Who painted the 150-foot-tall clarinet painted on the side of a Holiday Inn hotel on Loyola Avenue?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake, Your recent column on the Harahan industrial area got me thinking about an old building in the area with a huge mural painted on one side.
November 16, 2009

Does Zatarain's or any other company make Chow Chow anymore?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake, Does Zatarain's or any other company make Chow Chow anymore?
November 16, 2009

When did Hinderers Iron Fence Works operate in New Orleans?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake, I have noted a stamped, raised impression in very old ornate iron fence posts on an Uptown property and am told it appears elsewhere in the Garden District.
November 9, 2009

Where did the street name Mounes St. in Metairie come from?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake, Off Clearview Parkway in Metairie there is Mounes Street.
November 9, 2009

Do you know anything about the Chalmette Hotel?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake, There is a sign in the sidewalk on Carondelet Street at Julia Street in front of a parking lot.
November 9, 2009

Who was Mike Roccaforte?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake, Who was Mike Roccaforte?
November 2, 2009

What was the name of the popular pizzeria on N. Rampart in the 60's?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake, Back in 1965, my best friend and our dates went downtown to the movies and afterward, we went to eat really good pizza at this place on North Rampart Street.
October 26, 2009

Why do we paint the ceilings of our front porches blue?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake, Being that you know-it-all, I'm sure you have answered this question before, but I can't remember.
October 26, 2009

Did you know there used to be a Chinatown in New Orleans?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake, Did you know there used to be a Chinatown in New Orleans?
October 19, 2009

Where did Metairie get its name?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake, Where did Metairie get its name?
October 12, 2009


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