The Louis Armstrong Store’s “Second Home”
A mythical New Orleans jazz venue was reportedly destroyed by Hurricane Ida when it made land use in Louisiana.
The Karnofsky boutique located at 427 South Rampart Street and runs through the Karnofsky family.
The store is known as Louis Armstrong’s “second home” because the iconic musician spent much of his formative years in the family circle upstairs. on a toy horn to get the attention of the locals, while at night he helped distribute coal.
The circle of relatives reportedly encouraged him to explore his love of music and lent him cash to buy his first bugle. The store is considered to be so integral to Armstrong’s career that it is listed on the National Register of Historic Impacts. made since its sale to maintain it.
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Morris Karnofsky, the son of the circle of relatives who ran the store, opened New Orleans’ first jazz record store, Morris Music.
The damage caused by Hurricane Ida, one of the hardest storms to ever hit the United States, is now building to absolutely collapse [via Consequence Of Sound].
This is just one example of the destruction caused by the hurricane in New Orleans, 16 years after the catastrophic Hurricane Katrina. So far, at least five deaths have been attributed to the typhoon at the time of writing, while many houses, buildings and roads. they have been destroyed and millions of others have been left at a disadvantage of electricity.
For those left in need by Hurricane Ida, they can donate money, food and other must-have items to the American Red Cross, United Way of Southeast Louisiana and the Greater New Orleans Foundation.