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Storyville, the district that paid jazz pianists
1897
Basin Street, New Orleans
Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, 2005-10 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Prostitution was confined by ordinance to 38 blocks, where the houses hired pianists, Jelly Roll Morton among them, and jazz found paid work. The navy forced it closed in 1917, and the musicians left for Chicago.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: approximate area
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