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Storyville, New Orleans' legendary red-light district, was created by Alderman Sidney Story, and came to bear his name. The "District," as it was also known, was legislated to confine prostitution to one area of the city where it could be regulated. Storyville was bounded by Iberville, St. Louis, Basin, and North Robertson Streets, an area now ...
Aug 30, 2019 · It was called Storyville. From 1897 to 1917, Storyville was one of the most famous red-light districts in the United States and it could be found in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ironically, Storyville was created in 1897 when Alderman Sidney Story pushed forth a city ordinance that limited brothels and saloons in New Orleans.
Standing at the intersection of Basin and Conti Streets and facing just west of St. Louis Cemetery #1, is the former location of the Storyville district in the Tremé neighborhood. From 1897 to 1917 New Orleans established a centralized prostitution district known as Storyville, named after the city alderman Sidney Story who sponsored the creation of the district. Storyville was bound by ...
Reference Location: Storyville, New Orleans 29.959081,-90.073814. Area: 0.6 mile - 0.9 km radius. #1Storyville, New OrleansUnclassifiedUpdated: 2020-04-02Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 to 1917. It was established by municipal ordinance under the New Orleans City Council, to regulate prostitution.
To flip through any of these books in our online catalog, click on the linked number below the image. Blue Book, Tenderloin “400”. New Orleans, [1900] The Historic New Orleans Collection, 94-092-RL. Blue Book, Tenderloin 400. New Orleans, [1901] The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1969.19.4. Blue Book.
