re: Did you ride the Miss River Gondola built for 84 World&#39;s Fair?

Posted by Placebeaux

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 8:27 pm to OWLFAN86

quote:
have they considered putting a TopGolf at the location ?
the view of the barges would be breathtaking

They had plans to but then Tiger Woods went to shite so that was that.

Posted by OWLFAN86

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 8:30 pm to Placebeaux

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They had plans to but then Tiger Woods went to shite so that was that.

BR needs a MLB team,
unless you think Mark McGuires demise would affect ticket sales

Posted by Placebeaux

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 8:33 pm to OWLFAN86

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BR needs a MLB team,
unless you think Mark McGuires demise would affect ticket sales

BR doesn't qualify for a MLB team due to not having a loop

Posted by LSUBFA83

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 8:37 pm to Crow Pie

Yes, rode on it with my mother and had the following conversation:

Mom: Gee, I would hate for this thing to break, the gondola would fall in the water and we'd drown.

Me: I don't think you have to worry about drowning if you hit the water from this height.

Mom: Oh, well, that's OK then.

Posted by Tingle

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 8:39 pm to Placebeaux

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BR doesn't qualify for a MLB team due to not having a loop

Put it in Shreveport then.

Posted by HotSeat

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 8:52 pm to Crow Pie

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Posted by BooDreaux

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 8:58 pm to HotSeat

Many many times....

Posted by Crawdaddy

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 9:01 pm to BooDreaux

Yes was 8. Our school had some sort of sing along or play. After we did that we hung out. Went back with family from up north and rode it again

Posted by Marco Esquandolas

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 9:02 pm to Crow Pie

A few years after the fair, Blaine Kern bought the gondola in hopes of making a fortune using it as a daily commuter transport system to and from the east/west bank.

It failed miserably and Blaine lost a good bit of money on that deal.

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Posted by supadave3

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 9:04 pm to Marco Esquandolas

The only thing I remember about the Fair is that the Space Shuttle Enterprise was there, the gondola, and that the entrance had a mermaid with starfish over her nipples. That's my only 4 memories.

Posted by Paige

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 9:05 pm to supadave3

I think that's only three

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Posted by OWLFAN86

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 9:09 pm to Paige

1 gondola
1 Shuttle
1 nipple ( covered by starfish)
another nipple ( another damn starfish)

that's 4

Posted by supadave3

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 9:10 pm to Paige

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I think that's only three

Oops, I meant to type three memories....

This post was edited on 7/25/15 at 9:11 pm

Posted by cuyahoga tiger

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 9:12 pm to Crow Pie

Damn right and trippin balls to boot.

Posted by biglego

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 9:18 pm to Marco Esquandolas

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A few years after the fair, Blaine Kern bought the gondola in hopes of making a fortune using it as a daily commuter transport system to and from the east/west bank.

He deserved to lose money if he was dumb enough to think that would work.

The tower thingys were left standing for a long time after. They looked cool.

Posted by Crow Pie

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 9:23 pm to cuyahoga tiger

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Damn right and trippin balls to boot.

Posted by FlyingTiger06

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Posted on 7/25/15 at 9:59 pm to Crow Pie

Yep. We parked on the West Bank and rode it to and from the fair. I heard about all the times it would get stuck, but don't remember that happening to us.