July 2006
Dear Julia,
Near Orange Street are two tall structures that I have called the Orange Street Silos. I have been curious of their history for years. Please tell me about them.
Bianca A. Fuentes
New Orleans
Those aren’t silos, they’re smoke stacks and, although...
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June 2006
Dear Julia,
I enjoy your informative articles in New Orleans Magazine.
My husband and I have wondered about a rooftop fixture on many shotgun houses around the Uptown area. It is located at the ridgeline of the roof (usually slate roofs). Hubby thinks they resemble a rooster. I see no special...
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May 2006
Dear Julia,
After waiting so long to see either FEMA or a letter carrier, I’ve been wondering about St. Expedite. Did his name really come from a shipping label? Or was he a real Roman Catholic saint? I’m not Catholic, but the thought of someone being able to expedite anything these...
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April 2006
Dear Julia,
Do you know anything about the old hospital that used to be on Orleans Avenue? I think it was known as the French Hospital. I was born there in 1948 but am a little puzzled about why my mother would have gone there since we’re not French.
Patrick Riordan
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April 2006
Dear Julia,
I was in attendance at a UNO basketball game in the old “Chamber of Horrors” recently. The atmosphere was exciting as the modest-sized crowd produced a loud roar for the hometown Privateers. My question has to do with the urge for pizza after the game. What was the name of...
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December 1969
Dear Julia,
When I was a child in the early 1950s, my grandfather used to take me and my younger brother to the Coliseum Arena to see pro wrestling. I can remember there was a booth built of two-by-fours where Mel Leavitt would sit to broadcast the matches on local television. There was...
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