Robin’s Dance Hall

Four Corners where the Alamo Motel is now. Joe Falcon played his first dance here after making his historic 1928 recording of “Allons ˆ Lafayette.” ...

Roof Garden

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.” The original Voorhies Roof Garden was on what is now the Lafayette Motors lot on Jefferson (called Oak Ave then?) and it predated all of the clubs that came to make up The Strip, which was on the other side of Jefferson. It was a two story structure, hence the name Roof. ...

Scandals

Leroy Thomas was playing there after Blackpot 2013 ...

Simeon Begnaud Saloon

From the book “Images de Lafayette: A Pictoral History”, edited by Paul F. Matthews: corner of West Main & Lafayette- “In the early 1900s it was a favorite gathering place of young and old. Many of the town’s social and political actvites began in this saloon.” ...

Social Center

From the book “Images de Lafayette: A Pictoral History”, edited by Paul F. Matthews: “In the first four decades of the 20th Century this building was the social center of Lafayette on the corner of Congress and Buchanan Streets. There was a swimming pool on the second floor and a ballroom on teh top floor. It was later converted to a n office building before it was demolished.” ...

Swinging Machine

Michael Martin: My grandfather owned it. It was in the area where Outback Steakhouse on Pinhook is now. ZZ Top supposedly played there. Photo of the band Thomas Edisun’s Electric Light Bulb playing live at Swinging Machine by Ricardo Mark Johnson, posted in Facebook group Lafayette Memories ...

Tam’s Bird Cage

Mentioned in “The News of News” Mrch 21 to April 18, 1973: 509 Oliver Street ...