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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

Filed Under: North Baton Rouge, Videos

Memorial Service for Walter H. Eisworth, M.D.

July 18, 2015 by Elizabeth Eisworth

Dad’s service was on Saturday, July 18th at The Rock Church in Zachary. We played the video below at the end of his service.

My brothers did a wonderful job speaking about Dad, and Asher pointed out how this song (Pachelbel’s Canon in D) was Dad’s favorite. Asher remarked how it starts slow, gets busy in the middle and then slows down at the end…. and how that is very much a parallel of our lives.

That whole day is a blur, and I don’t have any pictures from his service, but some things that were special touches for Dad were including his ‘sticker box’ full of stickers at the guest book table. Dr. Eisworth’s sticker box is well-remembered by the children of Zachary who are now all grown.

We also displayed some of his favorite mementos and handiwork on a table at the front. Dad was skilled with his hands both as a doctor and in creating needlework and tatting.

Filed Under: Dr. Eisworth's Stickers, Final Services, Videos

Eisworth Family Easter 1974

April 14, 1974 by Elizabeth Eisworth

April 14, 1974 – Easter Morning

Memories from this day:

Mom sewed the Holly-Hobby-Little-House-on-the-Prairie outfit for me. I have no recollection of this dress and bonnet, but I think it wasn’t too long before I started objecting to this kind of dress up! 🙂

Mom never tires of telling the story of how when we were shopping for the materials for this particular dress, that I stole some buttons from the TG&Y by hiding them in my underwear. I remember they were pretty pearlescent buttons.

Mom marched me back into the store and made me apologize. I remember that, too.

Filed Under: Holidays, Videos

Liz’s 4th Birthday Party

January 16, 1974 by Elizabeth Eisworth

At 4255 Jefferson Street, Baker, LA 70714.

Filed Under: Birthdays, Videos

Christmas 1973

December 25, 1973 by Elizabeth Eisworth

Filed Under: Holidays, Videos

Fall 1973

October 13, 1973 by Elizabeth Eisworth

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Todd’s Birthday 1971

October 16, 1971 by Elizabeth Eisworth

Mom’s memory of this day in 1971

Later that night heading back to New Orleans, we had a wreck when an 18 wheeler turned left in front of us. The driver was drunk and later arrested. We were in the Volkswagen bug and thought we were going under the truck. It was not our time. Dad put on the brakes very hard and we hit the back two wheels of the truck stretched across Airline Hwy. We had even said goodbye to each other and we tried to protect Liz and Todd. I did not know but I was pregnant for Seth. Miracles are in God’s hands.

Other Notes

  • We don’t know the exact date of the party, but it is safe to assume it was in October of 1971.
  • Walter Eisworth is the cameraman! 🙂
  • I got the address wrong in the title card of the video…it was actually 3715 Winnebago St.

Filed Under: Birthdays, Videos