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Listing clarion hotel bayview san diego Details clarion hotel bayview san diego Surrounding Area relax in a hammock in courtyard Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral The nightlife on Bourbon St. and fine antiques on Royal St. Wonderful food, from the local po-boy or muffuletta to world-class cuisine clarion hotel bayview san diego Music clubs, bars Many fine shops and museums Riverfront streetcar line Art galleries The French Market and flea market/Bazaar Mississippi River and its riverboats Jax Brewery (shopping/dining complex) Aquarium of the Americas Cafe du Monde Harrah's Casino the historic St. Charles Streetcar AND AN EASY WALK to other nearby attractions and sites: The Convention Center The Riverwalk and Canal Place (shopping/dining complexes) Historic, above-ground cemeteries Louis Armstrong Park & African-American Museum BY St. Charles streetcar, Mississippi River passenger ferry, bicycle, or bus: The Superdome Tennis, horseback riding, golf courses, roller-blade, paddleboat & canoe rentals City Park: lagoons, gazebos, botanical gardens, children's amusement park w/antique carousel New Orleans Center (shopping/dining complex) Magazine Street Antique shopping area where the locals buy their antiques New Orleans Zoo & Botanical Gardens Garden, Uptown, & University Districts Riverbend shopping and restaurant area New Orleans Museum of Art Mardi Gras World D-Day Museum Accommodations A BORDELLO SERVING POWERFUL POLITICIANS AND SOCIETY's ELITE: In the late 1800s and early 1900s, prostitution clarion hotel bayview san diego was legal in New Orleans. Although our home was not in the famous Storyville District, before and after those years, it served as a bordello during . WHERE THE LADIES OF THE EVENING WERE SELECTED: After patrons came into the house through the front door, to their right, they entered the downstairs double parlours. The huge pocket doors (11' x 9') separating the parlours clarion hotel bayview san diego were always open (recessed into the wall), and the ladies of the evening reclined on chaise lounges and divans, displaying their wares to their potential partner of the evening. THE BAR: After patrons selected their lady of the evening, the entered the room at the end of the long hall. Then it served as the bar where the madame collected her fee. The only picture we have been able to locate of the house when it served as a bordello, was one of bar (picture clarion hotel bayview san diego found in the city's archives clarion hotel bayview san diego -- our next project is to have a mural painted depicting it). Now, the room is used as a dining room., which is the center of morning activity, while guests get acquainted and thumb-through our collection of information on New Orleans restaurants, sightseeing, clubs, music, etc. Also of note in this room, atop a huge, Indonesian teak chest, is a stuffed peacock used as a prop in a movie set. On another wall is the antique Painted Lady, a piece from plantation family home in Peach County, Georgia., oil painted on fabric featured in the TV poetry documentary based on a poem by family clarion hotel bayview san diego friend A.J. Stahl: The Dress. CAN I SLEEP IN ONE OF THE BORDELLO ROOMS? Unfortunately, we can only offer splendid clarion hotel bayview san diego memories of a bygone era. We can't offer guest rooms where the bordello's clients took their ladies, as the 6-bedroom wing, originally at the side of the courtyard, burned in the 1920s, but you can still imagine . . . . , can't you? Traditionally, madams did not actively participate in prostitution, but merely oversaw the female workers and collected the proceeds from their activities, so there most likely were no clients in the madame's bedroom, upstairs. THE MADAME S PRIVATE QUARTERS: Upstairs is a foyer and two rooms. The larger of the two, the Madame's Steamboat Room was the madame's bedroom. Next door, was her boudoir, now called the Carriage Quilt Room because of its decoration. clarion hotel bayview san diego WHO BUILT OUR HOUSE? Free Men of Colour and Chinese workmen built this house in the 1870s, as a funeral home serving the affluent of the Creole community. This is the same period when the huge live oaks were planted on Esplanade Avenue. WHY IS THE STAIRCASE NOT FACING THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AS DO MOST CREOLE STAIRCASES? clarion hotel bayview san diego Apparently, the person who commissioned building of the house was influenced by the Chinese workmen clarion hotel bayview san diego and their steadfast belief in Feng Shui, a practice of harnessing the natural forces clarion hotel bayview san diego of nature to promote prosperity, harmony, and vitality. As you know, the Chinese are very careful in positioning their home, so the oriented for the most favorable clarion hotel bayview san diego Feng Shui. Chinese believed that if the staircase faced the front of the house, when you swept, all the good fortune would flow out through the front. Facing the rear, good luck and joy are retained and no harm will follow..Notice clarion hotel bayview san diego the doorknob and its plate on the front door. . FLOOR PLAN AND EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL: