image wont display in default theme

I am using the default theme that I am customizing for a static site. I am trying to change the sidebar to display an image, but the image will not display.

I have changed the code inside sidebar.php to the following :
<img src=”images/button-party.png” title=”parties” alt=”parties” />

The image definately exists in the images folder. I tried taking the out and just displaying the image – won’t display.

I tried to display an image in the index.php – won’t display.

I’ve tested this in ie and firefox.

What am I missing – are images disabled somewhere ?