Final Bits of New Orleans-related Lagniappe
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is our last official New Orleans tricentiall related posts with a few final business bits.
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Category: New Orleans
New Orleans Then and Now: the Skyline
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
post featuring old and new images of the New Orleans skyline and the river.
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St. Charles Avenue’s Streetcar
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The St. Charles streetcar has been an iconic part of New Orleans since 1835 read a bit more about it.
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Sam the Banana Man
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Meet the banana man Sam Zemurray.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, New Orleans
Charles Zimpel: Architect, Surveyor, Businessman
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about Charles Zimpel, the man who laid out the Carrollton neighborhood of New Orleans.
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New Orleans getting into the (baseball) game
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
With the Library’s Baseball Americana exhibit taking the field, I wanted Inside Adams to get in the game, so to speak, even if it is with a post that is not business or science themed. When it comes to sports in New Orleans people usually think of the Saints and the Pelicans. But baseball does …
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New Orleans Then and Now: The French Market
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This great black and white photo was taken around 1910 and features the French Market in New Orleans. It’s not too far from Mme Begues, the subject of a recent blog post. The location of the French Market – near the Mississippi River and later the railroad tracks – has long been a place for …
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Soulé’s Business College – Practical Business Education for over 120 years
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Soulé Commercial College and Literary Institute taught business skills in New Orleans for many years - read a bit about its history.
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New Orleans Then and Now: The Mint Edition
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is a picture of the building that served as the US Mint branch on Esplanade Avenue on the edge of the French Quarter in New Orleans. The Mint in New Orleans was in operation during two separate periods – from 1838 to January 1861 and again from 1879 to 1910. While it hasn’t been …
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