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| Three views of the Hotel Monteleone from 1930's postcards |
| The famous old Hotel St. Louis, also known as Hotel Royal, was built in 1839 and remained standing until a hurricane did serious damage to the already deteriorating structure in 1915. See the last shots of the interior taken just before it was demolished: Vestibule Courtyard Lobby Staircase: 1 & 2 Bar Slave Block |
| Blakely's St. Charles Hotel...I think these are views of the second one. For interior pictures and more information on the St. Charles, click here. |
| Hotel Grunewald, 1911 "One of the most up-to-date and finest hotels in the United States" |
| Above, Hotel DeSoto, 1930's Photos to the left, ca 1912. Top: lounge Middle: lobby Bottom: main dining room |
| "The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Pride of the South" |
| Jung Hotel, 1939 |
| Caves in New Orleans?? Yes! The popular restaurant, The Grottos Caverns, Hotel Grunewald (later, The Roosevelt) |
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| Above: the first St. Charles Hotel in the background; left: a closer view. Both of these photos were stereographic images; there were three St. Charles Hotels, the first two were lost to fire. |
| Vintage Pictures: Hotels of Old New Orleans |
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| Above, the celebrated Blue Room in the Roosevelt, abt. 1925; below, Roosevelt is in foreground, 1946. |
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| Hotel Monteleone, 1948 Bienville Hotel, 1947 |
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| Hotel Senator Click here to see photos & a video of NOFD battling the fire that destroyed the old Hotel Senator. |
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