[Dixielandjazz] New Orleans breweries

[Phil Pospychala]

Question:  Why isn't the Falstaff light a red color?  Isn't red used for aircraft warning purposes?  
 
Yes, Dixie was in prior trouble.  At least they were able to produce and sell beer; scaled down, notwithstanding.  Insurance must have been poor or nil.  I wonder if a federal loan would work.  There was a mystique connection with New Orleans as far as tourists were concerned.  They were licensed to sell in Illinois and Blue Island, next to Chicago, once had a New Orleans type cellar restaurant that featured the West End Jazz Band of Mike and Leah Bezin plus Dixie beer.> From: philwilking at bellsouth.net> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 22:54:31 +0000> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] New Orleans breweries> CC: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com> To: bixguy at hotmail.com> > Dixie was brewed on Tulane Avenue near the intersection of Jefferson Davis Parkway. The building is still there, but they were in financial quicksand long before Katrina.> > Jax (not Jaz) was the Jackson Brewing Company on the waterfront in the French Quarter. The building is still there but has become a multifloor shopping mall.> > The Falstaff Brewing Company building is still near the corner of Tulane Avenue and Broad Street, within spitting distance of the State courthouse and Orleans Parish Prison. One or two lights are on in the building each night. The big feature is the vertical sign with a ball on top. It used to predict weather: the ball would light up red, green, or white for rain, clear, or changing. The letters of the sign would light bottom to top or top to bottom to show temperature trend. The ball on top is still lit (usually white) because the sign is tall enough to need an aircraft anti-collision light.> > Phil Wilking> > _______________________________________________> To unsubscribe or change your e-mail preferences for the Dixieland Jazz Mailing list, or to find the online archives, please visit:> > http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz> > > > Dixielandjazz mailing list> Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
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