Monday, April 4, 2011

The Last Day






















I caught up with Sam Kranzthor today as he moved a few final items out of the Canal Street Guest House on Canal Street under the live oaks. 

Once a bordello of sorts, the building turned around under the Kranzthors, "We made this a good place for good people."  Several people, seeing this blog, have contacted me and confirmed that Canal Street Guest House was indeed a good place, a place that mattered to them and their sense of what makes New Orleans.

"The building looks kind of sad now," he noted as he wheeled two tables out of the building he once owned.  He's been moving things out for the past four days.

Unlike a neighboring property - a Cox Communications block house that will apparently stay put and be built around by the UMC...interesting - today was the last day for the Canal Street Guest House.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's sad to see how the (an elderly) individual is insignificant in comparison to a corporation. But then again, this hasn't been the only time to happen... sadly enough.

Jack Styczynski said...

God bless Sam Kranzthor.

Long live the Guest House!