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Post by Eva on May 28, 2021 8:43:18 GMT -6
Does anyone remember the name of the fancy restaurant off Simco. Maybe Chatau
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Post by Sara Reneé Meche on Jul 3, 2021 16:24:56 GMT -6
Ok I found one of them with her in a tree in Chenier Au Tigre, just for kicks I also uploaded some other old photos and I uploaded them after colorizing the old black and white ones. scroll down the page to see the rest. heres the webshot site: community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=552663908&ran=18465I also did a new signup at webshots for the talkboard so anyone can log in and add their own ablum then upload pictures. It should work for everyone just follow the directions and make sure to make a new album for each of you that wants to add pictures the password we will all share is as follows: login: lafayettetalk pass: photos www.webshots.comif you hit the main page just click on the "my stuff" folder thats where the albums are stored. It should work with everyone sharing the password but dont know until we try.
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Post by Sara Reneé Meche on Jul 3, 2021 16:26:24 GMT -6
I think the name of the place That was open 24 seven was a club called colors if I’m not mistaken because I remember my older brother go in there and me thinking how so grown-up he was thank you had to be 14 or 15 to get in lol that was back in 1986 or maybe 1987.
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Post by John Domingue on Nov 15, 2021 4:51:20 GMT -6
How about ambassador, kaliste, and johnston south of the mall, all being two lane roads. A four way stop at ambassador and kaliste when ambassador was called new flanders. Gibsons on johnston Stop and shop bbq poboys were good the old dairy queen, where it is right now by ull, forgot what its called now, but a driveinn when UL was called USL When the Acadiana Mall was field Seemed the weather wasnt as hot and sticky either, but it could just be me When there were two tv or maybe three tv channels, if you were lucky to catch them on the antenna, and all of them went off the air after the news except for friday and saturday nights. I use to wait for the national anthem if I got to stay up late. The Waltons Polycarp No bumper to bumper traffic!!!! No beepers or cell phones When a toyota was $2000.00 brand new, and a chevy truck was $4000.00, loaded. If you go back even farther my grandmother, deceased now, had told me about Jefferson st when it was a gravel rd and they used to take a horse to go downtown, it took all day for the round trip from milton. She told me about the big old oak tree by one of the old courthouses downtown where they used to hang people sentenced to death. There was also a vermilion river ferry that would pick up people and bring them to Chenier Au Tigre in Vermilion Parish for a day on the beach, got some cool old black and white pictures my grandmother and her friends out there These were just things that came into quick memory
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Post by Tippy on Feb 28, 2022 19:21:06 GMT -6
Anybody remember Hoppers drive inn at the corner of Johnston and University?
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Post by wbalfa on Jul 10, 2022 7:56:58 GMT -6
I was raised off Johnston on Alice Dr,second house.o remember Albert Leblanc mobile home sales across from Doug Ashley. Dwight's was Bro's drive inn (I work there in high school)and the Breaux's. Johnston at Amb.cfry was New Flanders. When you were on Johnston at New Flanders headed towards Maurice they had a bob wire fence then you continued to Maurice on a two lane road. Maurice to Abbeville was a dirt road.Across from Doug Ashey was Triple Quick. Where Abryans is was a old mans house with chickens in the yard. I went to Edgar Martin for kindergarten but moved to Broadmoor Elementary after being built. The corner of Camilla and Johnston was my uncles Riverside Shell service station On that corner across from the shell station where circle k is was a old man with a Texaco service station and the Foreman had a gas station on the corner of Rena and Johnston where the Chevron is.I vagley remember a mini train at Girard Park where the jogging track is. New Flanders ended at Eraste Landry, turned right and went to Cameron by four corners.There wasn't an over pass on Bertrand and Cameron St. The GMC place on Johnston was Service Merchandise.The first Wall mart was on Johnston and Camilia and was Woolco before Wallmart.Amb Cfry from Johnston to Kaliste Saloom was woods. We would camp in tents and hunt around where Chic Filet was on Amb cfry.Twin drive inn on Johnston where the Grand theater is. Carnival Beach on I49 headed toward Opelousas.
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Post by Pat on Aug 23, 2022 7:51:40 GMT -6
Loved all the beautiful Azaleas, China ball, Camilla trees. The mom and pops stores, the buildings, houses. The smells in the air,walking to places.
