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Heart of Louisiana FOX8
FOX8's "Heart of Louisiana" segment on "Streetcar" featured...me. FOX8 Heart of Louisiana It's the 75th anniversary of the movie, "A Streetcar Named Desire." To mark the milestone, The Historic New Orleans Collection presents a wonderful, well-curated collection of...
D-Day in Da Paper 6-June-1944
D-Day in Da Paper greeted New Orleans on the morning of the invasion. D-Day in Da Paper When New Orleans woke up on June 6, 1944, the Times-Picayune headline reported German accounts that the invasion was underway. Those reports were unconfirmed by Eisenhower's HQ in...
Carrollton Shopping Center 1964
Carrollton Shopping Center took advantage of the Pontchartrain Expressway. Gus Mayer "Keep cool, in sleeveless dresses, deftly shaped..." Summer dresses in dacron-polyester from Gus Mayer. This ad, from the Times-Picayune on 4-June-1964. The store sold these dresses...
Streetcar vs Train 1912
Streetcar vs Train never ends well. Streetcar vs Train Brief news article about a streetcar vs train accident in The Daily Picayune, 11-May-1912. Passenger train No. 339, of the Illinois Central, crashed into the Royal Blue car at Washington Avenue, at 9 o'clock last...
Sheraton Charles Hotel 1973
The Sheraton Charles Hotel was the last incarnation of the venerable hotel. Sheraton Charles Hotel Ad for the Sheraton Charles Hotel, May 7, 1973. The Sheraton chain bought the hotel in 1965. They re-branded the property, "Sheraton-Charles," enticing tourists with its...
Congo Square and the Roots of New Orleans Music
Congo Square establishes the roots of Jazz. Congo Square in Faubourg Treme Before air conditioning's escape into the mall or confinement at home, people gathered together to socialize and try to beat the Summer heat. In Spanish-controlled New Orleans of the late 18th...
Camp Stanislaus 1947
Camp Stanislaus 1947 continues today. Camp Stanislaus 1947 Ad for Camp Stanislaus 1947 in the Times-Picayune, 19-April-1947: SAINT STANISLAUS -- Not merely a school -- BUT A WAY OF LIFE CAMP STANISLAUS BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI Announces its 19th SEASON - FIVE WEEKS...
Canal Streetcar Mornings
Canal streetcar mornings begin around 7am. Canal Streetcar Mornings Early morning outbound and inbound on the Canal Street Line, 2-April-2022. The first streetcar, outbound, is actually the second car out of the barn. The Canal line cars leave the barn at Canal...
Berlin Sleeping Car @berlinsleepcar
Private varnish Berlin Sleeping Car rides to New York via the Amtrak Crescent. Berlin Sleeping Car The Amtrak Crescent 🌙 #20 pulled three private railcars to New York's Penn Station (NYP on 25-February-2022. We talked about the two Patrick Henry railcars in a previous...
Private Rail PHCP Cars
Riding private rail PHCP cars Private Rail PHCP From Carnival time: three "private varnish cars," The private rail PHCP (Patrick Henry Creative Promotions) cars, "Evelyn A. Henry" and "Warren R. Henry" joined the Berlin Sleeping Car on a northbound trip. The three...
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