 11:58 pm to theantiquetiger
Yeah it was definitely located inside the stadium. Remember the Tiger Gift center in the stadium too? And when I say inside I mean part of the structure not beyond the gates. The gift center was on the West side.
This post was edited on 6/1/11 at 12:01 am
Posted on 6/1/11 at 12:10 am to Moist Tiger
quote:interesting id choice. [blech]
Moist Tiger
Posted on 6/1/11 at 12:40 am to Moist Tiger
Was the store demo'd for the new upper section or is the room still there?
Posted on 6/1/11 at 2:09 am to theantiquetiger
It was called "East Stadium Snack Bar".
Underneath the name on the store's sign was "check it out". So, we called it the "Check It Out Snack Bar". The guy who ran it had those eyes that look way off to the side when he's actually looking right at you. He was a grumpy old rude ba$tard. He would literally growl at you if you tried to buy something.
The room of washers and dryers was in the back. As a resident of North Stadium in the fall/spring of 80-81, it's where I did my laundry and bought cigarettes.
ETA... It was definitely IN the stadium, not in an unattached building. It was on the 1st floor, underneath the dorm rooms.
Underneath the name on the store's sign was "check it out". So, we called it the "Check It Out Snack Bar". The guy who ran it had those eyes that look way off to the side when he's actually looking right at you. He was a grumpy old rude ba$tard. He would literally growl at you if you tried to buy something.
The room of washers and dryers was in the back. As a resident of North Stadium in the fall/spring of 80-81, it's where I did my laundry and bought cigarettes.
ETA... It was definitely IN the stadium, not in an unattached building. It was on the 1st floor, underneath the dorm rooms.
This post was edited on 6/1/11 at 3:47 am
Posted on 6/1/11 at 5:58 am to LSU Weirdo
thing about the stadium dorms that stood out most to me was the bathrroms consisted of a row of toliets..maybe 8 or 10..without stall walls 
you would walk in on 2 or 3 people doing their business
yes it was scary.
you would walk in on 2 or 3 people doing their business
yes it was scary.
Posted on 6/1/11 at 7:16 am to CAD703X
I remember the guy that ran it. There was some kind of program where blind people could get a franchise to run these little stores in state buildings. You have to be legally blind.
This guy, because he was blind, obviously couldn't get a driver's license, but he didn't let that stop him. He bought a scooter that he'd ride on the sidewalks around campus. One day the inevitable happened, and he crashed and got all messed up.
Genius.
This guy, because he was blind, obviously couldn't get a driver's license, but he didn't let that stop him. He bought a scooter that he'd ride on the sidewalks around campus. One day the inevitable happened, and he crashed and got all messed up.
Genius.
Posted on 6/1/11 at 7:54 am to CAD703X
My dad told me back in the early 80's when he was there, there was a hamburger place in tiger stadium. He said he thinks it was only in the student section, and they would grill the burgers right in front of you during the game. Anybody know anything about this?
Posted on 6/1/11 at 8:38 am to Tigerdeck83
I remember watching them grill burgers back in the 70's....
Posted on 6/1/11 at 8:46 am to vl100butch
Yep. There was another one in the Dorm across from U-High's field in the back of the school. We called it the Blind Lady Shop. They sold those Hubig's pies. We would go there and stock up on U-High football away game road trips. Sometimes the Blind Lady and the Blind man at LSU stadium would switch jobs for a week...
Posted on 6/1/11 at 8:56 am to theantiquetiger
I remember in the fall of '80 living in Hodges on the bottom floor all the way in the back - sneaking girls in was easy...
Yes that store was on the east side, almost directly in the middle I believe.
They also had the "Hungry Tiger" open on game days across from the old LSU Police Station.
I also remember the Launderette on Chimes near the Plasma Donation office and across from Mr. Gatti's, and a one-eyed old black guy was always there.
Yes that store was on the east side, almost directly in the middle I believe.
They also had the "Hungry Tiger" open on game days across from the old LSU Police Station.
I also remember the Launderette on Chimes near the Plasma Donation office and across from Mr. Gatti's, and a one-eyed old black guy was always there.
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