Was in NO for a meeting. Snapped a few pictures...
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The world-famous Super Dome, now made infamous by its role as the "shelter of last resort" of hapless hurricane victims.
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Looking west on Canal Street. For more than a century, Canal Street was the main shopping district of New Orleans. It is said to be the widest roadway in the United States. Katrina shuttered a lot of the shops.
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A Street car named 'Desire?' Not really, but New Orleans used to not number its streetcar lines. Thus instead of "F" in its route box sign, the car would have said "Desire" or "Canal" in reference to streets or locations.
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Steam boats used sail up and down the Mississippi river to transport people and produce and other items of trade. Now this and other steamers transport tourists on sunset dinner cruises. Some steamers in the state of Louisiana (where New Orleans is) never set sail---these are full time gambling boats that remained moored.
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st. Louis Cathedral, rebuilt in 1790s (third building on this spot, a hurricane destroyed the first in 1722), prides itself on being the oldest continously active cathedral in the United States.
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Part of the New Orelans skyline, viewed from the banks of the Mississippi river.
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Jackson Sqare, an open area and the heart of the French Quarter. Inside the square is a statue of Andrew Jackson, the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, aka the War of 1812.
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Ah, Bourbon Street. We saved the best for last, eh? If Jackson Square is the heart of the French Quarter, Bourbon St. is its soul and passion. This street runs the length of the French Quarter and home to bars, restaurants, strips clubs and the ubiquitous t-shirt and souvenir shops. The adult-oriented Mardi Gras parades march through here, through throngs of drunken revellers, beads flung about, and the occasional flashers. The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous neighborhood of New Orleans, also known as Vieux Carre (Old Square in French). Despite its name, much of the architectre was built during the Spanish rule rather than the French.
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A few tourists about on Bourbon st. It usually comes alive during nights, when drunk tourists, tipsy conventioneers, and local regulars party on the street, waiting for the tipsy women on the balconies to "do their thing."
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Strips clubs? On Bourbon St.? Naah.... Note: I was just whipping out my digital camera randomly, and when I examined this photo, I realized it says "Larry Flynt's something..." And no, I did not step in to do my "research" into the social aspects of the Katrina's destructive wake...
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The French Quarter was largely untouched by Katrina's flood waters, but almost a year in September, the blue tarps remain...
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