Photos of New Orleans Neighborhoods 2010 Part Six: Columns Hotel St Charles Ave

This is the sixth in a series of images of New Orleans neighborhoods taken in February 2010 the weekend before the Super Bowl victory and two weeks for Mardi Gras. I certainly did not have time to cover them all but this series will provide a glimpse of the city that I hope you will want to visit.

Okay, the Columns Hotel is not a neighborhood but it is located between the fifth and seventh neighborhoods in this series. It located on the edge of the Garden District on St. Charles Ave. and the edge of the Uptown area above St. Charles that I will cover next. My grandmother was the manager in the 1950s and I would visit her often. Her room was on the top floor and I remember the sky light and stairs (see below). I have stayed there a number of times in the past few years, including once in my grandmother's old room on the top floor. It is located at 3811 Saint Charles Avenue.

The Columns Hotel was designed by one of New Orleans' great architects, Thomas Sully. It is the only remaining example of a large group of Italianate houses that he designed in the late 1880's. It was use for the interior scenes in the Louis Malle movie, Pretty Baby.  The bar is one of the favorites in the uptown area and live music is often provided. You can see the location in the map below