SNUG HARBOR NEW ORLEANS

GREAT MUSIC CLUB, OUTSTANDING ABOUT 

ACCOMMODATING WHEELCHAIR USERS

For over 30 years, Snug Harbor has provided the best in live jazz & great regional cooking at reasonable prices. 

Snug is located in three rooms of a renovated 1800’s storefront located in the Faubourg Mariginy, just outside the French Quarter. 

We have a dining room, a bar, and a music room. 

--http://snugjazz.com

GREATEST DIVE BAR ON THE PLANET

RIP O'Neil Broyard, its late original proprietor, and our good friend.

Saturn Bar

O'Neil Broyard, its late original proprietor, made the Saturn Bar a St. Claude Avenue landmark as much for its eccentricities as for its cold beer and cheap liquor. For more than 40 years, his singular taste and hoarders' zeal filled the corner tavern with quirky odds and ends, including leopard-print velour booths, neon signs from bygone businesses and a vast collection of strange art, such as the dark and compelling paintings of bar regular Michael Frolich, full of red skies, spidery trees and leering demons.

After Broyard's death in 2005, his nephew Eric and Eric's then-teenage daughter Bailee excavated the bar's junk pile, keeping the odd charm (the art still hangs, a mural of the planet Saturn still graces the ceiling, the springs in the leopard banquettes are still broken and a friendly cat still strolls between glasses and bottles on the bar), but freeing up the back room for live music.

Most weekend nights (and some weekdays) Bailee Broyard books an eclectic roster of local and touring acts, from the sea-shanty singing Valparaiso Mens' Chorus to blues, garage, punk and metal. It also is the new home of the wildly popular all-45-RPM vinyl Mod Dance Party DJ night, which keeps the dancefloor twisting and shimmying 'til sunrise one Saturday a month.

Tip: Pick up one of the bar’s iconic calendars as a souvenir.

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Venue information: 3067 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans LA

ST. ROCH MARKET

ESTABLISHED 1875 -- REBORN EARLY 21ST CENTURY

St. Roch Market is a southern food hall featuring a diverse lineup of food and beverage purveyors.

Open daily, we offer a unique dining experience along with great shopping and an excellent craft cocktail bar. 

For entrepreneurs, the Market represents the ultimate platform to grow a food brand and build consumer exposure.

http://www.strochmarket.com/ 

HOLT CEMETERY

FINAL RESTING PLACE OF BUDDY BOLDEN

Holt Cemetery is a potter's field next to Delgado Community College in New Orleans.

It is behind the right field fence of the school's baseball facility, Kirsch-Rooney Stadium.

The Cemetery is named after Dr. Joseph Holt, an official of the City Board of Health (famously involved with city health issues concerning Storyville, the Red Light District of New Orleans) who officially established the cemetery in the 19th century.

The cemetery was established in 1879 to inter the bodies of poorer residents, and was frequently used due to allowing funerals to proceed around, rather than through, the city; it was expanded in 1909.

 It contains 99% in-ground burials.

The cemetery contains the remains of known and unknown early blues and jazz musicians, including Jessie Hill and Charles "Buddy" Bolden.

Bolden was an African-American cornetist regarded by contemporaries as a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of rag-time music, or Jass, which later came to be known as jazz.

ALGIERS, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

ABOVE GROUND CEMETERY UNDER BRIDGE ACROSS MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Algiers is one of the oldest neighborhoods in New Orleans and the only Orleans Parish community located on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. 

Algiers is also known as the 15th Ward, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS STREET CARS

 ST. CHARLES LINE

HISTORIC, BUT SADLY, NOT WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE

MAGAZINE STREET

Magazine Street is six miles with a distinctly unique flair

Visually, the street offers an abundance of historic buildings from mansions, (now housing elegant bed & breakfasts or single family homes) to Victorian row houses, some residential, some art galleries, some local shops; to a renovated bus barn, converted to a neighborhood grocery.

Magazine Street is Main Street USA in true New Orleans style, offering an array of experiences with incredible flavor.

While you will find a few national brands, locally owned businesses are the norm.

Unique boutiques, top chefs, arts studios, and markets have been popping up along this exceptional thoroughfare since the early days of New Orleans.

The downriver end of Magazine Street is at Canal Street; on the other side of Canal Street in the French Quater the street becomes Decatur Street.

