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John T. Hardy Home
Look how absolutely gorgeous Monroe’s old houses once were! This stood at 600 Riverside Drive, which is now the site of the Family Justice Center. This is what I would…
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Kornmann Meat Market
Another old photo I found on the Internet is an interior shot of the Kornmann Meat Market, located inside the old Monroe City Market building where People’s Homestead building now…
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Monroe Grocer Company
Great little turn of the century photo!
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Steamboat Bob Blanks
This is a beautiful postcard of the steamboat Bob Blanks docked at Monroe. You can find another picture and information on the steamboat here: https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/ABLXI2MJPJH2ZA8Z .
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Ouachita River Postcard
A neat little postcard came up for sale earlier this month! You can see Monroe in the background. Most prominent is the old Penn Hotel with the Pink Penthouse at…
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Grammont and South Grand Near the Turn of the Last Century
I love this photo postcard! What you are looking at is the corner of Grammont and South Grand Streets, taken from the top of the City Hall bell tower. On…
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Ouachita Valley Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall
This big building stood till the 1970’s at the site of the old Ouachita Valley Fairgrounds. It hosted Fair exhibits, music performances (the Twin City Jamboree) and revival meetings. These…
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DeSiard Street at the Turn of the Century
This is a super rare postcard I bought off of eBay a few weeks ago. The photographer is standing in the 100 block of DeSiard Street, with their back to…
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Monroe Police Department
Last week, a patron donated this photograph to the library’s collection: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A758 It shows the entire police department standing on the steps of the old Monroe City Hall. From the…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 