History, people, fables and critical essays on the 24/7 life of the French Quarter. "Those who live somewhere should be allowed to decide how a place should exist; it should not be determined by how it can be sold." (Grace Lee Boggs) “The great music of the city is not Louis Armstrong; it’s when you say good morning and good evening.” (Mr. Jerome Smith)
with all of the infernal racket and mess that the Superbowl construction has brought to the old quarter, there are some benefits to it. As I walked to my mother’s house last week, I noticed that St. Louis has been revealed as a flagstone-covered street under that 20th century goop. Lovely bones…
What lies beneath the asphalt of many of the French Quarter streets…