From Canal through the CBD and Lower Garden District, Magazine Street is one-way in the upriver direction; downriver traffic forks to join Camp Street, the next street away from the river.

 Above Felicity Street to the far Uptown end it has a lane of traffic going in both directions with parking on both sides.

The street follows the length of the crescent through Uptown,

After several miles of residential and commercial neighborhoods, it cuts through Audubon Park with its zoo on the river side of the street.

The far upper end of the street is at Leake Avenue, a part of the Great River Road, where it turns away from the river in the Carrollton riverbend.

SPOTTED CAT MUSIC CLUB

FRENCHMAN STREET

The Spotted Cat Music Club is the Quentessential Jazz Club of New Orleans.  

Located on the famous FRENCHMEN STREET in the heart of the Fauborg Marigny District, "The CAT", as its known by locals, has been recognized as an international destination for JAZZ music. 

Numerous movies, commercials, and print media have filmed and written about the "CAT" for its outstanding music and unique ambiance. 

---http://www.spottedcatmusicclub.com

ANTOINE'S RESTAURANT

The country's oldest family-run restaurant

It was spring in 1840, when New Orleans was queen city of the Mississippi River, when cotton was king and French gentlemen settled their differences under the oaks with pistols for two and coffee for one. "Dixie" had not yet been written, destined to become the marching anthem for Confederate forces in the War Between the States.

This was the city young Antoine Alciatore adopted, after stopping in New York, to establish a restaurant that would endure under his family's direction for more than 174 years and set the standard that has made New Orleans one of the great dining centers of the world.

It was on St. Louis Street, just one block from the spot the famed restaurant occupies today, that the 18-year old Alciatore started what was to become simply "Antoine's" as a synonym for fine food. He felt at home in the French-speaking city of lordly aristocrats and their extravagances, an ideal audience for his culinary artistry.

After a brief period in the kitchen of the grand St. Charles Hotel, Antoine opened a pension, a boarding house and restaurant.

It was then that he made arrangements for his fiancée' to join him from New York. She came to New Orleans with her sister and she and Antoine were married. Together they worked to build up their pension with culinary emphasis.

New Orleans' gentility was so taken with the restaurant that it soon outgrew its small quarters and Antoine's moved down the block and eventually, in 1868, to the spot on St. Louis Street where the restaurant stands today.

In 1874, Antoine being in ill-heath, took leave of his family, with the management of the restaurant in his wife's hands. He felt he had not much longer to live and wished to die and be buried in his birthplace in France. He told his wife he did not want her to watch him deteriorate and said as he left; "As I take boat for Marseilles, we will not meet again on earth." He died within the year.

After Antoine's death, his son Jules served as apprentice under his mother's tutelage for six years before she sent him to France where he served in the great kitchens of Paris, Strassburg and Marseilles. He returned to New Orleans and became chef of the famous Pickwick Club in 1887 before his mother summoned him to head the house of Antoine.

His genius was in the kitchen where he invented Oysters Rockefeller, so named for the richness of the sauce. They remain one of the great culinary creations of all time and that recipe remains a closely-guarded Antoine's secret ... though it has been imitated countless times.

Jules married Althea Roy, daughter of a planter in Youngsville in southwest Louisiana. Jules and Althea had three children: Roy, Jules and Mary Louise. Roy followed in his father's footsteps and headed the restaurant for almost 40 years until his death in 1972.

Roy Alciatore managed the restaurant through some of the nation's most difficult times, including the Prohibition era and World War II. His contributions still remain vibrant today. The 1840 Room, a replica of a fashionable private dining room, still contains the great silver duck press and is a museum of curios treasures including a cookbook published in Paris in 1659.

Marie Louise married William Guste; and their sons, William Jr., former attorney general of Louisiana, and Roy Sr., became the fourth generation of the family to head the restaurant. In 1975, Roy's son, Roy Jr., became proprietor and served until 1984. He was followed by William's son, Bernard "Randy" Guste who managed Antoine's until 2004. In 2005, Rick Blount, Roy Alciatore's grandson became proprietor and CEO.

The long line of the Alciatore family members and descendants has guided Antoine's to continued greatness, through the War Between the States, two World Wars, Prohibition, the Great Depression and Hurricane Katrina.

---from http://www.antoines.com

RUE ST. ANN

FRENCH QUARTER, NEW ORLEANS

VIEW OF JACKSON SQUARE AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER

FRENCH QUARTER, NEW ORLEANS

The path along Woldenberg Park and the Moonwalk is often popular with joggers and walkers. 

