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Walgreens Book Signing on Canal Street 13-December!
Stop by my Walgreens Book Signing! Walgreens Book Signing 13-December Stop by the Walgreens Drug Store, 900 Canal Street, on Friday, December 13th, and buy my books! I'll be signing New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line, and New Orleans Jazz, from 3pm-5pm. I'll also...
JC Restaurant in #TheMetrys – #FlashbackFriday
JC Restaurant and Bar, 601 Veterans in #themetrys (x-posted to YatCuisine) JC Restaurant This restaurant was located at 601 Veterans Boulevard, in Metairie. This Franck Studios photo, shot on 9-January-1960, shows how this main drag of Metairie was still...
Zuppardo’s Family Supermarket – From Economical to Metairie
Zuppardo's Family Supermarket opens new, expanded store in #themetrys! (x-posted to YatCuisine) Zuppardo's Family Supermarket - My grocery I've been going to Zuppardo's Supermarket, either the old store on Elysian Fields and Gentilly, or the Metairie store at...
Krauss Service Building along Basin Street, 1951
The Krauss Service Building more than doubled the size of the Canal Street favorite. Krauss Service Building 1951 When Leon Fellman built the storefront that became Krauss Department Store, the original two-story building didn't extend even half-way back in the 1201...
Bayou Brief – NOLA History Guy and nonprofit journalism
NOLA History Guy's new connection to the Bayou Brief Bayou Brief I'm pleased to announce that I'm accepting a position with the Bayou Brief. Lamar's dubbed me, Creative Content and Social Media Director. I'll be taking the lead on the publication's social media...
Canal Terminal 1941 – Street Level #StreetcarMonday
The Liberty Monument defined Canal Terminal 1941 Canal Terminal 1941 A NOPSI arch-roof streetcar makes the turn around Liberty Place. This charming photo from 1941 shows one of our classic "green" streetcars circling around the Liberty Monument. After completing the...
Gulf Wind – Louisville and Nashville service New Orleans to Jacksonville
Connecting New Orleans to Florida via the Gulf Wind From 1949 to 1971, the Louisville and Nashville operated passenger service from New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida, via their Gulf Wind train. While the service sounded like a classic "name train," it was actually...
Desire Streetcar 19-December-1947 #StreetcarMonday
NOPSI 866 as a Desire Streetcar 19-December-1947 Desire Streetcar 19-December-1947 NOPSI 866, in the barn on 19-December, 1947. The note at the bottom says "Stiglets Case," meaning Franck Studios shot the photo as part of a lawsuit. NOPSI lawyers used Franck Studios...
NOLA History Guy Podcast 27-July-2019 Krauss and Trains
Department stores and train stations on Basin Street on NOLA History Guy Podcast 27-July-2019 NOLA History Guy Podcast 27-July-2019 Two segments on NOLA History Guy Podcast 27-July-2019. First, our "Today In New Orleans History" for 20-July, and then we'll unpack a...
Author Websites – Jefferson Parish Library Talk 20-Jul-2019
Author Websites - x-posted to www.ebranley.com Jeff Parish Library Workshop, just before the meeting of the RWA chapter Jeff Parish Library Workshop I had the privilege of speaking at the Jefferson Parish Public Library (East Bank Regional Branch) this morning. This...
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