Posted in: Sunday Ads Sunday Adverts: Madame Walker Manufacturing, 1963

From a 1963 newspaper, an advert for the Madame C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company, featuring a photo of the theatre her company built in the late 1920’s. The theatre officially opened December 26, 1927 and...

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Posted in: A Room with a View Room With a View: Indiana Avenue to Walker Theatre

Here’s a snap from New Orleans on the Avenue, former home of Zing and many other businesses over the years. The Walker Theatre is celebrating its 85th birthday right now with a series of fun...

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