Martin Dance Hall

According to Noelie Provost “The Alex Martin School was closed in the early 1920s and became the Martin Dance Hall. Two brothers, Leo and Alex Martin, bought the building. The dances were held every other week. The Louisiana Six from New Iberia were the musicians. They sold pop, gum, and cigarettes. The men were not allowed to smoke in the dance hall. They had to go out on the porches. The.men also wore coat and ties. They would come in car but most of the people rode in a buggy. There were two deaths in the family, so the dance hall was closed. ...

OST

Maria Zeringue’s grandmom Myra Blanchard : Fats Domino played there- they had “gentny dances” where the men paid. Next door was the Tokio restaraunt. Mostly for younger people- they had a fence around the dancefloor- it was a skating rink during lent- at height in the 1930s. Torn down. Where shoe place is across from Raceland Bridge on Hwy 1. (Memories revisted: Raceland & Bowie II, Cortez & Rybiski) Opened as the Tokio Fun Pavilion by Mr. Guidry. It was a part of a complex that included an inn and theater. The dancehall was later sold to the Labats who renamed it the OST. It then later became the Raceland Jaycee Lodge and even later a warehouse. It was later torn down to make room for progress in town. ...

Tee Mons

Maria Zeringue’s grandmom Myra Blanchard- Rough place with heavy drinking ...

Tokio Fun Pavilion

Opened by a retired chemist who had an affinity for Tokyo. It was a part of a complex that included an inn and theater. The dancehall was later sold to the Labats who renamed it the OST. It then later became the Raceland Jaycee Lodge and even later a warehouse. It was later torn down to make room for progress in town. (Memories revisted: Raceland & Bowie II, Cortez & Rybiski) ...

Unknown Hall

Maria’s Grandmom, Myra Blanchard, saw Fats Domino there ...

Welcome Inn

Maria Zeringue’s grandmom Myra Blanchard- on Hwy 308 rough kind of place with lots of beer drinking ...