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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM272F_goldband-studio_Lake-Charles-LA.html
Goldband Records was founded in 1945 by Eddie Shuler to record the music of his band "The All-Star Revelers" and later to record music created by other regional musicians. The record label was known for its Cajun, swamp pop, and rhythm-a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26VD_lagrange-high-school_Lake-Charles-LA.html
In 1903, Mesard LaGrange donated an acre for a one-room schoolhouse at this site, and in 1913 offered to donate 9 more acres for an expansion of the school. The School Board at he time offered him $1000 fir the land to obtain clear title. In 1929,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26V7_st-charles-academy_Lake-Charles-LA.html
The original site of St. Charles Academy was the northeast corner of Ryan and Kirby, part of the Roman Catholic complex of church, convent and school destroyed in the Great Fire of 1910. Opening in 1882, St. Charles Academy was staffed by the Sist…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26TS_louisiana-baptist-orphanage_Lake-Charles-LA.html
Area congregations constructed a two-story orphanage in 1899 that housed up to 150 children at a time. This location was selected for the wholesome, rural character of the setting. The landmark structure was so identified with this part of the com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26TF_killen-field_Lake-Charles-LA.html
Louisiana High School Hall of Famer, R.S. Killen, coached from 1924-1950. In 1944, this stadium was named Killen Field in his honor. The name was revoked in 1953 due to a state law barring naming public structures after living persons. This stadiu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26T9_the-arcade-theatre-and-miller-building-the-paramount-and-the-weber-building_Lake-Charles-LA.html
Four important landmarks once stood here, part of an unbroken line of buildings from Railroad Avenue to Clarence Street. The Weber Building housed professional offices and was the center of Western Union communications for this region. The office…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26SM_lost-railroad-stations_Lake-Charles-LA.html
At least four railroad stations were located in Lake Charles, all of which have been lost. On Railroad Avenue at Bilbo were passenger and freight stations (circa 1880) for Louisiana Western Railroad, later Southern Pacific which ran to points east…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26SD_balls-auditorium_Lake-Charles-LA.html
One block from this site stood Ball's Auditorium from 1945 to 1995. Here, Reginald Ball, Sr. operated a trade school to help returning World War II African- American veterans obtain jobs through training in the crafts. By the 1950s, the trade scho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26SC_lake-charles-high-school-kilties_Lake-Charles-LA.html
The Lake Charles High School Kilties, Louisiana's first all-girl drill team, was widely known for its fast-stepping precision drills, its unique drum cadences and its tartan plaid uniforms. With the piercing trill of the Colonels' whistles and the…