Date of Award
12-2003
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Urban Studies
Department
College of Urban and Public Affairs
Major Professor
Thayer, Ralph
Second Advisor
Lacho, Kenneth
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Estrade, Yvonne, "The Accidental Place: Louis Armstrong Park Out of Place on the North Side" (2003). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 49.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/49
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