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3 days ago | 
shreveporttimes.com | Mike Mangham
The Broadmoor area has so much history that it literally comes alive as we research it. Legendary photographer Jack Barham was always there to capture places that would soon cease to exist and here is another excellent example of history being saved through his photographs!The Broadmoor Esso service station once stood at 270 Ockley, located at the corner of Youree Drive and Ockley, between the old Broadmoor Big Chain grocery store and A.C. Steere Elementary School.
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3 weeks ago | 
shreveporttimes.com | Mike Mangham
Mark and Mike ManghamTwin BlendsEver since we started Twin Blends approximately nine years ago, we have always wondered what might still be under old buildings in downtown Shreveport if we could somehow look there. Well, we finally got the chance. Our friend Jason Cram recently purchased the old Saenger Bros.
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1 month ago | 
shreveporttimes.com | Mike Mangham
Mark and Mike ManghamTwin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History HuntersTwin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters, Mark and Mike Mangham, show off their collection of images on display at the Clerk Of Court's office. PSHR, Mark And Mike ManghamTwin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters, Mark and Mike Mangham, show off their collection of images on display at the Clerk Of Court's office.
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2 months ago | 
shreveporttimes.com | Mike Mangham
Mark and Mike ManghamTwin BlendsRed River Raft in Color!When people imagine the Red River at the time of the Great Log Jam, they usually think of how the river looks now, only filled with logs. Actually, it looked a lot different than it does today. As you can see in the following photos, the Red looked more like a stagnant bayou filled with logs and debris than a river.
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2 months ago | 
shreveporttimes.com | Mike Mangham
Mark and Mike ManghamA historic photo of the Red River taken by photographer R.B. Talfor researched by Mark and Mike Mangham of Twin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters at the Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSUS. Courtesy Twin BlendsA historic photo of the Red River taken by photographer R.B. Talfor researched by Mark and Mike Mangham of Twin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters at the Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSUS.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
shreveporttimes.com | Mike Mangham
Notorious outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were known to frequent Shreveport between crime sprees. The last visit was days before the pair were killed. The Beginning Of The End for Bonnie and Clyde in ShreveportBonnie and Clyde’s last trip to Shreveport was in late May 1934, when they stopped for lunch at the Majestic Cafe. According to the late Eric Brock, the local authorities and the FBI were tracking their movements in Shreveport.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
shreveporttimes.com | Mike Mangham
Remember in the movie "Back to the Future Part 3" when Marty McFly traveled back in time in a DeLorean to 1885 Hill Valley to save Doc Brown? Well, when we came across these photos we felt like we were transported back in time to when Shreveport was more like an old Western town than the city it is today. We thought to ourselves, "How awesome would it be to be able to go back in time to see what Shreveport looked like before 1900?" Well, buckle up time travelers.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
shreveporttimes.com | Mike Mangham
Mark and Mike ManghamTwin BlendsTwin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters take a look back at old photos from the, Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSUS, of Shreveport High School and Byrd High School. Mark And Mike Mangham Of Twin BlendsMark and Mike Mangham with Twin Blends and the Robert Sullivan medal they found. Mark And Mike Mangham Of Twin BlendsMark and Mike Mangham with Twin Blends and the Robert Sullivan medal they found.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
shreveporttimes.com | Mike Mangham
In January, William O’Brien gave Twin Blends a guided tour of the old Cooper’s Corner building located at the corner of Texas St. and Louisiana Avenue in downtown Shreveport. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, they returned and witnessed the ribbon cutting of the historic building. A crowd gathered in downtown Shreveport on Wednesday to celebrate the ribbon cutting for Cooper's Corner. This building at 700 Texas St. has a lot of history to it.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
shreveporttimes.com | Mike Mangham
Mark and Mike Mangham of Twin BlendsA historic photo from Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSUS of the Cooper's Corner building, researched by Twin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters. Mark And Mike Mangham Of Twin BlendsA historic photo from Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSUS of the Cooper's Corner building, researched by Twin Blends: Northwest Louisiana History Hunters.
