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Life on Byron St.

November 2, 2015 by Elizabeth Eisworth

Memories of life on Byron St. in North Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Byron St. House where Walter Eisworth's wife grew up.
The house on Byron St. in the 1960’s

The House on Byron Street

William Tennyson Arnold (W.T.) and Marcia Broome Guice Arnold lived in a quaint little brick house on Byron St. in Baton Rouge, LA.

The house was directly behind W.T.’s store on Plank Road.

Stoop kids - Cousins on the steps of Grandma's Byron St. House
Stoop kids – Cousins on the steps of Grandma’s Byron St. House in 1971

Walter Eisworth married W.T. and Marcia’s daughter in 1965 and spent a good amount of time in their home on Byron St. (pictured) throughout the 1960’s.

This video is a compilation of several Byron St. home movies from that era.

See the house as it is now on Google Maps »

Arnold’s Toy Store

Life on Byron St. - Baton Rouge, LA
Arnold’s Toy Store and Hinson Hardware & Garden Supply – 1960’s
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An advertisement for Arnold’s Toys from the October 17, 1959 newspaper lists the weekly specials.

In the 1960’s, W.T.’s store on Plank Rd. was Arnold’s Toy Store (pictured). Before that, it was a Plee-zing Food Store. In addition to groceries, he sold general store type items and “Esso” gasoline out front (Esso stood for S.O. – Standard Oil, which later became Exxon). [Courtesy: Tales in the Tree)

An advertisement for his store from the October 17, 1959 newspaper lists the weekly specials.

Walter’s brother-in-law, Ray Hinson, owned an adjacent hardware and garden supply store named “Hinson’s Hardware and Garden Supply” (pictured).

Walter’s niece, Melinda Hinson Holloway, writes about W.T.’s and her father’s store in her blog post, A Tale of Two Stores.

Walter Eisworth and Ray Hinson - 4770 Plank Rd. Baton Rouge, LA
Walter Eisworth and Ray Hinson in front of Hinson’s Hardware & Garden Supply – 4770 Plank Rd. Baton Rouge, LA – 1960’s

More Family Stories About Life on Byron St. from Tales in the Tree by Melinda Hinson Holloway:

  • Life on Byron Street: Christmastime – 1960’s Style
  • Life on Byron Street: Grandma’s House
  • Life on Byron Street: The Fruit Stand
  • Life on Byron Street: A Tale of Two Stores
  • Life on Byron Street

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