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re: Which Baton Rouge classic would you bring back?
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:15 am to goofball
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:15 am to goofball
Perkins Rowe theater opened after Tinseltown closed
Citiplace was the next one followed by O’Neal and then Mall of LA. They were the ones that killed Tinseltown
Citiplace was the next one followed by O’Neal and then Mall of LA. They were the ones that killed Tinseltown
This post was edited on 3/13/23 at 10:17 am
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:16 am to Sun God
I remember my date and me being the only ones in the theater for one movie in 2006 or so. That was Tinseltown.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:35 am to goofball
Tinseltown had weird distribution rights so they wouldn't always get some of the bigger movie releases, which is why they really faded once some others stepped up their theatres
I spent some money on that NFL Blitz machine in the arcade though
I spent some money on that NFL Blitz machine in the arcade though
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:37 am to supadave3
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New Generation
In high school I worked at the McDonalds near NG. On payday I would go to the restaurant, pick up my check and deposit keeping a $20 bill. I would then head to New Generation and buy 3 albums with the $20 and have change left over. Good times.
I lament like a lot of posters have said. Baton Rouge was a great place to grow up in the '70's and '80's. Kind of a large, small town. I hate that I will never see that again.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 11:38 am to Giantkiller
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"Bring back the Great River Road Run."
I ran in the fist Great River Road Run. 10K Started outside the LSU track Bernie Moore Stadium on Nicholson, headed downtown, back on the levee at some point, then finished in the track stadium.
Somewhere I have a copy of the multi-page insert that was in the Advocate with stories and results. I finished in the 40-60 position. The time of the guy listed in front of me was mine. He ran past me after the finish line and took the tongue depressor with a number on it with the finish position.
The racers ended up lined up around the track which messed up a lot of finish times.
Went for a warm down run with the winner and one of his friends afterwards and their jog was a sprint form me.
The week before I ran the Cajun 10 miler that I think finished in Crowley. Finished in the same range as the other race. (sponsors were Dr. Atwood and ? Moran.)
Classics that I miss. Sorry for the spelling.
Burger Chef
Leisure Landing
Steinburgs (spelling) Downtown and Bon Marche
The camera shops. (Southern?) Bought an Olympus OM-2 there. I think.
The old Backpacker near Government/Jefferson. there was also one by LSU on Highland across from The Varsity. Sales guy named Mike was fun to talk to about trails and hiking stories. He had a really good on about taking snowshoes to the Smokies and haveing to use them to get people off of the Appalachian Trail in the Smokies.
The Cohn Turner men's store on Government/Acadian on the east side of Catholic High.
Went to the state fair on the site where Cortana was built. I is now torn down for the new Amazon distribution center.
I miss all of the 1960s and 1970s Baton Rouge Schools. Neighborhood schools.
The Athletic house on Tom Drive. There was a nearby Yamaha motorcycle shop where I got a 125 AT-2 in 9th grade.
There was also a Scandinavian furniture store near I-12/Airline.
The old Great Wall.
Coop Bookstore. Especially old one on the north side of LSU. I think that the new location is now the offices for Walk-on's near the Walk-on's restaurant location near the south side of LSU.
Old Alex Box stadium at LSU. No match for the new stadium, but it had a lot of good moments.
Once again, sorry for the spelling, tense an other errors.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 12:22 pm to TheOtherSide
I miss Putt Putt Golf by that record store and Fun Fair Park
Posted on 3/13/23 at 1:29 pm to cgrand
nvm, it just doesn't matter
This post was edited on 3/20/23 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 3/13/23 at 7:43 pm to TheOtherSide
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The Athletic house on Tom Drive.
I had forgotten about that place. My mom would take me and my brother there to buy football equipment to play in the BREC league.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 7:49 pm to Nyquillus Dillwad
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Saw my first movie here
Damn I'm old if you saw your first movie at Tinseltown Mine was at Bon Marche Cinema 11. I'd bring back Godchaux on Florida Blvd close to downtown if I had one choice.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 7:52 pm to spslayto
The theater in Bon Marche stayed open at least until the mid 90s or so. It was hanging on by a thread for years though. It's a data center now.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 7:55 pm to fallguy_1978
2010
Posted on 3/14/23 at 12:32 pm to JW
quote:They had some good bands back in the day. Those retro nights weren't too bad either. Crazy people dancing on the stage acting like fools..
The Varsity (the good version)
Posted on 3/14/23 at 1:24 pm to TexasTiger89
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I had forgotten about that place. My mom would take me and my brother there to buy football equipment to play in the BREC league.
Same here. And that place sold Gatorade Gum. That shite was sour!
Posted on 3/14/23 at 1:25 pm to ZIGG
Low crime and nice neighborhoods.
Posted on 3/14/23 at 1:39 pm to Basura Blanco
Joe was hilarious.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 8:37 am to Summerchild
That whole Goony Golf area was great. WFMF haunted house, they had a skate board track nearby. Grew up close and would go race it after it closed down and had weeds around it for years.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 9:20 am to slough
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You could see a movie for a dollar and then go to Pancho's next door and get 4 tacos to go for another dollar.
Our parents used to drop us off, and that was the exact plan for the day! Unsupervised 7th and 8th graders.
If I drove through that area with my kids today:
Posted on 3/19/23 at 10:55 am to ZIGG
The atmosphere in Tiger Stadium from the 70s to the 90s.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 11:22 am to ZIGG
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Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:43 pm to ZIGG
A few places yet to be mentioned in this thread:
Don Carter’s (open 24hrs, massive arcade and pool tables by the hour)
Greenway Billiards (open 24hrs)
TA’s behind The Chimes
Don Carter’s (open 24hrs, massive arcade and pool tables by the hour)
Greenway Billiards (open 24hrs)
TA’s behind The Chimes
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