St. Charles Street and St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1900
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1902 (Early)
About this postcard
A view down St. Charles Street in New Orleans, with a yellow electric streetcar running on tracks between rows of commercial buildings, many fronted by the ornate cast-iron galleries and balconies characteristic of the city's 19th-century architecture. The card's own caption identifies the scene as St. Charles Street and the St. Charles Hotel, one of the grand hotels that anchored the street and was rebuilt several times after fires. Pedestrians in period dress line the covered sidewalks, and a large brick hotel block rises at the end of the vista.
Postcard Details
Amesbury, MA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Detroit Photographic Co. |
| Series | 5812 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Charlotte S. Barrett, Amesbury, MA |
| Place depicted | New Orleans, LA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902 |
| Notes | White border; copyright imprint in red at lower right; handwritten inscription in the lower border. Slight wear at corners. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS NOV 3 7-AM 1906 / NEW ORLEANS NOV 2 3-PM. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS."), white border, 1900 copyright on front. Light corner/edge wear. |
Cite this card
St. Charles Street and St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1900, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/st-charles-street-and-st-charles-hotel-new-orleans-louisiana. Accessed October 24, 2026.