St. Tammany Parish Postcards: A Glimpse Back in Time

by Ashleigh Austin

Overview

In St. Tammany Parish Postcards: A Glimpse Back in Time, Louisiana native Ashleigh Austin presents more than one hundred vintage postcards from her extensive personal collection. These images, originally published from the 1900s to the 1960s, capture many familiar sights and landmarks from this historic region north of New Orleans.

From the several bridges spanning Lake Pontchartrain to gone-but-not-forgotten eateries such as the White Kitchen in Slidell to lost hotels such as the Mugnier Hotel in Mandeville, the memories evoked by this collection are a priceless part of Louisiana's past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455612406
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	12/21/2022
Series:	Parish Histories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Ashleigh Austin's first book was inspired by her own collection of vintage postcards. As a Louisiana native now living in the Rockies, she sought out cards that not only reminded her of home, but that also recorded local landmarks that have disappeared. "I am so grateful to all those early postcard photographers and publishers for having the foresight to capture pieces of history," she says. Ms. Austin was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her family later left the city, moving across Lake Ponchartrain to St. Tammany Parish when the author was nine years old. She graduated from Slidell High School and attended Southeastern Louisiana University as an English major. Ms. Austin continues to explore and celebrate her Southern heritage through her writing and through her historical and genealogical research. She is also an accomplished singer. Ashleigh Austin lives near Colorado Springs, Colorado.