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re: Children of Metry from the 70s & 80s
Posted on 11/30/15 at 6:31 am to reverendotis
Posted on 11/30/15 at 6:31 am to reverendotis
Frank's Roller Rink...Confetti's in Elmwood...the Convent out by the lake...Obermeyer's next door to the Pair-a-dice lounge...hot and heavy at the Bonnabel boat launch and Lafreniere Park. Good times.
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Posted on 11/30/15 at 6:31 am to EYEDOCNO
That was the Water Maze and they also had Greased Lightning water slide too. They added a electronic bull to that one. Goony Golf was the shite with the dinosaurs and go carts.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 6:34 am to Pectus
Damn straight. I still want to know who thought it was a good idea to let kids jump on wet trampolines, especially from trampoline to trampoline. Saw many mangled limbs at that place.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 6:39 am to hobotiger
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there was also a skate board park, but I think it may have been on West Napoleon
I think the skate park was on W. Esplanade just before Severn. There is a Power Station there now.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 6:46 am to Lakefront-Tiger
The slick track was the goat.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 6:50 am to BasilFawlty
In 1984, your folks were loaded if you could afford your own trampoline. I do remember it was a goddamn free-for-all though.
How the hell did I forget - bowling at Pelican Lanes.
How the hell did I forget - bowling at Pelican Lanes.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:16 am to reverendotis
Anyone remember these:
1. Big go kart track on veterans where the Lexus dealership is now.
2. Amusement park in Elmwood.
1. Big go kart track on veterans where the Lexus dealership is now.
2. Amusement park in Elmwood.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:21 am to reverendotis
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Getting stoned and going to the laser show at the planetarium, Pink Floyd or Zeppelin tonight?
wasn't a metry kid but i did this..
and the water slide on veterans too.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:27 am to uptownsage
Of course Kiddie Land in Elmwood was awesome
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:32 am to BRgetthenet
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The slick track was the goat.
i think i had more wipeouts than laps completed.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:33 am to reverendotis
quote:Paradise Lanes wasn't it?
How the hell did I forget - bowling at Pelican Lanes.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:33 am to tigerbait3488
Anybody remember the Shell Pile behind the levee at the end of Lake Villa Dr.?
It was Metairie's Monkey Hill.
It was Metairie's Monkey Hill.
This post was edited on 11/30/15 at 7:34 am
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:42 am to doublecutter
This thread needs mention of Copeland's Christmas display.
GOAT traffic jams.
GOAT traffic jams.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:43 am to Fun Bunch
pied piper
rat infested shakey's
water slide by st angela
rat infested shakey's
water slide by st angela
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:46 am to The Mick
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Paradise Lanes wasn't it?
Paradise Lanes was by Schweggman's , Pelican Lanes was on Vets next to the 17th St canal where the high rise office building is now.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:48 am to doublecutter
One of my neighbors busted his arse riding his bike down the shell piles. The poor kid was shredded from head to toe with about 500 clam shell cuts.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:48 am to tigerbait3488
Being a harahan hawk in the late 90s taught me to be the successful loser that I am today.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:49 am to reverendotis
Oh gotcha, yea Paradise was where Barnes & Noble is now (still have Paradise Café inside B&N which is owned by the family that had the bowling alley).
Posted on 11/30/15 at 7:51 am to The Mick
They had a Playboy pinball machine at Paradise. I was in very serious lust with Patty McGuire around that time.
Posted on 11/30/15 at 8:54 am to The Mick
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Oh gotcha, yea Paradise was where Barnes & Noble is now (still have Paradise Café inside B&N which is owned by the family that had the bowling alley).
West Banker here, but went to school in New Orleans, and all my friends were from Metairie. We also came across the river, regularly, so I remember most of these places. Friday nights, after football or basketball, we'd hit up:
Shakey's
Fireside Inn
Peppe-Roni's Pizza (West Esplanade and Transcontinental)
Luther's Barbecue
Pied Piper Pizza (we had one family of four kids at our school, every single one worked there.)
Tower of Pizza
The tables in Paradise Café are made from pieces of the bowling lanes. It's a great idea.
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