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Christ Church 1845

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, 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...

Falling Concrete 1958

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

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...

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