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St. Paul's Bottoms
St. Paul's Bottoms was a section of Shreveport, Louisiana established by African Americans. It had hotels for blacks in what was a segregated city as well as offices and saloons. Known as a redlight district there was prostitution in the area. The Castle Hotel on Sprague Street was part of the district. The area was renamed Ledbetter Heights in honor of blues singer Huddie Ledbetter. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1999 the historic districts boundary was expanded. St. Paul's Bottoms was established in a low lying area west of downtown Shreveport. Contributing properties include the Antioch Baptist Church (Shreveport, Louisiana), Antioch Baptist Church built in 1901 and the Calanthean Temple built in 1923 by an Order of Calanthe women's group. Most of the district is residential. The Calanthean Temple was designed by Shreveport based architect Edward F. Neild. The building's rooftop garden hosted concerts including by renowned African American music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, of which it is the parish seat. It extends along the west bank of the Red River of the South, Red River into neighboring Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Bossier Parish. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census tabulation for the city's population was 201,573, while the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area had a population of 393,406. Shreveport was founded in 1836 by the Shreve Town Company, a corporation established to develop a town at the juncture of the newly navigable Red River and the Texas Trail, an overland route into the newly independent Republic of Texas. It grew throughout the 20th century and, after the discovery of oil in Louisiana, became a national center for the oil industry. Standard Oil of Loui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
