Anybody remember Antique Store in Baton Rouge..

I don't remember that one, but I remember the one that was in the building before it turned into the 13th Gate.

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and they only let you in if they liked the way you looked. Samll Antique store in old house. Owned by two guys. Late 70s

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so a gay thing?

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I thought the 13th gate was a sporting goods store back in the day.

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Maybe it was before it was a antique store. Never spent much time downtown before that.

So it used to be Steinberg's? I always thought it was on Florida Blvd way back when.

Or, that big building that used to be a flea market, but I think the flea market was on the Airline not too far from KMart.

ETA: I think the place I was thinking about was called Coleman's Outdoors. Can't remember if it was on Airline or Florida Blvd.

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Or, that big building that used to be a flea market, but I think the flea market was on the Airline not too far from KMart.

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There was a flea market where the community college is. It was called the Deep South Flea Market

Steinbergs was pretty cool. It was sort of a Bass pro Shop before that concept existed. They had this full sized stuffed polar bear standing on its hind legs which fascinated me as a kid.

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Steinbergs was pretty cool. It was sort of a Bass pro Shop before that concept existed. They had this full sized stuffed polar bear stand

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We loved going to this store.

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Thats one of the only things I remember about Steinbergs.

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My dad used to take me there a lot as a kid. He loved going to Steinbergs and the Pastime on a Saturday afternoon.

That downtown Steinbergs was the only sporting goods store in Baton Rouge back in the 50's. I went there often with my dad. They had a very large stock of fishing and hunting stuff. As a kid, I loved walking all around that store and looking at all that outdoor stuff.
I remember walking into the big front door about 1970 and there was a monster size Mercury outboard just inside the door. I remember wondering why anyone would need/want an engine that big...... it was 100 hp. A year or so later, I saw one on a wooded flat bottom boat down near Lake Verret.

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Steinbergs

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I met Roland Martin there once and got his autograph.

Once the downtown store closed and moved to Sherwood Forest, it lost its character.