A Short History Trip
Our friends Mike and Mark Mangham have been back in the vaults of the Northwest Louisiana Archives...
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Category: Downtown History BLOG
Downtown’s Urban Farm
One thing the western part of downtown has plenty of is land. The thriving neighborhood once known...
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A New Role for an Old Space
Brandon Beard is nothing if not visionary. Beard, The Brandgineers ‘Chief Idea...
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Andress: View From a Window
2021 is off to a good start; tenants of the Andress Artist and Entrepreneur Center started moving...
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Self-Guided Architectural Tour of Downtown!
The downtown Shreveport Commercial Historic District is nothing if not interesting; filled with...
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Morgan Tools’ New (Old) Look
In 1923, William Fitzgerald was ready to build his new plumbing and heating company at 939...
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Find Treasure at Scottish Rite Bazaar
Friday through Sunday, November 20-22, the historic Scottish Rite Cathedral at 725 Cotton Street...
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Texas Avenue Social To Help Bring Back the ‘Nue
Beginning in 2021, a cool old building at 1129 Texas Avenue that was slated for demolition will be...
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Yellow Fever Virtual Exhibit
Downtown’s Spring Street Museum is still closed to the public but has just launched a new...
Read MoreCourthouse Memorial to Move to Desoto Parish
The Confederate Memorial will soon be moving to a new home near the site where the Battle of Mansfield was fought in 1864. The United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter 237 are the statute’s owners and told local media...
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Robert Trudeau’s Downtown History Tours
Former educator Robert Trudeau is putting his teaching hat on again to offer Downtown Walking...
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Come See the Big Changes At the ‘Y’
Way back in 1920, the pastor of the City of Shreveport’s First Baptist Church told his...
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