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Rebel Route to Tennessee #TrainThursday
Gulf, Mobile, and Northern's Rebel Route connected New Orleans to Jackson, Tennessee. Rebel Route The "Rebel," operated by Gulf, Mobile, and Northern Railroad, at Terminal Station in Faubourg Treme, late 1930s, early 1940s. It's unclear whether this train is departing...
Municipal Auditorium 1932
The Walmsley administration held a banquet at the Municipal Auditorium in 1932. Morris FX Jeff Municipal Auditorium Franck Studios photo of the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium in 1932. The city opened the facility on May 30, 1930. Since it opened, the Municipal...
Masonic Funeral Procession
Photo of a Masonic funeral procession from the late 1940s/early 1950s. Masonic Funeral Procession Officers of Axiom Lodge #216, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliation (PHA), lead a funeral procession. Undated photo Axiom Lodge dates to 1951, so photo is...
Canal Street Postcard
This Canal Street Postcard was printed in 1903. Canal Street postcard Detroit Publishing Company postcard of Canal Street, New Orleans, from 1903. The photographer stands on the roof of the Custom House, looking towards the lake. The foreground shows the 500 block....
Henry Clay Monument Map
The Henry Clay Monument stood on Canal Street from 1860 to 1901. NOTE: If you see something else interesting on these maps, speak up! Le'ts talk about it. Henry Clay Monument A private group raised money to build a monument to American statesmen Henry Clay in 1860....
Wrecked Streetcar – NOPSI 888 #StreetcarSaturday
NOPSI 888, a wrecked streetcar, outside Carrollton Station. Wrecked streetcar The running joke is, when there's a streetcar-versus-automobile confrontation, the streetcar wins. While this is true, it doesn't mean the streetcar comes out unscathed. Such was the case on...
Historic Old New Orleans Guidebook
Historic Old New Orleans was published in 1938. Historic Old New Orleans Guidebook Cover illustrations for a pamphlet, "Historic Old New Orleans," published in 1938. The pamphlet is subtitled, "America's Most Interesting City." The front cover displays the title, but...
Pontchartrain Railroad Station
The Pontchartrain Railroad station in Faubourg Marigny was on Decatur Street. Pontchartrain Railroad Station The Pontchartrain Railroad operated from Faubourg Marigny to Port Pontchartrain, in Milneburg. While the lake terminus extended out onto a shipping pier, the...
Suicide Oak City Park
City Park contains some of the oldest trees in New Orleans, including Suicide Oak. Suicide Oak Postcard from the V.O. Hammon Publishing Company, early 1900s. This tree got its name because sixteen men took their lives over a period of twelve years, in the 1890s into...
Kenner Sanborn Maps
Kenner Sanborn maps offer insight into the city in 1926. Kenner Sanborn maps This plate shows a section of Kenner, LA. Fire insurance companies used these maps to set rates for customers. Kenner Sanborn maps provide the underwriter with details on structures, streets,...
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