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From: "merle mulkey" <>
Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] 54 N. Tonti, 1890-1891
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 19:01:22 -0600
References: <20031201174843.78497.qmail@web60702.mail.yahoo.com>


Norm:

Conti runs east and west name had to be Tonti. Also this area was behind
Storyville more or less if that has any bearing on things although
Storyville actual dates recorded are 1897-1917.

Merle Lynn from Mandeville

----- Original Message -----
From: "Norm Hellmers" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] 54 N. Tonti, 1890-1891


> Susan,
>
> I don't have access to all the resources needed to
> answer all your questions. This Website
> http://nutrias.org/%7Enopl/info/louinfo/numberchanges/changest.htm
> indicates that what was 54 N. Tonti in 1890-1891 is in
> today's 300 block of Tonti, between Bienville and
> Conti Streets. No. 54 was on the lake side of the
> street.
>
> The 1896 Sanborn map shows a series of dwellings on
> the lake side of the street, none of which appear to
> be anything unusual. There were three single houses
> and two doubles. Any house could have been used as a
> rooming/boarding house. It would appear likely that
> part of 54 N. Tonti was used by a group of unrelated
> people, and another part (54-1/2) by the Churchill
> family.
>
> Judging by the information I have available, 54 N.
> Conti was probably somewhere near 319 or 329 N. Conti,
> both of which were large single houses. You could
> contact the Historic New Orleans Collection
> <http://www.hnoc.org>;. They might be willing to narrow
> that down for you, as they have all the necessary
> maps, especially the 1883 Robinson atlas.
>
> If you get it pinned down, you would have to get
> someone to volunteer to go there to see if the house
> still stands. Many houses in that area from the late
> 19th century still exist, albeit in various states of
> repair.
>
> Here's a link to show its approximate location:
>
http://maps.yahoo.com//maps_result?csz=New+Orleans%2C+LA+70119-5737&state=LA&uzip=70119&ds=n&name=&desc=&ed=U86AZOp_0Tq1Z3SGRmbhEa_T036Dhf922v1ED1DHnJuX
HrUgr1GZuUTTBcCOJIxqfCIaXQ4rbhy_PFMGd._CwXyJcrls5fNOLYcesL9CJJAq&BFClick=&BF
Key=&zoomin=yes&mag=9
>
> Just to let you know while you're reading these street
> names, it's an idiosyncrasy of New Orleans that many
> street names are pronounced in unusual ways. Conti is
> generally pronounced something like "KON-tie," while
> Tonti is pronounced something like "tawn-TEE."
>
> This should get you started.
>
> Norm
>
>
> --- wrote:
> . . .
> > Was 54 N. Tonti in 1890-1891 likely to be a rooming
> > house? Would it have the same address today, if it
> > were still standing - and does anyone know if it
> > does exist today?
> . . .
>
>
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