French Quarter Phantoms http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com Historically Accurate & Fun French Quarter Walking Tours! Tue, 15 May 2012 00:50:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 This is an example of the ornate bead work that adorns Yoruba… http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/22982804124 http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/22982804124#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 18:12:00 +0000 sandy http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/22982804124 This is an example of the ornate bead work that adorns Yoruba tribal costumes of West Africa. This bead work tradition is evident in local Mardi Gras or Black Indian costumes and reflects the cultural connection between New Orleans and Africa as a result of the great diaspora. The Yoruba people are mostly found in the modern day countries of Nigeria and Benin, where a great many slaves originated. These slaves would be dispersed through out the French Caribbean, including New Orleans and Haiti. The same bead work can be seen on Haitian Rara(peasant Carnival) costumes and again reflects the African origins. www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/4up/tour-treme/]]> http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/news/this-is-an-example-of-the-ornate-bead-work-that-adorns-yoruba/feed/ 0 How Jelly Roll Morten got his name. http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/22555184263 http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/22555184263#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 00:24:15 +0000 sandy http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/22555184263 http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/news/how-jelly-roll-morten-got-his-name/feed/ 0 A reproduction of a photograph by E.J. Bellocq. Born of a… http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/22494287534 http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/22494287534#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 03:47:10 +0000 True Crime! NOLA http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/22494287534 A reproduction of a photograph by E.J. Bellocq. Born of a wealthy Creole family in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Bellocq would rise to fame as a photographer of an overlooked and marginalized people of New Orleans.  While professional work for corporations paid the bills, his artistic reputation hinges on his photographs of opium dens and, most importantly, his photographs of the women who worked the brothels of Storyville. profgrubblyplank:
“Get everything you want or lose all that you had/ Down here in New Orleans.”
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New Orleans had a reputation as a wide-open town long before the birth of Storyville. Brothels, like corner stores, were to be found in every neighborhood. Particularly overrun with ladies of ill repute would be Gallatin Street and the narrow alleyways which snaked through the riverfront, catering…
]]> http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/news/true-crime-nola-the-true-story-of-storyville-how-the-citys-infamous-redlight-district-came-to-be/feed/ 0 Images courtesy of findagrave.comThe tragic death of little… http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/21813166856 http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/21813166856#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:42:00 +0000 thomas http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/21813166856 Metairie Cem., location of Lamana tomb. Tomb of tragic child death Walter Lamana The elegant tomb where Walter is buried. Closeup on plate of Lamana family tomb The plate listing burials in the tomb. Images courtesy of findagrave.com The tragic death of little Walter Lamana would rock the city of New Orleans to its core: lured away by Mafia ransomers, the nine-year-old boy would be dead just days after his abduction - his father would follow him in to eternity just a year later!  These photos show the Lamana family tomb in the exclusive Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.  Hear more about Walter’s needless slaying on our True Crime! tour of the French Quarter! French Quarter Phantoms True Crime Tour For more tales of murder & mayhem in the old French Quarter, join us on our True Crime! tour of New Orleans. Our tour departs Thursday through Sunday @4pm October 1st through April 30th, then @6pm May 1st through September 30th.]]> http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/news/images-courtesy-of-findagrave-comthe-tragic-death-of-little/feed/ 0 Italians Blamed for Bomb at St. Louis Cathedral! http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/21811985493 http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/21811985493#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:27:00 +0000 thomas http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/21811985493 http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/news/italians-blamed-for-bomb-at-st-louis-cathedral/feed/ 0 Here we find the cover of the infamous Blue Book – a directory… http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/21683326513 http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/21683326513#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:38:00 +0000 thomas http://truecrimenola.tumblr.com/post/21683326513 Page from a New Orleans Storyville Blue Book Here we find the cover of the infamous Blue Book - a directory which listed the names, addresses, services offered and prices charged by the ladies of Storyville.  A take-out menu, if you will, for the redlight district! allthebestpeople:
Blue Book - Storyville, LA {circa 1915}
]]> http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/news/here-we-find-the-cover-of-the-infamous-blue-book-a-directory/feed/ 0 Cosimo Matassa was inducted into the National Rock and Roll Hall… http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/21236375823 http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/21236375823#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:39:07 +0000 sandy http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/21236375823 Cosimo Matassa was inducted into the National Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in honor of his groundbreaking contributions to the genre via J&M music shop here in New Orleans. Matassa was instrumental in creating the “New Orleans’ Sound” which was pretty much the definition of early Rock and Roll. He helped create Rock and Roll and it is wonderful to see him finally get the recognition he deserves. Come check out the old J&M music shop and learn more about New Orleans’ contribution to music by taking our Treme’ tour. 504-666-8300 www.frenchquarterphantoms.com]]> http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/news/cosimo-matassa-was-inducted-into-the-national-rock-and-roll-hall/feed/ 0 Check out our new Treme’ Street car advertisement. Now is… http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/20073733566 http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/20073733566#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:48:49 +0000 sandy http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/20073733566 Check out our new Treme’ Street car advertisement. Now is the time to come play tourist in your own town!]]> http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/news/check-out-our-new-treme-street-car-advertisement-now-is/feed/ 0 The Songs of Congo Square http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/19690187670 http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/19690187670#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:50:08 +0000 sandy http://tourtremetales.tumblr.com/post/19690187670 http://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/news/the-songs-of-congo-square/feed/ 0