Derby Gisclair
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Although filmed in New Orleans, it luckily did not appear to permanently damage the city reputation as a film location. The movie bombed.
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Although filmed in New Orleans, it luckily did not appear to permanently damage the city reputation as a film location. The movie bombed.
It tells the story of a man (Josh Brolin) who is hunting down his captors after having been imprisoned for twenty years. Also appearing in the movie are Elizabeth Olsen and Sharito Copley. (continued)
February 11, 2026 at 12:58 PM
It tells the story of a man (Josh Brolin) who is hunting down his captors after having been imprisoned for twenty years. Also appearing in the movie are Elizabeth Olsen and Sharito Copley. (continued)
There were also moon-towers in San Jose, California (1881), and Wabash, Indiana (1880).
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
There were also moon-towers in San Jose, California (1881), and Wabash, Indiana (1880).
New Orleans was not alone in constructing moon-towers. In fact, there are several such structures still standing in Austin, Texas. Thirteen to be exact which are all that remain of the thirty-one towers they purchased from Detroit in 1894.Detroit retained ninety-one towers. (continued)
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
New Orleans was not alone in constructing moon-towers. In fact, there are several such structures still standing in Austin, Texas. Thirteen to be exact which are all that remain of the thirty-one towers they purchased from Detroit in 1894.Detroit retained ninety-one towers. (continued)
The Southwestern Brush-Light Company was established in the city in 1881 with offices at 38 Union Street and a workshop on Union and Dryades Street. They were the exclusive licensee of “the Brush lighting apparatus.” (continued)
February 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The Southwestern Brush-Light Company was established in the city in 1881 with offices at 38 Union Street and a workshop on Union and Dryades Street. They were the exclusive licensee of “the Brush lighting apparatus.” (continued)
On the left of the photo, you will notice the base of one of the ‘moon-towers’ that lined Carondelet Street starting on Canal Street. The installation of ‘moon-towers’ in New Orleans was part of the city’s ambitious modernization effort to bring arc lighting to the city in 1881. T(continued)
February 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
On the left of the photo, you will notice the base of one of the ‘moon-towers’ that lined Carondelet Street starting on Canal Street. The installation of ‘moon-towers’ in New Orleans was part of the city’s ambitious modernization effort to bring arc lighting to the city in 1881. T(continued)
... B. Fellman's, Werlein's Music Store, and Leopold Levy’s drapery store. This was the commercial hub of New Orleans, serviced by the numerous streetcar lines that can be seen in the center foreground. Sadly, the patriarchs of Shwartz and Fellman's stores died within months of the fire. (continued)
February 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
... B. Fellman's, Werlein's Music Store, and Leopold Levy’s drapery store. This was the commercial hub of New Orleans, serviced by the numerous streetcar lines that can be seen in the center foreground. Sadly, the patriarchs of Shwartz and Fellman's stores died within months of the fire. (continued)
There’s plenty of free parking at the East Bank Regional Library at 4747 West Napoleon in Metairie so come on out and pass a good time.
February 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
There’s plenty of free parking at the East Bank Regional Library at 4747 West Napoleon in Metairie so come on out and pass a good time.
This battle is also known as the Battle of Plum Point Bend. The Fort Wright here is different from the other Fort Wright on the Ohio River built for the defense of Cincinnati. The Fort Wright in this battle was in Tennessee.
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This battle is also known as the Battle of Plum Point Bend. The Fort Wright here is different from the other Fort Wright on the Ohio River built for the defense of Cincinnati. The Fort Wright in this battle was in Tennessee.
She met with more success on her second run without serious damage. During the course of the battle, the rebels sent in five gun-boats and three rams. Three of the gun-boats were destroyed. The remaining boats were so badly riddled that they had no better option than to withdraw. (continued)
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
She met with more success on her second run without serious damage. During the course of the battle, the rebels sent in five gun-boats and three rams. Three of the gun-boats were destroyed. The remaining boats were so badly riddled that they had no better option than to withdraw. (continued)
... was welcomed with a broadside which alerted the Union fleet of the battle. The Cincinnati was joined by the flag-ship Benton, the Carondelet, the Pittsburg, the Cairo, and the St. Louis. The Louisiana attempted to ram the Cincinnati but was out-maneuvered on her first attempt. (continued)
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 PM
... was welcomed with a broadside which alerted the Union fleet of the battle. The Cincinnati was joined by the flag-ship Benton, the Carondelet, the Pittsburg, the Cairo, and the St. Louis. The Louisiana attempted to ram the Cincinnati but was out-maneuvered on her first attempt. (continued)
This detailed section depicts the course of the river from the Plaquemine Courthouse just north of Fort Dupre and Black Bay up to Fort St. Leon at English Turn upriver past New Orleans to the sawmills and sugar refinery along the river near Lac des Allemands.
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This detailed section depicts the course of the river from the Plaquemine Courthouse just north of Fort Dupre and Black Bay up to Fort St. Leon at English Turn upriver past New Orleans to the sawmills and sugar refinery along the river near Lac des Allemands.
... but with interesting overlays of the skyline of major cities, in this example of New Orleans. The other three panels (not shown) featured engravings of Vicksburg, Memphis, and St. Louis. The entire four-panel map covers the entire 1,210 miles of river from St. Louis to New Orleans. (continued)
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
... but with interesting overlays of the skyline of major cities, in this example of New Orleans. The other three panels (not shown) featured engravings of Vicksburg, Memphis, and St. Louis. The entire four-panel map covers the entire 1,210 miles of river from St. Louis to New Orleans. (continued)