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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 6h

"If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age." ~ Thomas Mulligan #quotes #golf

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 6h

... available in Storyville, similar to the directories published in London and Paris for their respective Tenderloin Districts. This example is one of many that may be found in the archives of the Historic New Orleans Collection.

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 6h

... an effort to regulate and control prostitution. It was shut down by the Federal government in 1917 so that the government would be able to find their soldiers training for world War I. The Blue Book was a directory of the houses, madams, and ladies ... (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 6h

... young lady, however, does not appear to be wearing a garter. The popular maxim translates roughly to "Shame on he who thinks evil of it." Storyville was the notorious red-light district of New Orleans established by municipal ordinance in 1897 by city councilman Sidney Story in ... (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 6h

The French expression "Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense" is the motto of the British chivalric designation the Most Noble Order of the Garter, but it was also used on the cover of the 1906 Blue Book issued by the good folks in Storyville. The charming ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We hope you are planning to be at the East Bank Regional Library on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:00pm for our next presentation: “Before Storyville.” We’ll cover the fascinating history of those rough-and-tumble sections of the city before it became regulated. See you there! #nola #neworleans

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Photographer John Teunnison captured the bascule bridge across the New Basin Canal that allowed boat and barge traffic to pass as well as giving motorists a means of driving into Jefferson Parish. The bridge was located approximately where the Metairie Road overpass on Interstate-10 now runs.

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Have I ever mentioned how much I hate spaghetti models this time of year? #nolasky #nola #neworleans #StormInTheGulf

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There was more room for the university elsewhere.

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Muhammad Ali is Muhammad Ali and compared to him all other men are earthlings." ~ Angelo Dundee #quotes #boxing

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

... Press Drive at the New Orleans lakefront. St. Katherine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament purchased the property in 1914 and founded Xavier University Preparatory School in 1915. The building shown here was replaced with a new modern facility that stands on the property today.

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

... the institution thrived, but relocated in 1914 to Scotlandville, just north of Baton Rouge at the time, now incorporated into Baton Rouge. The original Southern University is not to be confused with Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) which was founded in 1956 on ... (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The original Southern University, shown here in a 1935 photograph by Charles Franck, was located at 5116 Magazine Street on the corner of Soniat Street in New Orleans. Established by the 1879 Louisiana State Constitutional Convention, ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Meet the Characters in "Poor Edward Peter" Here is a glimpse of the characters that you'll meet in "Poor Edward Peter - Surviving the Streets of Old New Orleans." Which one is your favorite? #PoorEdwardPeter #books #ShortStories #neworleans

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

An 1893 advertisement for a specialty retailer Winfield Gauche & Company, provider of bric-a-brac and "kindred wares" from their store at 332 Camp Street between Natchez and Gravier Streets in New Orleans. Theirs was one in a series of connected 4-story buildings that are still standing today.

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Each case presents its own unique set of circumstances, its own challenges. Holmes must look past the obvious to uncover the truth. In the coming weeks and months, I hope to bring you more exciting cases from The Baker Street Archives. Look for me on Amazon. #SherlockHolmes #ShortStories #Books

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"From the way Denny’s shaking his head, he’s either got an injured shoulder or a gnat in his eye." ~ Jerry Coleman #quotes #baseball

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This area flourished from 1870 until 1937. There was also a second colony in the French Quarter on Bourbon Street.

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And while the Chinese seemed to be forever on the move, they established a permanent settlement in New Orleans. Beginning in the latter half of the 19th century, the Chinese community centered around Tulane Avenue from O'Keefe Avenue to South Saratoga Street. (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

... Chinese already in Louisiana. From the newspaper reports of the day, it seems that nearly half of these Chinese workers broke their contracts, leaving for better opportunities along the Mississippi River, from cotton mills in Baton Rouge to cigar factories in New Orleans. (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

... cheap Chinese laborers: “Now is the time … to order them in time to commence the new crop.” Articles such as this prompted calls for action to combat what became termed “coolie” slavery. These contracted workers came from China through California and joined the hundreds of ... (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The importation of cheap Chinese labor was common in Louisiana, with companies like the Chinese Emigration Company at 39 Perdido Street (between Carondelet and Baronne Streets) and J.P. Harrison & Sons at 52 Union Street whose firms ran near-constant advertisements for... (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Therein they detailed the workers on Millaudon Plantation now owned by former Boston lawyer A.B. Merrill in what is now present-day Gretna. The image depicts sugar cane workers, but Millaudon also had acres of banana trees and orange groves. (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Celebrated artist Alfred Waud provided this image titled “Chinese Cheap Labor” for the July 29, 1871, edition of “Every Saturday” magazine for an article “The ‘Heather Chinee’ in the South” written by their correspondent Ralph Keeler. (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“A sailor is not defined as much by how many seas he has sailed than by how many storms he has overcome.” ~ Matshona Dhliwayo #quotes #sailing

