Derby Gisclair
@derbygisclair.bsky.social
New Orleans based published author, speaker, amateur photographer, and dilettante historian. #baseball #boxing #horseracing #steamboats #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history #quotes Sorry but no DMs, no crypto, no porn, no requests for money.
Just a reminder...
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Just a reminder...
Steve Valenti was a racehorse owner who opened the Paddock Lounge in 1925 at 309 Bourbon Street. At the Paddock Lounge: Thomas Jefferson on trumpet, Clement Tervalon on trombone, ... (continued)
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#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
November 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Steve Valenti was a racehorse owner who opened the Paddock Lounge in 1925 at 309 Bourbon Street. At the Paddock Lounge: Thomas Jefferson on trumpet, Clement Tervalon on trombone, ... (continued)
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#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
Jefferson Davis died on December 6, 1889, at the New Orleans home of Judge Charles E. Fenner. The funeral took place at City Hall (now Gallier Hall) on December 11, 1889. The first image below is of the City Council Chamber taken at midnight ... (continued)
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#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Jefferson Davis died on December 6, 1889, at the New Orleans home of Judge Charles E. Fenner. The funeral took place at City Hall (now Gallier Hall) on December 11, 1889. The first image below is of the City Council Chamber taken at midnight ... (continued)
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#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
An undated and unattributed photograph from the Cornell University Library shows a young man giving someone a shoeshine at the corner of Bourbon and Bienville Streets in front of the French Book Store and Circulating Library.(continued)
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#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
An undated and unattributed photograph from the Cornell University Library shows a young man giving someone a shoeshine at the corner of Bourbon and Bienville Streets in front of the French Book Store and Circulating Library.(continued)
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#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
"They're actually expect us to do something but they don't know how hard Senatoring really is."
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"They're actually expect us to do something but they don't know how hard Senatoring really is."
"But Senatoring is hard!"
November 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"But Senatoring is hard!"
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
November 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
November 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
"But Senatoring is hard!"
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"But Senatoring is hard!"
"But I don't want to stand up to him. Senatoring is hard!"
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"But I don't want to stand up to him. Senatoring is hard!"
"Do you actually think any Republican is going to defy Mr. Trump? I may talk like an idiot but I'm not stupid."
November 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Do you actually think any Republican is going to defy Mr. Trump? I may talk like an idiot but I'm not stupid."
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
"Can't these people just go away? Senatoring is hard!"
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Can't these people just go away? Senatoring is hard!"
Senator Huckleberry is right on top of it.
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Senator Huckleberry is right on top of it.
Another reminder...
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Another reminder...
The popular German restaurant Kolb’s at 125 St. Charles Street also offered specialty menus for After Theatre Specials for their late night dining patrons as seen below. Starting with cocktails like a martini or Manhattan for $0.20 then perhaps ... (continued)
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#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The popular German restaurant Kolb’s at 125 St. Charles Street also offered specialty menus for After Theatre Specials for their late night dining patrons as seen below. Starting with cocktails like a martini or Manhattan for $0.20 then perhaps ... (continued)
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
#nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
November 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
November 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Somehow I missed this one during yesterday's parade.
It's not a club. It's a KKKlan.
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It's not a club. It's a KKKlan.
Following Sleepy Joe's example.
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Following Sleepy Joe's example.