Madame Vieux Carre : the French Quarter in the twentieth century / Scott S. Ellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellis, Scott S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.)--History.

Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.).

Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.)--History--20th century.

Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Vieux Carré (New Orleans, La.)--Politics and government--20th century.

New Orleans (La.)--History--20th century.

New Orleans (La.).

New Orleans (La.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

New Orleans (La.)--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Celebrated in media and myth, New Orleans's French Quarter (Vieux Carré) was the original settlement of what became the city of New Orleans. In Madame Vieux Carré , Scott S. Ellis presents the social and political history of this famous district as it evolved from 1900 through the beginning of the twenty-first century. From the immigrants of the 1910's, to the preservationists of the 1930's, to the nightclub workers and owners of the 1950's and the urban revivalists of the 1990's, Madame Vieux Carré examines the many different people who have called the Quarter home, who have defined its character

Contents:

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; To Set the Scene; CHAPTER 1 1900-1920: The Quarter Faces a New Century; CHAPTER 2 1920-1930: The Firebird of Preservation; CHAPTER 3 1930-1946: The Struggle for the Tout Ensemble; CHAPTER 4 1946-1961: Official Vices and Dissenting Voices; CHAPTER 5 1961-1971: Culture and Counterculture; CHAPTER 6 INTERLUDE: "Goin' Down by My Mama's": Transportation and the Quarter; CHAPTER 7 1971-1978: Moon Rise; CHAPTER 8 INTERLUDE: Odd Folks; CHAPTER 9 INTERLUDE: Tourism; CHAPTER 10 1978-1994: The Long Slide Down; CHAPTER 11 INTERLUDE: The Lakeside, Strike Three

CHAPTER 12 INTERLUDE: Time and Life in the Quarter CHAPTER 13 1994-2000: A Dance Before the Rain; CHAPTER 14 2000 AND ON: Into the New Century; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-48584-9

9786612485848

1-60473-359-4

OCLC:

609863399