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A close-up of the "O" mint mark on a New Orleans $10 gold piece. By the early twentieth century, the U.S. Treasury had mints operating in New Orleans, Denver, San Francisco, and the main center in Philadelphia, which more than met the demand for minted money. In 1904, the government ceased the minting of the silver dollar, which accounted for ...
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, the Saenger Theatre suffered significant water damage. [7] The water line was approximately a foot above stage level, filling the basement and orchestra seating area. Fortunately it was in the middle of a major renovation, so all carpeting and seating had been removed in anticipation of being ...
Their winning bid protects their investment and gives them full control over the high-rise. The new owners, Plainfield Direct, are remaining tight-lipped about their plans for the building. On December 19, 2007, Plainfield Direct paid the City of New Orleans $608,000 in back taxes and announced plans to spend $10 million on environmental ...
Designed by William Nowland Van Powell and Henry Ehrensing [2] as the Claiborne Towers apartment building, construction started in April 1950 at a cost of $10 million. [3] The building was the largest apartment complex in the city upon opening in 1951, [4] containing 1,036 air-conditioned apartments, [3] and was built on land leased from Tulane University [3] by the developer Paul Kapelow.
UNITY of Greater New Orleans reported 1,188 homeless people after their 2018 Point-in-Time count performed in January. [25] As of 2018, New Orleans has maintained a "functional zero" in veteran homelessness for three years. Going forward, UNITY's efforts are focused on support for chronically homeless people with physical and/or mental ...
The New Orleans city government strongly protested against closing the district; New Orleans Mayor Martin Behrman said, "You can make it illegal, but you can't make it unpopular." [19] [21] He then ordered the District be shut down by midnight of November 12, 1917. After that time, separate black and white underground houses of prostitution ...
K-Put Price-Is-Rite Stamp Gun — A price-stamp gun that allows shoppers to freely alter the prices of various goods (particularly groceries) in their own favor. [ 381 ] Kannon AE-1 — A camera that's "so simple, so advanced, even Stevie Wonder [as himself] can use it," though the photos he takes of tennis pro John Newcombe ( Joe Piscopo ) are ...
River City Casino was a twin riverboat casino complex (Grand Palais and Crescent City Queen) in New Orleans, Louisiana, located one block upriver from New Orleans Morial Convention Center. It was the brainchild of Christopher Hemmeter (operating the Grand Palais riverboat) with a 50/50 joint venture with Capital Gaming International (operating ...