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"APPEARING AT A WAREHOUSE, 1820 Tchoupitoulas Street"
This store is for Warehouse reproduction memorabilia and Monument Park items.
Rock music found a New Orleans home at 1820 Tchoupitoulas Street, at The Warehouse (or sometimes known as "A Warehouse"). In 1970 rock bands couldn’t rent the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium. John Simmons, Bill Johnston, Don Fox and Brian Glynn, founded Beaver Productions, and discovered an old cotton warehouse built in the 1850's for their enterprise. It was 28,000 square feet and cost $150,000. The opening acts on Jan. 30, 1970, were Fleetwood Mac and the Grateful Dead – who went to the French Quarter after the show and were arrested on a drug charge, recounted in their song, “Truckin.’” The Warehouse was one of the "must-go-to" venues for the big names in rock in the 1970's, along with Bill Graham's Fillmore and Fillmore East.
The Warehouse closed for good in 1982 but still has a hardcore cadre of fans, now reaching retirement age. Warehouse Monument, built as a tribute to the old venue, is located just a few blocks downriver from the original site. It was constructed entirely by voluntary donations from individual fans.
Rock music found a New Orleans home at 1820 Tchoupitoulas Street, at The Warehouse (or sometimes known as "A Warehouse"). In 1970 rock bands couldn’t rent the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium. John Simmons, Bill Johnston, Don Fox and Brian Glynn, founded Beaver Productions, and discovered an old cotton warehouse built in the 1850's for their enterprise. It was 28,000 square feet and cost $150,000. The opening acts on Jan. 30, 1970, were Fleetwood Mac and the Grateful Dead – who went to the French Quarter after the show and were arrested on a drug charge, recounted in their song, “Truckin.’” The Warehouse was one of the "must-go-to" venues for the big names in rock in the 1970's, along with Bill Graham's Fillmore and Fillmore East.
The Warehouse closed for good in 1982 but still has a hardcore cadre of fans, now reaching retirement age. Warehouse Monument, built as a tribute to the old venue, is located just a few blocks downriver from the original site. It was constructed entirely by voluntary donations from individual fans.