Here, visitors can stroll along the muddy waters of the Mississippi River and watch massive freighters make their way upriver.

RUE ROYAL

FRENCH QUARTER

Historic Architecture

It is no wonder tourists and locals alike flock to Royal Street when they want a real New Orleans experience. Some of the most picturesque and frequently photographed buildings and iron lace balconies – many of which date back to the 18th and 19th centuries – are along the 13-block stretch of Royal between Canal Street and Esplanade Avenue.

World-class restaurants with scenic courtyards – containing bubbling sculptured fountains and colorful gardens – offer a pleasant, shady getaway from the excitement of Bourbon Street. These beautiful courtyards are an important part of the architecture that gives the French Quarter its iconic charm and they can be found at every turn on Royal Street.

Art and Antiques

Art galleries on Royal Street contain sculptures, paintings and mixed media from artists who are on par with the best of New York, San Francisco and other art meccas, including the late George Rodrigue and his internationally renowned “Blue Dog” paintings.

For antiques, it would be hard to find a better place to shop anywhere in this country. Many of the contents of New Orleans’ most elegant estates of the 19th and 20th centuries are for sale there. Exquisite crystal chandeliers, ornate hand-carved furniture, fine silver, jewelry, other table settings and so much more are there for the collector or those looking to decorate their homes or businesses.

-- courtesy neworleansonline.com

RONNIE THE CAT

MY GOOD FRIEND IN NEW ORLEANS

Ronnie lived at the Air BnB house I stayed at on Jeff Davis Parkway and Banks Street in Mid-City least year.

He visited while I was sleeping.

He watched over me from a shelf over my bed.

He demanded attention and affection.

He sat on my clothes and wouldn't move till I petted him.

He sneaked in my suitcase and almost came back to Miami with me.

He gave one last try at a permanent bond when he sat on my book bag and tried to convince me there was room for him.

I hope to see him soon.

St. Roch-St. Claude

UP AND COMING AREAS

The 7th, 8th and Upper 9th wards have had their issues.

Now they are popular with hipsters and young DIY types.

Through the constant change, New Orleans' unique architecture endures in all neighborhoods.

GREENWOOD CEMETERY

NEW ORLEANS, LA

Founded in 1852, Greenwood Cemetery was established by the Firemen’s Charitable and Benevolent Association after they had such success with Cypress Grove Cemetery. It utilizes small lot sizes (6 feet by 9 feet), and is one of the city’s largest cemeteries in volume. There are about 20,500 lots, with on average 1,000 interments each year.

The entrances are decorated with 5 memorials, but aside from this, most tombs are arranged to provide for maximum occupancy, so architectural or landscape beautification is placed at a lesser priority. The memorials featured at the entrance of Greenwood are: the Confederate monument, the Firemen’s monument, the Elk’s tomb, and the tombs of Michael McKay and John Fitzpatrick.

The Confederate Monument marks the graves of 600 Confederate Soldiers whose remains were collected by the Ladies Benevolent Association of Louisiana. Dedicated in 1874, this monument was designed by architect Benjamin M. Harrod and features a statue carved in Italy.

The Firemen’s Monument, a neo-Gothic design, was inspired by Sir Walter Scott’s monument in Edinburgh. The monument sits atop a 5 foot tall mound and is made of Italian granite. The monument was erected to celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of the Firemen’s Benevolent and Charitable Association and to honor the volunteer firemen who had lost their lives over the previous half-century.

Across from the Firemen’s monument is the tomb of Lodge No. 30 of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. This tomb is surrounded by a large, grassy mound with a bronze statue of an Elk atop it, the symbol of the fraternity. The tomb was erected in 1912 and designed by Weiblen.

The next two monuments are the tombs of former Firemen’s Benevolent and Charitable Association presidents. The first is for Michael J. McKay who was the Association’s president for 16 years, erected in 1938. The tomb for the second president, John Fitzpatrick, was erected in 1927. Mr. Fitzpatrick served as president for 27 years, and also served a term as Mayor of New Orleans from 1892-96.

--background from the best guardians of the graves non-profit on earth:

http://www.saveourcemeteries.org/

BUTTERMILK DROP BAKERY

A TREME FIXTURE 
THAT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN AROUND MUCH LONGER THAN 8 YEARS

Did you know, that the idea for Buttermilk Drop Bakery existed long before they opened their doors? 

