Storyville blue book names

Photograph of rita walker from blue book 1915 courtesy the. In the early 1900s, a blue book could be purchased for 25 cents. Myeloma is a form of bonemarrow cancer that claims 3,000 new patients in the uk every year. The lost sights and sounds of storyville, new orleanss red light. The blue book listed in alphabetical order and in separate sections respectively the names and addresses of all the prostitutes in the place. Madams names were always set apart from those of the mere girls. It also included, in a separate section, the addresses of these prostitutes and separated them based on race. Blue book like paris and london, storyville district had. Among the most beguiling traces left of storyville are the blue books. Blue book like paris and london, storyville district had its own. Films with fictional portrayals of storyville have included new orleans 1947, pretty baby 1978, and storyville 1992. Maybe shes hired him to take photos for the next blue book. Established by city statute in 1897, storyville segregated prostitution to a specific area, in order to curtail such activity in outlying neighborhoods.

He contributed one song breakin the rules to wim wenders soundtrack to his 1991 film, until the end of the world. Hey rare book collectors theres going to be a fantastic condition original new orleans storyville blue book going up for auction june 25th or 26th at cowans auctions in ohio. These books contained prostitutes names, where they resided, brothel ads and general advertisements. In arlington annex one could obtain for twentyfive cents a copy of the blue book, official directory and guide to storyville. A page from a blue book promoting the working girls of mahogany hall. Image courtesy of the historic new orleans collection. To assist men who were out for a lark, a series of directories the blue books were published, giving names and addresses of the young ladies. Rose draws text directly from the blue book, dissecting advertisements and their meaning. Storyville was the infamous red light district of new orleans from 18971917. Pamela has written a wonderful book, called the guidebooks to sin. Storyville, the red light section of new orleans, was opened in 1897 and officially existed for twenty years. On the blue book of storyville, don vappie looks to red. New orleans, louisiana brothel blue book for 1907, advertising street addresses of the bordellos located in the storyville district.

It contained forty pages of personal promotion from each of the madams who earned their livelihood, from 1897 through 1917, within an area as defined by the ordinance bounded by customhouse now. Published in numerous editions from 1900 to 1915, the blue books typically contained an alphabetical listing of the districts better class of prostitutes the tenderloin. Storyville, new orleans the blue book of prostitute guide. In this intriguing study, arcenaux positions blue books in the emergent advertising industry, which gave fashionable gloss to perfume, apparel, soap and items both luxurious and mundane. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Its packaged with a copy of semper idems 1936 book about the blue book, and this particular semper idem copy is one of a limited edition of only 15 copies printed on. Photograph of rita walker from blue book 1915 courtesy the historic new orleans collection. Contains the warning, this book must not be mailed, and the advisory, read all the ads. Young american men were especially attracted to the french girls because they wore high heeled boots. Guidebooks to sin examines blue book prostitute guides of new. Blue book wrapper title new orleans directories city. Blue book of bodacious babes storyville, new orleansthe.

In michael moorcock s history of the runestaff the city of narleen is intended to be a postapocalyptic new orleans, with the citywithinacity of starvel meant to be storyville. Heartman identifies this is as the twelfth or thirteenth. Drawing both on the blue books and on other artifacts, the exhibit paints a broader picture of the people of storyville, with special attention to the areas role as the cradle of jazz. Names of individual musicians or ensembles, writes arcenaux, do not typically appear in the storyville guides. Guidebooks to sin is the single most comprehensive and authoritative guide to storyvilles notorious blue books. Like paris and london, storyville district had its own unique blue book. New orleans blue book, guide to storyville cowans auction. Don vappie, known for interpreting new orleans music canon, used it to imagine his latest album. The image that a lot of storyville blue books wanted to convey would consist of madams descending the stairs with their girls in evening gowns dripping in diamonds and ostrichfeather fans and a. Storyville guidebooks to sin subject of upcoming events.

A factbased work of fiction presented as the journal of a working girl. Storyvillenamed for alderman sidney story, who sponsored legislation to confine prostitution to a designated part of the cityoccupied an area just north of the. This book is limited to 500 signed and numbered copies. Storyville was new orleans historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as the district. And this shopping mall came with its own directorythe socalled blue books, which became the essential guidebooks for anyone hoping to visit the infamous neighborhood. Luke hollands observational film for the documentary strand follows his charismatic brother peters fiveyear experience of living with the illness, and the effect of his terminal condition and its treatment on peters relationship with jeanette, his wife and partner of 20 years standing. The last edition of the series of guides to the bawdy houses and prostitutes of new orleans, issued between 1900 and 1915, and known collectively as the blue books of storyville. The names of the residents will be found in this directory, alphabetically arranged, under the headings white and colored, from alpha to omega. An advert for burnetts gin and a listing for colored harlots, and their respective business addresses. See more ideas about new orleans, saloon girls and vintage photos. Finding the history of madams and music in new orleans.

