Few know that after her retirement from haunting the dark-wooded forests of Russia and Eastern Europe, Baba Yaga re-settled in New Orleans. Trying to shed to “local celebrity” thing, she’s having some modifications done to her home so that it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was Trent Reznor’s studio at Magazine & Jena, which I learned moments ago is a former funeral home (very fitting and also very punk rock). After Katrina. It kind of sprawls Trent Reznor has had nothing but good luck[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What a Difference a Day Makes.
A common architectural “accent” (if you will) seen in New Orleans is a home or interior wall where plaster or some shell covering is falling away due to age- exposing old worn brick underneath. I call this an “accent” because[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Formerly St. Mary’s Dominican College, these buildings are now part of the Broadway Campus of Loyola University of New Orleans. This campus is at the intersection of Broadway (hence the name) and St. Charles Ave. The main campus is more[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This building once housed one of the best coffee houses in the city, Rue de la Course. I spent lots and lots of time here. It’s on Magazine between 8th and 9th Street. The word on the street is that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This iron fence is made to look like flowers from one angle, but skulls from another. This reportedly to ward off evil spirits – i haven’t researched that. Anne Rice owned this house at 1239 First St. until 2003. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Where Napoleon & Prytania streets meet sits St. Elizabeth’s, formerly owned by Anne Rice. I don’t know much about it, except that I rode my bike past it most days as I went to work, 2/5 of a mile away[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…