Dudley Duhon: “El Patio was a popular spot in the 1950s- it was off Simcoe by municipal swimming pool.” ...
Dancehalls in Lafayette Parish
Falk’s Hall
Photo from Facebook group Lafayette Memories, circa 1890s Newspaper clipping mentioning a dance from The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, June 8, 1901 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/1901-06-08/ed-1/seq-1/ Newspaper clipping mentioning a New Year’s Eve Ball from The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, December 26, 1903 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064111/1903-12-26/ed-1/seq-1/ Newspaper clipping mentioning a teen dance from The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette, June 29, 1895 http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064111/1895-06-29/ed-1/seq-3/ ...
Farmer’s Alliance Hall
Ward 5, Poll 9 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/ ...
Ferdinand Stute’s place
Photos by Michael J. Green, from the Patricia Rickels Collection, Center for Louisiana Studies, UL Lafayette Michael J Green (Rickels student, 1972): “Southwest of Lafayette on Ridge Road, about a quarter mile from the Abbeville Highway. It is a combination barber shop, grocery store, house, and bar. Stutes is the bartender, barber, justice of the peace, and a musician. The regular customers have been going there for decades. Most are middle aged oil field workers (2/3 are Cajun), who often bring their wives or entire families into the bar. T-Paul Duhon played the bones along with the jukebox there sometimes on Saturday nights. John Trahan was also a bartender.” Art Mouton: “Ferdinand Stute’s in the early 1960’s was just outside the city limits of Lafayette so it was not subject to the “blue laws” preventing bar’s to open. It was a favorite place for us USL frat boys to visit on a Sunday. a few of my friends got married there. It was a memorable place.” ...
Flamingo Club
No known information ...
Four Seasons Lodge
3106 Johnston: 1977 Polk Directory: Johnston St. on right leaving UL. DJ Disco music. Same crowds as at After Dark. Don’t recall bands ...
Good Hope Hall
Photograph courtesy of Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court, Louis J. Perret Law office of Glenn Armentor in the Freetown neighborhood of Lafayette. Located at 300 Stewart Street. Jazz hall that supposedly hosted Louis Armstrong. ...
Armory Hall
Newspaper mention concerning a Washington Birthday Dance: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/1911-02-21/ed-1/seq-1/ : 1909: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/1909-09-24/ed-1/seq-1/ : 1912: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/1912-11-19/ed-1/seq-4/ ...
Back to Back
KBON- Sue Guidry, swamp pop & country- 2 halls in back in Northgate Mall: Steve Riley scheduled there Sept. 8, 1996 ...
Bamboo Lounge
From the book “Images de Lafayette: A Pictorial History”, edited by Paul F. Matthews: 1948 photo with Clydesdale Horses and Goebel beer wagon ...