Four important landmarks once stood here as part of an unbroken line of buildings from Railroad Avenue to Clarence Street. The Weber Building housed professional offices and served as the center of Western Union communications for the region, with offices tied to the regionally based Kelly Weber companies involved in lumber, wholesale trade, agriculture, and maritime shipping, and its six-story tower was later demolished for parking. The Arcade Theatre, named for the public passage connecting the working auditorium at the rear of the property to Ryan Street, was the premier venue for concerts, plays, vaudeville, and other performances, hosting acts such as Houdini, the St. Louis Symphony, and the Barrymores as well as many community events. The passage ran through the Miller Building, a three-story structure containing offices and shops. In 1978 the entire complex was listed on the National Register, but a fire gutted the facility beyond salvation in 1985. Just north of the Miller Building stood the Paramount Theater, one of the opulent movie palaces of that chain and the grandest of Lake Charles movie houses, one of more than twenty now demolished, including the Lyric, the Pitt, the Delta, the Ritz, and the Palace.