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SNOwLA 1895

            The St. Valentine's Day storm of 1895 deposited 8 inches of snow on the Crescent City. While this would be unremarkable in most Northern cities, as New Orleans was unprepared for snow and inexperienced in its removal, traffic in the Southern metropolis was paralyzed.

The view is from the French Quarter side of the 700 block of Canal, looking out and up to the intersection of Carondelet. Rows of stranded trams are lined on the neutral ground. The metal frame tower at the center of the intersection was part of an early electric lighting system.

New Orleans on average experiences snow about once a decade, usually a light fall of flakes that quickly melt. The only comparable snow in New Orleans history to that of 1895 was  the New Years 1963/1964 snow storm.

Copyright expired public domain image from period postcard.

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Taken in: United States / Louisiana / New Orleans / Storyville (show map)

Taken on: February 1, 1895

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New Orleans

snow

Canal Street

1895 « less

Sets appears in: • Central Business District, New Orleans • 1890s more » • Public domain • Postcards • Snow in New Orleans • Canal Street « less

Groups appears in: • New Orleans • Antiguas more » • sNOLA • Train_Tram_Bus_Plane POSTCARD-SCANS • Photos and Other Images, 1890s « less

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