Monteleone Gate, City Park.

ID: 151 ~ Source: Charles L. Franck Studio Collection at The Historic New Orleans Collection. ~ Creator: Charles L. Franck and Nancy Ewing Miner. ~ Date: Original image created circa 1917.
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By Kimberly Jochum
Two 25 foot marble pylons mark the Esplanade Avenue entrance to City Park. They were erected in memory of Park Commissioner Anthony Monteleone following his death in 1913. Known as the Monteleone…