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
Frank Perez: The Lost Weekend
An errand to pick up some toilet paper turns into an unexpected encounter in a French Quarter bar.
~ by Frank Perez
Amzie Adams: From Marine to Musician
A young Marine on leave visits New Orleans and winds up at the Wrong Place – only to find the city is exactly the right place.
~ by Amzie Adams
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
Farrow Stephenson: Mona Lisa’s Post-Katrina Smile
The co-owner of Mona Lisa Restaurant on Royal recounts how he and husband Tom Moore took over the reins of the beloved neighborhood eatery in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
– by Farrow Stephenson
Batou Chandler: Always a Quarter Kid
Decades may pass, but if you grew up in the French Quarter, it will always lead you home.
~ by Batou Chandler