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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]
824 Canal Street New Orleans, Louisiana. Coordinates. 29°57′14.2″N 90°04′14.1″W. / 29.953944°N 90.070583°W / 29.953944; -90.070583. The Boston Club is an exclusive private gentlemen's club in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, founded in 1841 as a place for its white members to congregate and partake in the fashionable card game of ...
Location. 115 Saint Charles Ave New Orleans, Louisiana. Coordinates. 29°57′10.7″N 90°04′10.3″W. / 29.952972°N 90.069528°W / 29.952972; -90.069528. The Pickwick Club is a private gentlemen's club in New Orleans, Louisiana. [1] [2] Founded in 1857, The Pickwick Club and the Mistick Krewe were originally one group comprising ...
The UpStairs Lounge arson attack, sometimes called the UpStairs Lounge Fire, occurred on June 24, 1973, at a gay bar called the UpStairs (or Up Stairs) Lounge located on the 2nd floor of the 3-story building at 604 Iberville Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. [ 2] Thirty-two people died and 15 were injured as a result of ...
The French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans ( French: Nouvelle-Orléans) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city developed around the Vieux Carré ("Old Square" in English), a central square. The district is more commonly called the ...
The Regular Democratic Organization ( RDO ), also known as the Old Regulars or the New Orleans Ring, is a conservative political organization based in New Orleans. It has existed for 130 years and as of 2017 was still active. [1] [2] The symbol of the RDO is the rooster. [3] For many years the organization's headquarters was at the Choctaw Club.
Renting an isolated house in New Orleans, Ferchaux falls sick and Maudet gets increasingly frustrated at the whims of an old man with no power left beyond his attaché case of dollars. Going to the neighbourhood bar for drink and company, Maudet mentions his boss's stash to the owner Jeff, a crook and murderer, and then picks up a dancer Lou in ...