Monroe Police Department Cars on St. John

Monroe Skyline during the 1932 Flood

Back in July, three Griffin photos came up for auction. I bought them. I will share all three in the next three posts. This first one shows the Ouachita River side of Monroe taken from West Monroe. You can see the courthouse, the Frances, The City Hall and the Monroe Hotel (Penn) along the skyline. … Continue reading Monroe Skyline during the 1932 Flood →

Monroe Police Department

Last week, a patron donated this photograph to the library's collection: https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A758 It shows the entire police department standing on the steps of the old Monroe City Hall. From the outfits, we think it dates to the 20's or 30's, possibly even as early as the late teens. No one is identified. Does it look … Continue reading Monroe Police Department →

1939 Christmas Fiesta Queens and their Maids

https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A556 This photo looks to be taken on the steps of the old Ouachita Parish City Hall on St. John. It shows all the local school queens and their maids who participated in the Christmas parade.

Buick Goes Around the World

Back in 1924, Buick decided to take one of it's cars on an around the world trip to prove that they are good cars and can take all driving conditions. On it's trip it was passed from dealership to dealership with only a spare tire and gas. When it arrived back in New York, it … Continue reading Buick Goes Around the World →

Old Monroe City Hall

This is an old Postcard I found showing the old Monroe City Hall circa 1955 on St. John Street. It was an interesting old building!

New Monroe City Hall

I'm in the process at work of going through our places vertical files to index them and pull out anything I think may need further protecting. One of the random things I found was the below postcard, tucked in a file on Monroe. It looks like it dates to the late 60's, when the building … Continue reading New Monroe City Hall →

Old Monroe City Hall – 1916

Monroe Firemen, Circa 1920

I happened to stumble across this photo in the collection of the State Library. It shows Monroe Firemen and their firetruck in front of the old City Hall. Pretty neat! http://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/state-lhp%3A2938

Corner of Grammont and St. John

I love this old photo! It was taken looking up St. John street near the intersection with Grammont Street. You can see the old post office, First Baptist Church and the old City Hall.