re: Pictures from days gone by....

Posted by 777Tiger

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Posted on 11/30/24 at 12:19 am to La Place Mike

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the inventor of Bell Bottom jeans

uh no, she didn’t

Posted by La Place Mike

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Posted on 11/30/24 at 10:17 am to 777Tiger

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uh no, she didn’t

Maybe not invented but she is the reason people started wearing them.

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Peggy Caserta was a pioneering entrepreneur and fashion icon in the 1960s Haight-Ashbury scene. She is credited with popularizing bell-bottom jeans, a style that became synonymous with the hippie movement. Here’s a summary of her story:

In 1965, Caserta founded Mnasidika, a boutique on Haight Street in San Francisco, which became a hub for the city’s burgeoning hippie culture.

Inspired by a customer’s DIY modification of a pair of Levi’s jeans, Caserta commissioned a local seamstress to create a dozen pairs with the distinctive bell-bottom shape. The design was an instant hit, and Mnasidika became the go-to destination for hippies seeking fashionable, eclectic clothing.

Caserta’s innovative approach to fashion and her connections with the music scene (she was friends with Janis Joplin and other prominent musicians) helped spread the bell-bottom style far and wide.

In 1968, Caserta negotiated an exclusive deal with Levi Strauss & Co. to produce bell-bottom jeans for her boutique, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of the style.

Today, Caserta’s legacy as the bell-bottom jeans inventor is widely recognized, and her boutique, Mnasidika, remains an iconic symbol of the Haight-Ashbury era.

Posted by 777Tiger

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Posted on 11/30/24 at 10:22 am to La Place Mike

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Maybe not invented but she is the reason people started wearing them.

not trying to be combative, just killing time, but using that analogy, John Lennon invented the army fatigue jacket, the military invented both, the hippies just capitalized(ironic, isn't it?) on them

This post was edited on 11/30/24 at 10:27 am

Posted by tss22h8

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Posted on 11/30/24 at 6:47 pm to 777Tiger

I'm not reading 930+ pages to see if this is already posted...

Baton Rouge, circa 1940; 3rd Street, looking north.

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Posted by mauser

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:34 am to tss22h8

Posted by mauser

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:35 am to mauser

Posted by Swamp Angel

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 10:19 am to tss22h8

Third St used to be the heart of Baton Rouge. Then along came Bon Marche and Cortana and downtown died.

Posted by Traveler

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 10:25 am to Swamp Angel

I don't know if the Paramount Theater is still there or even the building for that matter, but it used to be pretty nice when I was growing up.

Posted by Shanegolang

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 4:43 pm to tss22h8

Is the building on the right the same building as in the picture? I'm trying to find the spot where the old photograph was taken.

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Posted by Duane Dibbley

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Posted on 12/2/24 at 1:50 am to kywildcatfanone

My dad was in the Navy and served in both World War II and Korea. After that, he said he would never eat anything out of a can again, but he had one exception: BinB mushrooms. He had to have that on his steak.

Posted by Swamp Angel

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Posted on 12/2/24 at 7:06 am to Shanegolang

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Is the building on the right the same building as in the picture? I'm trying to find the spot where the old photograph was taken.

I don't believe it is. The facade is similar but it's not the same bldg. Might be easier to track down where the photo was taken by finding the address for the Sears store on 3rd St from the 1940s or 50s and zeroing in on it from there.

Posted by nicklsu

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Posted on 12/2/24 at 8:39 am to Shanegolang

Sears was at 127 3rd street. It looks like the building on the right with the columns is now The Lyceum. The tall buiilding is the LNB/Watermark building

This post was edited on 12/2/24 at 8:42 am