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Maison Blanche Clearview #MB Monday
Maison Blanche Clearview was a huge department store. Maison Blanche Clearview Architectural rendering of Maison Blanche Clearview, 1968. This is essentially what the store looked like when it opened a year later. This perspective is what you saw as you exited I-10 at...
1201 Canal 1899 #FellmanFriday
The block at 1201 Canal was a row of houses in 1899. 1201 Canal Street 1899 Section of Plate 7 of the Robinson Atlas of New Orleans, 1883, showing square 127 of the 2nd District, 1201 Canal. This block later transformed into Krauss Department Store. Square 127 is...
City Park Miniature Railroad #TrainThursday
City Park's Miniature Railroad dates to the 1890 The Miniature Railroad at City Park This is a 2010 photo of the current incarnation of the City Park railroad, courtesy Mid-City Messenger. A miniature railroad first operated in New Orleans City Park in the 1890s....
Dan’s Pier 600 #JazzTuesday
Dan's Pier 600 often featured Al Hirt Pier 600 on Bourbon Street Photo of Dan's Pier 600 club, ca. 1955. Dan Levy, Sr., opened Pier 600 in the early 1950s. While the club stood at 501 Bourbon, corner St. Louis, it gets its name from Dan Levy's restaurant at 600...
Maison Blanche Snack Store 1951 #MBMonday
The Maison Blanche Snack Shop was a wonderful bakery. Maison Blanche Snack Store on Iberville Franck Studios photo of the corner of Dauphine and Iberville Streets in the French Quarter in 1951. Maison Blanche opened a Bakery department in 1934. That concept extended...
Peak Krauss Growth 1952
1952 was the year of peak Krauss growth, as the store expanded fully. Peak Krauss Growth Photo of Krauss Department Store, taken in 1953, for the 50th Anniversary of the store. The photo, courtesy the Times-Picayune newspaper, The photo appears to have been shot from...
Humming Bird to Cincinnati #TrainThursday
The Louisville and Nashville operated the Humming Bird train. The Humming Bird "The Humming Bird crossing Biloxi Bay - Louisville and Nashville R. R." - Linen postcard printed in the late 1940s. L&N operated the Humming Bird (the two-word name is correct) between...
Cemetery Curses Revisited
Cemetery curses revisited: is the Caesers Superdome really cursed? The Saints: Cemetery curses revisited As we approach Halloween, fans of the New Orleans Saints often return to the topic of the Superdome and the Cemetery. While much research exists on the boundaries...
Canal Street 1890 #MBMonday
Canal Street 1890, was a transitional period for the city's main street. Canal Street 1890 Lots in transition in this Canal Street, 1890 photograph. The photographer is William S. Howell. He shot it on March 25, 1890, at 3:45 PM. There's lots to break down here, but...
Prof Taverna and the St. Aloysius Band
St. Aloysius Band in 1946 was led by Prof Taverna. St. Aloysius Band Photo of the St. Aloysius High School Band, 1946. The band wears a classic corps-style uniform, with grey tunics, white trousers, and Sam Browne belts. The belt design was for military officers and...
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