The infamous New Orleans Watermeter cover
started being manufactured for the city in 1921. The covers
are found in sidewalks all around the city. The design of the
cover has become so popular throughout the years with locals
and tourists that they have started to disappear. I have heard
that if you warm these covers on the stove, they will keep a
pot of coffee & chicory warm for hours. The new covers now
have a keyhole on them so that they may lock to prevent theft.
"Everytime I close my eyes blowing that trumpet
of mine – I look right into the heart of good old New Orleans
– it has given me something to live for." –Louis
Armstrong