Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Take the stairs or ramp down to ground level. The Dry Dock Café, to the
right, is an Algiers Point institution that offers a great selection of local
brews, po'boys, and burgers. Next to the Dry Dock is Vine & Dine, a wine
bar and gourmet pizzeria.
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Turn left on Morgan Street, which turns into Patterson Drive (also known as
the River Road). Check out the Algiers Courthouse, a Romanesque-style
structure built in 1896 after the previous courthouse burned in the 1895
blaze. The courthouse houses a small-claims court, voter-registration and
marriage-license offices, and other services. Behind the courthouse is a car-
riage house that was once home to a stable and jail. The Friends of the Algi-
ers Courthouse assists the city of New Orleans in preserving and maintaining
the property. Every spring, the group holds a crawfish-boil fundraiser to
help in its preservation efforts.
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Two doors from the courthouse, at 237 Morgan St., is the former home of
jazz musician Emmett Hardy, a cornetist who died in 1925. Hardy played in
Brownlee's Orchestra; the New Orleans Rhythm Kings; and with violinist
Oscar Marcour, the Boswell Sisters, and drummer Arthur “Monk” Hazel.
Hardy lived in the house from 1920 to 1923.
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Continue walking down Morgan Street. The tall red building to the left is a
luxury-condominium development, one of the few modern structures to be
built on the Point.
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Walk three blocks to the corner of Patterson Drive and Olivier Street. The
Old Point Bar is a haven for music lovers, with live performances almost
every night. The bar features outdoor seating, pool tables and dart boards,
and local brews. Across the street is Warren's Corner, a one-time Cajun res-
taurant now used as a special-events venue and an occasional film set.
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At the Old Point Bar, turn right on Olivier Street and walk two blocks to Pel-
ican Avenue, past beautifully landscaped and brightly painted homes, many
designed in the Greek Revival style. At the corner of Olivier and Pelican is
Mount Olivet Episcopal Church. Founded in 1845, it is built entirely of
cypress and, according to the church, has withstood several fires and hur-
ricanes.
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Turn left on Pelican Avenue. The Hubbell Library, at 725 Pelican, is New Or-
leans's oldest public library, having been built in 1907 with a donation from
Andrew Carnegie. The library has seen its share of hard times, most notably
