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 →

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 →

Doc’s Meat Market

G.C. "Doc" Moore owned the above building around the turn of the century. It was located on Commerce street in West Monroe. The building is still there if you would like to see it.