"Who cares about the way things used to be, except us creatures of the slime, who love the darkness and the dead?- the Maple Leaf"
"Mapleworld; or,Six Flags over the Maple Leaf" Julie Kane)
Places throughout history are as marked and recognized as the people that made them famous. One such place was the Maple Leaf bar in New Orleans known for its jazz scene which opened in 1974. The bar is widely popular among locals and tourists for its rich history and amazing music. Juile Kane writes of the bar in her collection of poems, "Rhythm and Booze". The old bar was dirty and grimey which is what gave it character and kept its regulars coming back for more. These days "You'd harldy recognize the Maple Leaf" (Kane) with its "Dial soap dispensers and hot-air machines" (Kane). The Maple Leaf of the past was grimey, had a pressed tin roof, and had more of a focus on the art of the music being played there or the poetry of Everette Maddox; the Maple Leaf today is a tourist hotspot still rich in music, however the heart and soul of the original bar has all but been cleaned up and Windexed away.
