Three costumed men, one wearing drag in front of Dixie's at Mardi Gras. Detail of photo by Stephen Scalia circa early 1950s, courtesy the Historic New Orleans Collection, Gift of Mr. Stephen Scalia, acc. no. 2012.0172.26. Scroll down for full photo.
The first gay Mardi Gras pioneers powered through many challenges - including a police raid on the fifth annual Krewe of Yuga ball, where nearly 100 men were arrested.
- by Frank Perez
Bourbon Street at Iberville, 1956. Photo courtesy the Richard R. Dixon/Cole Coleman Collection, gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Dixon, The Historic New Orleans Collection, acc. no. 1980.257.290
Tag along with this sharp-eyed Southern writer, her widowed aunt and a very unlikely guide on a 1960s trip to Bourbon Street.
- by Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Joe DeSalvo and Rosemary James at Faulkner House Books on January 12, their last Sunday living in the building where Faulkner wrote his first novel.
The carefully considered passing of the torch at this legendary French Quarter bookstore insures the literary light will continue to burn.
- by Scott Naugle - photos by Ellis Anderson
For years, unseen structural issues have been addressed at the popular house museum, but now, work's progressed to the Chartres Street facade, where delightful hidden details are coming to light.
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson
This restaurant beloved by locals moved from a cozy St. Philip Street setting to spacious new quarters on Bienville, bringing along all the original ambiance.
- by Kim Ranjbar - photos by Ellis Anderson
Finding fortune in loss: It's painful to watch the defeat of the Saints, but the shared experience in this French Quarter bar softens the blow.
- by Layth Sihan - photos by Ellis Anderson
For longtime locals, running a simple errand in the French Quarter often turns out to be a lively social occasion.
by Nan Parati photos by Ellis Anderson
2020 Maid of Honor, Zoe Kanga as Joan of Arc at the corner of Bienville and Chartres Streets.
The Joan of Arc parade, the first of the Carnival season, celebrates the saint's birthday on 12th night marching through the streets of the French Quarter.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
A low-stakes Saints game on an unseasonably hot December day leads to thoughts of the future in this Chartres Street bar.
- by Layth Sihan - photos by Ellis Anderson |
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