Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Bernhardt Building

  • Large Snowfall on DeSiard

    76 years ago, downtown Monroe had a record snowfall of 9 inches. The below photo was taken from the Bernhardt building and published in the News Star Jan. 31, 1949.

  • The Bernhardt Building in 1948

    A Bish Mathis Institute Newsletter from 1948 came across my desk last week and on the front cover was this great photo of downtown Monroe. You can see the side…

  • A Parade Down DeSiard, circa 1937.

    This last photo from the collection I bought, is a bit of a puzzle. The seller claimed the three photos were from 1937, but the flood photo was 1932. There…

  • Downtown View of DeSiard Street in 1959

    To give you an idea of where you are in this photo, the strip of buildings on the right foreground is the area where Rain the Salon is now. The…

  • Art Alley in 1927

    This was taken from the News-Star building in 1927 by Griffin. At the time, this street was known as 2nd Street, but is now known as Art Alley. Most prominent…

  • DeSiard in Snow

    A few weeks back, I shared a photo of a street scene at the corner of DeSiard and Jackson Street. This is the same spot but at a different angle.…

  • St. John Street Looking North

    From the look of the cars, the above photo would have been taken in the 20’s. On the west side of the street we can see the old City Hall,…