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Tipitina's stands as one of the best-known clubs in New Orleans. The building itself was constructed in 1912, and prior to becoming Tipitina's, it served as a gambling house, gymnasium, and brothel. [2] In the early years, it had a juice bar, restaurant, and a bar. The only remnant of the juice bar is the banana in Tipitina's logo. [1]
Louisiana Tigers. Louisiana Civil War Zouaves on the Battlefield, by Charles J. Fisher, c.1870. Louisiana Tigers was the common nickname for certain infantry troops from Louisiana in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. Originally applied to a specific company, the nickname expanded to a battalion, then to a brigade, and ...
Coordinates: 29°57′19.69″N 90°4′24.24″W. State Palace Theatre is a performing arts venue located in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] It is located at the uptown lake corner of Canal Street and Rampart Street. The Saenger Theater is directly opposite the State Palace on Canal Street. The theatre was constructed in 1926 for the Loew ...
The Saenger Theatre opened on February 4, 1927. The 4,000-seat theatre [4] took three years to build and cost $2.5 million. [5] Its opening prompted thousands to parade along Canal Street. The top ticket price was 65 cents, and the bill for each performance included a silent movie and stage play (produced by the Paramount-Publix Corporation ...
Added to NRHP. January 28, 1993. Congo Square ( French: Place Congo) is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter. The square is famous for its influence on the history of African American music, especially jazz .
Tad Gormley Stadium (originally City Park Stadium) is a 26,500 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] The stadium is home to the University of New Orleans Privateers men's and women's track and field teams. [2] The Tulane University Green Wave men's and women's track and field teams also host ...
The New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum was established in 1972 and quickly became a center where folklore, Voodoo, zombies, history and culture came together in the heart of the French Quarter. The mysterious and eclectic nature of the museum was echoed by its founder, Charles Massicot Gandolfo. Charles, affectionately known as Voodoo Charlie ...
City Park, a 1,300-acre (5.3 km 2) public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 87th largest and 20th-most-visited urban public park in the United States. [2] : 30 City Park is approximately 50% larger than Central Park in New York City, [3] the municipal park recognized by Americans nationwide as the archetypal urban greenspace.