The story
Opened as the Grunewald in December 1893, renamed the Roosevelt in 1923; Blue Room 1935, Sazerac Bar 1938; closed by Katrina and reopened July 1, 2009 as a Waldorf Astoria.
Everything that was here
- 1893–present · still open
The Roosevelt New OrleansHotel
Huey Long's New Orleans headquarters and home of the Cave nightclub.
See the map in 1894 →
Nearby history
The Cave (Grunewald Hotel)
123 Baronne Street · 0 m away
Orpheum Theater
129 University Place · 163 m away
A 1921 vaudeville house brought back from Katrina.
Maylie's Restaurant
1009 Poydras Street · 276 m away
Eagle Saloon (Odd Fellows and Masonic Hall)
401 South Rampart Street · 282 m away
St. Charles Hotel
201 St. Charles Avenue · 289 m away
Joy Theatre
1200 Canal Street · 293 m away
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