Ruston USO


Ruston USO
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	212 N. Trenton St., Ste. 1, Ruston, Louisiana
Coordinates	32°31′49″N 92°38′21″W / 32.53028°N 92.63917°W / 32.53028; -92.63917Coordinates: 32°31′49″N 92°38′21″W / 32.53028°N 92.63917°W / 32.53028; -92.63917
NRHP Reference #	11000009
Added to NRHP	February 11, 2011

The Ruston USO is located in Ruston, LA. The address is 212 N Trenton St. Suite #1, and is in the Historic District of Downtown Ruston, Louisiana USA. This building served as the USO center from 1943-1945. It served mostly Navy officers who were stationed at Louisiana Tech University who were in the V-12 program. The USO was run by Mrs. Glasgow, and Mrs. Caroline Lewis also worked there, while Mr. Alex T. Hunt served as Director. There were several dances held there for soldiers, and there was even a wedding. There was a ping-pong table, piano, and a lot of chairs and desks so that soldiers could write home. There was one Sunday evening when there was a door count of 1400 soldiers! The building was originally a movie theater that was converted into 2 storefronts. For 50 years after the closing of the USO, this building housed several shoe stores. In 1998, Kevin Hawkins of Hawkins Photography refurbished the building and in 2011 the property was listed on the Historical Register through the US Dept of Interior.

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