The Accidental Place: Louis Armstrong Park Out of Place on the North Side

<p>The failed New Orleans Cultural Center Complex was cultural genocide to an area of the neighborhood known as Treme, where a tribute to the jazz great and native son, Louis Armstrong, was planned as an afterthought. The questions remain, was the planning and building of Louis Armstrong Park responsible for the genocide of the Treme neighborhood, is the park an appropriate use of land, and what are the prospects for the park's future? This thesis examines the cultural gumbo of New Orleans history, explores the early days of Louis Armstrong and the development of jazz, sets the record straight by vindicating the Louis Armstrong Park as the culprit for demolition in Treme, and takes a look at "the Back ‘o Town" as a tribute to him.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

College of Urban and Public Affairs

Year

2003

Author dc:creator

• Estrade, Yvonne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Thayer, Ralph
• Lacho, Kenneth

• urban renewal
• cultural center
• Treme
• National Park Service
• New Orleans

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/49

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1048