St. Louis Cemetery #1

An atmospheric brooding of Spanish moss, crumbling stone, old cement, red clay brick, and graveyard dirt. " I'm going down to the cemetery 'Cause the world is all wrong Down there with the spooks to hear 'em sing my sorrow song Got a date to see a ghost By the name of Jones Makes me feel happy to hear him rattle his bones." - Bessie Smith Cemetery Blues, vocals - 1923 St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 was founded in 1789. Just outside the French Quarter, it is one of New Orleans' most famous 'cities of the dead.' Its residents include Bernard de Marigny, the French-Creole playboy who brought the game of craps to the United States; Barthelemy Lafon, the architect and surveyor who allegedly became one of Jean Lafitte's pirates; and the legendary Voodoo priestess Marie Laveau. Note: Alkemia is a cruelty-free operation. No dead people (or their graves) were harmed in the making of this perfume. Art: Vintage travel postcard, 1930s