Derby Gisclair
@derbygisclair.bsky.social
New Orleans based published author, speaker, amateur photographer, and dilettante historian. #baseball #boxing #horseracing #steamboats #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history #quotes Sorry but no DMs, no crypto, no porn, no requests for money.
To look at this lady you might not think you were looking at one of the most powerful voices for women in the progressive era in New Orleans, but that was Kate Gordon. She and her younger sister Jean were early members of The Portia Club, founded ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
Here's another new story in the Poor Edward Peter Series: The Empty Sleeve, a beautifully written historical story that reminds readers that life's greatest transformations often begin with the smallest acts of kindness. Against the richly ... (continued) #neworleans #ShortStory #book #fiction
President John F. Kennedy visited New Orleans on May 2, 1962, seen here delivering a speech to an enormous crowd in front of City Hall. He would later preside at the dedication of the Nashville Avenue Wharf. In his speech the President discussed ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
"Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to Mom’s apple pie." ~ Harry Reasoner
The first span of the Causeway Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain opened in 1956, the world's longest continuous bridge over a body of water, stretching 24-miles from shore to shore. It was completed four months ahead of schedule, primarily because all of the sections of the bridge were prefabricated.
"Commitment separates those who live their dreams from those who live their lives regretting the opportunities they have squandered." ~ Bill Russell
Neighbors in the Uptown section of New Orleans watched in amazement as the steel skeleton frame for the new field house began to take shape on the grounds of the old football field on the campus of Loyola University. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
One of the stories in Poor Edward Peter takes place at the Fair Grounds. An excerpt from a recent review: "A routine day of pickpocketing at the old Fair Grounds turns dangerous when a reckless young thief targets the wrong mark, and Edward Peter has to ..." #neworleans #ShortStories #books
Considered by many to be the heart of the coffee business in New Orleans at the corner of Magazine Street and Gravier Street, shown here in 1922. On the corner was the headquarters of ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history #coffee
Looking for something new to read? I would be honored if you would consider my collection of short stories "Poor Edward Peter - Surviving the Streets of Old New Orleans." Available through Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. #neworleans #ShortStories #books #fiction
An 1864 photograph of the Meat Market or Butcher's Market section of the French Market in New Orleans, taken from the Louisiana & Texas Railroad Freight Depot on the other side of St. Ann Street. (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
"You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game and if that isn’t enough, in the second half, you have to give what is left." ~ Yogi Berra
Included in the 1893 Zacherie book "New Orleans Guide" was this perspective view of the city looking from the south. #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history #maps
A gentle, deeply moving tale of dignity, craftsmanship, perseverance, and redemption, The Inevitable Wheel is a meditation on the quiet ways hope returns to those who have forgotten how to seek it. A new short story recently released on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. #JapaneseFiction #ShortStory
I have a new story set to be released on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited very soon. "The Aqueduct of Darkness" blends classic Holmesian deduction, Victorian atmosphere, archaeological mystery, hidden engineering, and literary suspense. #SherlockHolmes #DrWatson #VictorianMystery #ShortStory
Founded by constitutional mandate in 1847, the University of Louisiana, shown here in the 1850s, was located on Common Street between University Place (hence the street name) and Baronne Street. The three Greek Revival style buildings housed the ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
The recently established New Orleans Blood Fertilizing Works was located just behind the Crescent City Slaughterhouse downriver near the St. Bernard Parish line. Founded by John Dolhonde in January 1873, the complex consisted of six separate buildings ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans
Union Station was one of five railroad terminals that served New Orleans along with the Southern Railway Station (on Canal Street), the Texas Pacific - Missouri Pacific Railway Station (on Annunciation Street), the Louisiana & Arkansas... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #hstory
A detail section of one of the 1876 Sanborn Fire Insurance maps from the collection of the Tulane University Digital Library showing the intersection of St. Charles Avenue at Tivoli Circle indicating the future location of... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
The Birth of a Catchphrase “Elementary, my dear Watson.” An all too familiar phrase that immediately brings to mind the interaction between Sherlock and Watson. The trouble is, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle never wrote that line ... (continued) #SherlockHolmes #Watson
