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Southern LA peeps, question about "Godchaux" vs "Goudchaux"
Posted on 9/14/15 at 9:57 am
Posted on 9/14/15 at 9:57 am
There were 2 high end department stores back in the day right?
There was a 'Godchaux' and a "Goudchaux/Maison Blanche"?
What was the difference? Were they actually the same store or were they 2 completely different companies?
There was a 'Godchaux' and a "Goudchaux/Maison Blanche"?
What was the difference? Were they actually the same store or were they 2 completely different companies?
This post was edited on 9/14/15 at 9:58 am
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Posted on 9/14/15 at 9:59 am to CAD703X
From wikipedia:
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nstead, three of the seven existing Maison Blanche stores, as well as the name, were purchased by Goudchaux's, Inc. of Baton Rouge, owned by the Sternberg brothers. (Goudchaux's should not be confused with Godchaux's, a specialty store based in New Orleans). Operating as Goudchaux/Maison Blanche, the new company eventually reopened the original Canal Street flagship in 1984, leasing three floors from the new owners.
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:00 am to Mo Jeaux
what did you search for to find that?
eta haven't lived in BR since the 1980s..is this store still around?
This post was edited on 9/14/15 at 10:01 am
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:01 am to CAD703X
Godchaux was on Government st.
Maison Blanche was in the mall
Maison Blanche was in the mall
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:01 am to CAD703X
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:02 am to CAD703X
quote:
haven't lived in BR since the 1980s..is this store still around?
I don't know. Haven't lived in BR since the mid-90s. Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:07 am to CAD703X
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2 high end department stores
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'Godchaux' and a "Goudchaux/Maison Blanche"
Thats like saying D.H. Holmes/Dillards are high end
This post was edited on 9/14/15 at 10:08 am
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:09 am to Broke
quote:
Godchaux was on Government st.
Maison Blanche was in the mall
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:09 am to CAD703X
google man, masion blanche
it's like you don't know how to use the internet or something
it's like you don't know how to use the internet or something
This post was edited on 9/14/15 at 10:11 am
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:11 am to CAD703X
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What was the difference?
Berenstein
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:13 am to tgrbaitn08
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Thats like saying D.H. Holmes/Dillards are high end
Meh, I would say that Goudchaux/Maison Blanche would be considered a relatively high end department store back in the day. That industry has undergone an enormous amount of change.
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:15 am to Mo Jeaux
Macys was more high end than Goudchaux/Maison Blanche
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:15 am to CAD703X
In addition to the Baton Rouge Goudchaux's that bought Maison Blanche, there was another New Orleans-based clothing/department store named Godchaux's (one 'u') founded by Leon Godchaux before the Civil War. The main store was on Canal with branches in all of the suburban malls. Godchaux's closed in the late 1980s.
The same Leon Godchaux also owned the Godchaux Sugar company shich was supplied by his several plantations and boasting at one time the largest sugar refinery in the country.
The same Leon Godchaux also owned the Godchaux Sugar company shich was supplied by his several plantations and boasting at one time the largest sugar refinery in the country.
This post was edited on 9/14/15 at 10:17 am
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:16 am to tgrbaitn08
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Macys was more high end than Goudchaux/Maison Blanche
I don't think there was a Macy's in BR back then. And I hope you don't think Macy's is high end now. It's pretty trashy to be honest.
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:16 am to Mo Jeaux
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Goudchaux's should not be confused with Godchaux's, a specialty store based in New Orleans
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:18 am to Mo Jeaux
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And I hope you don't think Macy's is high end now.
of course not....all dept stores not in Canal Place are trashy
Posted on 9/14/15 at 10:27 am to tgrbaitn08
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Macys was more high end than Goudchaux/Maison Blanche
i dont know..i seem to remember them selling cashmere and super expensive perry ellis threads.
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