Frank B. Williams: Today's caricature: Frank B. Williams. He made his fortune in lumber (St. Bernard Cypress Company), investments (Frank B. Williams, Inc.), and banking (Whitney National Bank). #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
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Frank B. Williams: Today's caricature: Frank B. Williams. He made his fortune in lumber (St. Bernard Cypress Company), investments (Frank B. Williams, Inc.), and banking (Whitney National Bank). #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
I'm sure there are streets in Chicago where the National Guard can pick up trash.
Hegseth want to change his title. "Secretary" sounds so ... feminine. He prefers "Warlord" or "His Fierceness."
PhD in Stupidity
"Okay. Fire him. Just forget that I was the one who voted to put him in place. Don't fire me. I was just following the wishes of the guy I voted to impeach for trying to overthrow the government. It's not confusing, it's just politics."
#coffee #meme
"Does anyone know who called this meeting?" #nolasky #nola #neworleans #turtles #photography
"You have to have a catcher because if you don’t you’re likely to have a lot of passed balls." ~ Casey Stengel #quotes #baseball
... lead 6-0 at the end of the first quarter. After giving up a touchdown to tie the score in the second quarter, the Green Wave rolled on in the second half, with Key scoring once and Eddie Price scoring twice, to win the game, 27-13.
It was the second game of the season and proved to be one of only three victories cobbled together by first year Head Coach Henry Frnka with a team made up of military veterans. The Green Wave kicked off to start the game and later scored on a pass from O.J. Key to Dick Hoot to ... (continued)
Tulane University was one of the thirteen original members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and played there from 1932 until 1966 when they exited the conference. On October 5, 1946, they took the field against the University of Florida Gators. (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #football
The building was recently converted into a boutique hotel concept.
Company founder William B. Reily left his wholesale grocery business in Monroe and moved to New Orleans to establish his coffee importing and roasting business in 1902. In 1932 he added iced tea to the company and is now the second largest seller of tea in the country. (continued)
The Reily-Taylor Company was located at 640 Magazine Street at the corner of Girod Street, shown here in 1909. The company were coffee importers and roasters whose most popular brand was "Luzianne" Coffee. (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
The hunt continues. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #birds #photography
"When you lose your hands, you can’t play baseball." ~ Jerry Coleman #quotes #baseball
... (Iberville Street) and North Rampart Street, at an early age, and quickly built it up into one of the city's largest. Outside of politics, he invested heavily in real estate, at one time owning the controlling interest in Pelican Stadium following the death of Charles Somers and A.J. Heinemann.
Robert Sidney Maestri was mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and a key ally of Huey P Long Jr. Although known for his career in politics, Maestri inherited his father's furniture store, C.N. Maestri Furniture Company Ltd. at Customhouse Street ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
The New York Post reports trade disputes have cost Kentucky bourbon exports half a billion dollars since 2018, devastating distilleries that expanded based on international growth projections.
Kentucky bourbon exports collapsed under retaliatory tariffs, with Canada ordering American spirits removed from government store shelves and the European Union threatening 50% levies by March 2025. #tariffs #tradewar #trump
"Larry Lintz steals second standing up… he slid, but he didn’t have to." ~ Jerry Coleman #quotes #baseball
... architectural influence that was so popular at the time. The facility was renamed Louis Armstrong International Airport in August 2001. Photograph by Franck – Bertacci Photographers from The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Originally a World War I airbase, in January 1946 the newly expanded facility was named Moisant Field after aviator John Bevins Moisant. It opened for commercial air traffic in May 1946. The main terminal reflects the mid-century modern ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
The next Third Thursday Lecture will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 7:00pm at the East Bank Regional Library at 4747 West Napoleon in Metairie. The speaker will be Derby Gisclair on "The Epidemics That Shaped New Orleans."
"I just hope no one remembers that I voted for all of this."
... New Orleans on January 4, 1875, to remove eight delegates who had not been certified by the State Returning Board which administered elections.
This illustration by Nathan Mills appeared in the January 28, 1875, edition of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, showing the moment that Federal troops from the 13th Regiment under the command of General Philippe Régis de Trobriand entered Odd Fellows Hall in ... (continued)
Yet, because of the agreement with General Emory, no White Leaguers were prosecuted for their actions, and the organization remained a powerful threat. Indeed, disputes and rival groups continued to protest and disrupt government activities. (continued)
Following the events that culminated in the Battle of Liberty Place, it was only when Federal troops ordered into the city by President Ulysses Grant threatened to use force to restore Kellogg that the White League relinquished their control. (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
"The Royal Hong Kong Club caddies hit the nail on the head. Their term for golf – "Hittee ball, say damn." ~ Dick Anderson #quotes #golf
... the Ladies Pride of Louisiana, and the Société Française de Bienfaisance et d’Assistance Mutuelle.
