Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Virginia Hotel

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Roof Garden at the Virginia

    Did you know the Virginia Hotel once had a rooftop garden?  The Virginia (now the Vantage State Office Building) boasted that you could dance right out of the ballroom into…