Kid Ory´s early life at the Woodland plantation has been thoroughly described by John McCusker. The exact location of the plantation itself was virtually unknown to me and probably to the rest of the jazz community. It was a memorable moment when I was able to see the plantation on the Google Maps by means of the Google street view.
Now you can share that exiting moment with me. Click on the location below.
Christer Fellers
1910s THE WOODLAND PLANTATION
Arcuri Lane, LaPlace, LA
Kid Ory did not live in the main building of the Woodland plantation but in a house like this one (see the photo to the left) near the Sugar Mill on Cardinal Street (see the map below). The Mill was destroyed by fire in 1906 and the Woodland subdivided in the 1920th.
The Woodland plantation
The Woodland plantation
D Presumed location of Ory´s house
John McCusker in front of the Woodland Plantation. (Photo credit: Julie Ahrend).
An 1895 newspaper advert for the Woodland Plantation store.
Kid Ory said that the store on the Woodland Plantation had the only liquor license and telephone for miles.
This ad, from a LaPlace newspaper, confirms this.
(Gift from John McCusker).
The Woodland Plantation.
(Gift from John McCusker).
Former Woodland Plantation now serves as the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House
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