Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Monroe Post Office

  • Monroe Grammar School Band

    The above parade of fifth and sixth grade boys was taken in the mid 1930’s on St. John Street. The boys in the band were selected from Sherrouse, Georgia Tucker,…

  • The Destruction of the Old Monroe Post Office

    57 years ago this month, the old Monroe Post Office building, which had been used as a Health Unit in later years, was torn down. It stood at the corner…

  • U.S. Post Office in Monroe.

    I don’t think I have ever shared a photo of the old post office. Some old time residents remember getting their vaccines here in later years. What a beautiful building!…

  • List of Letters in 1825

    Back in the early days of many cities, no one really had individual mailboxes for postal delivery. Your mail was sent to the local post office and it was up…

  • Two Postcards showing the old U.S. Post Office

    Most older folks remember coming here to get vaccinated. It was a gorgeous old building! https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A51 https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A49

  • Monroe Post Office – 1916

    I was told that when this building was torn down, they found an old sewing machine. It was used during yellow fever epidemics to punch holes in mail so they…

  • 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…

  • 1839 List of Letters

    Back in the 1800’s, people didn’t have mailboxes for home delivery. You had to come to town to get your mail. Names of those who had mail waiting on them…

  • St. John Street Looking North

    From the look of the cars, the above photo would have been taken in the 20’s. On the west side of the street we can see the old City Hall,…

  • St. John Street circa 1923

    This is another postcard from Special Collections. It shows the old post office on St. John Street. The building is no longer there. The Knights of Pythias Building next to…