Often referred to as "the first man of jazz,” Charles Bolden began his musical career playing in string bands before switching to cornet and forming his own band in 1895. As was his tendency to play hot and loud, Bolden would begin his . . . — — Map (db m189068) HM
Panel 2 Born into an Afro-French household as Ferdinand Joseph
Lamothe, pianist, bandleader, songwriter, and arranger Jelly Roll
Morton is widely recognized as the first great composer in the
history of jazz. His early musical experiences in . . . — — Map (db m199674) HM
Panel 3 The son of a Baptist preacher, Joseph Oliver was born in Abend,
Louisiana. He came to New Orleans about 1900 and began
working as a cornetist several years later. Oliver's rise to
prominence was based on his ability with mutes. Was . . . — — Map (db m199711) HM
Panel 2 Trumpeter Oscar Celestin was born in Napoleonville, Louisiana,
and came to New Orleans to work with the brass bands after he
turned twenty-one. He organized a group of his own in 1910
but was also involved with projects on the side, such . . . — — Map (db m189325) HM
Panel 2 MISSING Panel 3 Jack Laine on drums, Jules Reiner-Piano, Herman Ragas-Brass. Seated on piano Alfred Laine, George Brunies, Charlie Cordella. "Papa" Laine interviewed by Richard B. Allen at a College Jazz Lecture on April 30, 1964. Panel 4 . . . — — Map (db m199704) HM
Panel 2 The son of a policeman, Alois Maxwell Hirt made his musical
debut at the Saenger Theater at age six with the Junior Police
Band. He gained a reputation as a prodigy on the classics,
but his first professional job was playing at the . . . — — Map (db m189328) HM
Erected in 1896 To replace the Duverjé Plantation House which served as the courthouse from 1866 until it burned in the great Algiers Fire of 1895.Barthelmy Duverjé acquired title to the Plantation in 1805 and in 1842 the property was subdivided . . . — — Map (db m116882) HM
Andre Seguin built the first dry dock in Algiers in 1819 on land purchased from Barthelemy Duverjé. As the City did not want ship building and repair businesses on their side of the river, those businesses blossomed along this side of the river, . . . — — Map (db m116923) HM
Henry Allen (1871-1952) trumpet player and
bandleader, and Henry "Red” Allen, Jr.,
(1906-1967), trumpet player, singer and
bandleader, lived here at 414 Newton Street
from 1906 until 1917. Henry Allen led the
Allen Brass Band an . . . — — Map (db m160931) HM
Henry Allen (1871-1952), trumpet player & bandleader, and Henry “Red” Allen, Jr. (1906-1967), trumpet player, singer, & bandleader, lived here at 921 Verret Street from 1918 until 1922. Henry Allen led the Allen Brass Band-- an . . . — — Map (db m163561) HM
Norman Brownlee (1896-1967), pianist, bandleader, instrument salesman, & Musicians’ Union official, lived here at 407 Delaronde Street from 1912 until 1922. He led his own Brownlee’s Orchestra from 1920 to 1930, which included Emmet Hardy, Arthur . . . — — Map (db m162898) HM
Panel 1 Danny Barker and Louise Dupont were married in 1930 and moved to New York. "Blue Lu" Barker spent a decade recording for Decca, Apollo and Capitol, specializing in the blues and saucy songs such as her husband's "Don't You Make Me High" and . . . — — Map (db m163873) HM
Dolly Marie Douroux Adams (1904-1979) was one of the few
women instrumentalists in the male-dominated early jazz scene.
The daughter of Olivia Manetta and Louis Douroux, she
played piano as well as bass, drums, guitar, and trumpet.
