Old Absinthe House

The Original Absinthe House is a bar in New Orleans which features in the story "Must and Shall". It was a shabby two-story building with an iron railing around the balcony to the second floor at the corner of Bourbon and Bienville. The building and bar dated back to 1807, and in 1814, Andrew Jackson and Jean Lafitte planned the defense of New Orleans against the British in the bar.

In August 1942, Neil Michaels, a federal agent, was summong to the Original Absinthe House as part of an investigation into an uprising against the United States. At the bar, he is given contact information by the stripper, Lucy. The following night, the Original Absinthe House was torched, probably as a warning to anyone who might be helping Michaels or the federals in their investigation.



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Original Absinthe House History