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St. Alphonsus Church 1950s
St. Alphonsus Church in the Irish Channel is one of the "Redemptorist" churches. St. Alphonsus Church Photo by Franck Studios of St. Alphonsus Church on Constance Street in the Irish Channel. HNOC dates the photo at 1953, but some of their records are off. I'm not...
1964 Transit Improvement
1964 Transit Improvement Program ended the Canal streetcar line. 1964 Transit Improvement Flyer updating riders on the 1964 Transit Improvement Program. New Orleans Public Service, Incorporated (NOPSI) planned the removal of streetcars from the Canal Street line for...
1201 Canal Street 1919 #KraussFriday
1201 Canal Street viewed from the Elks Building. 1201 Canal Street John Tibule Mendes took this photo of Krauss Department Store and the train station on 30-March-1919. Mendes stood on the roof of the Elk's Home, just across Canal Street, at 127 Elks Place. Leon...
Southern Railway Southerner to NYC #TrainThursday
Southern Railway Southerner train ran from New Orleans to New York City. Southern Railway Southerner Two EMD E-6 "A" units pull the Southern Railway Southerner train, southbound over Lake Pontchartrain. The photo is undated, but likely from the late 1940s/early 1950s....
Washington Hotel Milneburg
The Washington Hotel in Milneburg attracted guests and groups from across New Orleans. Washington Hotel The hotel opened in 1832. Pontchartrain Railroad operations began two years earlier. The railroad connected Faubourg Marigny with Port Pontchartrain (Milneburg)....
Twelve Months New Orleans June
Twelve Months New Orleans June, continuing the series by Enrique Alferez Twelve Months New Orleans June This image is the sixth in a series of images by Enrique Alferez, published by Michael Higgins as "The Twelve Months of New Orleans." Higgins published the...
Godchaux Building 1916
The Godchaux Building stood in the 501 block of Canal Street. Godchaux Building Postcard of Canal Street, 1916. The Godchaux Building, at 527 Canal, rises in the foreground, right. The 501 block numbering begins with the building across the Dorsiere Street from the...
St. Aloysius Commencement 1894 #BOSHSunday
St. Aloysius Commencement in 1894 was a simple ceremony. St. Aloysius Commencement The St. Aloysius Commencement ceremony in 1894, as covered by the Daily Picayune, was a simple ceremony, as the school: ...closed its session yesterday without any of the special...
Desire Buses begin 1948 #StreetcarSaturday
Desire Buses begin on 30-May-1948. Desire Buses New Orleans Public Service, Incorporated (NOPSI) converted their Desire line from streetcars to buses over Memorial Day Weekend in 1948. This flyer, distributed on transit lines across the city, explained the change....
Pirate’s Alley Postcard
Pirate's Alley Postcard from the early 1900s. Pirate's Alley Postcard This Pirate's Alley Postcard presents the New Orleans landmark from Royal Street to Chartres Street. The Newberry Library, University of Illinois, retains the original copy as part of the Curt Teich...
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