Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Antique Alley

  • The E.E. Johnson Service Station

    This postcard is a rare one from the 1920’s. When I saw it come up for sale on eBay, I had to have it! It came in last month. The…

  • West Monroe Landmark Torn Down

    Ouachita Citizen, May 26, 1933, Page 1 CITY’S LARGEST BUILDING RAZED: ONE-TIME GATHERING PLACE FOR STOCKMEN NOW ONLY A MEMORY Big Structure, Its Usefulness Ended By the Universal Acceptance of…

  • Doc’s Saloon Bar is Carried Away

    This clipping makes my jaw drop. It is a photo from the Citizen in 1972, just a few days before I would be born just right across the river! It…

  • Antique Alley History

    Great little history video showing the story behind several of the buildings and stores along Trenton Street in West Monroe, known as Antique Alley.

  • Doc’s Meat Market

    G.C. “Doc” Moore owned the above building around the turn of the century. It was located on Commerce street in West Monroe. The building is still there if you would…

  • Webb Hotel

    The old Webb Hotel on Antique Alley was built around 1900. It is now only two stories tall, due to a fire on the third floor! It now serves as…

  • Uriah Millsaps building

    The oldest commercial building in West Monroe can be found on Commerce street. For many years, it was the Trenton Street Appliance Store. The building was built in 1885 by…

  • Trenton and Natchitoches Streets circa 1900

    This is a classic shot up Trenton Street.  Most of these buildings are still there!