re: What was Baton Rouge like in the 1970s?

Disagree. I went to many concerts in the Centrelplex after moving here in 1979.

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Sucks.

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LSU used to pull in some great talent at the Assembly Center, I've got the yearbook mentioned on the previous page and was at most of those concerts, used to date a girl whose dad was a promoter? he was responsible for procuring and arranging details for the acts, great time to be at LSU/Baton Rouge

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Skating rinks and Trans-Ams in the parking lot

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This. So much this.

And designer jeans.

way better than it is now in 2021

For myself as a kid it was:

- Parents dropping us off at the roller rink on Saturdays, spending all day skating to the sounds of The Commodores, Steve Miller Band, Eagles, Bad Company, and the like, playing pool, foosball, and pinball.

- Fun Fair Park was the site of all birthday parties, and the must do items on the agenda was Wild Mouse, and the pet monkey. Going to see Black Diamond play on Friday nights was also a thing the cool kids did.

-Midnight movies were a real thing, and for me it was how many times I could watch Song Remains the same in my lifetime. Rocky Horror picture show was also a thing

- New Generation is where all of your albums came from, and even if you didn’t have the cash, it was fun to see what new albums were on display so you could plan out which ones were deserving of your next allowance distribution.

- TG&Y, and Howard Bros were our Walmart, and K&B was our drug store. Purple pencils were in.

- Concerts were virtually every weekend, and big names coming to the BR at either the Centroplex or LSU assembly center. Many a concerts. That was a BIG thing

- Riding your bike everywhere you went to pick up a poboy or burger, or slurpee, taking longer treks like seeing buds in other neighborhoods, or even Cortana, or to the various man made lakes with fishing pole in hand to fish, and we knew where all of them were.

- Building skateboard ramps, tree houses, playing baseball, football games with kids in the neighborhood, or racing bikes on courses we made through the neighborhood.

- Dirt Bikes, especially an XR75 or a YZ80 instantly elevated your coolness, and Chipola was where you went to blow it out on the pipelines, or in the woods in search of the infamous “Graveyard Hill”

Thanks, but that’s not the one that I’m thinking of.

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What was the name of the record store on north side of LSU campus? I spent a lot of time there in the 70s, but I cannot recall its name!

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Leisure Landing.

Started on Chimes St. then moved to West State in the University Shopping Center when the grocery store moved out. A&P maybe? This was 70's into the mid 80's.

I got the opportunity to work concerts at the Centroplex as a local stagehand in the summer of 1980. That was a cool gig! Took direction from the bands’ “Roadies” who were usually some kind of characters - fun! I recall rolling out and setting up equipment for the likes of Queen, Fleetwood Mac, The Isley Brothers... got to hang out backstage and enjoy the shows. Then take it down and roll it back into the truck after the show. Except for Fleetwood Mac - they kicked us local help out after we set up! Queen had the most state of the art equipment. Their lighting was unbelievable.

Had an XR75 and hung out at Chipola and did most everything you described. Great post. I wish my son could have had the experiences we were able to, growing up.

The world has turned, and the kids don't even realize how much they are missing.