City - New Orleans, LA - The Pickwick Palace 1902 Photograph by Mike Savad

City - New Orleans, LA - The Pickwick Palace 1902

by Mike Savad

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Title

City - New Orleans, LA - The Pickwick Palace 1902

Artist

Mike Savad

Medium

Photograph - Colorized Photo

Description

Colorized photo from 1902
Original title: Carondelet Street
Photographer: Detroit Publishing
Location 739 Canal St, New Orleans, LA

This is the corner of Canal and Carondelet Street from around 1902, very little exists today.

What I consider the main attraction is that white building on the right. Built in 1884, took 10 years to build, in a Queen Anne style, it was originally the Pickwick Club. It had a very distinctive tower, which was taller than the 4 stories it was attached too.

The building was made of marble, covered in fancy statues and detailing, they had stained glass windows everywhere, brass statues, an oak parquet floor, and all the upholstery had "peacock blue velvet". The ground floor had the clubhouse entrance and a "ladies" restaurant, some retail space, and the floor was rented out for different things over the years.

The upstairs had all the amenities one would expect for a club of its day: A dining room, a meeting room, a library, a game room and a 400 seat assembly hall.

What set this building apart was that it displayed its wealth for all to see. The Daily Picayune described this building as an "elegant and costly edifice", and later referred to it as the "The Pickwick Palace". They also mentioned, "The establishment is an honor to the gentleman who own and will use it, and an ornament to the city."

In 1894, the structure caught fire, causing extensive damage to the inside. The Pickwickians moved out and after renovation in 1898, Fellman's Department Store took over, will about 1918 when the owner died. It was then taken over by Max and Leopold Feibelman, who continued it operation as a department store until they moved out in 1931.

Then over the net 17 years, it was used as a USO hall during WW2, along with other events. Finally by 1948, the building was described as sagging and run down, it was demolished. The Gus Mayer building was put up, and it's still there today.

If you look in the back on the right, that building is the Hennen Building, also known as the Canal-Commercial building, maritime building, and briefly later as the Latter & Blum building. In its day, it was the first and tallest skyscraper and held the record from 1895 to 1904. It has 11 stories, it's a 158 ft tall, and is currently an historic landmark. While it was originally built as office space, it currently has a mix of both commercial and residential.