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Wednesdays invites visitors to try on original and reproduction helmets, uniforms,
boots, packs, and other gear.
Continue walking down Camp and cross St. Joseph Street. Halfway down
the block to the left is Ozanam Inn, a nonprofit shelter and kitchen for the
homeless. A program of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Ozanam works to
help homeless individuals attain independence, offering medical treatment
and legal counsel along with job and life-skills training.
At the corner of Camp and Julia Streets is one of the many art galleries that
populate the Warehouse District, the Jean Bragg Gallery. Housed in an 1832
building listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the gallery show-
cases the works of Louisiana artists, both new and established. Among its
specialties are Newcomb and Gulf Coast pottery.
Cross Julia and continue walking down Camp. On the left is the Martine
Chaisson Gallery, which, like so many of the galleries in the Warehouse Dis-
trict, represents both emerging and established contemporary artists.
Toward the end of the block, to the right, is the Old St. Patrick's Church,
which is also on the National Register of Historic Places. The church celeb-
rated its first Mass in 1840. At the time, services took place in a small
wooden structure. Longing to worship in the same splendor that the French
citizenry did at nearby St. Louis Cathedral, the Irish community rallied sup-
port for its own house of worship, and the Gothic-style Old St. Patrick's was
born.
Two blocks past St. Patrick's is the John Minor Wisdom US Court of Ap-
peals Building, headquarters of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which
hears cases from Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. Built in 1915 in the Itali-
an Renaissance Revival style, the three-story marble-and-granite building
features a cornice inscribed with the names of former chief justices of the US
Supreme Court. The building is named for John Minor Wisdom, who served
on the appellate court from 1957 until his death in 1999. Wisdom was a
highly respected judge who promoted civil rights through landmark de-
cisions involving school desegregation and voter rights.
Directly across from the courthouse is Lafayette Square, the second oldest
park in New Orleans. The park features several statues, including one of
John McDonogh, the founder of the city's school system. From March to
June, the park is home to the weekly “Wednesdays in the Square,” a concert
series sponsored by the Young Leadership Council.
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