This Property is Condemned

[31 Model A]

Originally Posted by Skeezixx

Too bad you lost that Laughlin book. Had you and I known each other in the late 70s and early 80s I could have introduced you to the author. Old by then, he was a friend of mine and a movie buff. We used to meet at the Prytania or Sena Mall Theater about once a week.

I think "Ghosts Along The Mississippi" is still in print. Sadly though, most of it's subjects he captured images of in the 40s have vanished forever.

Anytime my friend Geoff and I do a shakedown after repairs or feel the itch to drive our A's and need a destination we head up the River Road to Destrehan where we have become friendly with the staff. Next time I am there I'm going to ask if I might take a pic of my Roadster parked in the driveway.

It has occurred to me that with all those live oaks it might be a nice spot for a Model A Club picnic too..............Period garb of course!

A great shot would be all the As on both the left and right of the entrance from the Mississippi to Oak Alley Plantation House.

Destrehan was under restoration when I visited it, floor were torn up and it was a mess but it sure turned out well.

Great memories...................

The reason why I got so many behind the scenes tours, coffee and lunch with the owners back then was, the wife I had at that time was also in the Army, we were both on temporary duty to NO for the recruiting command from Ft Leonard Wood.

When we were out and about to schools, colleges, radio shows, lying out our arses about how great army life was , we would detour to this plantation and that plantation, in uniform and that gave us an invite in. Man!!! listening to the stories, the History of the family and house was fantastic.

Yip!!! She not only got the book, she got all the colored slides of everyplace we went. We had our 1st Anniversary dinner at one of the River Plantations, I think it has burned down. I can't find it listed. BTW, it wasn't Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, it was, Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte.

If I thought Sarah could make it, I'd come on down....again but.....

Thanks for the invite.