They Once Intersected
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Thalia and Tchoupitoulas Streets once intersected around this area. 600 longshoremen met at the corners of these two streets and flooded the streets and alleyways, protesting poor wages and dangerous working conditions.
This file appears in: Site 4: Tchoupitoulas and Thalia — A Neighborhood Unites: Port Workers Unite on Tchoupitoulas and Thalia Streets
Site 4: Tchoupitoulas and Thalia — A Neighborhood Unites: Port Workers Unite on Tchoupitoulas and Thalia Streets
On December 23, 1865, 600 longshoremen met at the corner of Tchoupitoulas and Thalia Streets to protest working conditions and discuss a wage increase.