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NOLA History Guy December (7) – Canal Street, 1906
NOLA History Guy December continues with a Canal Streetcar image. Ford, Bacon, and Davis Alexander Allison captured four New Orleans Railway and Light (NORwy&Lt) streetcars in this image of the 801 and 901 blocks of Canal Street. The stores display red,white, and...
NOLA History Guy December (6) – Krauss – The New Orleans Value Store
Our sixth installment of NOLA History Guy December features Krauss Department Store NOLA History Guy December - Krauss At the end of the 19th Century, the 1201 block of Canal Street consisted of a series of single-family homes. In 1899, Businessman and real estate...
NOLA History Guy December (5) – New Orleans Jazz
Our fifth installment of NOLA History Guy December features New Orleans Jazz NOLA History Guy December - Kid Ory David Simon's TV series for HBO, "Treme" was in its third season in the summer of 2012. When I learned the show was green-lighted for a fourth season, I...
NOLA History Guy December (4) – Brothers of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans
Our fourth installment of NOLA History Guy December features the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans (BOSH) NOLA History Guy December - BOSH - Brothers of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans When my CPA kiddo attended Brother Martin High School, it was time for...
NOLA History Guy December (3) – Legendary Locals – @WendellPierce
Our third installment of NOLA History Guy December features one of the Legendary Locals of New Orleans. NOLA History Guy December - Wendell Pierce Legendary Locals This book, Legendary Locals of New Orleans, is a different concept than the "Images of America books."...
NOLA History Guy December (2) – the founders of Maison Blanche
Our second installment of NOLA History Guy December features Maison Blanche. Maison Blanche Department Stores - NOLA History Guy December Simon J. Shwartz was an experienced realtor. He grew up in the family business, A. Shwartz and Son. Simon was the third son of...
NOLA History Guy December (1) – Canal and Rampart Streets
NOLA History Guy December offers images from the books. We’re featuring a couple of images from the books each day, running up to Christmas. To kick this off, here’s the first image (after the cover) in New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line. It’s a photo (photographer...
Plan of the English Turn 1814 #watercolorwednesday
Barthélémy Lafon drew this map of English Turn in 1814. English Turn 1814 "Plan of the English Turn" by Barthélémy Lafon, 1769-1820. This section of Mississippi River is just south of its connection with the Intracoastal Waterway. The Turn gets its name from what Mike...
NOLA Books as Gifts (1) – New History!
NOLA books aren't just gifts. They're investments. Give NOLA Books I'd like to suggest two books recently released for your consideration as gifts. This is the first of several posts to give you some ideas on something New Orleans you can buy friends and family that...
Gap Bridge in Bucktown 1915 #WatercolorWednesday
Gap Bridge was also known as the Bucktown Bridge. West End from Bucktown The "Gap Bridge," captured in a watercolor painting by Jeanette Boutall Woest, 17-November-1968. Here's the record entry from THNOC" View of the wooden Gap Bridge in about 1915 bordered by...
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