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3000 Gentilly in the 1950s #podcast
The block of 3000 Gentilly Blvd holds a fascinating history. 3000 Gentilly Photo of the building at 3028-3030 Gentilly Blvd., taken by Franck Studios on February 13, 1951. The specific photographer is unidentified, since this is a commercial photo rather than part of...
How I Can Help You
Even if I don't need your product/service, let's talk about how I can help you. (cross-posted to YatMedia and Eloquent Profanity) How Can I Help You? Can your products/services actually help me? Odds are, the answer is no. That doesn't mean we're not useful to each...
Pullman Porters worked for tips
Pullman Porters didn't earn a living wage from the company. The Pullman Porters When George Pullman's company began providing sleeping car service to passenger railroads in the US, he hired Black men, formerly enslaved, to staff the cars. Those men staffed sleeping...
I tell stories
Re-introducing myself - I tell Stories. I Tell Stories I've written six books on various aspects of the history of New Orleans. They're stories ranging from streetcars to department stores to schools to Jazz. I earned a BA in Social Sciences Education from the...
Funeral Procession Jefferson Davis, 1889
The Traitor Davis died in New Orleans in 1899. The city gave him a grand funeral procession. Funeral Procession of the Traitor Davis Jefferson Davis died in the Garden District on December 6, 1889. They city held a massive funeral procession for Davis on 11-December....
Amtrak City of New Orleans – slow and fast(er)
Amtrak City of New Orleans heading out of town at different speeds. Riding Amtrak City of New Orleans The City of New Orleans is Amtrak's New Orleans to Chicago route. It's their version of the old Illinois Central train made famous by the song. For the last few...
Public Swimming Pools 1 – @NOLACityPark
Public swimming pools have a long history in New Orleans. Beat the heat in public swimming pools City Park and Audubon Park both opened public swimming pools in the 1920s. City Park was first, in 1925, followed by the uptown park in 1928. So much of their stories is...
Kansas City Southern Crossing Carrollton
KCS passenger train heading out, crossing Carrollton Avenue. Crossing Carrollton Avenue A Kansas City Southern train heads west out of Union Station. It's crossing S. Carrollton Avenue, just before the intersection of S. Carrollton and Tulane Avenues. A pair of...
Architectural Rendering of Shushan Airport
Shushan Airport is now known as Lakefront Airport. Art Deco administration building at Shushan Airport Architectural drawing of the Administration building of Shushan Airport. The state built the airport on the eastern side of the Industrial Canal....
Boyd Cruise – 1303 St. Ann Street #frenchquarter
Stores like 1303 St. Ann Street were a common sight in the Treme. 1303 St. Ann Street Painting of the corner store at 1303 St. Ann Street by Boyd Cruise. Here's the description of the painting from THNOC: View of a corner building in Faubourg Tremé with a grocery...
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