... 350 copings, and 23 large vaults built by benevolent societies. Among the most noted of these is the Butchers’ Benevolent Society (1858), the Cotton Yardmen Benevolent Association, the Coachmen’s Benevolent Association, ... (continued)
Shortly after the annexation of the City of Lafayette by New Orleans in 1852, Lafayette Cemetery No. 2 was established at what is now 2110 Washington Avenue between Loyola and South Saratoga Streets. Its four quadrants feature 85 family tombs, ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
During his life he won recognition as a philanthropist. He died from pneumonia at his home on Second Street on January 24, 1912. Two different lives linked by a common address.
... Dr. Frederick Loeber, opening a drug store on Poydras Street seen here. He was wounded during the battle of Shiloh during the war and wet to Europe to study medicine at the end of the war. He returned to New Orleans and established his medical practice in the Morris Building. (continued)
... Basin Street, apparently depressed over his recent heavy gambling losses. Oscar August Czarnewski was born in Prussia in 1837 and came to New Orleans with his family two years later. He was educated in the New Orleans public school system and entered into business with ... (continued)
... of the original photograph, an enlargement of which is shown here: Joseph Berger and Oscar Czarnewski. Joseph Berger was a native of Hungary who was trained as a shoemaker and operated a store at 207 Poydras Street. He died on April 19, 1871, by suicide at his home on ... (continued)
... neighborhoods free from the less respectable denizens of New Orleans proper. Sadly, such behavior was known to color people’s actions. However, taking a closer look at the 1867 photograph of the Poydras Market posted below, two names appear on the building on the upper right side ... (continued)
... the New Orleans city limits. They argued that the streets were the primary "avenues to the Poydras Market by which all the families residing back of town walk to make their daily market and other purchases." It was probably because they wanted to keep the market and their... (continued)
An 1867 photograph of the Poydras Market. On February 6, 1897, twelve prominent families in the immediate neighborhood submitted a petition to the Public Order Committee to oppose the annexation of Poydras and Lafayette Streets into ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
Tulane Green Wave football starts today at Yulman Stadium against Northwestern University. Kickoff is at 11:00am. The game will be broadcast on ESPN-U and on the radio at 106.7 FM The Ticket. Roll Wave! #nolasky #nola #neworleans #tulane #football
"Holyfield's got a nutritionist, and I've got room service." ~ George Foreman #quotes #boxing
At one time the chain was owned by the National Tea Company and became known as National – Canal Villere. In 1995, Schwegmann Brothers acquired 28 Canal Villere stores, and the chain was sold to KKR in 1997 and was bankrupt by 1999.
The first Canal Villere store opened in 1930 at the intersection of Canal and North Villere Streets which gave the chain its name. The store shown below was opened in 1967 and was located on the corner of Elmeer and Veterans. (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
... the winner of the best two-out-of-three heats with each heat lasting four miles. New Orleans enjoyed several prominent racetracks.
An 1874 illustration of the Jockey Club Racetrack in New Orleans. Races were quite different at that time. Instead of a sprint race over a mile or a little longer, races would be ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history #HorseRacing
#meme
#quotes #MarkTwain
There's also one doctor we'd like to get out of politics as well. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #Cassity #VoteHimOut
And the voters aren't going to forget who put this goon in place. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #VoteHimOut #Cassidy
Sometimes the world looks upside down to me too. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #birds #photography
"I am the most loyal player money can buy." ~ Don Sutton #quotes #baseball
... John McDonogh in 1815, was located originally on Jefferson Street between Cook and Bainbridge Streets in Gretna. In 1951 it was relocated to 1407 Virgil Street.
In 1909 it became a school for white students. This building is no longer standing, having been replaced by the Behrman School’s gymnasium. McDonogh No. 27 in McDonoghville (right), the community planned by ... (continued)
McDonogh No. 5 (left) was opened in 1875 as a grammar and primary school for Black students. It was located on Verret Street between Market Street (now Opelousas Street) and Jackson Street (now Slidell Street). (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
Architectural element on the exterior of the old Soule College building on the corner of St. Charles Avenue and Lafayette Street. It always pays to look up. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
#quotes #WinstonChurchill
Perhaps reconsidering in order to place ICE employees within its gates?
DO NOT let tRump erase this too.
I am a huge supporter of the Second Amendment -- I think everyone should be allowed to own a single shot black powder musket just like the Founding Fathers.
Pretty sure I know which biologics are causing stupidity in RFKjr above and beyond his normal incompetence and ignorance.
A female Downy Woodpecker probing the bark for insects, moving quickly and more acrobatically than larger woodpeckers. The female lacks the red spot on the nape seen on males. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #birds #photography
"It's easy to stay in the majors for seven and a half years when you hit .300; but when you hit .216 like me, it's really an accomplishment." ~ Joe Lahoud #quotes #baseball
The noir elegance of the black-and-white photograph has also spawned countless ghost stories and less than poetic musings. It does, however, evoke a sense of timelessness, solitude, and mystery.
