Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 286, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1912 — Old Landmark to Go. [ARTICLE]

Old Landmark to Go.

Built in 1752, and handed down from father to son through four generations, and now doomed for destruction, is the Old Absinthe house, one of the most unique landmarks of the south, known to tourists from all quarters of the world who have visited New Orleans. The edict of the United States government in shutting off the importation of absinthe sounds the knell of this quaint remnant of Bohemian life in the Crescent City. It is situated in the darkest, dirtiest, noisiest section of the Latin quarter, and despite its age remains in a good state of preservation. Its beginning is said to mark the opening of the first saloon in New Orleans. In past years It has housed many notables from the old world, and almost every celebrated man and woman who has visited New Orleans has made at least a brief stop at this secluded case to enjoy the sight of its interesting habitues and to listen to the medley of foreign tongues, wagging cheerily under the Influence of absinthe frappe and other kindred ■drinks created" from the seductive fluid. In Mardl Gras festivals the bisarre case becomes the rendezvous for the younger set intent on a frolic.