Yesterday in La Crosse
Calling Crime-Stoppers…33 years ago
In 1984, La Crosse joined the growing Crime-Stoppers program, known for running commercials about unsolved crimes and offering rewards for tips from citizens. The local Chamber of Commerce donated $1000 to La Crosse Police Chief William Reynolds to organize Crime-Stoppers here.
Doerflinger’s department store was going out of business in ’84. The downtown store had a closeout sale after operating for 103 years. Doerflinger’s was selling hats and wigs for 20% off, and almost everything else was 25%.
About a block down 4th Street, the Bodega was preparing to re-open, after shutting down the previous January because of “business conditions.” The Bodega was primarily a restaurant in the early 80’s, and is now a brew pub.
The top song in America in early September was “What’s Love Got to Do with It” by Tina Turner. Other chart-toppers came from the movie soundtracks of “Purple Rain,” “Footloose,” and “Ghostbusters”…33 years ago, 1984, yesterday in La Crosse.
