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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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Aug. 22, 1949, Up N. Claiborne at Desire Street

Black-and-white 1949 street view looking up N. Claiborne Avenue at Desire Street, with a two-story building displaying a "Standard Esso Dealer" sign, utility poles, parked cars, houses, and a palm tree lining the road.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Aug. 22, 1949, Up N. Claiborne at Desire Street

Original title

Item 13340

charles franck
historic new orleans collection
street

Citation

“Aug. 22, 1949, Up N. Claiborne at Desire Street,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/13340.