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One Time In New Orleans

 
 
One Time In New Orleans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 15, 2024
1. One Time In New Orleans Marker
Inscription. Jazz made it's mark on the 400 block of S. Rampart Street in clubs such as Little Gem Saloon, Iroquois Theater, and Eagle Saloon. Along with countless others, Buddy Bolden and his band fused ragtime and blues to create a new sound on "The Ramp". Today, their legacy continues to be played around the world.
 
Erected by Brandan “BMIKE” Odums.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicEntertainment.
 
Location. 29° 57.054′ N, 90° 4.501′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It is on South Rampart Street east of Poydras Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1107 Poydras St, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western
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Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, 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: Louisiana Spanish-American War Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Birdsall Building (about 500 feet away); Lynda Benglis (about 600 feet away); The Clarinet (about 700 feet away); Le Pavillon Hotel (about 700 feet away); Jazz (about 700 feet away); The Rault Center High-Rise Fire of 1972 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Pythian Temple (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
 
One Time In New Orleans Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 15, 2024
2. One Time In New Orleans Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
 
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