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Jackson Square zones
I was sent these diagrams by the city of New Orleans and I will also be uploading the corresponding regulation text. This came about because there was a heavy handed idea by the city to “close” the square overnight, seemingly in a feeble attempt to reduce the small bad element found there 24 hours a day among the many good elements also there 24 hours a day. I wrote in protest and was invited to one meeting and sent this months later. The other attendees at the meeting were the folks who work in the Square- readers, musicians and artists. No one from the JS businesses, the museums or church were there, nor were any other residents. I wrote about the meeting in an earlier post:
JS meeting notes
This is the overview of all of the zones in the Square as of October 2013
This is the noise buffer zone for the cathedral
This is the artist “A” zone for setting up along the fence.
Dreamy Weenies
Polish dog with mustard, ketchup, onions and sauerkraut on the corner of Saint Ann and Rampart.
Counterculture exhibit and talk at HNOC on September 7
The exhibition explores the lives and work of Gypsy Lou and Jon Webb through objects from Blair’s Collection as well as paintings by Rockmore (including his widely recognized “Homage to the French Quarter”) and photographs by Johnny Donnels. The display also includes copies of each title in Loujon’s small but celebrated catalogue, while illuminating the Webbs’ relationships with other self-proclaimed outsiders—the people, the places and the environment that inspired the creation of Loujon Press.
“The exhibition offers a glimpse into the vibrant artistic life of the French Quarter in the early ‘60s and introduces visitors not only to the aesthetic of that time but to the fascinating people that created it.” said Cave
THNOC » Presentation featuring Edwin J. Blair, JoAnn Clevenger, and Neeli Cherkovski.
1920s New Orleans video and music
Sent to me on this rainy morning by my French Quarter friend, Jonny:
Once again, a truck (in violation of the law) will end up doing some damage to historic buildings.
Illegal truck i the Quarter
St. Joseph’s Day- March 19
Like most Americans, New Orleanians too celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, although here in New Orleans we also celebrate St. Joseph’s Day. There already was a parade through the Quarter last weekend in St. Joseph’s honor and March 19 (St. Joseph’s actual feast day) will be quite the day for viewing of the altars throughout the city. The tradition, which is Sicilian in origin but carried on locally by Italian-Americans and people of all nationalities and faiths, includes baking cookies and cakes and preparing foods for the altar. According to a legend, a drought and famine during the Middle Ages caused much suffering in Sicily. People prayed to St. Joseph, the husband of Mary, and promised to thank him with food altars on his feast day, March 19, and give away the food to all. Supposedly on midnight of March 19, it started to rain and broke the Sicilian drought. Many now create altars to thank St. Joseph for their personal prayers as well.
The altars are found in churches, businesses and homes throughout the city and when you leave after viewing, you will receive a fava bean. The fava bean will bring you luck throughout the year. Part of the tradition requires that no money be spent on the altar, so its creators must beg for all items. Once the day is over, the altar is broken down and its content donated to the poor.
St. Joseph’s Day has another connection to food: it is also the traditionally the last day to plant summer tomatoes for this region. <p><a href=’http://www.wwltv.com/news/List-of-local-St-Joseph-altars-197132801.html#.UT9OAMHCzhU.wordpress’>List of local St. Joseph altars | wwltv.com New Orleans</a>.</p>
French Quarter block by block 
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