A photograph of the Simon Hotel in Abita Springs, prior to 1899.
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Friday, January 19, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Star Memories
Star Dust
The Star Theater is no more,
Its building's been torn down,
The memories that it helped create,
Earned it widespread renown.
Watching movies showed the way,
To every moviegoer,
How good guys took the upper road,
And bad guys took the lower.
How westerns and the musicals,
Each offered different themes,
But all wound up about the same,
Stirring young folks' dreams.
The romance and the action,
The stuntwork and the drama,
From when the hero first arrives,
To the villain's final trauma.
Nothing better Saturday night,
Horror films scared us all,
Wondering just what we would do,
If werewolves came to call.
The Star did shine its brightest,
When a person's dream was shown,
That they could one day also star,
In a movie of their own.
But for now, the Star is snuffed,
Though the good times will live on,
From the minds of all who went,
Fond memories will be drawn.
Memories of friends and dates,
Memories of movies past,
Memories of the best of times,
Memories that will last.
Brothers Grocery Building with Habitat Flea Market
In 1988 Emily Diamond visited the Brothers Grocery Building, which was the Habitat for Humanity Flea Market at the time.
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The flea market/thrift store later moved to just off La. Hwy. 59 between Abita Springs and Mandeville.
It has grown a little since then.
Photo from their website
Established in 1981, Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West (Habitat STW) has worked to address the need of affordable housing by building and selling new homes to partnering low income families in west St. Tammany Parish.
Habitat Restore was founded in 1988, and has funded the construction of 40 homes. Originally located at the north end of Tyler Street in Covington, it offered building materials. It later moved to La. Hwy. 59 between Abita Springs and Mandeville, and then included the Habitat For Humanity thrift store.
Photos of Habitat Restore January 18, 2024
Carpets
Pictures
Housewares
Furniture
Books
Medical
Electronics
Hardware
Windows
Cabinets
Lighting
Chairs
Clothing
Sofas
Doors and Assorted Items
Toys
See Also:
https://www.habitatstw.org/restore
https://www.facebook.com/HabitatSTW/
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Jaycees Discuss Leadership in 1972
Fifty-two years ago in 1972, several Covington Jaycee members discussed a coming Leadership Course. Among them were several familiar faces. Click on the image to make it larger.
ChefSoiree Pictures - 1989
Here are a few photographs of the gala ChefSoiree event in Covington in 1989, some thirty-five years ago.
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Over the years, the event grew in size. Here are a couple of pictures from 1995.
1995
The crowds continued to grow
2007
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Chef Soiree Is Back
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