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The old Race Trac across from the Mall of La

Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:33 pm
Posted by King of New Orleans
In front of The Hungry Tiger
Member since Jul 2011
11124 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:33 pm
Why hasn't this been redone into a new gas station? Or anything else? It's crazy how long that place has stayed vacant.

Also, when will King Buffet next door wash their roof, center the sign on the roof, and when will they just close?
This post was edited on 2/2/18 at 2:34 pm
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59352 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:34 pm to
quote:

center the sign on the roof,


Drives me fricking crazy


That gas station is a massive pain in the arse to get to if you aren’t going with the traffic or have to cross oncoming lanes
This post was edited on 2/2/18 at 2:35 pm
Posted by HoustonChick86
Catalina Wine Mixer
Member since Dec 2009
59323 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:35 pm to
I drive by there daily and always wonder why it didn't get redone into one of the nicer Race Tracs. Seems like a good location for one.
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
33146 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

Why hasn't this been redone into a new gas station? Or anything else? It's crazy how long that place has stayed vacant.



Seems like a property McDonalds, Starbucks, or some other fast food joint would scoop up.

Kind of a weird property I guess. No direct access to Picardy.
This post was edited on 2/2/18 at 2:37 pm
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
33146 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

That gas station is a massive pain in the arse to get to if you aren’t going with the traffic or have to cross oncoming lanes



That may be why it's taking a while for it to be redeveloped.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
58630 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:38 pm to
quote:

The old Race Trac across from the Mall of La
i think this place has the curse of no left turns on it. I can be done but it is hard so people just go else where.
Posted by King of New Orleans
In front of The Hungry Tiger
Member since Jul 2011
11124 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:39 pm to
I agree with everyone in that it's definitely a pain in the arse to get to if you're not going with traffic. You'd think they could make a dogleg road to connect it to Picardy.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
104482 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:41 pm to
If they connected their parking lot to the King Buffet which connects to Ralph & Kacoo's, you could get to the light in from of R&K's. Otherwise, it's going to be a pain unless you are headed south on Bluebonnet.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59352 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:43 pm to
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they connected their parking lot to the King Buffet which connects to Ralph & Kacoo's, you could get to the light in from of R&K's.


At that point I’m just going a mile down the road to the other gas station
Posted by fishfighter
RIP
Member since Apr 2008
40026 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:43 pm to
No, the just haven't found the right towel rapper.
Posted by SNAKERIVER
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2016
431 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:46 pm to
Just passed it today and thought that this thing has sat vacant since gas was $3.00!
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
40532 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:47 pm to
It would be the only gas station on bluebonnet between I-10 and Perkins, so you’d think they would re vamp it
Posted by Grit-Eating Shin
You're an Idiot
Member since May 2013
8583 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:48 pm to
It's a Raceway, not a RaceTrac. Same company (sister, really), but they aren't building any new Raceways anymore. That particular one was franchised to someone, so RaceTrac Petroleum has no control over it. From what I recall, they'd considered making a play on it, but couldn't make the site work, given their preferential site layout. No idea why the current owner shut it down and has been letting it sit for over a year. Source: I used to do a ton of design work for RT.
Posted by Grit-Eating Shin
You're an Idiot
Member since May 2013
8583 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:50 pm to
quote:

i think this place has the curse of no left turns on it. I can be done but it is hard so people just go else where.


You can turn left in & out of it. From what I'd been told, it was doing very well. "It's a dog (ugly, old), but it's making money", as one of the old RT project managers said.
Posted by Box Geauxrilla
Member since Jun 2013
19221 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 2:59 pm to
Used to buy beer there underage when I was in highschool.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59352 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 3:09 pm to
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From what I'd been told, it was doing very well.


So why is it closed and abandoned?
Posted by lnomm34
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
12702 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 3:11 pm to
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This post was edited on 2/13/25 at 6:19 am
Posted by King of New Orleans
In front of The Hungry Tiger
Member since Jul 2011
11124 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 3:14 pm to
On a different note and not to hijack my own thread but did we ever find out what they are building at Floynell/Jefferson and on the land across Jefferson from Jefferson UMC?
Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
7525 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 3:16 pm to
Office park I think
Posted by Grit-Eating Shin
You're an Idiot
Member since May 2013
8583 posts
Posted on 2/2/18 at 3:21 pm to
Like I said, I don’t recall. Might have been an environmental issue.
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