Airing on Wednesday, October 9th, the New Orleans Storyville Museum got a close up look during the WDSU-NBC newscast after the anchor visited with the owner.
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New Orleans Storyville Museum tells sordid stories of city's past
NEW ORLEANS —
New Orleans' newest museum is now open in the French Quarter.
The New Orleans Storyville Museum tells the sordid tale of the city's redlight district, known as Storyville, which thrived from 1897 to 1917.
Claus Sadlier founded the museum. "Vice was running rampant, and they needed a way of taking it (out of) all the neighborhoods and trying to put it in a confined area, which they could control," Sadlier said.
Storyville was known for gambling, saloons and brothels, which Sadlier said were frequented by men working on the Mississippi River.
"(It was) a Disney Land for adults," Sadlier said. "It was World War I that ended up sort of putting the nail in the coffin for Storyville."
There are several exhibits in the museum, featuring artifacts, holograms and sets.
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