The story
The civil rights landmark where Thurgood Marshall called Robert Kennedy while Leah Chase cooked gumbo.
Everything that was here
- 1941–present · still open
Dooky Chase's RestaurantCreole Soul Food
The civil rights landmark where Thurgood Marshall called Robert Kennedy while Leah Chase cooked gumbo.
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Nearby history
Freedom House
917 North Tonti Street · 251 m away
CORE's headquarters and the Freedom Riders' safe house.
Coliseum Arena
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Dempsey, Tunney, Louis and Robinson fought here.
Backstreet Cultural Museum
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Municipal Auditorium
1201 St. Peter Street · 811 m away
Economy Hall
1422 Ursulines Avenue · 908 m away
Charity Hospital
1532 Tulane Avenue · 965 m away
The second-oldest public hospital in America, empty since Katrina.
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