“Nearly a decade after a fire badly damaged a historic but abandoned jazz landmark on the edge of Mid-City, the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission has approved a nomination that grants the building protection from demolition.

Friday’s nomination is the first step in certifying the Halfway House, a popular jazz hall in the early 20th century, as a local historic landmark.

The commission’s action prevents the building’s owner, the Firemen’s Charitable and Benevolent Association, from getting a demolition permit unless the City Council overrules the commission.” Read more.

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