| "A Picture Book of New Orleans" Published in 1945 |
| The images on this page are from a little guidebook, "A Picture Book of New Orleans" published in 1945. |
| "Courtyard of Pat O'Brien's Restaurant" |
| "Mardi Gras on the nation's widest business thoroughfare, Canal Street." |
| "Morning Call Coffee Stand, Decatur Street, French Market" |
| "Cabildo Alley ( |
| "Pirate's Alley" |
| "The Municipal Auditorium" [Opened in 1930; multi-purpose building; 7,853 seats; past scene of many sporting events, concerts and Mardi Gras Balls. N.B.] |
| Left: "Sailboats on Lake Pontchartrain, one of the largest lakes in the country" Right: "Lee Circle: St. Charles Avenue and Howard Street; statue of Robert E. Lee, column is 60 feet high and bronze statue weighs 7000 pounds." |
| "Gibson Hall of Tulane University; Tulane occupies at 93 acre campus and, on its St. Charles Avenue entrance, is directly across the street from Audubon Park." |
| "Loyola University; Loyola has a 14 acre campus and adjoins Tulane University." |
| "Hotel Dieu, the largest Catholic hospital in the state." [See Historic New Orleans Hospitals page. N.B.] |
| "Girod House on Chartres Street, better known as the Napoleon House." |
| "Old Absinthe House, headquarters for the pirate, Jean LaFitte." |
| "The Mississippi River curves through New Orleans, demonstrating why it's called the Crescent City." |
| "New Orleans Harbor, which acts as a clearing house for the trade of the Mississippi Valley and a gateway for Central and South America." |
| "The Cotton Exchange at New Orleans is one of the four most important Exchanges in the world, having a long and enviable reputation for reliability and is foremost in the forecast of cotton crops." |
| "The Del Norte - this is one of the many huge ships using the South's greatest port." (I remember the Captain of the Del Norte taking my family on a little tour of the ship when I was a young child. It was at a time when two of my family members were Merchant Marines on the ship, often making trips to Central and South America. The captain was a nice man but, probably because of his impressive uniform and his air of authority, he was very intimidating to a 5 year old! Nancy) |
| The train they call..."The City of New Orleans, streamlined giant of the Illinois Central Lines." See "Old Union Depot - New Union Terminal." |