Treme |
Settlement
Early land grants
1718 - Jan 1812
Annexed by City
Jan 1812 - 2010
Morand-Treme House Built
1728
Immigration
Hatian Revolution
1791 - 1804
Height of European Immigration
1820 - 1860
Preservation
Local Historic District Status
1998 - Present
National Historic District Status
1980 - Present
Demolitions for Armstrong Park & I-10
dec 1960 - 1969
Morand-Treme House Demolished
1926
Storyville demolished for Iberville Housing Project
1939
Demolition of Treme Market for Municipal Auditorium
1928
Culture
Congo Square Site Active
1729 - 1860
Claude Treme begins selling lots
1798
Treme Farmers Markets Thriving
1841 - 1928
Iberville Housing Project
1940 - 2010
Laffite Housing Project
1941 - 2008
Golden Age of Jazz
1920 - 1929
Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Founded
1916
Mardi Gras Indians begin parading
1850
Zulu allowed to parade on St. Charles
1968
Rebirth Brass Band Started
1983
Treme Community Improvement Association
1969
Area begins to decline
1949
Hurricane Katrina
aug 29 2005
60% Homeowner return-rate rebuilding community
2006
Esplanade Ridge Treme Civic Association
1996
Storyville
1898 - 1917
St. Augustine Catholic Church Built
1840
Free People of Color begin purchasing land
1780
College d'Orleans
1812 - 1823
Backstreet Cultural Museum Opened
dec 1999