Irish Channel Residents, cool interactive map from 1880

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The Irish Channel Project developed from our desire to learn more about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) while working on our master's degrees in History at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The Channel provided an intersection in our varying interests in Irish, religious, and ethnic histories, as well as a manageably sized study area.

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The Irish Channel was once part of the city of Lafayette (not to be confused with modern day Lafayette, LA) and was officially incorporated into the city of New Orleans in the 1840s. One thing about the Channel which may surprise you? It really was never all that Irish. While the term "Irish Channel" came about in the later decades of the 19th century (around the time of our map, in fact), the modern Channel was actually home to people from all over the world, with a large population of German, French, English, and, of course, Irish immigrants. The Channel itself seems to have been first and foremost an immigrant community with a large population of European

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Old Brewing Co. building currently at the same location as the Louisiana Brewing Co. building was under construction during the 1880's.

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1880's Sanborn insurance map section showing Louisiana Brewing Co. during construction

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Meet the ladies behind the project:

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