D.H. Holmes outing, Felix Park, 1921
This file appears in: O-K Line: Kenner Depot & Felix Park
The D. H. Holmes Department Store on Canal Street closed its doors on Saturday, August 27, 1921, while its one thousand employees enjoyed an outing at Felix Park.
Outings and company picnics to Felix Park were popular during the O-K Line's heyday, and special trailers were often rented and pulled by the streetcar to transport patrons on these occasions.
The Times-Picayune, August 29, 1921.
This file appears in: O-K Line: Kenner Depot & Felix Park
O-K Line: Kenner Depot & Felix Park
The town of Kenner was the western (or upper) terminus of the Orleans-Kenner interurban line from 1915 until service was discontinued in 1930.
During this time, the company also operated a "trolley…