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.” ...

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.” ...

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 ...

113 West Grant Street; 237-8513; Cajun, Zydeco, rock and national acts: (Jefferson & Grant) Tom Stanley: “I bartended at Judge Roy Bean’s back in the late 1970s and played drums for bands called Roadeo and The Marcus Jamer Band at places like Rimrock and Winchester Saloons, along with Grant St Dance Hall, opening up for The Radiators there once upon a time, and played in a house band for a time at the Banacek Lounge. Trying to find old bandmates – and find out whatever happened to these places over the decades.” Grant Street Dancehall ...

Ward 6, Poll 5 Public polling place, listed in The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, October 27, 1894 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/1894-10-27/ed-1/seq-5/ ...

Photo by John Sharp From a plaque at Vermilionville: “Hamilton’s Place was a landmark and traditional Zydeco dance hall in Lafayette, Louisiana built in 1956. Also know as Hamilton’s Club, the building was raised with wooden floors that shook and bounced with the music and steps of the dance crowd…the last night the club was open to the public (was) Father’s Day, June 19th, 2005…renowned Zydeco artists Geno Delafose and Keith Frank were on the line-up that evening. The crowd was reported to exceed 900 on the closing night.” Included in Emily Ardoin’s 2014 thesis “Fais do-do to ‘Hippy Ti-Yo’: Dance Halls of South Louisiana”: “Hamilton’s Place is a rural zydeco club that opened in 1956 and closed in 2005. It is currently vacant. The construction is frame, the roof is front gabled, the parapet is stepped, and the foundation is concrete piers. The dance floor is wood strips. The bar is located in the same room as the dance floor. The building’s overall condition is good and appears mostly unaltered.” Hamilton’s Place is located at 1808 Verot School Road, Lafayette ...