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Southern Railway – Pontchartrain Expressway #TrainThursday
Southern Railway, now Norfolk Southern, maintains the #BackBelt railroad connection. Southern Railway The New Orleans and North Eastern (NONE) Railroad connected New Orleans with Meridian, Mississippi, in 1883. NONE operated from Terminal Station, located at Canal and...
Basin Street – Southern Railway Switching and Steam #TrainThursday
Basin Street was the location of Terminal Station Basin Street Terminal Station serviced Southern Railway and the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad, from 1908 to 1954. Travelers and shoppers on Canal Street saw the arched facade of the building. Those keeping the trains...
Just Hotels – The Transition of Canal Street #FadingSigns
Just Hotels - Where once retail ruled. Just Hotels This photo from the 1950s sums up the "before" of Canal Street beautifully. The corner of Canal and Camp Streets was one of the first to be demolished, to make way for a hotel. While the old Godchaux Building gave way...
Algiers 1865 – New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western RR
Algiers 1865, The railroads were a lifeline for the Union. Algiers 1865 Trains at the Algiers Terminal of the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western Railroad, in 1865. The NOO&GW served the Union forces after the capture of New Orleans in 1862. The NOO&GW...
Pathways reveal the reasons for #FadingSigns in New Orleans
Pathways lead the way to fading signs. Pathways We all follow paths and pathways in our lives. Some of us step off the well-trodden paths, forging ahead, making new ones. Most of us, however, follow regular paths. So, we leave home and go to work. At lunchtime, we...
Chartres Street at Canal Street, 1890-91 – Bobtails and Wall Ads
Chartres Street was one block down from the Clay Monument Chartres Street From the book, New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line, this is a Mugnier photo of Chartres Street at Canal. The Custom house is barely visible in the background. The trees in the neutral ground...
Yatmedia – NOLA History Guy Connection – Building Community for Clients
Yatmedia - Social Media for Social Justice (cross-posted to Yatmedia) Yatmedia and NOLA History Guy In 2010, we formed partnership and hung out a shingle, doing social media consulting. Things evolved over time. Now, Yatmedia is wholly-owned by me. So, it makes sense...
Mr. Bingle on Canal Street dates back to the 1940s
Mr. Bingle on the front of Maison Blanche Canal Mr. Bingle Maison Blanche regularly put up big displays on the front of the store. The second floor was mostly stockrooms and warehouse space. The view in windows on that floor left much to be desired. So, the store...
Rigolets Pass – L&N heading to New Orleans from the Gulf Coast #TrainThursday
Rigolets Pass connects Lakes Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne Rigolets Pass The Rigolets Pass is a waterway just north and east of New Orleans. It connects Lake Pontchartrain with Lake Borgne. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad (now CSX) uses a bridge over the...
Downtown Signs – 500 Block Baronne is a treasure trove #FadingSigns
Downtown signs tell stories of families and their businesses Downtown Signs I'm still in the gathering phase for Fading Signs of New Orleans. Last week, I requested locations of electric signs from businesses gone by. They count as "faded" for the book. The response...
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