Adams began . . . — — Map (db m191602) HM
Algiers Point evolved from the plantation of Barthelemy Duverjé. The Duverjé home was built c. 1812-16, and served as the Algiers Courthouse from 1866. It was destroyed by the Great Fire of Algiers in 1895 and replaced by the current structure in . . . — — Map (db m117057) HM
Panel 2 Born in LaPlace, Louisiana, trombonist Edward Ory began his
musical career at age ten. He moved to New Orleans on his
twenty-first birthday and quickly established himself as a
successor to Buddy Bolden. While Bolden's band . . . — — Map (db m200150) HM
In the 1720s, at a spot of land now eroded by the river, stood the barracks where enslaved Africans from the Senegal-Gambia region, were held before being ferried across the river to the slave auctions. Early Algiers Point was also the home of the . . . — — Map (db m116900) HM
Panel 2
The Original Creole Band Before recordings spread the New Orleans jazz sound throughout
the nation and abroad in 1917, a number of New Orleans musicians
had already brought the city's special style of instrumental
ragtime to audiences . . . — — Map (db m199687) HM
Emmet Hardy (1903-1925), cornetist and machinist, lived here at 237 Morgan Street from 1920-1923. He played in Brownlee’s Orchestra, the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, and in small groups with violinist Oscar Marcour, the Boswell Sisters, and drummer . . . — — Map (db m162765) HM
Panel 2 Henry Allen grw up right here in Algiers. As a boy, he heard Louis Armstrong and his father's band. He would learn to play trumpet in that same band. After playing in various New Orleans groups, he joined the King Oliver Band. They toured . . . — — Map (db m189159) HM
Algiers, established in 1719, is the second oldest neighborhood in New Orleans. Originally called the "King's Plantation," it was first used as the location for the city's powder magazine, a holding area for the newly arrived African slaves, and . . . — — Map (db m116901) HM
Panel 1 • Willie J. 1900-1994 • Willie E. 1880-1964 • Percy 1900-1995 • Earl 1902-1971 • James 1859-1937 Panel 2 One of the factors that make the music scene in New Orleans so
special is the presence of musical dynasties, families that . . . — — Map (db m191333) HM
Panel 1 During his early years in New Orleans Louis Armstrong drew
upon the entire spectrum of music associated with the city. He
spent time following Joe Oliver in the "second lines” which
accompanied brass bands. By the time he was . . . — — Map (db m160939) HM
Louis Armstrong, adoringly referred to as “Satchmo," was born August 4, 1901, but chose to celebrate his birthday on July 4th,America's Independence Day. He was the first important jazz soloist and became its most influential musician. As a . . . — — Map (db m116892) HM
Panel 2 Trumpeter Louis Prima can best be described as an American
music original. In a career spanning fifty years, he was one of
the very few jazz musicians to keep abreast of stylistic changes
in popular music, going from jazz, to swing, to . . . — — Map (db m200149) HM
Manuel “Fess” Manetta (1889-1969), pianist, violinist, trombonist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and teacher, lived here at 331 Alix Street from 1913 until 1923. He played in bands with Buddy Bolden, Frank Duson, Edward Clem, Tom Albert, Papa . . . — — Map (db m163269) HM
Manuel Manetta (1889-1969) was a versatile musician and music
teacher who played piano, violin, guitar, mandolin, string bass
trumpet, clarinet, and saxophone. As a Creole of Color whose
Sicilian grandfather was a portrait painter, Manetta began . . . — — Map (db m191601) HM
Oscar J. Marcour (1895-1956), violinist and bandleader, lived here at 431 Opelousas Ave from 1917 to 1919. He played with the Jules Bauduc Orchestra at the Silver Slipper, made and Edison Dictaphone recording c. 1918-1919 at pianist Norman . . . — — Map (db m160934) HM
Panel 2 The phonograph was the medium that took New Orleans jazz from
the city's streets and dance halls to the attention of the world.
