Though taken after the official end of Storyville, these photographs provide a glimpse into the physical landscape of the neighborhood.
Corner of Perdido and Liberty Streets, Uptown Storyville
1949; gelatin silver print
The Historic New Orleans Collection, The William Russell Jazz Collection, acquisition made possible by the Clarisse Claiborne Grima Fund, MSS 520, 92-48-L.273
Row of cribs, Iberville Street, Storyville
ca. 1935; gelatin silver print
by Felix Julius Dreyfous, photographer
The Historic New Orleans Collection, gift of F. Lee Eiseman, 1990.2.7
Perdido Street, Uptown Storyville
July 1949; gelatin silver print
The Historic New Orleans Collection, The William Russell Jazz Collection, acquisition made possible by the Clarisse Claiborne Grima Fund, MSS 520, 92-48-L.272
Cribs, Bienville Street, between Lulu White’s Mahogany Hall and Frank Early’s Saloon
1941; gelatin silver print
by Hoyte D. Kline, photographer
The Historic New Orleans Collection, The William Russell Jazz Collection, acquisition made possible by the Clarisse Claiborne Grima Fund, MSS 520, 92-48-L.286
View of the 200 block of Basin Street, showing brothels
ca. 1930; gelatin silver print
by Louis T. Dansee, photographer
The Historic New Orleans Collection, The William Russell Jazz Collection, acquisition made possible by the Clarisse Claiborne Grima Fund, MSS 536, 92-48-L.263
View of Bienville Street from Basin Street
ca. 1930; gelatin silver print
Louis T. Dansee, photographer
The Historic New Orleans Collection, The William Russell Jazz Collection, acquisition made possible by the Clarisse Claiborne Grima Fund, MSS 536, 92-48-L.263