Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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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…
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DeSiard Street
I love this old postcard! Just look at how busy DeSiard was! So many businesses that are now gone.
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Saenger Theater
Many weeks ago, I posted a color postcard of the above theater but it was cropped closer in to the building. This one has a wider shot down DeSiard Street.…
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Ouachita Parish Public Library
Did you ever wonder why the Main Branch Library on 18th street has a Stubbs Avenue address? When the building was first built in 1958, it’s entrance faced Stubbs Avenue.…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 