Despite the early travels of New Orleans musicians, it was the
Original Dixieland Jass Band's recordings in . . . — — Map (db m199710) HM
Once connected by a mule-drawn streetcar, Algiers and Gretna are now linked by this path of history. Follow the markers along the "Right Bank of the Mississippi River" to historic downtown Gretna, as many have done since the 1800's. — — Map (db m160913) HM
Panel 2 Sidney Bechet may have been the first New Orleans jazz musician to go beyond the early ensemble format into solo improvisation. He
established a reputation as a child prodigy working his way through
the best dance bands in town. . . . — — Map (db m189061) HM
Panel 2 Although the Boswell Sisters will forever be associated with New
Orleans,-they were born elsewhere. Martha and Constance were
born in Kansas City, Missouri, and Helvetia was born in
Birmingham, Alabama. Their father, who had been in . . . — — Map (db m189157) HM
In the early morning hours of October 20th, 1895, on the 300 block of Morgan St., near the corner of Bermuda St., a fire started that would eventually destroy about 200 homes and businesses in ten blocks between Morgan, Lavergne, Alix and Powder . . . — — Map (db m116888) HM
Although this land was purchased by the U.S. Government from Jean P. Dupiere in 1849 as a proposed Navy Yard, a U.S. Naval Station was not formally established here until 1901 when a dry dock arrived. More land was purchased from the Olivier, . . . — — Map (db m129683) HM
The transatlantic slave trade to Louisiana began in 1718, with the first of two ships bringing African captives to the region in 1719. The first ship to arrive at this site was the Expedition, which landed 91 enslaved people, most from the . . . — — Map (db m157916) HM
“Kid” Thomas Valentine (1897-1987), trumpeter and bandleader, lived here at 825 Vallette Street in 1928. Born in Reserve, LA he moved to Algiers in 1923. He played at Speck’s Moulin Rouge in Marrero and Fireman’s Hall in Westwego in the . . . — — Map (db m161017) HM
The land in front of this house, from the Mississippi River to the universities, was once a plantation acquired by Pierre Foucher in 1793. Several of the massive oak trees from the Foucher property survive to this day. Upon Pierre's death, his . . . — — Map (db m261586) HM
The history of the land bordered by St. Charles Avenue, Exposition Boulevard, Walnut Street and the Mississippi River - now known as Audubon Park - is as rich as any New Orleans tale. Originally comprised of abutting tracts of plantation land owned . . . — — Map (db m114287) HM
In the 1950's, Audubon Zoo became the first zoo to successfully breed whooping cranes. The only previous captive birth was at a Texas wildlife refuge. That chick's mother, Josephine, hailed from Audubon Zoo. One of only two remaining cranes from a . . . — — Map (db m117218) HM
This site 1781-1820 plantation of Jean Etienne Boré (1741-1820) First Mayor of N.O. 1803-1804. Here Boré first granulated sugar in 1795. Purchased for park in 1871. Site of World's Industrial & Cotton Centennial Exposition 1884-1885. — — Map (db m117167) HM
Captain Le Verrier Cooley (1855-1931) one of the last of the old-time Mississippi River steamboatmen built this house in 1896 and made it his home until 1925. Captain Cooley's career on the river spanned 62 years and he operated no less than 7 . . . — — Map (db m183902) HM
By 1893, Audubon Park was starting to resemble a modern city green space. As interest in improving the park grew, its leaders corresponded with several well-known designers, including Frederick Law Olmsted, to discuss the park's future. In 1898, . . . — — Map (db m114194) HM
George Dedroit (1859-1936), cornetist and bandleader, John “Johnny” Dedroit (1892-1988), and Paul Dedroit (1894-1963), drummer and percussionist, lived here at 6119 Camp Street from 1917 to 1936, 1929, and 1929 respectively. George led his own . . . — — Map (db m261602) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m51491) HM
In 1884, Audubon Park was the site of the
World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition. Featuring
exhibitions celebrating the 100th anniversary of the cotton industry
in the United States, the exposition opened on December 16, 1884.
One . . . — — Map (db m261573) HM
Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870).Originally located in the former Thomas Hale House at Camp Street . . . — — Map (db m114187) HM
Built in 1870 in Gothic Revival style for John Howard Ferguson an attorney who came to Louisiana from Martha's Vineyard and served in the Louisiana Legislature from 1877 to 1880 and then became a judge in Criminal District Court. The House remained . . . — — Map (db m156389) HM
Purchased in 1965 by The Saint Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church And named in honor of its first pastor and Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Dr. John Samuel Land (1893-1993)Dr. Land was born in York County, South Carolina and graduated in 1914 from . . . — — Map (db m156464) HM
Described at the time it was built as an "Old Colonial Cottage."