Although the b&b 's floor plan is primarily Creole, clarion hotel bayview san diego the exterior is mostly Italianate Victorian. The unusual side hall floor plan is one of the first of its kind, as traditional Creole houses had center halls or were shotgun floor plans. Native craftsmen produced an abundance of mahogany and cypress millwork. clarion hotel bayview san diego Architectural detail above the verandah and side-gallery includes cutwork panels that are banded with a frieze of bull's-eyes. There are fluted window architraves with bull's-eyes and cap-moulded clarion hotel bayview san diego cornices. The front fence is stucco with wishbone patterned wrought iron coming to Fleur de-lis points Most of the original elaborately patterned clarion hotel bayview san diego brass hinges and doorknob plates remain. The front verandah has the traditional 3-bays of shutters, one of which is the front door. Frieze of Bull's Eyes and Fleur de Lis fence VOODOO: In the mid-1800s, it is rumored that the house was home to one of Voodoo Queen Marie LaVeau's rivals clarion hotel bayview san diego until she placed a spell on him and he fled to Algiers Pointe. To date, I've only found one document confirming the information. However disclosed an interesting twist. The rival was a male voodoo practitioner, in an art/religion where the female dominated. No wonder he was considered a rival. THE COURTYARD AND BANANA TREE: The side-gallery leads to a tropical courtyard where you can relax under a banana tree's shade, sip on cool drinks, or eat crawfish or seafood clarion hotel bayview san diego po-boys bought from the local seafood market, 1.5-blocks away. The centerpiece of the courtyard is a 40' banana tree brought from Cuba in 1958. While you are here, ask us and we'll tell you about its well-traveled history. There is also a 2-person hammock where you can relax under a shade-tree Rooms/Suites INTERIOR DETAIL OF NOTE: Since the downstairs was the showplace of the house, it has interesting clarion hotel bayview san diego detail, both in the carved wood or marble fireplaces and mantels, in the picture, cove, and crowne moulding on the walls, and on the elaborate ceiling medallions ornamented clarion hotel bayview san diego with grapes, peaches, figs, artichokes, flowers, and pomegranates, which were recently restored to their original glory. Although the medallion in the dining room was destroyed, it has been replaced with banana fronds around the chandelier. Also of note, is the hand painted clarion hotel bayview san diego border in the cove between clarion hotel bayview san diego the crowne moulding in the dining room and the banana mural on the wall. Downstairs, there are 12' ceilings and hardwood floors throughout the house. Notice the elaborately detailed door hinges and strike plates throughout the downstairs. In the hall sealing clarion hotel bayview san diego area, throughout the house, there is an extensive, eclectic collection of books, art, antiques, Oriental rugs, antique dolls, Antebellum heirlooms, and collectibles. MADAME'S STEAMBOAT ROOM: When the house was a bordello, this was the Madame's bedroom. Perfect for those who seek plenty of room and seclusion, and is, of course, clarion hotel bayview san diego a favorite of those who seek romance. clarion hotel bayview san diego Peek out its graceful arched bathroom windows to see century-old live-oaks on Esplanade Avenue, the unique architecture of the French Quarter rooftops, and fireworks from the riverfront. Listen to church clarion hotel bayview san diego bells peal and the foghorns of passing ships on the Mississippi River. Sleep with room to spare on antique 4-poster beds converted to a king. Curl up on the sofa and watch your favorite news or sports program. Stretch out in a long, old-fashioned bathtub where your feet won't touch the end. For an extra guest, there is a twin bed tucked-away in the room's long alcove CARRIAGE/QUILT ROOM: When the house was a bordello, this was the madame's boudoir This accommodation is light and airy, with an antique wedding ring quilt on the wall. It's the room favoured clarion hotel bayview san diego by many of our businesswomen guests.. It contains more family heirlooms: an antique iron bed (double) with an eyelet trimmed bedspread, and an antique wicker sofa. Many guests say this is their favorite clarion hotel bayview san diego room, "Just like being in Grandma's house". A cozy room with a twin bed for an extra person. Its private bathroom clarion hotel bayview san diego has a shower and is 3-steps away, in the hall . Antique iron bed, wedding-ring quilt, wicker baby carriage & sofa. Eyelet trimmed bedspread. CANNONBALL ROOM: When the house was a bordello, this room was one of the double parlours. This room boasts a family heirloom - an Antebellum cannonball bed with a hidden trundle-bed underneath. The main bed was hand hewn as a wedding present for my great, great, great, great grandmother in 1830. When their house burned, they were able to save the main bed. When they returned to get the trundle bed, the house was too enveloped in flames to rescue it., Fortunately, my grandmother was able to locate a similar cannonball trundle bed, circa 1850, in which I slept as a child. Also of note in this