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Hear Ye, Haa Ye: The Abandoned Baton Rouge book is on sale for $19.99 when you buy it at this link, and I'm extending my Giving Tuesday fundraiser. For each book purchase until Christmas, I'm donating $10 to ACLU Louisiana,... Continue reading

Posted Dec 3, 2020 at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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Blood, Mobsters, and Feds: the Purpera Building Revealed

Hold onto your masks, because you're about to learn about some of the life and a few of the sordid times at The Purpera Building. Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2020 at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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Huey Long Field House Renovations

Look familiar? That's LSU's Huey Long Field House pool, from an angle similar to the one shown on the Abandoned Baton Rouge book cover, except it's sporting one extreme makeover. I was fortunate to recently meet with the Senior Director... Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2019 at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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Woman's Hospital

Built in 1968, the original Woman's Hospital on Airline Highway near Goodwood was one of the first women's specialty hospitals in the country. Anecdotally, half of Baton Rouge was born there and/or gave birth there. Photo via Google Street View.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2019 at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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It's a book!

...just about. Abandoned Baton Rouge: Stories from the Ruins was set to come out yesterday, November 19th. The first shipment is a bit delayed, so I haven't held my first-born book yet, but I have some appearances lined up in... Continue reading

Posted Nov 20, 2018 at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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Abandoned Baton Rouge: The Book!

Fantastic news, friends. I'm writing a book! Abandoned Baton Rouge will be part of Fonthill Media's America Through Time series. It should be out in time for Christmas 2018. The Abandoned Baton Rouge book will have my words and photos... Continue reading

Posted Jan 12, 2018 at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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Colleen Kane writes!

This old blog and web presence here at ColleenKane.com has been like a garment aging on a hanger in the back of the closet looking more outmoded every time you accidentally bump into it. But THIS SITE at ColleenKaneWrites.com is... Continue reading

Posted Jun 13, 2017 at Colleen Kane

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Thanks for the memories Adam and Heidi. And Danny, Ha! I did not know that fun fact. Thank you.

Commented Jan 13, 2016 on Abandoned Borscht Belt 3: The Pines at Colleen Kane

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How to Put Less Garbage Into the World

Hi! It's that time of year again: time for a new post on an old website. Freelance is keeping me very busy, but here's a thing I wrote on this weekend of the Paris Accord for my own self and... Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2015 at Colleen Kane

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The Watson Motel

Earlier this month, I visited Louisiana for the first time since 2012. I stayed in New Orleans most of the time, but rented a car to come up to Baton Rouge for the day to explore for a new ABR... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2015 at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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A fun essay on going to a nerd con, Gen X, corpses, and mortality.

Lita Ford Hugged Debbie Gibson and Everything Was Okay: Why you, a non-cosplaying adult person, should totally go to a nerd con. Continue reading

Posted Nov 7, 2014 at Colleen Kane

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Co & Co.

Here's a little thing I started on the Tumblrs and I hope you will follow me or award hearts to some pictures which apparently are known as notes? I am old. Please help. It's called Co & Co., and it's... Continue reading

Posted Sep 9, 2014 at Colleen Kane

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Thanks all. Stanley, I found your lovely website by Google searching The Pines resort. It was so touching to see someone's personal memory of the place.

Commented Mar 21, 2014 on Abandoned Borscht Belt 3: The Pines at Colleen Kane

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Down on the Farm

It's been a summer of massive change for your seldom-blogging pal CoKane. I moved again. This time it's just myself and Miss Addie the dog. Yeaaah. That's all that will be said on that topic for now. On to my... Continue reading

Posted Aug 22, 2013 at Colleen Kane

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Sandy

We were very lucky in Downtown Brooklyn during Hurricane Sandy. All we lost was cable and Internet for a few hours. However, after navigating downtown Manhattan in darkness and witnessing the devastation in Rockaway, I wanted to share some of... Continue reading

Posted Nov 12, 2012 at Colleen Kane

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Belated thanks to Geoff from Liberty. @roopa , Crazy! You saw my post on Grossingers, right? http://bit.ly/iMjKYU

Commented Oct 3, 2012 on Liberty, New York at Disappearing Downtowns

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Thanks everybody! I have seen the transformed dorm-now-hotel on its website, pretty crazy! We discussed this a bit on the ABR page on Facebook, if you want to like ABR over there. http://www.facebook.com/AbandonedBatonRouge?ref=hl

Commented Jul 24, 2012 on Gone With the Sinned: Swaggart Bible College Dorm at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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Thanks Katie & Emily. Katie, how cool about your parents. Good idea for CH-- or the Louisiana film people could use the hospital for movies & TV shows. I had no idea about the Blue Plate building/lofts-- it's great! It gave me an idea for a story I might write at work.

Commented Jun 29, 2012 on Abandoned New Orleans: General Laundry Cleaners and Dyers at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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Aha! A lesson was learned: don't deny the spy.

Commented Jun 29, 2012 on Crescent City at Colleen Kane

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Abandoned New Orleans: General Laundry Cleaners and Dyers

As many of you know, I recently returned for a quick visit to Louisiana. I spent one day in Baton Rouge, and most of that day was spent at the Bellemont. That mission was great, and I wanted to also... Continue reading

Posted Jun 28, 2012 at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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Hey Randall-- sorry for the uh, 3.5 year delay in responding! It is in fact a Schwinn Varsity as Darren said. Also, I rode from Mid City that day. Thanks all!

Commented Jun 28, 2012 on Motel Zero and the Horndog at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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Crescent City

Hey, you know what I didn't yet blog about, besides almost everything these days? My brief trip to New Orleans over Memorial Day weekend. Part one of the Louisiana trip consisted of this project in Baton Rouge. But part two... Continue reading

Posted Jun 28, 2012 at Colleen Kane

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Thanks to all for sharing your memories on this post. Thanks also to the two commenters who pointed out that I had some information wrong regarding which state capitol the same architects designed. I've updated the post accordingly.

Commented Jun 11, 2012 on Huey P. Long Fieldhouse Pool at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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The Bellemont, Part the Last (part two) (the actual last)

(For the first part of this post from my 2012 return to the Bellemont, click here. To see what it looked like in 2008, click here.) BAR The Bellemont's bar and lounge has gone by other names, most recently Brella's.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 9, 2012 at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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RoPo, I took that tour too and remember that room. It could be they stayed in both places-- In addition to the above-mentioned Bette Davis quote mentioning Baton Rouge, the IMDB profile lists Baton Rouge as a filming location in addition to Houmas House, which is about 30 miles from Baton Rouge.

Commented May 31, 2012 on The Bellemont, Part the Last at Abandoned Baton Rouge

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