‘Voodoo City,’ : The Superdome Curse

SmashMouth · 10-27-2018, 06:31 AM

If you know anything at all about the New Orleans Saints, it’s that for most of the first 40 years of their existence, they played like they were cursed -- as if the Mercedes-Benz Superdome had been built on a graveyard or something. Funny thing about that: It kind of was. Or, at least, that’s long been the prevailing wisdom.

In 1987, crews doing work just outside the Dome made a grisly discovery when more than mere dirt came up in their shovels. Human remains and bits of gravestones were unearthed, as well. Also resurfacing: The story that the stadium had been built on an old graveyard -- and the theory that the Dome was thus cursed.

But was the iconic New Orleans structure actually built on a graveyard? Was it cursed? Is it still?

The entrance to the Girod Street Cemetery is shown in a 1953 photo. • By the 1950s, the cemetery was an overgrown -- and decidedly creepy -- eyesore. Under the administration of Mayor Chep Morrison, it was deconsecrated in January 1957, with the idea of redeveloping the land as part of the city’s then-growing downtown area. (The Times-Picayune archive)

more pics here

Death on Girod Street

The fact of the matter is, a cemetery really did exist for years very near where the Superdome was built. But, really, only a relatively small portion of the structure’s parking garage was built over the old Girod Street Cemetery, which was deconsecrated long before construction on the Dome began.

read much more on NOLA

saintsfan1976 · 10-27-2018, 08:23 AM

Happy Halloween y’all. Two Dat!

Rugby Saint II · 10-28-2018, 01:51 PM

Katrina washed the curse away! Now we are blessed with Drew Brees and Sean Payton.

10-27-2018, 06:31 AM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,554 Blog Entries: 29	‘Voodoo City,’ : The Superdome Curse If you know anything at all about the New Orleans Saints, it’s that for most of the first 40 years of their existence, they played like they were cursed -- as if the Mercedes-Benz Superdome had been built on a graveyard or something. Funny thing about that: It kind of was. Or, at least, that’s long been the prevailing wisdom. In 1987, crews doing work just outside the Dome made a grisly discovery when more than mere dirt came up in their shovels. Human remains and bits of gravestones were unearthed, as well. Also resurfacing: The story that the stadium had been built on an old graveyard -- and the theory that the Dome was thus cursed. But was the iconic New Orleans structure actually built on a graveyard? Was it cursed? Is it still? The entrance to the Girod Street Cemetery is shown in a 1953 photo. • By the 1950s, the cemetery was an overgrown -- and decidedly creepy -- eyesore. Under the administration of Mayor Chep Morrison, it was deconsecrated in January 1957, with the idea of redeveloping the land as part of the city’s then-growing downtown area. (The Times-Picayune archive) more pics here Death on Girod Street The fact of the matter is, a cemetery really did exist for years very near where the Superdome was built. But, really, only a relatively small portion of the structure’s parking garage was built over the old Girod Street Cemetery, which was deconsecrated long before construction on the Dome began. read much more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails

10-27-2018, 08:23 AM	#2
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,996 Blog Entries: 3	Re: ‘Voodoo City,’ : The Superdome Curse Happy Halloween y’all. Two Dat!

10-28-2018, 01:51 PM	#3
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,133	Re: ‘Voodoo City,’ : The Superdome Curse Katrina washed the curse away! Now we are blessed with Drew Brees and Sean Payton. jnormand, AsylumGuido and Rueben Mayes like this.

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