Popp Bandstand City Park New Orleans
by Kathleen K Parker
Title
Popp Bandstand City Park New Orleans
Artist
Kathleen K Parker
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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From Friends of City Park: "With 12 granite columns and topped with a bronze dome, Popp Bandstand was named for is benefactor, John F. Popp, and is a replica of the Temple of Love in Versailles. In 1916, Popp made a donation to the park to build the Popp Bandstand (located between the Peristyle and Morning Call--note--now Cafe Du Monde), which was designed by architect Emile Weil. It was created as a bandstand for live performances but when musicians were not playing, families would gather there to watch the “vitascope”, one of the first types of motion picture projectors." The columns are ionic. One can see the word Popp engraved on the side of the bandstand.
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August 21st, 2020
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