The Name Change
Some of you have been following the Lucky’s Bordello series that I’ve been working on. I changed the name (at about 2 AM this morning) from Lucky’s Bordello to Storyville. I won’t get into great detail as to why, but it’s mostly because the Bordello name had been used for a series by a pretty well known photographer and I want this project to stand alone.

Why Storyville?
I’ve been giving some pretty deep thought to a new name for some time. During my research, I came across Storyville.

Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 through 1917. The District, as it was known, was set aside in hopes of keeping prostitution in one confined area of the city. It was decidedly French influenced, as was all of Louisiana, but had a very diverse culture. The district was situated two blocks inland from the French Quarter. Storyville was a mix of high end bordellos like Mahogany Hall to seedy ally ways. There was even a special book published, simply called “The Blue Book”, to help gentlemen searching for some companionship.

There’s a lot more and it’s a compelling story that I may be telling pieces of along the way. There is a site dedicated to Storyville if you want to read more.

So, all in all its perfectly matched with the vision that I have for this project. I’m planning a trip there very soon and am  really excited about the new name and slightly new direction.

If you haven’t checked out the series, do it! I just added two new sets called “Voyeur” and “Puissance”.

Enjoy!

Brent

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