Photos of the Past – Around Opelousas – 50+ Years Ago
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Photos of the Past – Around Opelousas – 50+ Years Ago
Feature photo: Dietlein Home on Main Street, near Vine Street, in downtown Opelousas. Photographs from CAROLA LILLIE HARTLEY private collection.
CAROLA LILLIE HARTLEY Contributing Writer
Ever wonder what Opelousas was like 50 years ago? Let’s travel back in time to another decade in another century. These photos from the past give us a glimpse into the town in the late 1960s into the 1970s. Enjoy!
Left to right, first row: Main Street at Market Street, looking east. Main Street at Court Street, looking east. Vee’s 5-10 cents store on Main at Bellevue streets in the building that originally housed D. Roos and Son, and later Morgan and Lindsey Department Store. Second row: Opelousas Finance Company. Opelousas Public Library in the building that is today the Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center. Building the new Post Office and Federal Building on Union at Vine Street.