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East Riverside Neighborhood Snapshot

Census 2000 Data Tables: People & Household Characteristics, Housing & Housing Costs, Income & Poverty, Transportation, Employment, Educational Attainment, Immigration & Language, Disabilities, Neighborhood Characteristics

East Riverside is a small neighborhood of moderate-income families quite representative of Orleans Parish in general. According to the 2000 Census East Riverside has 31% White, 64% African American, 4% Hispanic, and some Asian and Native American residents.

East Riverside is anchored on one end by Lyons Center. The Lyons Center is set in a good-sized city park that hosts basketball tournaments and other recreational activities. And its facilities have offered the neighborhood many community amenities for decades including dance classes, health fairs, and community theater.

Image courtesy NOPL (nutrias.org).
© GNO Community Data Center

left The stars of I Love Lucy at the Lyons Center, November 26, 1956. Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel were in town to attend the New Orleans Crippled Children's Hospital's annual ball at the Roosevelt Hotel. [Ragas Photo Collection] right The Lyon's Center today.

Famous Tipitina's

East Riverside is anchored on the other end by one of the best-loved music clubs in all of New Orleans. For decades, locals have flocked to Tipitina’s to dance endlessly to the music of the Neville Brothers, Marcia Ball, Kermit Ruffins and Bruce Daigrepont to name just a few.

Before Tipitina’s installed air conditioning, club goers would head to their cars whenever the band would break to change out of their sweat soaked t-shirts into one of several fresh shirts they’d packed for that purpose.


	© GNO Community Data Center
	The outside of Tipitina's

Formerly the 501 Club, Tipitina's was founded by Hank Drevich as a clubhouse for Professor Longhair in his declining years. Professor Longhair was one of New Orleans’ greatest R&B pianists, said to have been a large influence on Fat’s Domino’s sound.

Tipitina’s honors Professor Longhair with the large banner of his image over the stage. And Professor Longhair honored the club by writing a song called Tipitina’s – one of his most famous. Recently, Tipitina’s unveiled a New Orleans Walk of Fame on the sidewalk outside to commemorate the many New Orleans musicians who have had such an impact on music around the world.

Read more about Tipitina's and Professor Longhair

Review of Tipitina's in New Orleans City Search
neworleans.citysearch.com/profile/4427375/?cslink=cs_generic_12_9

Tipitina's Official Web Site
www.tipitinas.com

More about Professor Longhair
www.coldbacon.com/music/fess.html

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Last modified: October 4, 2002