We are easy walking distance to the French Quarter (15 minutes) Frenchmen Street (15 minutes) and Jazz Fest (15 minutes). Also a 15 minute walk to many wedding venues and mansions on Esplanade Avenue such as The Degas House, Melrose Manson, The Benachi House. We are a fun and easy bike ride from the Marigny and Bywater neighborhoods as well as the Superdome. (There is a self-rent bike station 1/2 block from our house).
We are in the historic Treme neighborhood (or Faubourg Treme) which is the birthplace of Jazz and the neighborhood established by "Free People of Color" and former enslaved people in 1841. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune:
"The neighborhood, which is viewed by many as ground zero of New Orleans culture, seems to be on an upswing as people have fallen in love with the area's diverse architecture and culture. Located at the epicenter of New Orleans culture, the neighborhood is the birthplace of artists such as Kermit Ruffins, Shannon Powell, Louis Prima, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Danny Barker, the Marsalis family (father, Ellis and sons, Wynton and Branford, to name a few), Irvin Mayfield and Alex Chilton, and the former homes of Louis Armstrong and Fats Domino." (Kermit Ruffins and Irvin Mayfield still live 2 blocks from us).
Just going for a stroll in our neighborhood turns into a historic tour as you pass beautiful architecture and places of cultural significance. We are steps from Kermit Ruffins' Treme Mother-In-Law Lounge Jazz Club and the Treme Hideaway, which is owned by members of The Rebirth Brass Band and has something exciting going on most nights - from Mardi Gras Indian rehearsals that you can watch, to barbecues and crawfish boils and, always, MUSIC. We are blocks away from the Backstreet Cultural Museum, which houses permanent exhibits on the Mardi Gras Indians, Jazz Funerals and other uniquely Treme-centered history, and the New Orleans Jazz Museum. The Mahalia Jackson Theatre is a short walk.