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

Edison Place

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 24, 2011

1. Edison Place Marker

Inscription. This land for more than 60 years a part of the electric distribution system serving New Orleans, was donated to the City of New Orleans by New Orleans Public Service, Inc. and named in honor of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor and creative genius, a director of the company which provided the first electric service in New Orleans in 1886.

It is dedicated by the donor to public use in the preservation and promotion of the Vieux Carre. Donated March 30, 1973.

Erected 1973 by New Orleans Public Service, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Places. A significant historical date for this entry is March 30, 2012.

Location. 29° 57.351′ N, 90° 4.109′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It is on Bourbon Street north of Bienville Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 313 Bourbon Street, New Orleans LA 70130, 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: Original Old Absinthe Bar (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Absinthe House Patrons (within shouting distance of this marker); These Three Townhouses (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Audubon Room

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(about 400 feet away); Rillieux – Waldhorn House (about 400 feet away); Jack Teagarden (about 500 feet away); Conway’s Court (about 500 feet away); Hermann – Grima House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 24, 2011

2. Edison Place Marker

The marker is on the fence on the left.

Edison Place image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 24, 2011

3. Edison Place

Antoine "Fats" Domino (right), Al "Jumbo" Hirt (center), Pete Fountain (left), Chris Owen (far left),

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 2,296 times since then and 77 times this year. Last updated on January 20, 2015, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.