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Jun 23, 2020 · In this story, THNOC Senior Librarian and Rare Books Curator Pamela D. Arceneaux highlights nine of the blue books’ most interesting aspects, based on her thorough study of them in Guidebooks to Sin: The Blue Books of Storyville, New Orleans, published by THNOC in 2017.
During Storyville's twenty-year existence, from 1898 to 1917, many editions of the Blue Book were issued, listing prostitutes by race and address; however, the guides among The Historic New Orleans Collection’s holdings contain no descriptions of specific sexual services and no fees.
Apr 8, 2019 · Blue Books is the common name given to the various published directories of female prostitutes and houses of prostitution in Storyville, New Orleans' legally designated red-light district. by Pamela D. Arceneaux
The Blue Books of Storyville ByPAMELA D. ARCENEAUX The Historic New Orleans Collection New Orleans's Storyville was the first legally designated red-light district in the history of the United States. Other cities had their tenderloin areas, but only New Orleans attempted to regulate the activities of "lewd and
Jun 8, 2017 · The earliest extant blue book appeared around 1898 and the last between 1913 and 1915. Targeting a white male audience, the Storyville-era guides featured advertisements for liquor, beer, cigars, restaurants, and venereal disease cures. By modern standards, the tone of these guides is demure.
Mar 20, 2017 · The author recently published a fascinating book, " Guidebooks to Sin: The Blue Books of Storyville, New Orleans ." Most New Orleanians are familiar with the city’s famous Storyville “red light” district; however, few know about the blue books.
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