'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; Check out: Grand Isle: Life on the Gulf of Mexico, in 72 vintage photos Bucktown: The little fishing village that persevered, in 80 vintage photos By Melinda Morris, entertainment editor. Munholland, 1201 Metairie Road, was formed with 33 charter members on Oct. 22, 1936, and it was the first United Methodist church established in the Metairie area. This home at 164 Ridgewood Metairie off Metairie Road was photographed in 1987. (Photo courtesy of Nadine Douzart and Aline Lamkin). Today’s boundaries of what we call Old Metairie are generally said to be Airline Highway, Causeway Boulevard, Veterans Boulevard and the 17th Street Canal. There are a number of intriguing dishes listed on the menu, but their potential is not realized by Alouette's kitchen staff. All Rights Reserved. If you are planning on traveling to Metairie, use this interactive map to help you locate everything from food to hotels to tourist destinations. //-->. Patients' recreation courtyard at the new Metairie Hospital in 1966. An Overlay Zone imposes requirements in addition to those of the underlying base zoning district. Read more here. You have permission to edit this article. Joseph S. Yenni Building 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., Suite 601 Jefferson, LA 70123 Phone Numbers: Planning Main Line (504) 736-6320 Fax (504) 731-4560 The two tracks competed furiously for customers. How is it different from zoning? View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. Decked out in a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office hat and a wet rag, Lt. Bob Lindsey cruises down Metairie Road through the late afternoon heat in 1981. This was the Feb. 9, 1973 snowstorm in Old Metairie. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); ch_client = "CCampanella"; ... Map view Save search. This house at 608 Codifer Blvd. Enjoy good food, live music, and shop for fresh produce, artwork, and crafts.... Join the fun at our Saturday FAMM. What does Planning Department review involve? The prestigious little community of Old Metairie, part of the vast suburban expanse of Metairie, is the first real suburb of New Orleans, a small part of Jefferson Parish’s Metairie. var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; The Grand Theater at Metairie Road at Beverly Gardens Drive, photographed in 1942, was a neighborhood theater, where movies would go after they had been shown downtown. Discover the past of Metairie on historical maps. ch_color_site_link = "#000000"; google_ad_client = "ca-pub-5404036846469611"; an area known to locals as Hog Alley. What do I need to know? © Copyright 2018 Old Metairie Garden Club - All rights reserved. When you have eliminated the JavaScript , whatever remains must be an empty page. King Creole Restaurant, 1517 Metairie Road. The theater had been in the neighborhood since 1953. A denied tree removal permit can be appealed to the Board of Zoning Adjustments. Old Metairie Garden Club is building relationships through education, beautification, and preservation of our community. That's why Hall's law firm, Hall, Lentini, Mouledoux and Wimberly has finished renovating a Metaire Road plantation-style former residence and restaurant after years of working in cramped quarters at 701 N. Causeway Blvd. It will also serve as a religious-education center. (Photo courtesy of Nadine Douzart and Aline Lamkin). Food and main dining room. The Grand movie theater. Originally named Metairie Ridge School, by 1912 the two-room wood-framed schoolhouse had grown to an enrollment of 54. Demolition of accessory structures and fences, Anything required by public safety due to an unsafe condition, Any work that would alter a previously approved OMNCD site plan, New construction or additions, including buildings, structures, or swimming pools, Alterations to existing buildings, structures, or swimming pools, Demolition of existing buildings or structures*, Adjustments to lot grade, such as filling or cutting soil, Any other type of work that does not meet all zoning regulations (e.g. Encourage design reflective of traditional regional architecture. PARISHWIDE PRECINCT MAP. We’re planning to have lots of social, educational and networking events for the entire family… so join in, meet your neighbors, help improve our community and share the fun. ch_nump = "9"; *** Do you like vintage photos? Note: Many of the photos in this slideshow were gathered by the late Bruce Boudreaux, a community news columnist for NOLA.com and The Times-Picayune who was passionate about preserving the memories of Old Metairie. Community involvement, that's you, will be the key to our success. (Photo courtesy of Maunsel White), A sign from the 1950s at a gas station at Metairie and Labarre roads. ch_sid = "Maps160"; ", Liz's Cafe, a tiny diner that Liz Franz operated at 2567 Metairie Road, closed in 2004 after Omni Bank bought the land for a branch. Ladies enjoy a luncheon in the patio room of the Delerno's Restaurant in Metairie. the streets above Metairie Road along the New Orleans/Jefferson Parish line. Santa brought her a beautiful dress, which would change from blue to green as it moved in the light. Metairie, La 70001 | (504) 913-4487 | Email us. Aline Kain Lamkin is pictured here in her yellow bathing suit in the driveway of 451 Orion Ave. in Old Metairie on July 4, 1962. Hall, Lentini, Mouledoux and Wimberly - Plantation-style building on Metairie Road was a restaurant and residence before its renovation.

