It's like we found a time machine and were are taking you back 43 years. Do you remember what Lake Charles looked like in 1981? Were you even born?

Check out this video we found on YouTube that is about Lake Charles back in 1981 called Growing Metropolis. In the video you are about to watch, you will see footage of the I-210 bridge and find out some interesting facts about the bridge that you may not even know.

Next on your journey back in time, you will see the Lake Charles Civic Center now called the Event Center which they explain in the video cost $17 million dollars to build.  Make sure to look to your left and see the empty lot where the Capital One tower would be built in 1983.

Photo by Mike Soileau TSM
Photo by Mike Soileau TSM
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Eerily the skyline of Lake Charles now looks like it did back in 1981 again after the Capital One tower was brought down back in September of 2024 after suffering damage from hurricane Laura.

It also explains the history and legend of Jean Lafitte and how settlers came to Lake Charles. They also feature the Port of Lake Charles and explain the importance of the port.

It was also cool to see what the Burton Coliseum looked like back in 1981. The Burton was red at that time. Did you realize that? The narrator of the video explains that the Burton cost $8 million dollars to build.

Ready to go back in time? Here we go.

 

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