Street Names & Picayune Histories of New Orleans [Paperback]

Elaine Lacoste (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 27, 1997

A fact and story-filled booklet about how some of the streets, avenues, squares, buildings, suburbs, lakes, and parks of New Orleans were named. It is 4" x 9" folded, full-color cover, 66 black and white photos, 36 pages)

The booklet is divided into cateogries of name sources:

The State (why the state was named Louisiana); The City; Presidents; Governors; Mayors & Plantation Owners; Businessmen & Statesmen; Generals; Place Names; The Ladies; Architects; Benefactors; Other Personalities Honored; Native Americans; Saints; African-Americans; Classical Literature; Plain Facts; Spellings & Pronounciations; and Humor. In the middle there is a map of The French Quarter and at the end there is an index.

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About the Author

Elaine Lacoste, 81 years old, is a native of New Orleans, as was her mother before her. She is a professional linguist, and am amateur historian, who has been interested in the sources and reasons for street names all her life. This booklet was created for the many visitors who come to New Orleans each year, and the residents who are always interested in this subject. Ms. Lacoste mentiones her own family name on a street on page 13.

Product Details

• Paperback: 36 pages
• Publisher: Hoolauna Hawaii (April 27, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965640906
• ISBN-13: 978-0965640909
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,813,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mardi Gras hit, February 3, 2000

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April (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Names & Picayune Histories of New Orleans (Paperback)

Mardi Grais takes on new meaning when you know the history and importance of the places and people of old New Orleans. This pocket size handy guide helps one come away with a sense of the importance of this place in our American history.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For tourists or historians, November 25, 1999

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eric Adamson (front royal, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Names & Picayune Histories of New Orleans (Paperback)

This small book offers both the tourist and historian insights on little known facts about the origin of street names for the tour of historic New Orleans. It is written with humor and history. Excellent for one's first or tenth trip to this wonderful city. Map of the old city is helpful.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Orleans Must Have, September 9, 2001

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This review is from: Street Names & Picayune Histories of New Orleans (Paperback)

Every visitor going to New Orleans should take this book along. There is a quick, easy to read history of the city filled with many pictures of important people, flags flown over New Orleans and a map. There is a lot of information put into this small book. I found that it added a lot to read it just before we visited New Orleans.