Here Are Some Of The Very First Photos Ever Taken Of New Orleans

Feel like taking a trip down memory lane? With over 300 years of history under our belt, it's fun to take a look at some of the oldest photographs of New Orleans and see what's changed and what's stayed the same. From 1810-1900, we've compiled some of the very first photos ever taken of New Orleans. Some buildings are still standing today and some, well, they ain't dere no more.

Here’s a map from 1810 showing the early development of the Treme neighborhood.

And here's a map of New Orleans from 1816. We really put the crescent in the Crescent City!

Here’s a view of Charters Street in Jackson Square with St. Louis Cathedral on the left in 1842.

St. Charles at Napoleon in 1860 with a couple of horse drawn streetcars in the distance.

The old Charity Hostpital in 1867.

Poydras Market in 1867.

A group of men hang out on the wharves between Piety and Desire Streets in the Bywater neighborhood in 1881.

Members from the New Orleans Chess Club sit down for a game in 1883.

The funeral procession of Jefferson Davis in 1889.

The Carrollton Line in 1891.

The inside of Schwegmann Brothers Grocery Store in 1895.

A worker punches out blank coins at the U.S. Mint in New Orleans in 1897.

A view from Canal with the old Maison Blanche Department Store in 1889.

And finally, a crowd gathers as firemen attempt to extinguish a fire on the French Quarter side of Canal Street in 1900.

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