Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: DeSiard Street

  • The Palace Going Out of Business Sale

    Here is a sad picture. It appeared in the newspaper in mid November of 1982. The Palace was in the middle of it’s going out of business sale.

  • Balsamo Esso Station – 1963

    Check out this 1963 ad of the Balsamo Esso Station, owned by Mr. James J. Balsamo across from the College in the 4000 block of DeSiard. I am assuming that…

  • Monroe’s First Entertainment Venue

    I was curious a couple of weeks ago, and decided to look into what was Monroe’s first concert/entertainment venue. As far as I have been able to determine, that would…

  • Ouachita Parish High School Homecoming Parade, circa 1959

    I found this photo in the 1960 Roarer yearbook. I think it was probably the homecoming parade, since the float has something about “Ski Bearkats…” Ruston perhaps? The float and…

  • The Paramount Theater is Torn Down

    This clipping from 1975 just makes me MAD! It is the epitome of the lyrics, “They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.”

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant

    I found this wonderful site called Historypin, which has historical photos from around the country pinned to the sites on a map where they were taken. One of the sites…

  • Siesta Apartment-Hotel – 1963

    This rare postcard shows the Siesta, which operated at 5200 DeSiard Road (Street). The building still stands today, although the pool was long since filled in and covered. It is…

  • Royal Confectionary Interior

    Here is another rare postcard showing the interior of the Royal Confectionary in the 200 block of De Siard Street. Look at that tin ceiling!