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Email me at mmorris@nola.com and follow me on Twitter at @MelindaLMorris, Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. This is an exterior shot of Gennaro'€™s bar and restaurant from around the 1950s. ch_type = "mpu"; We serve Vietnamese cuisine and Bubble Tea. Kaufman's new store at 800 Metairie Road was set for a grand opening in 1954.

Old maps of Metairie on Old Maps Online. Alouette Restaurant at 2551 Metairie Road in 1976. Adele Illg Hertz sits on Focis Street in the 1950s with the Do Drive In site behind her. (Courtesy the Library of Congress.). The red line on this 1924 map shows the streetcar line that used to traverse Metairie Road. Metairie Park Country Day School is situated 1800 feet south of Old Metairie Village Shopping Center. You may request a variance from the zoning requirements. The area around the Vincent property would become Metairie Club Gardens. installing a new fence in the required front yard setback), Subdivision of land that requires Council approval. This undated photo of a Gulf station and the adjoining Coral Room, was at Metairie Road and Metairie Heights. The prestigious little community of Old Metairie, part of the vast suburban expanse of Metairie, is the first real suburb of New Orleans, a small part of Jefferson Parish’s Metairie. Best Dining in Metairie, Louisiana: See 16,433 Tripadvisor traveler reviews of 483 Metairie restaurants and search by cuisine, price, location, and more. 14 1714 Edinburgh St., Metairie LA 70001: 0096: Wally Pontiff, Jr. Playground ch_fluidH = 1; A Joy's Theater Inc. official said competition from shopping center theaters was driving small movie houses out of business. ", Original caption for this 1974 photo: "€œLaura Sounderes' pine trees, Fran Rhodes' magnolia and Hilliard Haik's oak tree seem safe for now, but it's hard to tell in the continuing conflict of Cottam Drive vs. Jefferson Parish Bureaucracy. In 1955, the 800-900 block Metairie Road was flood after a heavy rain. Metarie Road became four lanes all the way from Pontchartrain Boulevard to the Orleans-Jefferson parish line in 1956, the caption for this file photo says. ch_width = 200; The 400 block of Focis Street shows the future site of the Do Drive In behind the boy. Liberace visited Gennaro's Bar in the 1950s. Upscale housing tracts were constructed off the road in the 1920s; this area is now known as "Old Metairie." For the past 30 years, Benge Landscape LLC has operated and maintained a position as one of the top landscape contractors in the New Orleans region. The original caption writer wrote: '€œThe purpose of a restaurant such as Alouette completely eludes me. The Thompson property included a miniature and a full-sized golf course. ch_color_border = "#CC9966"; It has the trappings of a major restaurant- deluxe prices and the intimate setting of an old house. Original caption for this 2008 caption: "€œA sign outside of Gennaro's Bar and Restaurant pokes fun at Vince Marinello. A streetcar named Metairie? All uses permitted in the base zoning district are permitted in the OMNCD.