Here is provided an overview of several of New Orleans original "Big Four" housing projects, such as St. Thomas and Iberville, with a comparison to the later, larger scale housing projects such as the...

In the 1920s and 1930s many struggling cities were seduced by the monolithic, masculine nature of Beaux-arts style government buildings. Eager to appear more European, American cities became fans of rabid...

A brief history of the beloved St. Roch neighborhood corner bar, the St. Roch Tavern. This manuscript summarizes primary source research from the Orleans Parish Notarial Archives and New Orleans City...