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This file appears in: Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans

Absinthe was declared to be “bad for health,” according to this 1912 newspaper article.

Courtesy of the Times-Picayune

This file appears in: Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans

Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

The Old Absinthe House, a stucco building at the corner of Bourbon and Bienville Streets, is one of the oldest structures in New Orleans, dating to approximately 1806. In the nineteenth century, the Old Absinthe House became famous for its…