Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: DeSiard Street

  • Christmas Fiesta Parade Float – 1939

    This first photo shows a float lined up waiting to start the parade. From the angle of the photo, they were parked along Elysian Fields, next to the Old City…

  • The Greek-American Confectionery Company – 1911

    GREEK-AMERICAN CONFECTIONERY. One of the well known, old established, and well patronized confectionery establishments in the city is the Greek-American Confectionery which is located at 236 DeSiard street. This is…

  • Downtown Monroe, 1972

    Who would have thought that two photos of downtown Monroe in the summer of 1972, could be found in the collection of a New York art museum? The Metropolitan Museum…

  • Meyer’s Star Emporium

    This building was located where Walnut enters DeSiard Street. Most remember the site as where the Style Shop was located. Just a heads up: Tomorrow I will be doing a…

  • Central Savings Bank & Trust Co. Building

    This building was built in 1923 at the corner of DeSiard and Jackson Streets in 1923.

  • The Woman’s Shop

    What Fink the Tailor was to men’s clothing, the Woman’s Shop was to women’s fashion. In the 1960’s a branch was opened on North 18th street, which is now the…

  • Army Day Parade, circa 1945

    Every year on Army day in the 1940’s, the military would parade down DeSiard Street. This is a photo from the Digital Library That I think shows one of those…

  • The 1948 Water Carnival Parade

    This is a photo of a parade entry in Monroe’s Water Carnival Parade held by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1948: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A246 I wish I knew the gentleman driving…

  • DeSiard Street Circa 1926

    This shows the 300 block of DeSiard Street, looking west towards the river. The first building on the left was T. John, which was a clothing store. It was located…

  • LSU Glee Club Performs in Monroe – 1918

    On March 15, 1918, the LSU Glee Club arrived in Monroe for a performance the next day at the City High School Auditorium. This photo of a street performance: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lhp%3A10138…