Central Station, Monroe Fire Department

A few weeks ago, a patron of the library donated a few photos of the Monroe Fire Department. They were from the collection of her uncle, who was a fireman. Over the next few posts, I will share them with you. https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A818 This shows the men of the Central Station fire department, circa 1930's. All … Continue reading Central Station, Monroe Fire Department →

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, Lida Benton and Barkdull Faulk elementary schools. You can see on the right is First Baptist Church and next to it is the old U.S. … Continue reading Monroe Grammar School Band →

Monroe Police Department Cars on St. John

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!

Garrett and Munholland Law Office, Circa 1895

Take a look at this Monroe photo, part of the Franklin Garrett Papers at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/05ddd/id/478397 . The photo is misidentified as the 1870's. At first, when I saw it, I thought it was the old Isaiah Garrett Law office. The more I compared the two buildings, the more I … Continue reading Garrett and Munholland Law Office, Circa 1895 →

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.

St. John Street circa 1945

Fairly old photo of St. John Street circa 1945. You can see the Virginia Hotel and Ouachita National Bank building on the left and the Knights of Pythias building on the right.

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, the Virginia Hotel and Ouachita National Bank building. On the East side are First Baptist Church, the Old Post Office, Monroe Office Supply/Durrett's Furniture and … Continue reading St. John Street Looking North →

The Last Annual Parade of the Volunteer Firemen

The above picture was taken on St. John street near the turn of the century. I think that steeple is First Baptist Church but that is just a guess. It was taken by early Monroe photographer, E.W. Mealey. The Ouachita Parish Public Library also has a copy where most of the men are identified. The … Continue reading The Last Annual Parade of the Volunteer Firemen →

St. John and DeSiard from another angle!

I found this old postcard online a while back and it was probably taken around the same time as yesterday's photo. You are looking up DeSiard Street. The bank building is in the foreground and across the street is Collens pharmacy. You can see a trolley coming up the track!