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Second and Dryades is a prominent intersection in Central City and all of New Orleans. Over the last several decades, this section of town has been a concentrated scene of neighborhood barrooms, second line parades, and Mardi Gras Indian practice and performance. The Sportsman’s Corner bar, often referred to as Second and Dryades because it sits on the corner of the intersection, is the only bar at this social and cultural juncture that has remained open over the last three and a half decades.

Mr. Louis Elloie opened the Sportsman “for the adventure” and today his daughter, Theresa, and grandson, Steven, carry on his legacy by making the bar a welcome and accommodating space for neighborhood residents and Central City’s many social and cultural groups.  The Sportsman is the official barroom of Young Men Olympian Benevolent Association, and it is also a major stop in all Uptown second line parades, especially since many of the city’s typical parades stops remain closed since Katrina. The bar hosts an exceptional array of social events, ranging from baby showers to social aid and pleasure club “comin out” parties to seafood frys to the one and only Saints Crawl Party. 

Nominated by Bethany Rogers, Cornerstones Director.

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Address: 2433 Dryades Street

Neighborhood: Central City

Historic District: Central City (National)

City Council District: B 

Status: Re-opened several months after Katrina and one of the first bars to re-open in Central City after the storm. 

Cornerstones has more in-depth documentation on file – info@cornerstonesproject.org.