Garyville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Garyville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusGaryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,775 at the 2000 census and 2,123 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The Garyville Refinery, built in 1976 by Marathon Petroleum Company, is the third-largest oil refinery in the United States.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,811 to 2,123 (-24%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Garyville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Garyville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Garyville’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEntrance to general store, 1938: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Garyville
See all 2 →Garyville, decade by decade
1990s
LOCThe manor house of San Francisco Plantation, built in the 1…2021
LOCElegant doorway at San Francisco Plantation house, built in…2021
LOCThe manor house of San Francisco Plantation, built in the 1…2021
LOCThe manor house of San Francisco Plantation, built in the 1…2021
LOCParlor at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850…2021
LOCParlor at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850…2021
LOCParlor at San Francisco Plantation house, built in the 1850…2021
CommonsMarathon Petroleum Garyville Louisiana oil refinery2021
CommonsGaryville Louisiana flooded, aerial photo 1 Sept 201220124 historic places in Garyville
Garyville has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 66 historic buildings, because Garyville Historic District alone counts 63. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Entrance to general store (1938) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (10). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.