Retrospective Home Page RetroAmerica.us Web Site Greetings! Thinking of Alexandria, and Louisiana, a retrospective in my mind, a journey back to the simpler times we all remember. See you soon! FRK, '46 Retrospective Home Page Stories & Photos of Retrospective Friends Retrospective Cities, Towns, and States Search the Retrospective About This Site Site Map and Photo Index England Air Force Base News: The Retro Recollection
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Journeys Back to Simpler Times in Alexandria: The Heart of the Retrospective

Alexandria Retrospective: The Original Journey Back in Time (2000)

Alexandria Retrospective: The 2nd Journey Back in Time (2003)

Major Features of the Retrospective

Alexandria Retrospective: About This Web Site

Alexandria Retrospective Register of Viewers

Alexandria Retrospective Friends: Their Stories, Photographs, and Memories

Alexandria Louisiana Historic Postcard Collection

Alexandria Retrospective News: The Retro Recollection

Alexandria Retrospective Blog
Alexandria Louisiana Artifacts, Memorabilia, Collectibles
Alexandria Louisiana Tourist Courts
Alexandria Louisiana Photographs
Alexandria Louisiana Historic Matchbook Covers
Alexandria Louisiana Events and Reunions

Alexandria Louisiana Newspaper Clippings of the 1960s
Alexandria Louisiana Classified Ads from the 1960s
Alexandria Louisiana Sesquicentennial in 1957
Alexandria Retrospective Gift Shop
Alexandria Retrospective: Contribute Your Photographs
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Alexandria Louisiana Maps
Alexandria Louisiana Aerial View
Alexandria Louisiana Weather
Alexandria, Pineville, and Central Louisiana Links

Other Features on the Retrospective

Menard Memorial High School on Elliott Street
Bolton High School on Vance Avenue
Louisiana State University at Alexandria (LSUA)
Central Louisiana CenLA Memories
Alexandria Louisiana Railroads: M&P, T&P, KCS, L&A, Rock Island
Hot Wells Resort
Alexandria Louisiana Skyscrapers
Bolton Avenue: A Nostalic Trip Back in Time
Alexandria Louisiana City Park: Natatorium, Golf Course, Rock Garden, Aces...
Historic Postcards of the U.S. Veterans Hospital in Alexandria-Pineville
Hotel Bentley in Alexandria Louisiana
Signs of the Times in Alexandria Louisiana
Red River at Alexandria Louisiana
Jay Mertens Owl Fine Foods
Herbie K's Restaurant, Oyster Bar, and Lounge, an Alexandria legend on Lee Street
Singing star and cowboy legend Roy Rogers visits Alexandria during trip down Red River
Alexandria Louisiana Christmas Past: City Hall, Little White Church, Wellan's
Ride Down Third Street, Alexandria, Louisiana
Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital in Pineville

Military Bases in Alexandria and Central Louisiana

World War II Army Camps near Alexandria Louisiana

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England Air Force Base (EAFB)
England Air Force Base History
England Air Force Base Tour
England Air Force Base Register
England Air Force Base Maps
England Air Force Base Links and Resources

Alexandria Air Force Base
Alexandria Army Air Base
Camp Claiborne
Camp Livingston
Camp Beauregard
Barksdale Air Force Base Louisiana Retrospective
The Impact of World War II on the Alexandria-Pineville area
Post World War II Alexandria Louisiana

Stories, Essays and Photographs from Alexandria Friends

Interurban Transportation Company (Trailways)
Castor Plunge out Twin Bridges Road
Chapman's Grocery and Cooper's Market
European Tourists Courts and Louise Motel
Mockingbird Park on Bolton Avenue and Park Avenue
Pecan Orchard at Willow Glenn
Southern Bell Telephone Company, Central Office, Alexandria
Alexandria in the Late 1930s
Ringling Brothers Circus comes to Alexandria in the 1930s
Driving Across the Murray Street Bridge in Alexandria
MacArthur Drive Airport in Alexandria
Alexandria Education in the 1930s
Alexandria Life in the 1930s
Hocus Pocus

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Historic Route 66: The Mother Road Retrospective

Other Louisiana Retro Content

Louisiana Tourist Courts in Postcards: Lafayette, Opelousas, Hammond, Minden ... and more
Shreveport-Bossier City Louisiana Tourist Courts and Art Deco Motels in Postcards
New Orleans Louisiana Tourist Courts in Postcards
Louisiana Tech football stadium in Ruston

Retro Photos from Other States

East Texas Oil and Gas Industry
Hope Arkansas Railroads: Kansas City Southern and Missouri-Pacific

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Original Photographs

A&P Grocery Store
Abe’s Pawn Shop
Bentley Hotel
Bert’s Garage
Bolton Avenue Commerce
Bolton High School and Stadium
Bordens Ice Cream
Caplan’s Mens Store
Chenvert-Coty
Commercial Building
Continental Trailways, door
Courthouse Square
Don Theater and Don sign
England Air Force Base
Family Restaurant
Fire Station No. 4 at City Park
Firestone Tire & Rubber on Bolton
Garden District
Giamanco's Suburban Gardens
Guaranty Bank & Trust Company
Gulf Oil (Garden District)
Gulf Oil Station (N. Bolton)
Happy Trails
Harry’s Body Shop
Holsum Bakery
Hokus Pokus
I-49
John Ward Hardware
KCS Southern Belle
Kress
Lee Street business 1 and 2
Library (old)
Masonic Building
Motor Bank

Murrell Clinic
Noah’s Potato Chips
One Hour Cleaners
Our Lady of Prompt Succor School
Palace Grocery
Piggly Wiggly
Post Office
Rapides Avenue - Vanderhoeven
Rapides Parish Courthouse
Rapides Bank, Bolton Avenue Office
Rapides Bank, Main Office
Red River Candy
Reed and Bell Drive-In
Residence - Main Street
Residence - Jackson Street
Rugg Elementary School
Schnack’s Jewelry
Schwartzberg’s Department Store
Service Station
St. James Episcopal Church
Stop Sign on Vance Avenue
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Street car tracks
Super 7 Foods
Texada Miller Masterson Davis Clinic
Third Street
Turpin Pontiac 1 2 3
Water Plant
Weiss & Goldring sign
Weiss & Goldring Department Store
Weiss & Goldring tower
Wellan’s Department Store

Alexandria Images Provided by Friends

Alexandria Classified Ads from the Past

Andress Abbott Ford
Antoon's Department Store
Bob Dinnat's Bake Shop - Sam Villard, Owner
Bridges Drug Store
Burger Chef
Chaptico Dairy - Bayou Rapides Road
Chas D'Amico Sports Buffet
Chicola's Supermarket
Cicardo Grocery and Market
D'Amico Shoe Service
Dore & Jakes Barber Shop
Double V Cafe
Duke's Radio Service
Ellington Transfer & Storage
The Fair Store - 1111 Main Street
French Unique Cleaners
Fuzzy's Cafe and Hobo Drive-In
Gem Jewelry Company

Glorioso Grocery
Gravel's Drug Store
Herbie K's
Ideal Liquor Store
Lazarone's Drive Inn
Lomonte's Drug Store
Lawhon and Baker
Lazarone's Drive Inn
Mat's Suburban ESSO Servicecenter
McInnis Supermarket
Morgan & Lindsey
Petrus Feed and Seed
Rachal & Redmond's
Red River Candy Company
Rice Shoe Store - Next Door to Schnacks
Stanley's Body Shop
Jay Merten's Owl Fine Food - 1121 Chester St.
Schwartzberg's
Whittle's Toy & Gift Shop - 93 Bolton Avenue


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