Chartres Street in the Old French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1915

Subjects: Churches Street Scenes Town & City Views
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Chartres Street in the Old French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1915, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A view down Chartres Street in the Vieux Carré, with the twin spires of St. Louis Cathedral rising above the low Creole buildings at the end of the block. Wrought-iron balconies and galleries line the right-hand facades, and an early automobile stands in the roadway. St. Louis Cathedral, on Jackson Square, is the oldest continuously active Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States, and the surrounding French Quarter retains much of its eighteenth- and nineteenth-century street grid.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

9-6-30 Having a fine time and the usual Minna & Eugene

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.

CHARTRES STREET, VIEW IN THE OLD FRENCH QUARTER, NEW ORLEANS, LA.—101 --- Chartres Street, upon which through more than two centuries the horses, carriages, automobiles and slaves of many generations have trodden, is one of the treats New Orleans offers visitors in such abundance. The spires in the background belong to the old St. Louis Cathedral, which stands in the Heart of the Vieux Carré, on the site of the Mississippi Valley's first church. POST CARD 29575 MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.

PostmarkedNew Orleans, LA, August 20, 1935, 08:30

Addressed to

Mr. & Mrs. E. Schroeder

1135 Dearborn, Toledo, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 20, 1935, 08:30, New Orleans, LA
Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co.
Series	101
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr. & Mrs. E. Schroeder, 1135 Dearborn, Toledo, OH
Place depicted	Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA
Place depicted	French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; visible linen/canvas texture; slight wear at edges. Postmark: NEW ORLEANS LA. AUG 20 1935 8:30 AM. Divided-back linen card with white border; E. C. Kropp Co. imprint; light edge wear, no major damage.

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Chartres Street in the Old French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/chartres-street-in-the-old-french-quarter-new-orleans-louisi. Accessed October 24, 2026.