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Altar Honoring Ms. Leona "Chine" Grandison, Owner of The Candlelight Lounge, New Orleans, LA

Title (Dublin Core)

Altar Honoring Ms. Leona "Chine" Grandison, Owner of The Candlelight Lounge, New Orleans, LA

Description (Dublin Core)

Ms. Leona "Chine" Grandison, owner of The Candlelight Lounge, passed away due to COVID-19 on April 9, 2020. Friends and family erected an altar in her honor outside of The Candlelight Lounge to allow people to pay their respects while maintaining safe social distancing practices. Grandison was born and raised in the Treme, and opened Candlelight Lounge with her brother, Landry Grandison, 40 years ago. The Candlelight Lounge typically hosts live music throughout the week and is the last remaining live music venue in the Treme.

Date (Dublin Core)

April 11, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Kathryn O'Dwyer

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Kathryn O'Dwyer

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Community & Community Organizations
English Entrepreneurs
English Emotion
English Food & Drink
English Neighborhoods
English Cities & Suburbs
English Music
English Religion

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altar
death
mourning
community
remembrance
impact
loss

Collection (Dublin Core)

Religion

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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

04/13/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

04/13/2020
10/17/2020

Date Created (Dublin Core)

04/11/2020

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