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re: OT old farts of Baton Rouge - Do you still use old names of things in BR?
Posted on 3/11/18 at 12:43 pm to tigeraddict
Posted on 3/11/18 at 12:43 pm to tigeraddict
Milton Womack bought the old Sears building and donated it to BREC.
Think Dept of Revenue is in the old Wilson’s Jewelers building.
I remember when Bon Marche was an open air Shopping Center and the rear had a small enclosed “mini mall.”
Think Dept of Revenue is in the old Wilson’s Jewelers building.
I remember when Bon Marche was an open air Shopping Center and the rear had a small enclosed “mini mall.”
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Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:00 pm to theantiquetiger
Remember the Circle?
The ferry landing?
How about the Kanas City Southern Depot? The Illinois Central Depot?
The Cotton Club, the Common Ground, The Keg, the Bengal and the Tiger?
The Paramount, The Hart?
The Old Governor's Mansion?
The Expressway?
The State Times?
The Cockpit?
The ferry landing?
How about the Kanas City Southern Depot? The Illinois Central Depot?
The Cotton Club, the Common Ground, The Keg, the Bengal and the Tiger?
The Paramount, The Hart?
The Old Governor's Mansion?
The Expressway?
The State Times?
The Cockpit?
This post was edited on 3/11/18 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:20 pm to doubleb
Joe D’s, Art Colley’s, Ramer’s Grocery, Twin Cedars, Piedmont, and the Acadian Club. All I got
Posted on 3/11/18 at 1:25 pm to theantiquetiger
My dad was saying cablevision.. well after Cox had setup here 
until like 2004
until like 2004
Posted on 3/11/18 at 2:45 pm to theantiquetiger
quote:
Do you still say things like Centroplex, Ryan Airport,
What are these supposed to be called? Early 30's checking in here.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 3:04 pm to doubleb
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the Common Ground,
I’m guessing this s The Cmmon Point you are referencing? Had the hot tub rentals next to it refered to as the Soak and Poke.
I remember Burger Chef, Andrews and Andrews Drug Store, I H Rubenstein’s, Tic Tock, Young Fashion’s, Lumm’s Hot Dogs, Shopper’s Faire, Howard Brothers Discount, Steinbergs, Wade Lemoines Esso at Twin Cedars with TG&Y, which is now Bocage Villlage, Sam Benton Shell, Woodfin Smith Pontiac, Griffon’s Drug Store, Tallawah Lounge, Tiger Lair and Chucks Bar in Tigerland, Mike Anderson’s first place the old grocery store on Highland , Lobianco’s Grocery at Government and Steele Blvd, Calandros On Government in the old Store, Broadmoor Theater, Wesley’s and Broadmoor Barber Shop next door, Bon Marche Twin Theater, Robert E Lee Theater on Plank where I saw Saturday Night Fever on opening night, the Whitehouse Inn and Independence Hall where I saw the Doobie Brothers when I was 11.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:41 pm to HighAnkleSprain
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Joe D’s
nice! Arguably the best fried chicken during the 70s and 80s in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:58 pm to HighAnkleSprain
Nesser Overpass
(edited with acknowledgment to doubleb)
(edited with acknowledgment to doubleb)
This post was edited on 3/12/18 at 8:20 am
Posted on 3/12/18 at 1:26 am to JPinLondon
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nice! Arguably the best POTATO SALAD during the 70s and 80s in Baton Rouge.
FIFY.... ;)
Posted on 3/12/18 at 7:11 am to Alleman
Good one
Nesser Overpass
Nesser Overpass
Posted on 3/12/18 at 7:25 am to theantiquetiger
Yes. I still call Lee High "Robert E. Lee High."
Posted on 3/12/18 at 7:31 am to theantiquetiger
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Centroplex
Yep
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Ryan Airport
Never heard anyone call it anything other than "the airport"
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Assembly Center
Yep, is there another name for it?
Posted on 3/12/18 at 7:38 am to shawnlsu
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quote:
Ryan Airport
Never heard anyone call it anything other than "the airport"
My Dad still refers to it sometimes as Harding Field.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:11 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Mine too
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:40 am to Dorothy
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New Bridge (even though it was built before I was born)
I never quite got why they always say new bridge and not just the I-10 bridge. There is only one I-10 bridge in BR.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 8:53 am to Martini
I remember LoBianco's grocery as a little kid.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 9:02 am to pussywillows
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it had to be either december 1977
You are correct. I went back to look at my pictures and it was Dec '77. It was my first real concert so I was amazed at the fire, smoke and sound.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 9:20 am to theantiquetiger
Hell, I still use the old fashioned name for brazil nuts.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 10:52 am to Pavoloco83
Same for bottle rockets.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 1:12 pm to pussywillows
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it had to be either december 1977, or august 1979...they didn't play in baton rouge in 1978...i was at both those shows with my uncle because he wanted pictures and i had a 35mm camera...i was also in 8th grade at the time
It was actually 1979. My first concert was Queen at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans on Halloween night 1978, and my second was KISS at the Centroplex in 1979.
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