Fairmont Hotel

Status: Closed

Parish: Orleans

Location: New Orleans

From the New Orleans Jazz History Lafayette Square and Business District Walking Tour brochure: 123 Baronne Street: “Built in 1908 and designed by Toledano and Wogan,the Grunewald Hotel later became the Roosevelt Hotel, then the Fairmont Hotel. A major music policy has prevailed since its inception; the Grunewald Cave showcased Johnny Dedroit’s Band dressed as elves; the Roosevelt’s Blue Room had major musical acts such as Ted Lewis, the Mills Bros., Sophie Tucker, and Bob Crosby’s Band. The WWL radio studios, home of the long-running Dawnbusters and N. O. Jazz Club programs, were also here. The Fairmont prominently features jazz music today.”