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Post by Chas. Fournet on Aug 24, 2022 22:51:45 GMT -6
Just stumbled upon this thread... WOW! What a treasure trove of ancient memories! I really hope that some of the original posters like "jaguar", "fubar", "Cajunguy" and "taureau" are not only still around, but that they have since found their way to the "Lafayette Memories" group on Facebook. In fact anyone who finds this thread should go there as, not only can you find info and the answers to all of the questions raised herein, there's an archive of pictures of nearly all the places mentioned. See you there! www.facebook.com/groups/LafayetteMemories/
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Post by Broussard on Aug 30, 2022 11:17:37 GMT -6
Hot tamale stand downtown Lafayette a long time ago just wondering if anybody knows if they’re still a business like that or a place like that I remember my brother going there every Saturday to get some they were so good and Shipleys donuts those were good to my sister-in-law work there anybody remember boo-boos club Signa rally’s those were some awesome places to go
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Post by Chris Howard on Oct 10, 2022 15:13:35 GMT -6
What was the name of the restaurant across the river on pinhook when riverside was there or after ? Anyone know ?
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Post by Chris Howard on Oct 10, 2022 15:17:09 GMT -6
What was the name of the restaurant across the river on pinhook when riverside was there or after ? Anyone know ? Was across from Chili’s
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Post by Chuckles on Apr 16, 2023 6:55:29 GMT -6
Cannot access the photos
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Post by guy on Apr 25, 2023 16:20:01 GMT -6
Does anyone know the name of the pizza restaurant that was near the Evangeline Shopping Center on NW Evangeline Thruway (near where the Walmart Supercenter used to be)? I remember that the restaurant had a large arcade/game room and was closed down sometime in the early to mid 2010s.
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Post by Jim Simon on Feb 20, 2024 11:51:31 GMT -6
In the 50's and 60's the restaurant on Pinhook Rd past the Riverside Restaurant, also a hangout for high school kids was called The "Skunk" owned by the Landry family. They also owned other restaurants named the "WAbbit" downtown and the "Putty Tat" in the oil Center. Most high school students would show up there especially on Friday and Saturday nights. They would mostly hangout in cars parked 3 or 4 rows. This was time when teenagers went on "Dates". It was a great 'Social Scene' for high school kids. The other hangout on Pinhook Rd was Dave's Top Hat where car hops brought you hamburgers, Curley Ques and drinks including beer. Actually there was only one card hop that I remember and his name was Shorty.
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Post by Donna Sharkey on Feb 26, 2024 22:18:41 GMT -6
I remember Folse’s Hot Tamales cart in downtown Lafayette, Evangeline Maid Bread, Kellers Bakery brownies with white icing, Fat Albert’s fried chicken and Penny Savers hot dogs!
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Post by MD 2020 on May 13, 2024 22:44:12 GMT -6
I remember the Twin Drive In theater where The Grand is now. My family would go there in the station wagon with pillows and blankets and watch the shows. I think "Oliver" was the last movie we saw there. Does anyone remember Polycarp Pele Pecot No. 2 and Officer Friendly? They were on Channel 3 in the mornings. We would watch them before Captain Kangaroo. Buckskin Bill was out of Baton Rouge. Remember when City Hall was Sears & Roebuck? In high school my brothers and I worked at a BBQ restaurant called "In a Pig's Eye." You may know it now as iMonelli. LaFonda was once part of a strip shopping center. The portion closest to Johnston St. was a Phil-A-Sak and there was a dry cleaners too I think. They expanded into those areas in the 70s I think. How about Stop & Shop BBQ? I loved their po boys. I remember when Woodvale Elementary was built. I was in the second grade and my brother was in the first when it opened, and we attended. I would love to hear what the rest of you remember.
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Post by MD 2020 on May 13, 2024 22:53:34 GMT -6
Snacks on 4 corners Dotties on Cameron St Hoppers on corner of University and Johnston Stop and Shop BBQ Jefferson St Cafe
BooBoos on BB hwy Jay's Lounge and cockpit in Cankton (ZZ Top - The Texas Tornadoes - soon many cool bands) Grant Street Dancehall (museum of American Music) Dave's Top Hat The Schilling Shack
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Post by MD 2020 on May 13, 2024 22:56:20 GMT -6
Signorellis Chateaux Rouge
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Post by MD 2020 on May 13, 2024 22:57:39 GMT -6
Signorellis Chateaux Rouge Krogers where Harbor Freight is now
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Post by MD 2020 on May 13, 2024 23:00:40 GMT -6
I saw Buddy Rich play a 30 minute drum solo at Toby's on 4 corners (1975)
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