Bienville Hotel Roof Garden

Status: Closed

Parish: Orleans

Location: New Orleans

From the New Orleans Jazz History Lafayette Square and Business District Walking Tour brochure: “1040 St. Charles Ave. Built in 1920-22 by the Grunewald family and designed by Toledano, Wogan, & Bernard, this hotel featured a popular roof garden. Monk Hazel’s Bienville Roof Orchestra was the house band in the late 1920’s. Bandleader and cornetist Hazel hired Sharkey Bonano as cornetist for the famous recordings. The roof garden is still visible.”