644 Milam Street, Shreveport, LA 71101

  • Asking Price: $325,000

    One of Louisiana’s best-kept secrets, this is the drug store that helped launch the film industry in America! Revitalize Downtown by giving life to the historic Saenger Drug Building on the corner of Louisiana and Milam streets. The owner has already completed schematics with a licensed architect, ensured clear title, cleaned out the building, and added 3d renderings of what the exterior could look like with updates. The Saenger Bros, Julian and Abe, built the Saenger building in 1900 to house the Saenger Drug Store, one of America’s first 24/7 pharmacies. The soda shop on the ground floor was a popular hang out, and the 22 hotel rooms on the top floors provided lodging for transient guests. The Saenger Bros also built the original Saenger Theatre next door at 620 Milam (now the Capri) and went on to build the Strand Theater a block away and the iconic Saenger Theatre in New Orleans (among many others across the globe). The
    Saenger Bros ultimately sold their entertainment empire to Paramount Pictures in the largest financial deal in the motion picture industry up to that point. The Saenger Bros’ legendary success began at the corner of Louisiana and Milam streets right here in Shreveport, in this very building! Starting around 1956, the ground floor housed several retail establishments, most notably, men’s shoe store Standard Brand Shoes.

     

     

     

    • Total Sq. Ft. - 11,200 sq. ft.

  • Contact

    Kyle Southard ( email ) • Pinnacle Realty Advisors
    Phone: 318-233-1045 (o)