Monroe in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Art Alley

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2016

1. Art Alley Marker

Inscription.
In 2008, armed with vision and an entrepreneurial spirit, Brad Arender, Alan Brockman & Edmund Williamson, combined their resources and talents to create Monroe’s first Gallery Crawl on this very street. Success was nearly immediate. The movement grew and the street flourished as more artists opened their doors to an eager audience, hungry for a culture that had been bubbling under the surface all along. And the street itself? It’s ART ALLEY of course, designated and officially re-named in the summer of 2010.

Dedicated to the memory and enormous talent of Edmund Williamson.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 2008.

Location. 32° 30.131′ N, 92° 7.01′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish. It is at the intersection of North 2nd Street (Art Alley) and Desiard Street, on the right when traveling north on North 2nd Street (Art Alley). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monroe LA 71201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

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It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Matthew Catholic Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Ouachita Candy Company Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Prairie des Canots Seat of Justice (approx. 0.2 miles away); Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Don Juan Filhiol Historic Preservation District (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ouachita Parish High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mr. Jack Hayes / Mrs. Ann Stapp Hayes (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Miro (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.

Also see . . . Outside the Lines Original: Downtown Gallery Crawl. Monroe-West Monroe website entry (Submitted on July 31, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2016

2. Art Alley Marker

Art Alley Street Sign image. Click for full size.

3. Art Alley Street Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 458 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 26, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.