Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Sig Masur

  • Palace Employees, Circa 1935

    The photo shows Sig Masur and his employees in front of the Palace Department store. Sig is seated in the chair in the middle.

  • Masur Museum Postcard

    Originally a private home owned by Sigmund Masur, cofounder of the Palace Department Store, after he died the home was donated for use as an art museum. The Masur Museum…

  • The Grand Dame of Monroe: The Palace Department Store Building

    For over seventy-five years, the Palace Department store was the Grand Dame of DeSiard Street.  People came from miles around to do their shopping inside its walls.  Many long time…