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There is a white marble cenotaph designed by James Gallier, Jr. and executed by Charles Octavius Cole installed in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 to commemorate the lives of Gallier and his wife.

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

... David Bidwell (Academy of Music), sixty members of Paul Alhaiza’s opera company en route to perform at the French Opera House in New Orleans, and noted New Orleans architect James Gallier, Sr. and his wife Catherina Maria Robinson. (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

... picked up two days later by a Norwegian vessel, the Fleetwing, and later transferred to the schooner S.J. Waring, and others were found by another schooner, the Morning Star. Among the passengers lost were twenty members of a circus troupe owned by Gilbert Spaulding and ... (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

... Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper on October 27, 1866. There were only enough lifeboats to accommodate sixty passengers and life vests were also in short supply. The turbulent seas scattered lifeboats and passengers clinging to floating debris. Some of the survivors were ... (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A terrible hurricane on October 3, 1866, off the coast of Georgia claimed 283 of the 300 people aboard the S.S. Evening Star bound from New York to New Orleans, shown in this artist’s depiction of the tragedy from ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There were several marketing campaigns that catered to New Orleans as the perfect winter vacation place because our winters were relatively mild.

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You'll want to be sure to attend our next presentation Beyond Storyville which will take you through some of the city's famous or infamous neighborhoods before Storyville. Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 7:00pm at the East Bank Regional Library at 4747 West Napoleon in Metairie. #neworleans #history

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New Orleans is in for a bit of rain over the next few days so be sure to stay safe and dry if you can. I'm off to a funeral and a meeting today but can look forward to being inside for the remainder of the weekend. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #rain

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“Golf: A plague invented by the Calvinistic Scots as a punishment for man's sins.” ~ James Barrett Reston #quotes #golf

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The 1892 edition of "The Picayune Guide to New Orleans" offered this delightful description for the unique street nomenclature that visitors to the city would encounter. Some of the street names remain while others have changed. Can you spot the new street names? #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.” ~ Bill Shankly #quotes #football

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

... now the site of the Copper Vine Restaurant. Further to the left would be Walk-On's Restaurant. The row of buildings stretching to the right across O'Keefe Avenue all the way to the Hotel DeSoto (now the Le Pavillon Hotel) is where the 909 Poydras Building was erected.

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The 900 and 1000 block of Poydras Street in New Orleans sometime after 1932 and the closing of the Poydras Street Market and many years before the street was widened in 1964. On the left side of the photo on the corner is Maylie's Restaurant, ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Something Adjacent" is available from Amazon in paperback as well as an eBook. These little stories started out as writing exercises to hone Watson's voice but soon took on a life of their own. It offers a different look at the relationship that Watson has with those closest to him. #SherlockHolmes

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

From the vault -- an Osprey on the prowl for breakfast. #neworleans #birds #nature #photography

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"When a fielder gets the pitcher in trouble, the pitcher has to pitch himself out of the slump he isn’t in." ~ Casey Stengel #quotes #baseball

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The church is a vital part of the growing residential community in the Warehouse District. For the tourist, a visit to 700 Camp Street is well worth the trip.

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

... the church where St. Patrick's shines. Huge murals by Leon Pomarede completed in 1841 have been completely restored to their original glory. Wood and plaster details, vaulted ceilings, and wonderful stained glass works complete the architectural details. (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

... the Irish community to equal their French neighbors at St. Louis Cathedral. The resulting edifice was a combined effort by original architects Charles and James Dakin and later by James Gallier. The magnificent Gothic tower rises 185-feet above the city. But it is the interior of ... (continued)

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Derby Gisclair @derbygisclair.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

... Bishop Leo deNeckere. While the parish was first formed in April 1833, work on the new church began in July 1838 and the first mass was celebrated on February 23, 1840. Set among mercantile businesses and grand townhomes, the new St. Patrick's Church was the grand vision of ... (continued)

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