Sully was born in Mississippi in 1855 and trained in New York and Texas after which he set up practice in New Orleans where he became one of the city's leading architects. . . . — — Map (db m156755) HM
On January 7, 1815, the eve of the Battle of New Orleans, Ursulines and townsfolk prayed for victory, before the Virgin's statue, now in this National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor. Ever after, first St. Louis Cathedral and since 1851 in the . . . — — Map (db m104776) HM
The Newcomb Pottery Garden honors the artistic legacy of Newcomb Pottery, a quasi-commercial enterprise established in the late 19th century in association with the curriculum of Newcomb College...During its forty-five years in existence, the . . . — — Map (db m114188) HM
Erected 1928-1930. W.W Van Meter, Architect and Builder. A gift to the congregation from Alice Affleck Bloomfield in memory of her husband William B. Bloomfield John Samuel Land, Pastor, 1917-1959 Stained glass windows by Oidtmann . . . — — Map (db m114224) HM
The people of south Louisiana stem from many diverse and varied ethnic backgrounds. The cooking, music, dancing, and folklore of this region reflect their origins in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. The first Europeans to colonize south . . . — — Map (db m117199) HM
In the spring of 1927, relentless rains and northern melt caused the mighty Mississippi to overflow its banks. More than 27,000 square miles of land from Illinois to Louisiana were submerged and nearly one million people were left homeless. In . . . — — Map (db m117203) HM
Affectionately Dedicated
To The Memory of
Joseph Gumbel In recognition of his enthusiastic, persistant and effective efforts in the improvement of international friendship, trade and understanding. **** Trees from many friendly nations were . . . — — Map (db m261629)
According to a famous story, a Louisiana Black Bear was the inspiration for the first “teddy bear.” In 1902, President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was hunting in Louisiana and Mississippi. The hunt went on for days without . . . — — Map (db m117201) HM
A "trenasse" is a small waterway in the brackish marsh, important to trappers for gaining access to furbearing animals. Some trenasses are natural, many more are created by man, often using a homemade craft like this one. The rotating blades in . . . — — Map (db m117198) HM
Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable for John Gilliam's returned 94-yard kickoff return on the . . . — — Map (db m114221) HM
Founded in 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana
which later became the state chartered
University of Louisiana.
Endowed in 1884 as the Tulane University
by PAUL TULANE (1801-1887),
Princeton, New Jersey philanthropist and
former . . . — — Map (db m271410) HM
Formed in 1938, it was unsuccessful at first, it was reorganized in March of 1940. United cab was the first cab company to go against Yellow Cab who had control of all the cab stands in the city. The organization faced an up hill battle with Yellow . . . — — Map (db m296820) HM
About 1834, Évariste Blanc had this Greek Revival mansion built on his Bayou St. John estate. His widow, Marie Fannie Labatut Blanc, planned to give the property to the Archdiocese of New Orleans for a parish church as early as 1855 .Fifty years . . . — — Map (db m104705) HM
Original depression-era Poor Boy sandwiches, made like way back when. If you're looking for a bite of history, look no further.
Streetcar Poor Boy
The first Poor Boy ever made by the Martin Brothers to feed the striking streetcar . . . — — Map (db m315243) HM
Original depression-era Poor Boy sandwiches, made like way back when. If you're looking for a bite of history, look no further.
Streetcar Poor Boy
The first Poor Boy ever made by the Martin Brothers to feed the striking streetcar . . . — — Map (db m315307) HM
Home of James Pitot, who was first Mayor of incorporated City of New Orleans, 1804-1805. Also Builder of one of the City’s first cotton presses. — — Map (db m86023) HM
The first French settlement was in the New Orleans area established here in 1708. The original site of this house was acquired by Don Bartholome Bosque who began its construction in 1799. Being completed by Joseph Reynes in 1800. It was owned by . . . — — Map (db m296142) HM
Home of James Pitot (1761 - 1831). Pitot was the first Mayor of the incorporated city of New Orleans, 1804- 1805. Also builder of one of the city's first cotton presses. Bought this house in 1811. Built around late 18th century. — — Map (db m296143) HM
The Grotto to Our Lady of Lourdes was established by Edna Pascual DeLucca on June 24, 1951 in gratitude to Our Blessed Mother for her son's safe return from World War II.
