...cheap pimps, thieves, prostitutes, and lots of children. There were bars, honky-tonks (dance halls) and saloons, and lots of women walking the streets...take to their 'pads,' as they called their rooms." Louis attended school, but like most young children in Storyville, he preferred to be on the street,...

...cornet in the orphanage band. His early days in the city are vividly recollected in his autobiography. When I was born in 1900 my father, Willie Armstrong,...take to their "pads" as they called their rooms.* Armstrong was befriended by Joe "King" Oliver, who was a great influence in his early career before...

...shooting scrape in the Alley, and two guys killed each other, Armstrong recalled later. In the alley more people were crowded than you ever saw in your...their 'pads', as they called their rooms. " Mayann moved away, to a neighbourhood nearer to the river at Liberty and Perdido Streets, notorious for drink...

...whole floor, a cool pad for you'n me, doll —George Mandel, Flee the Angry Strangers, p. 167, 1952 • There were bars, honky-tonks and saloons, and lots...to take to their "pads" as they called their rooms. — Louis Armstrong, Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans, p. 8, 1954 • Red Riding Hood opened the door,...