The Krewe of Rex parades for Mardi Gras. The top picture was taken some time in the middle to late 1890s. Note the Henry Clay statue with its reduced base in the middle of the St. Charles/Royal Street intersection. This view is facing out, toward the lake. The middle picture is dated 1901. Its location is not clear. Note that there is no sign of the Henry Clay statue, which by then had been moved to Lafayette Square. The bottom picture is from a card that is postmarked 1912. The closest intersection is Carondelet and Bourbon Streets, looking out. In later years, streetcars were turned back during the parades, and the crowds were allowed to mill around on the empty Canal Street neutral ground. — Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection (top), Detroit Photographic Co. (middle)