"I bet on a horse at ten-to-one; it didn't come in until half-past five."
~ Henny Youngman

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Some say it was destroyed in the hurricane of 1915 while others say it was relocated somewhere else in the state.

... so was relocated in the late 1890s to the original entrance to City Park on City Park Avenue, just to the left of the Pizzati Gate donated by steamboat captain and fruit importer Salvatore Pizzati. It disappeared from that location between 1913 and 1915. (continued)

... the doorways held interchangeable glass panels that were used for advertisements, being illuminated by gaslight. In the image above the panel reads "E.A.Tyler Watches & Jewelry 115 Canal Street." As streetcar traffic on Canal Street grew, the fountain became an impediment and ... (continued)

... Chartres Street and Camp Street. The intricate iron framework was cast by George Cronan at his foundry on Magnolia Street. Water for the fountain also supplied the power to animate a series of figures such as boats, swans, and cupid angels. The oval panels above ... (continued)

In the neutral ground on Canal Street stood an ornate and elaborate fountain known as the Belknap Fountain donated by Jason Ogden Belknap. The framework was begun in late 1870 and installed at the junction of ... (continued)

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You can read more about the fascinating history of Mississippi River steamboats in my book New Orleans Steamboat Stories.

She originally hauled grain to New Orleans until the sale to the Combine after which she hauled coal out of Pittsburgh.
On April 8, 1906, her boilers exploded at Portland, Ohio, but she was raised, rebuilt, and renamed the Duquesne. (continued)

Completed in 1887 at Cincinnati, the towboat H.M. Hoxie was owned and operated by the St. Louis and Mississippi Valley Transportation Company until 1904 when she was sold to the Combine. (continued)

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From the vault -- a Brown Pelican soaring is one of the most enjoyable sights on a morning stroll.

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"I set records that will never be equaled; in fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed."
~ Bob Uecker

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... Clio, and Clara Streets and manufactured cotton presses, saw mills, and steam engines. Their offices were located at 12 Union Street. The brothers were also large stockholders in the Southwestern Brush Electric Light and Power who manufactured and installed the carbon arc lights for the city.

Brothers H. Dudley Coleman and Will H. Coleman established the firm of H. Dudley Coleman & Brother in 1869 following the death of their father. In 1879 they purchased the Bennett & Lurges Foundry which occupied the entire block on Magnolia, Erato, ...(continued)

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"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts."
~ Earl Weaver

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Having stood since the 1830s, the New Basin Canal was filled in around 1950 and provided the space for much of the route of the Pontchartrain Expressway.

In the center of the mage is the old Girod Street Cemetery and to the right of that were the rail yards and tracks where the Louisiana Superdome sits today. (continued)

The terminus of the New Basin Canal captured in a 1922 aerial photo by Charles Franck (HNOC). From the turning basin along South Rampart Street all the way to the lake were lumberyards and warehouses that processed the freight. (continued)

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The Third Thursday Lecture Series

Tonight's the night! Join us at 7:00pm at the East Bank Regional Library for our next presentation -- Gamblers Afloat. Historian and author Derby Gisclair will speak on the rough and tumble world of steamboat gamblers.

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"Look at Bobby Richardson – he doesn’t drink, he doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t chew, he doesn’t stay out late, and he still can’t hit .250."
~ Casey Stengel

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From 1917 through 1954 the property was owned by the Baptist Bible Institute (later known as the Baptist Theological Seminary). The house that Mr. Robb built stood for 100 years before it fell to the wrecking ball in 1954.

... lived in the mansion on Washington Avenue from 1857 until 1890. At that time, it was sold to Sophie Newcomb College, which had been established in 1887. In 1917, the college moved to a larger campus on Broadway, next to Tulane University. (continued)

The 1857 financial crisis forced him to sell off his assets, including the mansion and its art collection, which may be found in some of the finest museums in the world. Merchant John Burnside purchased the home for $55,000 (about $1.7 million today) and the Burnside family ...(continued)

... refined taste and substantial comfort…. No expense was spared on finishing, its fresco paining was particularly superb, as are the marble steps, with massive railings, leading to a spacious hall….” (continued)

... sixteen-foot ceiling. The completed home is the inspiration for the name given to the neighborhood – the Garden District. The ”Daily Picayune” described the home in 1856 as “two stories high, eighty feet square, on a gently elevated terrace…had about it an air of quiet beauty, ... (continued)

Robb made a fortune by the time he was 30, establishing banks and businesses in the US and Europe, and building the first gas-works in the city of Havana, Cuba. He spared no expense in building this home and was an avid art collector, so the house included a huge art gallery, with a ... (continued)

Washington Avenue was still a dirt road, as were both Chestnut and Camp Streets which flanked the palatial home known both as the home of James Robb and John Burnside, shown here in 1858 as photographed by Jay Dearborne Edwards. (continued)

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“No matter what anyone says, no matter the excuse or explanation, whatever a person does in the end is what he intended to do all along.”
~ Cus D'Amato

#quotes #boxing

... 120 compressors at America ports, of which 49 were manufactured by Morse, and that these compressed over half of the American cotton crop, some 600,000 to 800,000 bales from each compressor.

The Steers-Morse Compress and the Batture Cotton Press were located at Girod and Front Streets, with their business offices at 41 Carondelet Street. It was estimated that in 1884 there were as many as ... (continued)

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The Third Thursday Lecture Series

Please join us on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 7:00pm at the East Bank Regional Library for our next presentation -- "Gamblers Afloat." The speaker will be historian and author Derby Gisclair. We hope to see you there!

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