Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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Early Ouachita Parish School Bus
The above photo shows one of the early Ouachita Parish school buses. Doesn’t look very safe!
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DeSiard Street Circa 1905
This is the intersection of Grand and DeSiard Streets. The Hip Marks building is on the right. It is now the site of Henry Bry Park.
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Birdseye View of Monroe
Taken circa 1920, this shows a view of the heart of Monroe from the old City Hall. The street in front of the bank building is South Grand.
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The First Car in Monroe
The above photo was taken at the corner of North 2nd and DeSiard Street. The piano store was Emile Kaliski, which is now the site of the Palace. Behind the…
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An unidentified Mealy photo
The above photo was found by me a few years ago in an Antique Alley shop. On the back it states that it was a product of the Mealy photo…
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Lea Joyner Bridge
I love this postcard, since it shows in stark detail how much the area has changed. There is not near the amount of green seen here left!
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Steamer Bob Blanks in 1907
The above photo comes from a scrapbook held in the Special Collections department. It shows the Pargoud Line steamboat the Bob Blanks coming through one of the bridges at Monroe.…
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Virginia Hotel Restaurant
Postcard showing the Virginia Hotel Restaurant. It was the place to be seen in it’s day!
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Pine Street circa 1910
Pine street once had some gorgeous homes! Notice the trolley tracks? You can see a trolley way down the street.
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Monroe Country Club
The old postcard above shows the Monroe Country Club, which was located on McKinley street at the end of Riverside drive. It was bought by George Zeigen in the early…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 