1900s Jazz hall in Black Storyville on east corner of S. Basin & Perdido: opposite corner from Segretto’s: Map at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm ...
Dancehalls in Orleans Parish
Rice’s Cafe
Also called Nancy Hank’s: 1900s era Storyville Jazz club on nrth corner of Iberville & Marais: across from Pete Lala’s Cafe Map at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm ...
Ringside Cafe
French Quarter/Tango Belt jazz club ...
Robin Hood
African American club- Featured in the 1949 Negro Motorist Green Book: 2059 Jackson Avenue ...
Roma’s Caf
From the New Orleans Jazz History Business District/Back o’ Town Walking Tour brochure: 1003 Decatur Street: “This cafe on the second floor above Roma’s Restaurant featured various bands during the 1930’s, including that of clarinetist Luke Schiro. His drummer was Joe Stephens, son of Jack Laine’s legendary drummer “Ragbaby” Stephens.” ...
Rosebowl
From the New Orleans Jazz History Decatur Street/ Vieux Carre Walking Tour brochure: “Originally the fashionable Ursuline Row designed by Gurlie and Guillot c.1831, the Decatur St. nightclub area came about because of the French Market, the demise of the Gallatin St. district, the derelict nature of the lower French Quarter in the early 1900s, and the closeness to the wharves. By the 1930’s the street had many bars and small dance halls with jazz bands. This club was one of that number.” ...
Saenger Theater
1111 Canal Street: From the New Orleans Jazz History Canal Street Walking Tour brochure: “The Saenger was designed as an ÒatmosphericÓ theater (with stars and clouds) by architect Emile Weil and opened in 1927. It still has its Robert-Morton organ and a rising orchestra pit for fifty musicians. Included in its various musical groups were trumpeters Johnny Dedroit, Mike Caplan and Louis Prima, banjoist, Steve Loyacano and clarinetist, Tony Parenti. Castro Carazo, who led the orchestra, later collaborated with Governor Huey P. Long on several compositions.” ...
San Jacinto Hall
On the south side of Dumaine between Robertson & Villere Map at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm 1957 photo of Dancers inside the San Jacinto hall is in the Ralston Crawford Jazz Photography collection at Tulane University http://cdm16313.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16313coll4/id/254 ...
Sands
From 60sgaragebands.com: Mid to late 1960s New Orleans club where local garage bands such as The Better Half Dozen played ...
SavoccaÕs_
1900s jazz club: North corner of S. Basin & PoydrasMap at : http://webpages.charter.net/davidmmiller/neworleans.htm ...