The seed was planted with the opening of Canal Street Bakery and Deli in 2001, but development was shortly put on hold with the impact of hurricane Katrina in 2005.

A few years later, the owners of the original bakery came together in collaboration with a local baker to bring a new twist to an old favorite pastry, the buttermilk drop. 

After the recipe was perfected they opened the doors of the Buttermilk Drop Bakery located in the historical neighborhood of Treme in 2008.

Since then, the Buttermilk Drop Bakery has received many accolades for its perfected renditions of classic baked goods including their award winning king cakes, melt in your mouth donuts, and of course the timeless buttermilk drop.

--text courtesy of Buttermilk Drop Barkey (which sadly experienced a major fire at its relatively new store in Gentilly recently)

ST. LOUIS CEMETERY #3

VERY SAFE CEMETERY TO VISIT

Text courtesy of the incomparable Save Our Cemeteries:

St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 is located near the end of Esplanade Avenue, near Bayou St. John. The cemetery had its beginnings in 1848 when an Act was passed by Legislature in March of that year under which the City Council privileged the Cathedral wardens to establish a new cemetery. The next year, 1849, the wardens bought from Felix Labatut a tract of land on Esplanade near Bayou St. John.

The price was $15,000 and the wardens used money that the City had set aside for this purpose when they were dispossessed of Square 4 of St. Louis Cemetery No. 2 in 1846. The authorization by the city to establish the new cemetery was accepted by the wardens in December of 1850. It was not, however, until 1854 that the wardens advertised for bids for clearing the land and building fences and an entrance gate.

The plan for the first two ‘squares’ of the new cemetery called for three main aisles, the center being named for Saint Louis and the other two for Saint Peter and Saint Paul; four smaller parallel aisles or allees were named after Saint Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint Magdalene, and Saint Philomene.

After the cemetery was in use for some years, on April 14, 1865, a new plan was developed by J.A. D’Hemecourt, surveyor, which greatly extended the depth of the burial grounds. The main aisle was increased in width by 10 feet at the expense of the two side allees so that the cemetery presents a rather uncrowded appearance despite its multitude of closely built tombs. The cross aisles for the new plan were named for bishops and archbishops of the diocese.

In the 1980’s, St. Louis No. 3 was expanded to its present size increasing the number of squares from three to five full squares and a smaller square 6.  There are approximately 10,000 multiple-use burial sites which include 5,000 in condo-like mausolea, 3,000 wall vaults, 1,500 to 2,000 individual family tombs, and about twelve society tombs of which six to eight are considered active today.

LIUZZA'S -- SINCE 1947

 BEER IN A FROSTED MUG -- MID-CITY FAVORITE

Liuzza's often shows up on Eater.com's Essential 38 restaurants of New Orleans.

In a town with more than 380 great restaurants, that's pretty fine company.

From Eater NOLA:

This classic family-owned, neighborhood haunt in Mid City serves giant frozen mugs of soda and beer, Bushwhackers, huge helpings of red beans and rice, pasta, all the fried seafood you cold ask for, and a killer shrimp remoulade.

http://www.liuzzas.com/

ESPLANADE AVENUE

THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN FAUBOURG MARIGNY AND VIEUX CARRE 

The Faubourg Marigny has an eclectic mix of late-Georgian, one-story Creole cottages and shotguns, and some two-story doubled-galleried structures.

Unlike the orderly grid of the French Quarter, The Faubourg Marigny branches off into triangular patterns.

The Faubourg Marigny caters to locals and contains everything that makes New Orleans unique.

You won’t find any t-shirt stores or daiquiri shops in this neighborhood.

The world-famous jazz clubs lining Frenchman Street are routinely packed.

It also features Thai, Middle Eastern, Indian, Tex Mex, Italian and traditional Southern soul food restaurants, where up and coming chefs continually concoct the latest interpretation of the City’s cuisine.

The shops and galleries offer everything from museum-quality art to thrift-store chic.

SANDPIPER LOUNGE

ONE OF THE LAST ORIGINAL BAR ROOMS LEFT IN NEW ORLEANS.

Uptown, but not in the chic parts.

A bar for the people.

Ladies set up big trays of food for sale on the neutral ground.

2119 Louisiana Avenue    504 895-2204