Restoration was completed by Christina DeLucca in 2017 in memory of her . . . — — Map (db m296137) WM
Short trail from Lake Pontchartrain to River shown by Indians to Iberville and Bienville, 1699. Winding trail used by early travelers to city. From Bayou St. John it led to N. Broad, Bayou Roads, Vieux Carre to Mississippi River at site between . . . — — Map (db m56026) HM
In 1909, a group of laborers went to the Pythian Temple Theatre
to see a musical comedy by the Smart Set. A skit portraying a
Zulu Tribe had as its title,
"There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me".
They made their first appearance as . . . — — Map (db m150049) HM
1941
Paul (Junior) Weber, Oswald Tucker, and Lionel Acy by 1938 Chevy taxi in front of United Cab at 1401 Poydras St. Mr. Weber was a board member for nearly thirty years. Mr. Tucker and Mr. [bottom part of caption is not visible].
. . . — — Map (db m296830) HM
Erected A.D. 1919 by the people of this the Ninth Ward in honor of its citizens who were enlisted in combative service and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice for the triumph of right over might in the Great World War.
White men . . . — — Map (db m95670) WM
Here stood the Olivier House from ca. 1820 to 1949. Built by Paris-born David Olivier, the large Creole-style residence presided over a sugar cane plantation for barely a decade. In 1835 the house became heart of the St. Mary's Orphan Boys Asylum, . . . — — Map (db m95749) HM
Located on this site from ca. 1820 to 1949 stood
the original David Olivier creole-style plantation
house. It was purchased by The New Orleans Catholic
Association for the Relief of Male Orphans in 1840 in
order to relocate from Bayou St. John . . . — — Map (db m204829) HM
On June 7, 1892, Homer Aldolph Plessy was removed from the East Louisiana Railroad train and arrested by Detective C.C. Cain at the corner of Royal and Press St. He was charged with violating the 1890 Louisiana Separate Car Act that separated . . . — — Map (db m147979) HM
In 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc established the first parish for the Creole Faubourgs or suburbs comprising the Third Municipal District of New Orleans. He named the new parish after the secondary patron of the Diocese, St. Vincent De Paul. The . . . — — Map (db m104932) HM
Located in the Carrollton neighborhood, this house has a rich history thanks to a succession of fascinating owners, including Placide Reynes, a free man of color; William Theodore Jay, a wealthy businessman; Philip Werlein IV, chairman of Werlein's . . . — — Map (db m229770) HM
114 Magazine Street stands on property donated by noted philanthropist Paul Tulane to Tulane University on June 30, 1882. This property was part of the donation by Mr. Tulane which created Tulane University in 1882.
114 Magazine was designed . . . — — Map (db m102526) HM
127-129 Carondelet Street was designed by James Gallier, Sr., the prominent architect who built Gallier Hall and other landmark New Orleans buildings, and it was constructed in the 1840’s. It joined a row of buildings that Gallier erected along . . . — — Map (db m171074) HM
Once the site of land owned by Don Bertrand Gravier, this
area was subdivided into the Faubourg Ste. Marie neighborhood
in 1788. During the 19th century, the neighborhood developed
into a hub of commerce, which remains today. This . . . — — Map (db m236321) HM
This 8 in. Columbaid, cast of Alabama iron by the Confederates at Selma, Ala. was mounted in Spanish Fort, Mobile Bay.
The Fifth Company Slocomb's Battery Battallion Washington Artillery of New Orleans, during the siege of that fort by the . . . — — Map (db m38901) HM
AMERICA'S FIRST MOVIE THEATER
On July 26, 1896, William T. "Pop" Rock & Walter J. Wainwright, shown with 2 patrons, and projectionist William Reed (r to l) opened the first indoor seated movie theater in the United States.
