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Music Features
12:57 pm
Fri April 12, 2013

Between The Stages: Music History Sites To Visit During French Quarter Fest

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J&M Recording Studio, on the corner of Rampart and Dumaine Streets.
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By Maureen McMurray

The French Quarter is alive with music this weekend as the 30th annual French Quarter Festival kicks into high gear.

Music has been central to the identity of New Orleans from the earliest years of the city's founding, and a casual stroll through the streets of the French Quarter will bring you past centuries of tangible music history.

While you're down in the Quarter for the Festival, or any time at all, make sure you don't miss these landmarks.

J&M Recording Studio
840 North Rampart St. (corner of Dumaine)

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Red River Radio
9:32 am
Tue April 2, 2013

History Matters: On Preserving Dogtrot Homes

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History Matters commentator Gary Joiner explores the historical significance of the dogtrot home, and why this type of architecture deserves to have a future.


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Latest News
1:30 pm
Tue December 4, 2012

PRC Holiday Home Tour

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Six historic Garden District homes are getting gussied up for the 37th annual Holiday Home Tour, to benefit the Preservation Resource Center.

Michael Murphy has lived at his Prytania Street house for 11 years, and is preparing to open it to an admiring public.

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Make it Right Foundation
6:00 am
Mon July 16, 2012

First Frank Gehry House Debuts in Louisiana at Make it Right in Lower Ninth Ward

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Frank Gehry designed the latest home in the Make it Right neighborhood in the Lower Ninth Ward.
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Linda Santi plans to move into her new duplex in about a month, in time to enjoy her expansive outdoor patio space.
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Jordan Pollard, research, design and development manager for Make it Right, explains the design of Frank Gehry's first home he designed for project and in Louisiana.
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The first home designed by architect Frank Gehry for the Make it Right Foundation has debuted in the Lower Ninth Ward. The lavender and pink duplex reflects a simplicity from his early career.

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