The Alexandria Retrospective...Home Page
Following the Tracks Back in Timewhere are these trolley tracks leading? A silent reminder of transportation excellence of the past,  still visible in 2000, corner of Fourth and DeSoto
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Downtown
  Bolton Avenue
Moms and Pops
  The Automobile
  Closed But Not Forgotten
  Signs of the Times
  Neighborhoods
  Afterthoughts
  Credits


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Alexandria, Louisiana has a special place in my heart. I was born there, and lived there for the next 22 years. When I return there today, I see a somewhat different place, in a different time, from a different perspective in my life. There have been changes. Yet there are still many reminders of the times I spent there, the good times, the simpler times. Some landmarks have crumbled, others are in danger. Each time I visit, my mind takes a different track. Here's one of those many journeys back in time...