This simple staircase in the old Ursuline Convent, photographed in 1925 by Arnold Genthe, has taken on almost mythical proportions. It is often cited as the oldest surviving staircase in the Mississippi Vally. (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
Baronne and Poydras Streets: A 1924 photograph looking down Baronne Street at Poydras Street with the Hotel De Soto (now Le Pavillon Hotel) on the right of the image. On the left was Elmer's Pharmacy (now the Homewood Suites). Two-way traffic on Baronne Street. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
Because the Fox host is really good at guarding enemy combatants he didn't capture. Got him a medal for it. Makes a lot of noise about "warfighting" but sees nothing wrong with having National Guard troops pick up trash.
Nothing says crime fighting like having soldiers picking up trash.
"I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don’t fight, I’ll eat this planet." ~ George Foreman #quotes #boxing
The charm, which was supposed to shield the couple from arrest, proved less than effective than the voodoo practitioner claimed, for the murders were caught and brought to justice.
Around 1910, a Lafayette couple obtained a charm from a New Iberia hoodoo doctor before committing a series of grisly serial murders in Louisiana and Texas that eventually attracted national notoriety. (continued)
... south-central Louisiana. Voodoo is an outgrowth of animism, the native religion of the West Africans who constituted an overwhelming majority of the first slaves brought to Louisiana. In Louisiana and in the West Indies, animism gradually evolved into voodooism. (continued)
Illustration of a New Orleans voodoo ceremony. Although voodoo does not figure prominently in local documentation for the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it is clear from twentieth century accounts that this underground religion also existed in ...(continued) #nolasky #nola neworleans #history
Despite the testimony of half a dozen eyewitnesses, Klotz let his son take the rap by confessing to be the sole shooter.
... Olympic Club that it was Bernard Klotz who assumed control of Margaret Haughery's business after her death and proved to be quite a scoundrel. He and his son shot the president of the Olympic Club while he was playing pool. (continued)
What caught my eye in this 1890 photograph of the New Orleans waterfront was the wagon on the far left -- "Bernard Klotz & Co. - Candy - Crackers, Macaroni - Vermicelli, Etc." You may recall from an earlier post on the ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
It would not have been a Confederate flag as New Orleans fell to the Union in April 1862.
Episode 235: Jobs I Wouldn't Take Vintage door dash delivery to a high-rise construction worker. Equally complicit in this madness was the photographer, likely either Willia Leftwich, Thomas Kelly, or Charles Ebbets.
Waiting on winter. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #nature #photography
"Golf without mistakes is like watching haircuts." ~ Jim Murray #quotes #golf
What caught my attention is the structure in front of the statue that looks to be part of some ceremony, but I can find no record of any such event from 1864.
...Henry Clay in 1855 and it was installed and dedicated in April of 1856. Located in the neutral ground on Canal Street and Royal Street, the 15-foot bronze statue sat atop a stone and granite base, the entire structure rising some 40-feet high. (continued)
From the LSU Libraries Special Collection – the Marshall Dunham Photograph Album, is this image from a carte de visite (CdV) dated 1864 of the statue of Henry Clay in New Orleans. Sculptor Joel T. Hart of Kentucky completed the statue of ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
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All things come to he who waits. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #birds #photography
Good morning! #nolasky #nola #neworleans #coffee
"When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object. I knew immediately what it was… that was a home run ball hit off me in 1933 by Jimmie Foxx." ~ Lefty Gomez #quotes #baseball
... the Amelia Press. A portion of the original building remains today and since 1999 has served as the New Orleans Police Traffic Division near the WalMart shopping center.
One of the scores of buildings that housed cotton presses and warehouses, the 92,000 square foot Magnolia Compress and Warehouse was located at 1899 Tchoupitoulas Street at Felicity. It was formerly known as ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
A variety of views from a recent cemetery stroll through St. Louis No. 3. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #photography
The entire Republican party.
"We have fifty-one golf courses in Palm Springs; he (Gerald Ford) never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot." ~ Bob Hope #quotes #golf
... Motion Picture Plays, Butterfly Features, and Century Comedies. They also handled photographic equipment and projection supplies. The building has been converted into an apartment complex. From the Frank B. Moore Collection at the University of New Orleans Library.
1924: Consolidated Film and Supply Company: Located at 914 Gravier Street, the company was a regional distributor for films for Universal Films, Blue Bird Photoplays, Jewel Productions, the Shrine of ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
Eckert was a native of Hanover, Germany, born October 10, 1847, and made driver for Eagle No. 7 on December 15, 1891, having served with the company since 1869.
... Engineer John Moran, Frank Chapins, Stoker John Fannin, William C. Crais, Emil Selinger/Schlinger, and Lt. Paul Forget. Atop the wagon is Driver Joseph Eckert. Their equipment was a double Ahrens engine with 4-inch pumps, 7-inch cylinders, and an 8-inch stroke. (continued)
NOFD Engine Company No. 7, also called Eagle No. 7, was located at 34 Dauphine Street between Customhouse (Iberville) and Bienville Streets. The company was assembled outside their station and pictured in 1895 (L-to-R): Captain Lucien Lefaux, ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
