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Naval Air Station & University of New Orleans
In the fall of 1940, the Navy began improving its primary flight training facilities by building up its system of Naval Reserve air bases, including New Orleans. The lakefront base housed a steel…
Pontchartrain Beach Amusement Park
Pontchartrain Beach Amusement Park was created during the Lakeshore reclamation project of the 1920s.
The Orleans Levee Board began the project with the construction of a seawall which was…
Election Controversy and the Rise of the White League
The Battle of Liberty Place, which took place on September 14, 1874, exemplified the hostility that existed in Reconstruction-era New Orleans between the old social order on one side and so-called…
Camp Leroy Johnson
During WWII, Camp Leroy Johnson was used along with the New Orleans Airport by the Army and Airforce Bomber Squadron for training. Signal and Quartermaster units were trained on the post, which housed…
Government Forces and Fighting on Canal Street
On September 14, 1874, Reconstruction forces prepared to defend the state government and, most importantly, Governor Kellogg from the White League. Though the state used the St. Louis Hotel on Royal…
The Creation of the Battle of Liberty Place Monument
In September 1874, just two days after what would become known as the Battle of Liberty Place, the Daily Picayune suggested the creation of a monument to commemorate the event. In 1882 the city set…
An Overview of the Newcomb College Broadway Campus: 1918 to Present
In 1908, the present Newcomb Campus was purchased for $434,672. This campus includes the entire second block of Audubon place, and two squares bounded by Zimple, Broadway, Plum, and Audubon Street,…
Myra Clare Rogers Memorial Chapel
In his book, "A Brief History of H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College 1887-1919: A Personal Reminiscence," President Dixon mentioned that the move to the Broadway campus was a good thing, as the new…
Warren House
The construction of Doris Hall was followed in 1928 by the construction of a larger dormitory, Warren Newcomb House.
Warren House is named for the husband of Josephine Louise, and in 1952, an…
New Doris Hall
New Doris Hall was built, along with Butler and Johnston Hall, after 1954 to accommodate the explosion of applicants to Newcomb. Of the three women's residency halls, only Butler still stands today,…
Dixon Hall
Dixon Hall was built in 1929 to house a music building, auditorium, library, and a memorial to President Dixon, who retired in 1919 after 32 years. Subsequent leaders of the College were called…
Newcomb Hall
From the first day Newcomb College opened its doors on the Broadway campus, Newcomb Hall was the heart of the school. As the administrative stronghold of the college, most of the departments in…
Doris Hall
When it was built in 1925, Doris Hall, was home to 28 girls. It was named for Doris Zemurray Stone, herself a graduate of Radcliffe College and the daughter of Tulane donor, Samuel Zemurray. Built as…
Josephine Louise House: 'JL' on Broadway
One of the few buildings already present on the Broadway campus in 1919, Josephine Louise did little to soothe the homesick girls who lived there during their first year on the new campus. Due to an…
Broadway Campus Gymnasium, Pool, and Woodward Way
In 1923, a new gymnasium was built on campus, along with an annex that housed a swimming pool, thanks to the assistance of Mr. Irby. Besides a new gymnasium and pool, tennis courts and an athletic…
The Broadway Campus Art Building
The art building is one of the four original buildings that were the Broadway campus when Newcomb moved there in 1918.
In 1997, the original art building underwent massive renovations, and the…
Pitot House
The Pitot House was built in 1799 as a country home for Bartholemé Bosque. The Pitot House is named after James Pitot, who occupied the property from 1810 until 1819.
James Pitot was born in…
Termites and Historic Preservation
While termites have lived and thrived in the world for over two hundred million years, the truly destructive subterranean Formosan termites did not arrive in New Orleans until after World War II,…
Enter the World of the World's Fair: 1884 Cotton Centennial Exposition
From December 16, 1884 until June 1, 1885, the spectacular World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition covered these grounds with gigantic wooden structures and broad, lighted paths. Too…
From the Water's Edge: The 1884 Cotton Centennial Exposition
In the eighteenth century, working sugar plantations existed on this land. They faced the Mississippi River, which is straight ahead about a half mile. Pierre Foucher planted long alleys of live oak…
Stroll the Path to Prytania Street: The 1884 Cotton Centennial Exposition
Take a few moments here to enjoy the activity in the park and the beauty of the entrance. As you face the entrance again, Tulane and Loyola universities are across the street and were also originally…
Former Entrance to the 1884 Cotton Centennial Exhibition on Prytania
Cross over to the path along the side of the park that is Exposition Boulevard. Walk along and admire the houses on your way to Prytania Street, the main entrance to the fair in 1884.
In…
Evariste Blanc House
Evariste Blanc built the mansion you see before you around 1834. According to city directories, Evariste Blanc was a hardware merchant, ship chandler, and lime merchant. By 1834 Blanc also had a…
Memories of the 1884 Cotton Centennial Exposition
Imagine yourself in a mule-drawn streetcar or private carriage being transported to Exposition grounds. Hear the hooves on a shell road constructed for the occasion. You arrive at this Main Entrance.…