Preservation Hall in New Orleans
In the late sixties we visited Preservation Hall in New Orleans--The Big Easy.
It was a very unimpressive place on the inside and the outside but the music was fabulous.
As you can see in the picture, it was a plain, drab place with not very good lighting. But somehow, you didn't notice that once the music started.
The Preservation Hall building dates back to the early 1800's but the actual Preservation Hall was opened in the early 1960's as a way to preserve the tradition and style of the New Orleans jazz.
The hall is a weathered old building which gives you a true taste of the atmosphere of New Orleans at the time of the birth of jazz with its wooden floors, antique walls and furniture. There were actually no chairs. We just stood around and listened to the great music.
Preservation Hall has no drinks, no air conditioning 0r other fancy accoutrements, it is just pure music. Louis Armstrong, the king of jazz once said, "Now that's where you'll find all the greats."
I never heard if Katrina invaded that part of New Orleans, which was the French Quarter, or not. I am sure it has been rebuilt if it was destroyed. But it could never be the same again.
posted by kyra lafain @ 1/30/2009 12:30:00 PM
1 Comments:
Lanny will be in New Orleans in March...I'll have him check it out and see if it's still there! nh
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