re: A travel back in time ...North Boulevard at 3rd Street in Baton Rouge

The only thing I remember it was a red brick building and half the DA’s office was in there on Friday nights drinking fishbowls...LOL

You remember more than that Ford woman does.

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The library is across the street on the corner of St Louis and N Blvd

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are you normally a debbie downer or are these just being lobed over you head?

Its a very interesting rendering. but not at all that accurate. From that angle you should see the Old State Capital "The State House" behind the monument as it was completed in 1852. The Building shown in the background is definitely this the State House.



This photographic view is from an elevated spot roughly the same angle as the OPs rendering. Also North Blvd fades into nothing, I would imagine the River would have been much more visible from that vantage point in 1907.

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now if a white guy walks down the street there at night he gets the hell beat out of him( or killed)... happy now?

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Well that's just not true now is it?

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The brutalist style architecture that many of the govt buildings utilize is absolutely garbage.

How anyone can look at brutalist architecture and think “oh that’s a nice looking building” is beyond me.

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It's not just government buildings, it's most commercial buildings these days.

The wife and I were in Philly last week and the soul and personality in the architecture in those older buildings is blinding in its glaring contrast to what we see with most modern construction. Give me some crenelations, spires, carvings, statues, hell even some flying buttresses, anything but the bland lack of style so popular among builders these days.

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The only thing I remember it was a red brick building and half the DA’s office was in there on Friday nights drinking fishbowls...LOL

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It has a side window for black people to buy beer and packaged liquor. They weren't allowed inside.

Did ya'll ever play at Tiger Lair in Tigerland? I remember your band and the Dick Nixon's.

I also remember Freeze and Isosceles Popsicle and Michael Noto's band Stormy.

This country used to have class.

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You can see the City Club.

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Yep. That’s old building has some history. It was first used as the Federal Courthouse in Baton Rouge. Then eventually became a post office. City Club was formed in the 50’s and took possession from the government for very cheap in a shady business deal involving the original Cith Clum members. City Club didn’t allow woman in the first floor bar/restaurant until around 1980. First black man became a member about 10-12 years ago. It’s been remodeled and added on to several times and it’s a really nice atmosphere for dinners or large receptions. The 3rd floor a private barbershop for a long time but now is a really cool spot for small groups to gather for business deals and such.

That was the only landmark I recognized. That is a real monumental structure, and it still looks cool.