Here Are Some Of The Very First Photos Ever Taken Of New Orleans

Feel like taking a trip down memory lane? With over 300 years of history under our belt, it’s fun to take a look at some of the oldest photographs of New Orleans and see what’s changed and what’s stayed the same. From 1810-1900, we’ve compiled some of the very first photos ever taken of New Orleans. Some buildings are still standing today and some, well, they ain’t dere no more.

Wikimedia Commons Here’s a map from 1810 showing the early development of the Treme neighborhood.

Wikimedia Commons And here’s a map of New Orleans from 1816. We really put the crescent in the Crescent City!

Wikimedia Commons Here’s a view of Charters Street in Jackson Square with St. Louis Cathedral on the left in 1842.

Wikimedia Commons St. Charles at Napoleon in 1860 with a couple of horse drawn streetcars in the distance.

Wikimedia Commons The old Charity Hostpital in 1867.

Wikimedia Commons Poydras Market in 1867.

Wikimedia Commons A group of men hang out on the wharves between Piety and Desire Streets in the Bywater neighborhood in 1881.

Wikimedia Commons Members from the New Orleans Chess Club sit down for a game in 1883.

Wikimedia Commons The funeral procession of Jefferson Davis in 1889.

Wikimedia Commons The Carrollton Line in 1891.

Wikimedia Commons The inside of Schwegmann Brothers Grocery Store in 1895.

Wikimedia Commons A worker punches out blank coins at the U.S. Mint in New Orleans in 1897.

Wikimedia Commons A view from Canal with the old Maison Blanche Department Store in 1889.

Wikimedia Commons And finally, a crowd gathers as firemen attempt to extinguish a fire on the French Quarter side of Canal Street in 1900.

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Here’s a map from 1810 showing the early development of the Treme neighborhood.

And here’s a map of New Orleans from 1816. We really put the crescent in the Crescent City!

Here’s a view of Charters Street in Jackson Square with St. Louis Cathedral on the left in 1842.

St. Charles at Napoleon in 1860 with a couple of horse drawn streetcars in the distance.

The old Charity Hostpital in 1867.

Poydras Market in 1867.

A group of men hang out on the wharves between Piety and Desire Streets in the Bywater neighborhood in 1881.

Members from the New Orleans Chess Club sit down for a game in 1883.

The funeral procession of Jefferson Davis in 1889.

The Carrollton Line in 1891.

The inside of Schwegmann Brothers Grocery Store in 1895.

A worker punches out blank coins at the U.S. Mint in New Orleans in 1897.

A view from Canal with the old Maison Blanche Department Store in 1889.

And finally, a crowd gathers as firemen attempt to extinguish a fire on the French Quarter side of Canal Street in 1900.

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