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Old Map of Lafayette
Posted on 11/29/19 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 11/29/19 at 12:52 pm
The Lafayette nostalgia thread reminded me of an old map of the city I picked up many years ago at a flea market in Alabama. I don't know the exact year of this map, but the school was still named Southwestern Louisiana Institute. Notice there was no East Bayou Parkway and West Bayou Parkway ran for only a couple of blocks.
If there is insufficient detail on this posted image, here is the link to the image on imgur:
Lafayette Map
If there is insufficient detail on this posted image, here is the link to the image on imgur:
Lafayette Map
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Posted on 11/29/19 at 12:56 pm to blueridgeTiger
THE MAP OF LOUISIANA
at Lafayette
at Lafayette
Posted on 11/29/19 at 1:01 pm to blueridgeTiger
So Jefferson Street used to be Oak Avenue? Interesting.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 1:05 pm to Cowboyfan89
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Cowboyfan89
You Dusty ol' cowpoke. Remember the rodeos they used to have at the old fairgrounds?
Good times...
Posted on 11/29/19 at 1:24 pm to blueridgeTiger
Interesting. I used to live on St Thomas between Congress and Souvenir Gate. Back then on this map it was called Gail. I had no idea.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 1:25 pm to blueridgeTiger
East Bayou is there too, for only a couple blocks. It doesn’t make sense that they’d start those roads where they are shown on the map, so maybe the map just doesn’t show the whole roads for some reason.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 1:54 pm to Mr Fusion
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Interesting. I used to live on St Thomas between Congress and Souvenir Gate.
What years ? I lived on St. Joseph in the 60s.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 2:19 pm to blueridgeTiger
Bendel is the OG upper middle class neighborhood.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 2:22 pm to blueridgeTiger
They have an old aerial view photo from the 40's in the rectory at Fatima.
At least they used to.
At least they used to.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 2:56 pm to LCA131
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You Dusty ol' cowpoke. Remember the rodeos they used to have at the old fairgrounds?
I don't even know what the hell you're talking about, pal.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 4:13 pm to ElderTiger
quote:2012 to 2014. I rented a house there.
What years ?
Posted on 11/29/19 at 4:19 pm to blueridgeTiger
Are there any dates on the map ? Trying to put 2 and 2 together for an approximate age. Here’s some info to ponder on possible map date. John E Chance left Sun Oil and started his survey business in 1957 when he was 33 yrs old. He used his family name for “Chance Street” which is in between and parallels Bertrand & S. College. Basically one block over from Deano’s on Bertrand.
Based on this info, the map was likely printed some time after 1957, perhaps early 60’s ??? Maybe some Laffy old timers can help with dating the map. If we can confirm when Congress Street was constructed, we can get a date in between 1957 and 19_ _ ?
Edit: upon closer inspection, appears that W. Congress St. starts downtown and stops after several blocks. Does not extend to “Edward Street” ??? which runs in front of Lafayette HS.
The blank open spaces with no street names is property owned by the University where the horse farm, CajunDome, Cajun Field, USFW Research Center, and LITE Center are currently located.
Based on this info, the map was likely printed some time after 1957, perhaps early 60’s ??? Maybe some Laffy old timers can help with dating the map. If we can confirm when Congress Street was constructed, we can get a date in between 1957 and 19_ _ ?
Edit: upon closer inspection, appears that W. Congress St. starts downtown and stops after several blocks. Does not extend to “Edward Street” ??? which runs in front of Lafayette HS.
The blank open spaces with no street names is property owned by the University where the horse farm, CajunDome, Cajun Field, USFW Research Center, and LITE Center are currently located.
This post was edited on 11/29/19 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 11/29/19 at 4:33 pm to Got Blaze
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Are there any dates on the map ?
I've never been able to establish a date. When I first acquired it about 25 years ago I showed it to a couple of older residents - they weren't able to pinpoint a date either but thought it was probably from the 1960s.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 5:05 pm to blueridgeTiger
My house was a cane field back then
Posted on 11/29/19 at 5:16 pm to Got Blaze
UL is still referred to as SLI, so at least pre 1960.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 5:42 pm to ChuckM
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UL is still referred to as SLI, so at least pre 1960.
And Lafayette High is in its current location, which was built in 1952, that and someone mentioning Chance St being named by John Chance around 1957 would put the map more than likely in the late 50s
Posted on 11/29/19 at 6:28 pm to ChuckM
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UL is still referred to as SLI, so at least pre 1960
Solid info as we’ve narrowed it down from 1957-1959.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 6:48 pm to blueridgeTiger
It’s a really old map. Evangeline thruway isn’t even on the map yet. What is Hwy 182 today heading south is hwy 90 on that map. The thruway was built in the 60’s and no where mentioned on the map.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 7:03 pm to Got Blaze
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Got Blaze
God, I'd kill for a Cajun Blaze right now.
Posted on 11/29/19 at 7:29 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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God, I'd kill for a Cajun Blaze right now.
You and me both brother, the spicy seasoned burger and sautéed onions were the shite
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