Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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DeSiard Street circa 1910
Imagine getting stuck behind this caravan in rush hour traffic! William A. Bozone’s Grocery is the building on the left. According to the 1912 City Directory, it was located at…
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Sycamore Hall: Monroe’s Lost Mansion
In 1868, John Theodore Ludeling, Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, built a mansion on Riverside Drive (known as Front Street then), at what is now Hudson Lane. It…
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St. John Street circa 1923
This is another postcard from Special Collections. It shows the old post office on St. John Street. The building is no longer there. The Knights of Pythias Building next to…
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North 3rd Street
This is a rare postcard from the Special Collections Department of the Ouachita Parish Public Library. It shows North Third Street, circa 1927. Mr. Florsheim lived at 1403 North 3rd…
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The Last Annual Parade of the Volunteer Firemen
The above picture was taken on St. John street near the turn of the century. I think that steeple is First Baptist Church but that is just a guess. It…
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“New” Five Points
This is an interesting aerial shot looking straight up DeSiard. Louisville curves off to the left. It may not look familiar, since the 165 overpass is not there yet! Do…
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Sugar Brothers Theater
In the December 19th post, I told you about the Paramount Theater, which stood in the 300 block of DeSiard Street. It started life as the second Sugar Brothers Theater,…
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The Falling Picture
Many years ago, I was told the story of the falling picture. The story fascinated me, because I love a good ghost story and there was a local angle. It…
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Ed Logan
The following article was published in the Monroe Morning Post, probably in the 1920’s. It was undated and was found in the papers of the Garrett family. Very few issues…
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Veranda Hotel
Before the Civil War, the best known hotel in Monroe was called the Veranda Hotel. It was located in the middle of the block where the post office/U.S. District Court…
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