Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: DeSiard Street

  • DeSiard Street is Paved!

    …or about to be! Back in November, 1898, Mayor Dr. Andrew A. Forsythe had just been elected. It seems he hit the ground running! This appeared in a New Orleans…

  • Hay on DeSiard Street.

    Back on December 31, 2018, I posted this postcard: At the time, I dated it to circa 1910. Well, I was close. I found this exact same image (although very…

  • 200 Block of DeSiard, circa 1920

    What you are looking at is a view up DeSiard street circa 1920. It is the 200 block of DeSiard. To get a sense of where you are, Art Alley…

  • The Swap Shop

    This one stumped me, until a colleague looked at the sign in the photo and said, “Swap Shop”. She was right! https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A1166 The Swap Shop was located at 905 DeSiard…

  • The Dixie Lunch Room and the Square Deal Shoe Shop – 1947

    I am discovering a treasure trove of photos from 1947! https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A1175 This one was taken in front of the two above named businesses. They were located at 607 and 605…

  • Collens Five Point Pharmacy

    This building was another one that stood in the 600 block of DeSiard Street, right at the corner of 6th: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A1162 I am guessing that window is where African-American clientele…

  • 1947 Photo of DeSiard Street

    This photo was labeled, “Negro quarter on Main Street, Monroe, Louisiana.” in the Louisiana Digital Library: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsu-sc-p16313coll52%3A1163 . It is a photo from the LSU Special Collections. I did a…

  • DeSiard Street Paving – 1923

    What you are looking at is the 300 block of DeSiard Street being paved. This was a big deal when it was finished in late 1923! You can see the…

  • Merry Christmas Everyone!

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lhp%3A1049 Photo of the 200 block of DeSiard street at the corner of Jackson street, decorated for Christmas circa 1940. Notice Liggett’s Drug store on the corner of Jackson and…

  • Christmas in Monroe, circa 1960.

    DeSiard street looking toward the Palace Department store. You can see the remains of the trolly lines still in the street! The trolleys had stopped running during WWII .