The Lighthouse on Camp St. New Orleans

Camp St. Light House by figstreetstudio
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Growing up and having family living on Camp St I always wondered about the lighthouse on Camp off Julia. I imagined the Mississippi River must have been closer to Camp St before the levees? But as I grew older I discovered it was never a real lighthouse but a building built for the charity, Lighthouse For The Blind. Today it is a glass art studio but my fascination with a lighthouse so far from water has never ended. Once while walking down Camp toward Poydras in 2003 I stopped and took about 20 pictures from different angels and this composition was derived from those photos. I guess not everyone is so fascinated by this lighthouse as I rarely sell a print or card but for me it is part of my growing up in New Orleans and a part of my childhood.

Camp Street Lighthouse by figstreetstudio
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Camp Street Lighthouse by figstreetstudio
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"This lighthouse was added to the existing structure in 1924 by the Lighthouse For The Blind as a thematic symbol, and served as their headquarters until 1948"

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Sabine Pass Lighthouse, Louisiana by figstreetstudio
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The Sabine Pass Lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, the first property in Cameron Parish to make the list. The octagonal brick structure with a flared octagonal base is believed unique on the Mississippi-Louisiana-Texas coasts.

The lighthouse, built in 1857 for $22,258, served as a navigational aid in trade and aided the westward migration in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana.

Lighthouse Christmas Card

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New Basin Canal Lighthouse Christmas Card by figstreetstudio
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New Basin Canal Lighthouse Art Postcard

New Orleans Weat End, New Basin Canal Lighthouse art postcard, http://ow.ly/kQ6P #nola #lighthouse

Starry Night Light House by figstreetstudio
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Starry Night Light House by figstreetstudio
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New Orleans Lighthouse

The great looking Camp. St. Lighthouse that now houses a glass studio never really was a functional light. It was built by the Lighthouse for the Blind, a charity, then later sold as they moved to new offices. It is a wonderful building on a well traveled street close to the Ogden Museum where I docent at times.


I walked that area and took many photos but finally settled on painting the light next to the light. The old gas light glowing near the lighthouse that no longer functions. I sell prints, framed and unframed, tiles, postcards, note cards, and other gift items of this and the other lighthouses near New Orleans. Many of which were destroyed by the storm. My way of preserving what I grew up seeing in my home town. To see more New Orleans area lighthouse prints visit Fig Street Art Studio on the web.

Lighthouse Tile Mural

Tile Murals- Camp St Lighthouse New Orleans http://www.cafepress.com/figstreetstudio/4982284

Camp St Lighthouse Print

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Sabin Pass Lighthouse Print

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Camp St. Lighthouse Print

The lighthouse on Camp St. New Orleans, print of acrylic painting.

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Camp St. Light House by figstreetstudio

Pass Manchac Lighthouse Print

The Pass Manchac Lighthouse print, before it was destroyed by hurricane.

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Pass Manchac Lighthouse by figstreetstudio

West End Lake Pontchartrain

Image by RobertFrancis via Flickr

I posted this story in my other blog about a lighthouse painting:

Growing up at West End on Lake Pontchartrain I would often ride my bike to the Lakeshore and fish. I would use a small caste net and caste for shrimp. Then use the small shrimp to fish, mostly for mullets. Once when I was about 7 years old while casting next to the lighthouse I slipped on the green slim that grows on the steps of the seawall  and fell into the mucky lake waters. Lucky for me I did not get tangled in the net but did get cut up on barnacles as I grabbed for the concrete. Opening my eyes I could see the light  and pushed from the concrete through the waves up and when I emerged I could see the lighthouse. Grabbing on a step I climbed out of the water and caught my breath looking all the time at the lighthouse. Since that time that lighthouse has been special for me and when Katrina destroyed it I was concerned after all it was  the beacon that saved me from the murky water that day 53 years ago. Lucky for me I have a collection of photos I have taken over the years and several paintings to now keep me company as they repair and rebuild the lighthouse. Hopefully I can be there when it is done.Fig Street Art Studio, Mar 2009

You should read the whole article.