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 the Motor Car, and Damaged By Elements and Age, is Salvaged for Building Material Another old landmark is gone from West Monroe. For years it … Continue reading West Monroe Landmark Torn Down →

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 shows men carrying out the bar from the old Doc's Saloon on Commerce Street in West Monroe. I wish Ron Downing was still alive so … Continue reading Doc’s Saloon Bar is Carried Away →

The W.L. Morris building in West Monroe

Take a look at this old photo of the W.L. Morris building I just found in our files! It stood on Commerce street at the corner of Natchitoches (Alley Park now). Beautiful!

Doc’s Meat Market

Monday of last week I shared a picture of the outside of Doc's Meat Market, owned by G.C. "Doc" Moore on Commerce Street in West Monroe. This is the same building, only a wider shot. The top floor was the Carolina Hotel, said to be a "bawdy house". Below was a cafe'/saloon. On the right … Continue reading Doc’s Meat Market →

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 Uriah Millsaps. Uriah and his brother F.F. came to the town of Trenton and set up a mercantile store selling the Tennessee Wagon. When he … Continue reading Uriah Millsaps building →