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| The former Hibernia Bank Building in New Orleans' Central Business District, has been displaying purple, green and gold lights on its domed top in honor of Mardi Gras for many years. Heralding the Mardi Gras season, the display is a local landmark and one that's always welcome. |
| The link to this page is; http://www.thepastwhispers.com/N_Hibernia_Bank.html Back to Mardi Gras Pages, 2010 Back to Old New Orleans Index The Past Whispers - Home |
| When the building on Gravier Street was constructed in 1921, it was, at that time, the tallest building in the state of Louisiana. Hibernia sold the building in 1983, but retained the lease. A national bank has purchased Hibernia since that time, but still illuminates the dome of the building in the same time-honored tradition: purple, green and gold during Mardi Gras and red and green during the holiday season. |
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| Above, November, 2008, red, white and blue in honor of the presidential election. Below, Holiday season, 2008. These 2 photos courtesy of Infrogmation, Wikipedia Commons. |
| Above and below, Hibernia Bank interior scenes, 1930's. |
| Two views of the Hibernia Bank Building, late 1920's-1930. Above photo is courtesy of Infrogmation at Wikipedia Commons. |
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| This photo was taken from the Hibernia Bank tower, 1967. |
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