Researched by Twin Blends
Researched by Twin Blends
— Vincent Van Gogh
— Jimmy Cannon
Researched by Twin Blends
We are twin brothers and best friends who grew up in Southern Hills in Shreveport and played sports together. Neither of us were really interested in history when we were younger, but we always loved looking at old photos. As we got older and retired from sports, we started to get more interested in old pictures of our city’s history. We search through thousands and thousands of old pictures from the past, go to the exact location where they were taken, snap our own picture and then combine those two pictures to form what we call a “Blend.” We then use those photos to tell the history of that location in a fun and exciting way! Since we are “twins” and “blend” the old and new photos together, that’s where the name Twin Blends comes from and you can find us on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and now the web at twinblendshistory.com.
Researched by Twin Blends
Come As You Are
Dine In Your Car
Street Car Trolley
Records Unlimited
The Gang's All Here
How About a Victory Lap?
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According to our friends Olivia and Haden with the Vivian Railroad Museum, the town of Vivian buried a time capsule 50 years ago on the SE corner of the Town Hall (now the Police Station) and it will be opened sometime in July!
This is going to be awesome! We will let everyone know when an exact date is set!
Everyone loves time capsules! We can’t wait! See you there! ... See MoreSee Less
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A Huge Lake in Downtown Shreveport!??
We were with KTBS 3 News' Brian Fowler yesterday morning on top of a parking garage on Crockett St. talking about Silver Lake! Over 156 years ago this beautiful 186-acre lake supplied the Caddo Indians and early settlers with abundant fish and even a steamboat landing! Yep, that's right, steamboats once "docked" right in the area where the "@from shreveport with From Shreveport With Love Mural now sits. That mural is located at the SE corner of Crockett Street and Edwards Street on the Sockrider, Bolin, Anglin & Batte Law Firm building! The next time you drive down Crockett Street and approach the Edwards Street intersection be sure to yield to the steamboats!!!
We’re attaching really old maps that we’ve come across of that area over the years!
As a bonus, we used A.I. to put a steamboat in the picture and had it going up Edwards St. to give an idea what it would have looked like like in the 1800s! ... See MoreSee Less
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A Huge Lake in Downtown Shreveport!??
We were with KTBS 3 News' Brian Fowler this morning on top of a parking garage talking about Silver Lake! Over 156 years ago this beautiful 186-acre lake supplied the Caddo Indians and early settlers with abundant fish and even a steamboat landing! Yep, that's right, steamboats once "docked" right in the area where the "From Shreveport with Love" mural now sits. That mural is located at the SE corner of Crockett Street and Edwards Street on the Sockrider, Anglin, Bolin, & Batte Law Firm building! The next time you drive down Crockett Street and approach the Edwards Street intersection be sure to yield to the steamboats!!! ... See MoreSee Less
America 250: Shreveport's Silver Lake
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Downtown talking about Silver Lake with KTBS 3 News Brian Fowler! ... See MoreSee Less
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Be sure to tune in to KTBS 3 News tomorrow morning starting at 5am! We will be joining Brian Fowler talking about the lake that once sat in downtown Shreveport! That’s right, a lake! Most of you have probably driven through where the lake used to be and not even known it! The name of that lake was Silver Lake! ... See MoreSee Less
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Ironclads, Tinclads, Gunboats and Submarines!!!
Mark your calendars now!! Also let
Mansfield State Historic Site know that you are coming by clicking on the photo event and select “going”! This is going to be an awesome event! Come and see our
Twin Blends video premiere of “Porter’s Fleet and the Lost Relics That Time Forgot”. The highlight of the event will be Dr. Gary Joiner and his presentation that will be bringing Porter’s Fleet stories to life and exploring the legacy of Civil War naval warfare! See you there!
***Relics from Porter’s Fleet will be available for viewing!! ... See MoreSee Less
Mansfield State Historic Site
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Ironclads. Tinclads. Gunboats. Submarines.
Mark your calendars!! Aug 22nd at the Mansfield State Historic Site!We can’t wait to join up with the great historian Dr. Gary Joiner!! ... See MoreSee Less
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