Mardi Gras is a little over a month away, so we thought we’d take a stroll down memory lane with some vintage pictures from past parades in New Orleans. Funny to see how some things have changed yet some things are exactly the same.
- Rex parade coming down Canal Street in 1930.
Wikimedia How crazy are the crowds? You can’t even tell where the band ends and the crowd begins.
- King Rex receiving the keys to the city.
Wikimedia In 1940.
- Just a group of friends hanging out during Mardi Gras in the 1930s. I love that this picture seems timeless.
Wikimedia You could tell me it was taken last year and I’d believe it.
- Folks having a good time at a Mardi Gras ball in the 1930s.
Wikimedia Some things never change.
- Rex Parade rolling down Canal Street in the 1930s.
Wikimedia Those crowds are unbelievable.
- Rex parade in 1906.
Wikimedia The depth of that crowd is really crazy.
- A couple smooching in 1936.
Wikimedia How cute.
- And these two having a good time.
Wikimedia Louis Armstrong with King Zulu in 1955
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How crazy are the crowds? You can’t even tell where the band ends and the crowd begins.
In 1940.
You could tell me it was taken last year and I’d believe it.
Some things never change.
Those crowds are unbelievable.
The depth of that crowd is really crazy.
How cute.
Louis Armstrong with King Zulu in 1955
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