VITASCOPE HALL . . . — — Map (db m170447) HM
2020-2025 | New York, NY
Material: Cast bronze, paint
About the Artist:
Arlene Shechet (b. New York) is a multidisciplinary sculptor based in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Known for her gravity-defying forms that seem to . . . — — Map (db m296712) HM
On June 6, 1944, the three slabs of steel reinforced concrete before you constituted 20 feet and 16 tons of German fortified coastline that ran from the Franco-Spanish border in the south to Norway, over 2,400 miles to the north. "Atlantic Wall" . . . — — Map (db m102717) HM WM
The original Bank of Louisiana in New Orleans was chartered by Governor Claiborne in 1804 and its board included Julien Poydras and John McDonogh. The bank was formed after the Louisiana Purchase to provide the currency for the citizens of Louisiana . . . — — Map (db m51591) HM
These buildings were once
part of the notable
block – long structure,
Bank’s Arcade
Erected in 1833 by
Thomas Banks
Charles F. Zimpel, Architect
A glass-roofed arcade extended
from Natchez to Gravier Streets,
The upper . . . — — Map (db m102527) HM
Here, on a plantation granted to him on March 27, 1719 by the company of the Indies, stood the residence of Jean Baptiste LeMoyne de Bienville, founder of New Orleans. This plantation was sold by Bienville on April 11, 1726 to the Jesuit Fathers . . . — — Map (db m132517) HM
This is to certify that
918-920 Poydras Street
was entered into the
National Registry of Historic Places
as part of the
Upper Central Business District Historic District
under the provisions of the
National Historic Preservation Act . . . — — Map (db m133954) HM
Canal Street, New Orleans’ widest thoroughfare, has long served as the retail heart of the city. With its broad “neutral ground," it is the traditional dividing line between uptown and downtown and represents two centuries of American . . . — — Map (db m51605) HM
1718 French colonization
1718 The founding of the city by Bienville
1721 First plan of New Orleans
1726 Purchase of a portion of Bienville's sugar plantion by the Jesuits. Later to become the Central Business District, the Faubourg St. Mary. . . . — — Map (db m296865) HM
Since the founding of New Orleans by Bienville in 1718, Canal Street has been an integral part of our city. The up river limits of the old city, defined by earth and store ramparts, ran along the present route of Canal Street. A cleared area . . . — — Map (db m239614) HM
After the Louisiana Purchase by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803 the Americans demolished the stone ramparts and filled in the drainage ditches around the city. Once leveled, they became the major thoroughfares of their day: Rampart Street, . . . — — Map (db m296866) HM
Designed by Thomas Sully Architect to harmonize with the adjoining structure. Then the Howard Memorial Library. Built as a repository for records, reports, artifacts, and memorabilia of the Civil War by Frank T. Howard and donated to the . . . — — Map (db m307621) HM
1990-1991 | New Orleans
Material: Bronze
This sculpture is part of the Helis Foundation Collection.
Artist Statement:
"After eleven years in the Mexican military during the revolution, I was tired of seeing man's . . . — — Map (db m296639) HM
Bernardo de Gálvez
Governor of Louisiana
1777 to 1785
The government of Spain donates this statue to the city of New Orleans to commemorate the bicentennial year of the independence of the United States to which the Spanish governor so . . . — — Map (db m41111) HM
2024 | New Orleans
Material: Bronze
About the Artist:
New Orleans artist George Dunbar (1927-2024) significantly influenced both the local arts community and generations of artists worldwide. As a founder of the storied Orleans . . . — — Map (db m296709) HM
1700Fr. Paul Du Ru, S.J., Missionary Reconnoiters Future City of New Orleans 1722Fr. Pierre F.X. De Charlevoix,S.J., inspects region for French Crown 1723Fr. Joseph François De Kereben, S.J., First Superior of local Jesuit Mission. 1763Society . . . — — Map (db m105942) HM
James Surls (b. 1943)
Me, Knife, Diamond and Flower
2000 Cast Bronze and Stainless Steel
On loan from the Helis Foundation James Surls is an internationally recognized artist and one of the most preeminent living sculptors in the . . . — — Map (db m296713) HM
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