Talk:UpStairs Lounge arson attack

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Hello all, I just removed "sometimes called the New Orleans Massacre of 1973," as there is no source to support this claim. I replaced it with "sometimes called the The UpStairs Lounge Fire" as various news sources support this title. --Guaguanco127 (talk) 19:25, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

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List of victims
I was thinking of adding a list of known victims. Any objections? EponineBunnyKickQueen (talk) 23:17, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Added list of fatalities. EponineBunnyKickQueen (talk) 18:20, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Have just sorted that listing into alphabetical order Aerohydro (talk) 22:14, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

List of victims
Howdy Widepedians,

I just corrected the address of the location of the tragedy. Originally in two separate locations, the address was incorrectly listed as 141 Chartres Street. 141 Chartres Street is the correct address of the Jimani bar, which is located on the first floor of the same building. However, 604 Iberville street is the correct address of the Upstairs Lounge. Additionally, I deleted any mention that the Upstairs lounge was located in the French Quarter, as that is an adjacent neighborhood instead of the location of the bar. If the address has been listed incorrectly, I question what other inaccuracies may exist on this page. Guaguanco127 (talk) 21:08, 24 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Iberville Street is one block north of and closer to the river than than Royal is. I wouldn't have thought it subject to disagreement that that's in the French Quarter. Largoplazo (talk) 23:50, 24 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the delayed response, somehow this notification slipped by me.
 * So Iberville Street is actually perpendicular to Royal Street, not parallel. Royal Street's parallel would be Chartres Street, which was the other cross-street in front of the Upstairs Lounge location. It's totally understandable confusion because the French Quarter is oddly tilted and doesn't follow NSWE guide-points. Royal Street and Chartres Street both begin at Canal Street in the Central Business District and formally enter the French Quarter (overseen by a neighborhood association called the Vieux Carré Commission) halfway across Iberville Street. The Upstairs Lounge, falling on the Central Business District side of Iberville Street, was therefore located in a more unregulated borderland next to the French Quarter. This location affected how its building was/wasn’t inspected prior to the fire; shaped the degree of motivation police would display in their investigation (the victims perished in what many felt was a seedy area); and also became significant when the Vieux Carré Commission was wrongly blamed by authorities for a role in the fire. In direct response to that incorrect blame, the head of the Vieux Carré Commission actually became the first elected official to publicly speak about the fire. Guaguanco127 (talk) 18:31, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Guy D. Andersen's name was incorrectly misspelled as Guy D. Anderson Guaguanco127 (talk) 21:16, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Under the section called "Funeral and Memorial Services," I changed the sentence regarding Camina's interviews to accurately reflect the citation. Guaguanco127 (talk) 21:36, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

The MCC was not the first standalone church that welcomed gay congregants. It was, however, the first national gay-friendly Christian fellowship, which eventually became a formal religious denomination. Additionally, the citation regarding Fieseler's book was incorrect, and the page number itself was incorrect. Going along with my previous comments, I think there may be many other problems with this page. Guaguanco127 (talk) 21:48, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Funerals and memorial services
I added 'This announcement and its underlying research ...”'Because Camina's announcement claim was disputed by viable scholars in the same publication. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guaguanco127 (talk • contribs) 19:31, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Depiction in Media
I deleted "No government officials responded..." which is false. Proper citation included to support this --Guaguanco127 (talk) 19:36, 22 May 2023 (UTC) I also trimmed down "UPSTAIRS INFERNO" and information for date and length consistency within the paragraph. --Guaguanco127 (talk) 20:07, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

"editorials and talk radio hosts made light of the event."
Unfortunate choice of words. --212.117.94.116 (talk) 21:06, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
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