Audubon in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

DeDroit Residence

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

1. DeDroit Residence Marker

Inscription. John “Johnny” DeDroit (1892-1988) cornetist, and bandleader, lived here at 737 Henry Clay Avenue from 1929 until 1933. He was a cornet soloist at age 12 at the Winter Garden Theater on Baronne St., and subsequently played every New Orleans theater orchestra. During the 1920’s he led his own jazz band at Kolb’s Restaurant and the Grunewald Hotel Cave, and recorded for the Okeh Record Company label at sessions in New Orleans and New York. He was president of Musician’s Union Local No. 174 at three different times, and had a successful dance orchestra for thirty years.
N.O. Jazz Commission
Preservation Resource Center

Erected by New Orleans Jazz Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 29° 55.376′ N, 90° 7.458′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Audubon. It is on Henry Clay Avenue near Magazine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 735 Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans LA 70118, 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 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: Dedriot Residence (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Joseph Gumbel International Drive (approx. ¼ mile away); Louisiana Roll Of Honor World War 1917-1919

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Classic Designs (approx. ¼ mile away); Audubon Park History (approx. 0.3 miles away); Audubon Zoo (approx. 0.3 miles away); Miss Susie Ellermann's House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Grand Beginnings (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

2. DeDroit Residence Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,217 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 10, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.