Zydeco club- on 13- corner of Ponciana and 2nd Street: Included in Emily Ardoin’s 2014 thesis “Fais do-do to ‘Hippy Ti-Yo’: Dance Halls of South Louisiana”: Papa Paul’s was a zydeco dancehall in Mamou that opened in the 1950s and closed in the 1990s.It is currently vacant and serves as storage. The construction is frame, the roof is the stepped gable, metal variety, the parapet stepped, and the foundation is comprised of concrete piers. The dancefloor is made of wood strips. The exterior is mostly unaltered, but the stage and bar have removed inside.” ...
Piersall’s
Jeff Davis Playboys played there- Magazine pic of people dancing- Young folks & bring small kids ...
Royal Bar
No known information ...
Unknown Dancehall
Dancehall on east side of 6th Street (then 520 6th Street) between Mulberry and Chestnut Ave.- info from June 1927 Mamou Sanborn Insurance Map ...
Unknown Dancehall
Dancehall on east side of 6th Street (then 89 6th Street) between Mulberry and Hackberry Ave.- across from E. Tate & Co. Rice Huller & Corn Mill- info from Oct 1919 Mamou Sanborn Insurance Map- gone by 1927 map ...
Woodsmen of the World
WOW Hall on north side of Chestneu Avenue (then 502 Chestnut) between 5th & 6th Streets- next to a garage- info from June 1927 Mamou Sanborn Insurance Map ...
Green Oaks
Phots courtesy of Richard Deshotels High School Seniors twisting & outside on graduation night 1962 ...
Jambalaya Club
Photo courtesy of Richard Deshotels No known information ...
Brass Rail
Listed in “Readers recall clubs where they danced to Louisiana Music” from The Daily Advertiser, December 29, 1998: “Readers of The Daily Advertiser were asked to submit names of’ the clubs where they danced to Louisiana music in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, with a brief recollection of what the club was like and who played there.” ...
Hotel Cazan
Was Burke’s previously- Cajun bands every Saturday starting at 11 AM http://www.hotelcazan.com ...