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Items tagged “Historic New Orleans Collection” (9 total)

Rows of single-story brick houses with gabled roofs line both sides of a newly paved street, with bare dirt yards, a lamppost, and utility poles visible in this black-and-white photo of Arabi.

Arabi

Black-and-white street view of St. Claude Avenue lined with trees, parked vintage cars, small wood-frame houses, and utility poles, with handwritten caption "View in on St. Claude Ave across Egania, 6-8-53."

View in on St. Claude Ave across Egania River Side Lane, 6-8-53

Black-and-white photo of a vertical-lift bridge over the Industrial Canal at St. Claude Avenue, with period cars on the road, trees lining the canal, and a sign reading "Vehicles Keep to Right When Open," dated Nov. 3, 1953.

Nov. 3, 1953, St. Claude Ave. & Industrial Canal

Black-and-white street view of a tree- and palm-lined median on St. Bernard Avenue at Tonti Street, with a fire hydrant in the foreground and houses and parked cars along the road.

Looking to River on St. Bernard at Tonti Street. Accident: 1-17-49. Photo: May 23, 1949,…

Wide street lined with palm trees and a median, leading toward a service station with "Harold's Hi-Octane Service" signage; a few parked cars and pedestrians are visible, dated Feb. 13, 1950.

Feb. 13, 1950, To River on St. Bernard at Miro Street

Black-and-white street scene of North Claiborne Avenue at Desire Street, New Orleans, 1949, showing an Esso gas station, parked cars, pedestrians, and modest houses along a wide, empty road.

Aug 22, 1949. Down 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.

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

Black-and-white 1954 street view at St. Bernard and N. Claiborne Avenues, showing a bus and parked cars, storefronts including "Food Circle" and "Wholesale Prices," utility poles, and a "No Parking" sign.

Nov. 14, 1954, St. Bernard & N. Claiborne

Black-and-white street view of North Claiborne Avenue at St. Bernard Avenue, New Orleans, dated Nov. 14, 1954, showing cars on a wet road, storefronts, utility poles, and overhanging trees.

Nov. 14, 1954, Down N. Claiborne at St. Bernard