Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Downtown View of DeSiard Street in 1959

To give you an idea of where you are in this photo, the strip of buildings on the right foreground is the area where Rain the Salon is now. The crossing streets are Catalpa and North 4th. You can see the Palace, the ONB building, the Bernhardt Building and even the Paramount! At the far end, if you squint, you can see Endom bridge!

4 responses to “Downtown View of DeSiard Street in 1959”

  1. Betty Swink Martin Avatar
    Betty Swink Martin

    What was the name of the stationery store near the old bridge?

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    1. ouachitaparishhistory Avatar
      ouachitaparishhistory

      I think you are thinking of the Ferd Levi Stationary store. The building is now restaurant Cotton.

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    2. Ginger Huckabay Avatar
      Ginger Huckabay

      Ferd Levi

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  2. CINDY Avatar
    CINDY

    HI! DOES ANYONE KNOW THE NAMES OF THE HOTELS WITHIN A BLOCK OR SO OF THE PARAMOUNT? THANKS. (OR THE BEST LOCAL MUSEUM OR ARCHIVE TO FIND THIS INFORMATION?)

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