Park Overview

ID: 4818 ~ Source: University of New Orleans Department of Anthropology

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A view of Louis Armstrong Park at the time of the archaeological excavation looking south toward the Central Business District. The skyscraper in the background on the left is the Marriott Hotel.

This file appears in: Congo Square/Armstrong Park

Congo Square/Armstrong Park

By Allison Robin & Charlotte Willcox, editor

During 1977 and 1978, the University of New Orleans conducted an archaeological project within what is now Armstrong Park. It focused on two areas, the Jazz Complex, a small area around what had been…