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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]
The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (founded 1916) is a fraternal organization in New Orleans, Louisiana which puts on the Zulu parade each year on Mardi Gras Day. Zulu is New Orleans' largest predominantly African American carnival organization known for its krewe members wearing grass skirts and its unique throw of hand-painted coconuts. [ 1]
Tchoupitoulas Street (/ ˌ tʃ ɒ p ɪ ˈ t uː l ə s / ⓘ CHOP-ih-TOO-ləss) is a street in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Running through uptown, it is the through street closest to the Mississippi River. Formerly, the street was heavily devoted to river shipping commerce, but as shipping concerns gravitated to other locations in ...
First edition cover. ( New Directions) Vieux Carré (1977) is a play by Tennessee Williams. Referring to the French term for the French Quarter, it is a semi-autobiographical play set in New Orleans. Although he began writing the play shortly after moving to New Orleans from St. Louis in 1938, Williams did not complete it for nearly 40 years. [1]
Country. United States. Website. www .nomenu .com. Tom Fitzmorris (born February 6, 1951) is a New Orleans food critic, radio host and author. Mr. Fitzmorris a Certified Culinary Professional by the IACP. [1] He began publishing a newsletter, The New Orleans MENU, in 1977. [2] That newsletter continues to this day at his website, NOmenu.com.
Smoothie King Center (locally referred to as SKC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to Caesars Superdome. The arena opened in 1999 as New Orleans Arena and has been home to the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 2002. [8]
Southern Yacht Club House c 1894. The Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans, traces its roots to the Gulf Coast resort of Pass Christian, Mississippi and to the year 1849, making it the second oldest yacht club in the United States. [8] [9] [10] New Orleans in the antebellum era was a proud, thriving port city, banking center and cultural leader ...
Cafe Lafitte in Exile. Coordinates: 29.9604°N 90.0642°W. Cafe Lafitte in Exile on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, opened in 1933, claims to be the oldest gay bar in the United States. Cafe Lafitte in Exile is a bar in New Orleans ' French Quarter that has operated continuously since 1933. It claims to be the oldest continuously operating gay ...