He also discusses bellocqs photographs, as well as client recollections of their time in storyville. The blue book of storyville was a catalog that described the citys many brothels and prostitutes. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The typography of the newspaper and the blue books is very similar. When a reservation for the containment of prostitutioncommonly known as storyville, much to the chagrin of the upright city councilman named story who was. The end has descriptions of 23 of the establishments, some identified by name, others by madam. In the early 1900s, a blue book could be purchased for 25. The official guidebook to whoredom new orleans storyville blue book and the women it commodified. How glamorous it would be to be featured in the districts own directory of whos who.

It got its storyville name from alderman sidney story, who created the. Jelly roll morton and king oliver got their starts playing in storyville saloons, and a contender for the first jazz record, livery stable blues, came. The famous madam josie arlingtons real name was mary deubler, and she was able to keep her personal and private life so separate that her niece and closest companion anna had no idea how josie had earned her money until josie. It is focused on the famous jazz homeland section of new orleans and on that part of the south in particular. First appearing around 1900, this blue book of storyville purveyors is broken out by race, with alphabetic entries of the names and addresses of the best places to spend your money. In conjunction with our examination of music in storyville, a series of guidebooks to the district which contain directories of prostitutes and advertisements for brothels, liquor, beer, cigars, venereal disease cures, and.

Arceneaux carefully sorts out the genuine and the fake, the accurate and the apocryphal, to produce an invaluable resource for historians, collectors, and. Souvenir edition of the world famous tenderloin directory the blue book, with a brief story of storyville call number hq146. Navy marines could purchase a blue book that alphabetically listed the names, addresses and races of more than 700 prostitutes. Blue book first edition new orleans bauman rare books. It was one of the most famous redlight districts in the united states when prostitution was effectively legal in storyville from 1897 to 1917 the district was created when alderman sidney story, responding to public protests against rampant prostitution in new orleans, succeeded in having the city council adopt an ordinance in. S navy marines could purchase a blue book that alphabetically listed the names, addresses, and races of more than 700 prostitutes. Blue books were created for tourists and those unfamiliar with this area of new orleans and contained, in alphabetical order, the names of all the prostitutes of storyville. Storyville district, new orleans, louisiana, united. The lost sights and sounds of storyville, new orleanss. The legislation was written by city alderman sidney story, and, much to his consternation, the district as it was known to the locals acquired the nickname storyville. A series of guides were printed during this time and were called red books. Sebastien girardot double bass don vappie has amassed an impressive back catalogue of recordings as a bandleader and sideman.

Storyville, new orleans wikipedia republished wiki 2. You will find the boundary of the tenderloin district, or storyville. The blue books were small guides listing the finer bordellos and. Includes full page advertisements for the more famous brothels and madams, including interior photographs of josie arlingtons establishment at 225 north basin street and thomas tom andersons annex at the corner of basin and. Though many scholars have written about storyville, no thorough contemporary study of the blue booksdirectories of the neighborhoods. Blue books is the common name given to the various published directories of female prostitutes and houses of prostitution in storyville, new orleans legally. The annual was underwritten and published by tom anderson. New orleans storyville blue book at auction edition. For more information about this item or special collections, call 601.

Blue book covers showing an advert for one of mayor andersons many establishments in storyville. Nostalgia remembering new orleans history, culture and. Shortly after, the first blue books were published, the earliest appearing about 1898 and the latest about 1915. Here you will find documents, books and photographs on all aspects of storyville and vice in new orleans. In this first of two episodes about the infamous new orleans red light district, we discuss the creation of storyville and the role of the blue books. Blue books of storyville blue books published prior to 1908 could have been published by the sunday sun, a new orleans newspaper devoted to the doings of its scarlet society. The blue books of storyville, new orleans pamela d. These helped to distinguish between cribs, small rooms which basically housed one woman and a bed, bordellos, the.

A very different kind of blue book storyvilles blue book, was the districts guide for locals and tourists alike. This book is a tribute to the world of storyville, the district where, in the early decades of the 20th century, prostitution was perfectly legal, as long as it was confined to certain blocks. The blue book storyville, new orleans prostitute guide. See more ideas about new orleans, red light district and saloon girls. Check out christopher coovers antiques roadshow appraisal of this new orleans. Books listing the names of the brothels, bordellos and cribs as well as the information about the women working there were distributed to tourists and locals. Storyville, historic region of new orleans, louisiana, u. Early directory of the fast women of new orleans, apparently published by principal advertiser restaurateur tom anderson, and compiled by billy struve, manager of andersons annex cafe. The storyville blue books would list many of the same women multiple times with different names and descriptions.