Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: DeSiard Street

  • The First Horse Racing Track in Monroe?

    I just love these little tidbits of history I find from time to time! I try to share them as I find them, so that future researchers can know about…

  • DeSiard Street Looking East 1930’s

    What a sight this must have been! It is hard to believe this area was once packed with shoppers!

  • The Dispenza Grocery

    George Dispenza was born in Palermo, Sicily in 1881. When he was twenty, he came to America and settled in Monroe. George opened a store at 117 DeSiard Street, although…

  • Tennille Ancestral Home (Limerick Plantation) is Torn Down

    Can you tell I have been researching old homes a bit? This one just about makes me want to cry, since Limerick was probably built before 1810. The site is…

  • Merry Christmas!

    Just wanted to share this cozy photo of Desiard Street in snow, ready for Christmas! have a wonderful Christmas!

  • City Coney Island

    This is the building that housed Tail Gators, across the street from the site of the Downtown Billiards Parlor. The address (as you see in the window) was 519 DeSiard…

  • Monroe and West Monroe in the 1960s.

    Well this one is stunning! I decided to see what new items are available on the Internet Archives and I found a glimpse into what Ouachita parish looked like in…

  • Gay’s Menswear

    This photo appeared in the News-Star on February 18, 1989.

  • Sugar Brothers Theater

    This building would eventually become the Paramount!

  • The Lyceum Theater

    This movie theater was opened in 1909 in the 100 block of DeSiard Street and was torn down around 1928. The building was only a couple of years old when…