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Christ Church 1845
Christ Church was the first Episcopal congregation. Christ Church, 1845 Illustration of Christ Episcopal Church, corner of Canal and Bourbon Streets, in Norman's New Orleans and Environs, 1845. The artist is unidentified. Benjamin Moore Norman describes the church...
St. Charles Street, 1880
St. Charles Street in 1880 Canal and St. Charles The 100-200 blocks of St. Charles Street, looking up from Canal Street, 1880. This is one side of a stereoscope card from S. T. Blessing Studios on Canal. The foreground shows the 100 block of St. Charles. Meyer The...
Streetcar Parade Changes 1950
Streetcar parade changes happened to keep the streets clear. Streetcar parade changes Ad in the Times-Picayune, 20-February-1950, outlining the "Changes in Streetcar and Bus Routes during Carnival Parades" for Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras that year. In order to clear the...
LSUNO to the University of New Orleans (@uofno)
LSUNO lost the "LS" in the name in 1974 LSUNO gets a name change Newspaper article from 3-February-1974 reporting on the passage by the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors of the name change for LSUNO. By an 8-2 vote, the university became the University...
UNO’s Twentieth Anniversary 1978
UNO celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 1978. Twentieth Anniversary Photo from The Privateer, the University of New Orleans yearbook, documenting the twentieth anniversary celebration of the school's founding in 1978. In the center is Dr. Homer L. Hitt,...
Amtrak Transition Sleepers
Amtrak transition sleepers connect single-level cars with Superliners. Connection cars with transition sleepers AMTK 39008, a "transition sleeper" car, running on train #59, the City of New Orleans.The car's design includes end vestibules at different levels. The car...
Falling Concrete 1958
It's not just contemporary--falling concrete was a problem in 1958. Falling concrete in the CBD A story on the front page of the Times-Picayune on 26-January-1958 has contemporary ring to it. "Falling Concrete Nearly Hits Pedestrian, 2 in Auto." The location was the...
Gates of Prayer Cemetery 1999
Chevra Thilim Cemetery (Gates of Prayer) stands at 4824 Canal Street, near City Park Avenue. Gates of Prayer Cemetery, also known as Chevra Thilim 1999 image of the "Jewish Cemetery" at 4824 Canal Street. The building in the background is the Botinelli Building. The...
NORTA 922 carrying the Phunny Phorty Phellows
NORTA 922 carrying the Phunny Phorty Phellows on Twelfth Night. Seeing NORTA 922 carrying the Phunny Phorty Phellows is a treat. The Phunny Phorty Phellows (PPP) announce the arrival of the Carnival season. While there are other organizations parading on Twelfth...
Crescent Limited Louisville & Nashville #TrainThursday
The Crescent Limited Louisville & Nashville ran from New Orleans to New York City. Crescent Limited Louisville & Nashville "Best and Fastest Service between Canal Street and Broadway." That's how the L&N advertised service on the Crescent Limited in the...
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