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Archaeology of The Melpomene Neighborhood During Reconstruction

By D. Ryan Gray & edited by Kathryn A. O’Dwyer
During 2013 investigations in City Square 350, archaeologists excavated a large and well-constructed brick-lined privy shaft, producing a rich assemblage of glass containers and ceramic vessels, along with an abundance of personal items, including…

The Melpomene Neighborhood Before 1880

By D. Ryan Gray & edited by Kathryn A. O’Dwyer
In the Colonial Era, the area that eventually became the Melpomene neighborhood and later utilized for the Guste Homes was located in a low-lying backswamp zone at the rear of the Livaudais plantation tract, straddling land that became the Faubourgs…

Archaeology of the Melpomene Neighborhood at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Excavation of a Privy at 1304 Howard/LaSalle

By D. Ryan Gray & edited by Kathryn A. O’Dwyer
In the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, many of the people who lived in the Melpomene neighborhood of Central City rented their residences with some addresses seeing rapid turnover. Even though people filled features like privy shafts…

The Melpomene Neighborhood, 1880-1900

By D. Ryan Gray & edited by Kathryn A. O’Dwyer
By the early 1900s, the Melpomene neighborhood in Central City was a densely populated urban neighborhood, where many residents worked in occupations related to shipping, particularly in the nearby rail yards. Broadly speaking, the area was home…

The Salvaggio Household: Early 20th Century Archaeology of the Melpomene Neighborhood

By D. Ryan Gray, edited by Kathryn A. O’Dwyer & Lauren Smith
In 2013, archaeological firms conducted test excavations in City Square 383 in the Melpomene neighborhood, the city block once bounded by Erato, Freret, Thalia, and South Robertson (or Locust) Streets. Testing focused on lots along the former corner…

The Melpomene Neighborhood, 1900-1930

By D. Ryan Gray, edited by Kathryn A. O’Dwyer & Lauren Smith
In working class neighborhoods like the Melpomene in Central City, the importance of women’s labor in the household’s economy is visible both in historical records and archaeological materials. Women worked as dress makers, cooks, and laundresses.…

The Puckett Household: 1930s Archaeology of the Melpomene Neighborhood

By D. Ryan Gray, edited by Kathryn A. O’Dwyer & Lauren Smith
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 Melpomene Neighborhood, 1930-1960

By D. Ryan Gray, edited by Kathryn A. O’Dwyer & Lauren Smith
Between the 1930s and 1960s, racist policies at every level of government pushed Black residents of New Orleans into lower-paying jobs and racially segregated neighborhoods. Throughout the nation, local and federal government agencies used coded…
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