Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Virginia Hotel

  • Three Grand Openings in One Day!

    November 16, 1925 was a great day in northeast Louisiana history. A grand opening banquet was being held for the Hotel Virginia in downtown Monroe. It was Monroe’s newest and…

  • 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,…

  • Monroe Police Department Cars on St. John

  • Not a Good Idea…

    This was part of the Monroe Jaycees collection we received. It is an advertising flyer about a radio program on KNOE in the 1950’s where you could call in and…

  • Virginia Hotel Roof Lounge

    Did you know the Virginia had a Rooftop lounging area? There was a garden right outside too. Many a banquet and dance were held here! Vantage has fixed it back…

  • The Virginia Hotel – 1927

    This postcard caught my eye on eBay because I had never seen such a wide angle shot of the Virginia. A later postcard using this exact same angle, crops everything…

  • Hotel Virginia Menu

    The Virginia was the place to see and be seen. In the Ouachita parish Public Library’s collection, we have an old menu from the hotel restaurant. Quite interesting to look…

  • The Virginia Hotel Building Restoration

    I remember this building when it was used as a state office building. At the time, I marveled at the white marble staircases and knew there was a jewel hidden…

  • Hotel Virginia Postcard

    What a great old postcard photo of the Virginia Hotel in it’s heyday! The building (now owned by Vantage) is absolutely gorgeous inside!

  • Virginia Hotel Restaurant

    Postcard showing the Virginia Hotel Restaurant. It was the place to be seen in it’s day!