[Dixielandjazz] PC Basin Street

[Rebecca Thompson]

I get a real chuckle out of listening to the lyrics to Basin Street after
learning the history of the street.  It was near the boat docks where the
brothels were located. There were no sewers, hence all sewage ran through
the streets.  Hard to imagine that Basin Street is like heaven on earth!

Also the "working girls" were either black or white,(but always light) but
the clientele was primarily the upper crust white folk.  There was another
area in New Orleans designated for the black customers.  


Rebecca Thompson
Flower Mound, TX