"My O My" Club
Submitted by Margie Vicknair-Pray & Maurice Duvic Sr.

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Renee et al:  What was the name of the gay club/bar past Fitzgerald's
toward the "road" to the l7th St. Canal bridge?  When did that close -
or move to the French Qt?
                      And the little bar across Pontchartrain Blvd  from
the Basin, near the little bridged entrance to the old Yacht Club pen?
Who was its 
                       Small children use to "bathe" in the fountain in
West End Park.   When did that stop?
                       P.S.  My wife just passed by and provided the
answer to my first question:   The My - O - My  Club !  I use to have
fun bringing unsuspecting  "visiting firemen" there!
                       And - where did the name "Bucktown" come from?
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Yep, the club was the "My O My" and from what I overheard a very naughty
place!  I think I remember my parents saying that it burned down (in the
early 1950s, I think), and that's when it moved to the Quarter.  And the
West End fountain was wonderful.  It was manually run - the controller would
open a metal door in the center raised part of the fountain and then would
sit inside pushing and flipping switches to make the waters shoot up and the
lights change.  We loved watching him.  It was so hot and stuffy in there
that he would leave the door open, allowing us to watch him.  And Ralph
Schultz's Fresh Hardware was the gathering spot for all local gamblers!
They had card games going on in the back pretty much on a daily basis, from
what I remember Dad saying.  I loved the smell of the oiled floors and dusty
stock in that place!  Does anyone remember the fishing tournaments that were
held at West End?  I remember gigantic fish hanging that were taller than I
was (probably about 4') that had been caught in Lake Pontchartrain!  Tarpon
and sharks stick vividly in my memory.  And there used to be boat races
along the lakeshore from West End (my dad won once)... these were regular
pleasure boats, not racing boats.  The lake was so alive and full of
activity.
Margie Vicknair-Pray