Don's Seafood is History but George's Grill isn't
Trip Start
Nov 25, 2008
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Trip End
Dec 03, 2008
Shreveport,
Louisiana,
United States
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
We lived in Texarkana from 1953 to 1961, and then we lives in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1961 to 1963. My Dad was the General Manager of KCMC-TV in Texarkana, and he moved the NBC station to the larger Shreveport location, built the largest television tower in the south, and designed and built a new TV station in Shreveport with a new name -- KTAL-TV. TAL for "tall" and TAL for Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana since the station reached all three states.
We had an excellent lunch at George's Grill. The Coconut Ice Box Pie was especially tasty.
I will add more about Shreveport tomorrow....
See our Shreveport Louisiana Sightseeing Photos
Copyright 2008, Round America and William M. Windsor
Comments
We always celebrated at Don's
Sorry to see the doors shut as a true meal in Shreveport (other than at my Mother's table) was to be had at Don's...seafood or steaks!
We always celebrated at Don's
Sorry to see the doors shut as a true meal in Shreveport (other than at my Mother's table) was to be had at Don's...seafood or steaks!
Lived in Shreveport for years, finished HS there, parents lived there. It's bad enough Brocato's closed a few years ago, after more than 75 years in business. Now I return for a funeral of a family member and find Don's Seafood, our other favorite spot, is closed. My family used to frequent the original Don's in Lafayette when we lived there from '58-'62 and we started going to the Shreveport location when we moved there in '64. It's all because of the casinos that the great old places can't compete and have to close.