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The plaza was once the largest shopping mall in the state of Louisiana with approximately 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m 2) of retail space. [1] Original anchors were D.H. Holmes, Maison Blanche (each 3 levels), and Sears (2 levels). [1]
Langenstein's was founded in New Orleans in 1922 by Michael Langenstein and his two sons, George Langenstein and Richard Langenstein, with the original store located at 1300 Arabella Street in Uptown New Orleans. [3] In 1954 the store moved to a larger building at 1330 Arabella Street. [4]
It opened on March 24, 1960 as the first regional shopping mall in New Orleans and is the largest and busiest mall in Greater New Orleans. Lakeside is a 967,000 sq ft (89,800 m 2) mall with five major retail anchors (Apple Store, Dillard's, Macy's, JCPenney, and Zara). There are also more than 120 stores and restaurants.
Forrest Edward Mars Sr. (March 21, 1904 – July 1, 1999) was an American billionaire businessman and the driving force of the Mars candy empire. He is best known for introducing Milky Way (1924) and Mars (1932) chocolate bars , and M&M's (1941) chocolate, as well as orchestrating the launch of Uncle Ben's Rice .
Store front of Grunewald Music Store on Canal Street in New Orleans in 1894. In the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, New Orleans was a cultural center, especially for the American South. At-home, amateur music performance as a form of home entertainment was prevalent, and so the market for sheet music was large, particularly ...
Joseph Dorignac, Jr. first opened a grocery store in 1947 on Jackson Avenue in the Lower Garden District before relocating in 1963 to Veterans Highway and Focis Street, near the Orleans parish line. [2] Joseph Dorignac III took over the business after his father passed. It is owned and currently being operated by the family,
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One of the former anchor stores was D. H. Holmes. It was replaced by a Dillard's store in 1992, and then by Marshalls. Oakwood Center fell victim to significant damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The mall was heavily looted and set on fire on August 31, 2005. Nearly 80% of the stores experienced fire or water damage. [3]