New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the most populous city in Louisiana. Serving as a major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broader Gulf Coast region of the United States.
New Orleans is world-renowned for its distinct music, Creole cuisine, unique dialect, and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The historic heart of the city is the French Quarter, known for its French and Spanish Creole architecture and vibrant nightlife along Bourbon Street.
The city has been described as the "most unique" in the United States, owing in large part to its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage.
This set of pictures from Monceau was taken by William M. Green Sr. in May of 1958. Anyone who if familiar with New Orleans, particularly Canal Street and the French Quarter, will recognize many of the places captured in these pictures, though many look different than we would see today.
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| Canal Street King Cotton |
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| Adam Comeaux French Quarter |
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| Bohland Pirate's Alley artist sketching girl |
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| Bourbon Street houses |
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| Bourbon Street one way |
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| Cabildo next to St Louis Cathedral |
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| Cafe du Monde and parked cars |
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| Cafe du Monde |
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| Canal Street looking north |
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| Canal Street stores and buildings |
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| Canal Street with DH Holmes and Godchaux's |
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| Cars along Pontalba Apt street |
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| Corner of Bourbon and Orleans Streets |
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| Decatur Street with Tujague's |
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| Felix's Bar off Bourbon Street |
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| French Quarter Street with balconies |
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| French Quarter Street with cars |
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| French Quarter Street with pink Antiques store |
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| French Quarter Street |
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| Horse drawn carriage in French Quarter |
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| Hotel Bourbon and Blue Note Lounge on Bourbon Street |
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| Old Absinthe House on Bourbon Street |
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| Old Absinthe House plaque |
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| On Chartres going toward St Louis Cathedral |
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| Opera House Hotel 522 |
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| Pirate's Alley buildings |
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| Pirate's Alley with painter |
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| Police motorcycles across from the Presbytere |
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| Policewoman and other women at St Louis Cathedral |
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| Pontalba Apts across Decatur Street |
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| Pontalba Apts near Cafe du Monde with chef |
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| Pontalba Apts, cabildo arch, yellow trash can |
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| Pontalba Apts |
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| Presbytere facing Jackson Square |
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| Sho'Bar with Sally Rand in the French Quarter |
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| Shobar showing Sally Rand |
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| Show Time. “Donna the Red Headed Temptress” |
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| St Louis Cathedral and Andrew Jackson sculpture |
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| St. Louis Cathedral |
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| St. Louis Street |
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| Wrought iron balconies and cars |
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| Young couple being photographed in Jackson Square |