Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Louisville Avenue

  • 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…

  • Howard Griffin Land O’ Toys Had Two Other Locations!

    Christmas each year for Boomer and Generation X kids of Northeast Louisiana, brings thoughts of the old Howard Griffin Land O’Toys. As I researched the old store in the papers,…

  • Southern Equipment & Tractor Company

    The above postcard I found and bought off of Ebay. The business stood roughly where Monroe Rubber and Gasket Company sits now. Looking at the cars, i would guess this…

  • Jack McCall Performs at the Village

    Was I the only one who didn’t know this? I found this ad in a 1967 paper stating that Jack McCall would be performing at the Village Restaurant & Lounge.…

  • Old Glory Tourist Sleepers

    I bought this postcard from eBay back in September. This business was located where the Ouachita Valley Federal Credit Union is now. According to newspaper articles, it opened in January…

  • Louisville Avenue Christmas Parade

    Merry Christmas! It is that time of year again! These photos are of the Monroe Christmas parade of 1970. Mr. Sale was standing on Louisville Avenue near Gibson’s. I am…

  • Aluminum Enterprises

    This photo from the Bob Sale collection was published in the Monroe Morning World on May 22, 1960. This company had just opened a branch office at 3219 Louisville Ave.…

  • Louisville Avenue, 1926

    Louisville Avenue doesn’t look like this anymore! These houses were all demolished or moved when Louisville became a business district around the 1940’s.

  • The North Side Service Station

    This once stood at the corner of 3rd and Louisville around WWII. When I zoomed in on the sign in the window, it gave me the name of the gas…

  • “New” Five Points

    This is an interesting aerial shot looking straight up DeSiard. Louisville curves off to the left. It may not look familiar, since the 165 overpass is not there yet! Do…