Quarter Kaleidoscope
Storytelling Project
This project is underwritten in part by:
Welcome to this collaborative community project by The Historic BK House & Gardens, The Vieux Carré Property Owners, Residents and Associates, and French Quarter Journal.
This digital archive is underwritten in part by a Community Partnership grant from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation
Denise Augustine: Divinely Protected in the Tremé
Did the charms cast to protect her as a child in the Tremé help save her life more than thirty years later when she met a serial killer?
~ by Denise Augustine
Eric Burt: Preserve the Artistry
This culture bearer from the cradle grew up in the shadow of “some of the coolest cats around.”
~ by Eric Burt
Craig Tracy: Becoming a Quarter Caretaker
An artist housesitting a home with one of the Quarter’s largest courtyards has an unforgettable epiphany: No one owns the French Quarter, we’re just fortunate to be its stewards for a time.
~ by Craig Tracy
~ by Craig Tracy