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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

EDGAR DEGAS GREAT GRANDFATHER / designed brennans restaurant

+FOUCHER /  de BORE PLANTATION+
+(SITE OF 1ST SUCCESSFUL SUGAR+
>(nola >african-american genius<
>invented improved evaporation<
>google norbert rilllieux / paris)<
+PROCESSING / MAJOR CASH CROP)+
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>our foucher ancestor's family plantation is described<
>beautifully by >charles gayaree who grew up on the<
+(FRANCOIS VERLOIN de GRUY /+
+MARRIED FELICITY FOUCHER)+
>plantation, in an article published in harper's weekly<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / CHARLES GAYAREE)+
>is now >tulane univ & Audubon park site of our lunch<
>on our 1st day back in our >very special american city<
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+MARY LYNN HYDE & TOMMY MCINTOSH+
>(nola friends of the first rank)<
+OUR >GENEROUS and KIND< NOLA HOSTS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>joined marianne, her granddaughter, francie and i for<
>lunch on the veranda of a >golf clubhouse located in<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ GLADYS STAIGG RAY)+
>the river side of the park /  >my mother lived 2 blocks<
>away in 1917 when she was 16 (cotton broker father)<
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 >mary lynn hyde (left). tommy mcintosh (right)<
>francie reid and marianne (rear) at lunch enjoy<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / MARY LYNN / TOMMY)+
>the ambience of the old foucher de circe home<
>/ the foucher sold the plantation to new orleans<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >tommy 'tombone" mcintosh is a >multi-talented<
>nola link to the >knights templar< (masonic) via<
+(TOMMY EARNED MY TULANE+
+CAP  >& >MUFON HAND BAG)<+
>his father & grandfather /  >(above) after lunch<
>his >dining discipline revealed a native passion<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >after the >foucher sold their plantation, they<
>returned to france, never to return / the locus<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+>COTTON CENTENNIAL)+
>became the >setting for the cotton centennial<
>exposition where electric lights were nola 1st<
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 >the tropical ambience of the foucher plantation<
>was important as the setting for a creole school<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+FOUCHER PLANTATION)+
>for plantation children / >also it is where french<
>king, louis philippe stayed when in new orleans<
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 >brennan's restaurant was designed by the african<
>/ french great grandfather of edgar degas, vincent<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+DEGAS IN NEW ORLEANS)+
>rillieux, father of prof norbert rillieux, inventer of<
>the sugar processing machine (nola hero in paris)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >antoine's restaurant (white building) is oldest<
>fmly restaurant in the country links to cavaroc<
+GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+ANTOINES RESTAURANT+
>roy family dna / the roy family link finds the<
>cavaroc grandmother a strong >roy dna link<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                                                                                              
 >this is the special townhouse in the vieux<
>carre (royal street, opposite thnoc) of our<
+(CAVAROC NOLA TOWNHOUSE+
+OUR >GRANDMOTHER'S HOME)+
>cavaroc family / thnoc purchased this and<
+(BRULATOUR LIVED HERE+
+AT A LATER TIME PERIOD)+
>in 2 years it shall become vital exhibition<
>space for >our friends at thnoc< archives<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>note : a brother of furniture designer,francois<
>seignouret was charles cavaroc's partner here<
>my cavaroc grandmother >remembered living<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / ODILON REDON)+
>in this famed house >i own newspaper article<
>about  their life here / all were from bordeaux<
>including>cavaroc family friend odilon redon<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>william woodward< painted this view to<
>the st. louis cathedral in 1904 / >in 1962<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ / WILLIAM WOODWARD)+
>i saw my >brother ranny here for the last<
>time at the "alpine restaurant" /on corner<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>"libraire" bookshop of my friend carey beckham<
>in left foreground / in 1966 i designed & built the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+EXPLORERS GIFT SHOP)+
>"explorers shop" on the opposite side of the street<
>first of three vieux carre projects / 2 are published<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >a block away one passes our perry ancestors<
>townhouse to find the st louis cathedral plaza<
+(GOOGLE :>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+PERRY / AUFRERE / SAULET)+
>where a talented african bass organist creates<
>a magnificent exotic music (new orleans link)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >on the side of the >st. louis cathedral is a very<
>important thoroughfare, even though it is only<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+JEAN LAFITTE / PIRATE)+
>an alley / here >jean baptiste degruy prefab ox<
>carts trundled >lafitte's pirated goods to shops<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
>(note : >on the second floor. (building behind)<
>was the >architectural office where i received<
+IMPORTANT SYNCHRONICITY+
+ / L.S.U TEACHING OFFER /1965+
>a telephone offer to teach, lsu architecture dept<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                                              
 >another thoroughfare-alley in the vieux carre<
>is located a rare cast iron facade building that<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / CHARLES CAVAROC)+
>once housed the wine importation company of<
>great grandfather charles cavaroc / (bordeaux)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      
>back at nola "ranch", >the napoleon house<, marianne<
>tommy and i enjoy a very tasty, >chicken salad stuffed<
+(LOUD >CLASSIC MUSIC IS+
+FANTASTIC WITH LUNCH)+
>avocado lunch washed down w/ sazaracs or abita beer<
>the >muffalettas are also a fabulous lunch special here<
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+NOTE : IN 2 YEARS >THNOC SHALL+
+HAVE A >RADIANT OPENING< >OF+
>(we pray we shall be here<
>to enjoy that radiant time)<
+THEIR NEW ROYAL ST GALLERIES+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>for >special video documentaries<
>of >tommy macintosh telephone<
+225, 315, 3533+, OR
>tombone98@aol.com<, (www)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+(SEE FACEBOOK PAGES)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu




1 comment:

  1. Eugene: You are plucking at my strings with your pictures and notes of famous buildings in the quarter, some of which were built my great grandfather, Frederic Sebastian Roy in his early years there before moving to below Jackson Barracks. Would enjoy sitting again on the balcony at what is now called 905 Royal, watching the stream of unique and talented persons below. Do that, if you can, on your upcoming visit.

    I would always enter Audubon Park at Hurst (I believe) and Walnut streets at the Audubon Tea Room, where you are pictured at lunch. 'Twas a beautiful spot. Spent glorious times in the magnificent Audubon Park swimming pool and the near-by "flying horses" and other rides.

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