New Orleans Historical
A project by The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New OrleansNew Orleans Historical is a web and mobile platform for sharing stories and scholarship about New Orleans and the surrounding area. A project of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans, New Orleans Historical is a free app available on your Android or iPhone smartphone or tablet as well as on the web.
Featured Stories
The Clubhouse of the Louisiana Cycling Club: Completed 1890
In August of 1890, work was completed on the clubhouse of the Louisiana Cycling Club (LCC) at 1637 Octavia Street. The Queen Anne-style building still stands at that address. The party celebrating its opening was attended by 200 people and claimed…
The Puckett Household: 1930s Archaeology of the Melpomene Neighborhood
In 2013, archaeological consulting firm Earth Search, Inc., excavated a block of the Melpomene neighborhood originally bounded by South Liberty, Erato, Clio, and Howard/LaSalle Streets. Earth Search identified brick foundations and artifacts from a…
The Funeral of André Cailloux
Since its founding 150 years earlier, New Orleans had never seen anything like it: immense crowds of black residents, including members of thirty-some mutual aid societies, thronging Esplanade Avenue for more than a mile to witness the funeral…
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Gordon Plaza: Residents Fight for Fair and Just Relocation
7 Locations ~ Curated by The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New OrleansHollywood South: Film Production and Movie Going in New Orleans
11 Locations ~ Curated by The New Orleans Historical TeamBridging Lake Pontchartrain
4 Locations ~ Curated by Graham Cooper & University of New Orleans History DepartmentMeet Me at the Crossroads: The Life and Legend of Marie Laveau
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