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Old Absinthe House, 234 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA, circa 1930

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsRestaurants & TavernsStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Old Absinthe House, 234 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Old Absinthe House, 234 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A corner view of the Old Absinthe House, a two-story stucco building with arched ground-floor openings and green shutters, a cast-iron balcony with green-shuttered French doors above, and neighboring red and cream buildings along a quiet street corner. The building is dated to 1798, and local tradition holds that Jean Lafitte, the privateer sometimes called the "patriot-pirate," once used it as headquarters. The caption also recalls the French Quarter's old association with absinthe, when French residents gathered there to drink it.

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PublisherNew Orleans News Co.
OLD ABSINTHE HOUSE, 234 BOURBON ST., NEW ORLEANS, LA.—186 Old Absinthe House built 1798, at one time the headquarters of Jean Lafitte, the "patriot-pirate," of whose valor, prowess and wealth volumes have been written. Here the French of old met to enjoy their Absinthe.
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PublisherNew Orleans News Co.
Series12658
ConditionVery good
Place depicted234 Bourbon Street, Old Absinthe House, New Orleans, LA
Place depictedNew Orleans, LA
PublisherNew Orleans News Co., New Orleans, LA
NotesLinen-textured stock, full-bleed image with no white border; card number 186 printed at end of caption. No postmark or stamp. Divided-back linen 'Natural Color Post Card' (E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee) published by New Orleans News Co.; printed description and slogan banner 'New Orleans—America's Most Interesting City'; no message or address; dealer pencil '#59' at lower right.

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Old Absinthe House, 234 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-absinthe-house-234-bourbon-st-new-orleans-la-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.