1940s Custom House New Orleans LA Postcard

This 1941 postcard showcases the magnificent New Orleans Custom House, one of the oldest federal buildings in the American South. 

The very ground it occupies was once part of Fort San Luis, a Spanish stronghold constructed in 1794 under the watchful eye of El Baron de Carondelet. That early military post helped guard the bustling colonial port that would one day become one of America's most vibrant cities.