Swans Club, Inc.
Organized in October of 1952 by a group of educators who worked at Washington Elementary School. The mission of the organization is to provide humanitarian services to enhance community life. The...
- louisiana
- kenner
- education
- jefferson parish
RESTON - A "NEW TOWN"
T 58RESTONA "NEW TOWN"In 1961, Robert E. Smith Jr. began developing6,750 acres of Sunset Hills Farm as a communityopen to all races, ages, and incomes. Workingwith Simon, the architectural firm of...
- reston virgi...
The W.A. "Bay" Evans Home
Architect Blum E. Hester, who designed the Creighton Theatre, drew the plans for this house in 1933. Built for William Arthur "Bay" Evans (1900-1954) and his wife Garnet, the residence features...
- texas
- historic landmark
- architecture
- conroe
Dr. O. R. Nevitt Memorial Swimming Pool
Vasily Vasilyevich ROSANOV, Russian philosopher
Here Vasily Vasilyevich ROSANOV, an outstanding Russian philosopher, writer and publicist, studied at the Nizhny Novgorod provincial men's gymnasium from 1872 to 1878.
- nizhny novgorod
- minin university
In Salute to the Officers and Men, Living and Dead, of the U.S.S. "San Francisco"
In salute to the officers and men, living and dead, of the U.S.S. "San Francisco" A warship named for our city, which, though sorely wounded, emerged triumphantly from the Battle of Guadalcanal,...
Surviving a Fierce Storm
Working on the River
Komlev Alexander Sadofievich
Alexander Sadofievich Komlev studied at this school. Died while performing international duty in the Republic of Afghanistan on August 29, 1980. For courage and courage he was posthumously awarded...
- bor
Every Shovel Tells a Story
Louisiana Frog Company
Louis Baer, an immigrant from France, was joined at this site in 1933, by the Babineaux brothers, Lionel, Desire, and Pete, to form the Louisiana Frog Company acclaimed "The Largest Shippers...
- louisiana
- commerce
- rayne
- frogs
Victory Hill
There's nothing like Saturday Night in Tiger Stadium, but it's the pregame walk down Victory Hill that energizes the Tigers as they make their way into Death Valley. The pregame ritual originally...
- louisiana
- sports. football
- lsu
People's Drug Store
At Rayne's founding, Dr. James Morris built his Star Drug Store here in 1883, subsequently turned into Alphonse Duclos Drugs, housing both telegraph and postal services. It then became People's...
- louisiana
- rayne
- acadia parish
Acadian Superette
Built: C. 1950 Architectural Style: Mid Century Modern This property is mostly associated with the Joseph and Florida Petro family who built this Mid Century Modern grocery store in the...
- louisiana
- lafayette
- freetown
- commerce
Joe Martin, Jr.
January 24, 1937 - October 17, 1998 One Man's Dream In 1973 Joe Martin, Jr. decided to make his dream of training individuals for industry a reality. Recognizing a need for...
- louisiana
- education
- baton rouge