We posted one photo of the French Quarter as it looked in 1956. (Also, if you’re curious, here’s a lithograph of what the city looked like in 1852). What did New Orleans look like in the 1950s? Take a look for yourself.
Well, here is a series of photos that we found showing the city as it looked throughout the decade of the 1950s.




Here is a similar view today on Google Street View.
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And for the above photo, here’s the Google Street View of Dauphine.
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Source: Charles W. Cushman collection