This Is What New Orleans Looked Like 100 Years Ago... It May Surprise You
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Kezia Kamenetz
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New Orleans is one of the oldest cities in America, and looking at these photos really gives you a sense of the history here. These New Orleans vintage photos are incredible to look at and remember what the city was like. Here are some of the most beautiful photos we’ve found of what New Orleans looked like 100 years ago.
This scene from Lee Circle is a blast from the past.
This turn of the century shot is amazing for its mix of modern and classic. The horse drawn carriages contrast with the power lines along the avenue.
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Flooding was an issue in New Orleans from the very beginning. Here is street flooding from an overflow of Old Basin Canal.
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This photo shows the French Quarter of years past.
Streetcars have traveled along this avenue for decades.
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Esplanade Ave. also had a streetcar down the middle in years past.
The iconic Holmes store on Canal St. mid-century. Okay, so not quite 100 years old but the war-time advertisements are amazing.
The darkened areas on this map show where the Misisssippi River flooded the city in Sauve Crevasse of 1849.
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This view of the old Warehouse District shows the elevation of buildings at the turn of the century in New Orleans.
This club in Eastern New Orleans was destroyed in the Great Hurricane of 1915.
This old building was demolished shortly after this photo was taken, due to building the new Cotton Exchange in 1920.
Aren’t these vintage New Orleans photos awesome? Do you have any old New Orleans photographs that you really love? Let us know what you think in the comments below! We love to hear from you.
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