They should have just called it the Warehouse Arts District, but whatever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking good NOLA!

Feels like it's missing a little something, but pretty good.

I remember when someone fell off the balcony at that Embassy Suites.

Neat!

very nice

I never "got" New Orleans, it always seemed filthy to me, and I haven't been there since Katrina.  Different strokes I guess..

I never "got" New Orleans, it always seemed filthy to me, and I haven't been there since Katrina.  Different strokes I guess..

 

It is very filthy and not in the "gritty" sort of northern way.

I love New Orleans, despite all its baggage. It's different from other places, and I think it it's beautiful in a way that makes you realize that cities are ephemeral. Some of the old wooden buildings look as if they are made out of colored sugar and paste and that the water would could just wash them away when it gets ready to. This post makes the point that much--not all, but much--of what has been built in New Orleans since 1950 looks awful or at least insensitive to the surroundings. By comparison, the city looks more intact in Ink's Faubourg Marigny post.

I was there in July.  I don't think it "intact" by any means!

 

It definitely worse than pre Katrina, not that it was "grand" by any stretch of the imagination.

Yes, I didn't mean to suggest the city is intact, but some of its neighborhoods are.

Yes, I didn't mean to suggest the city is intact, but some of its neighborhoods are.

 

I felt like they were fragmented and even in worse shape than pre Katrina. 

 

Lets face it.  Outside of the a few areas, like the French Quarter, Garden District, CBD/Warehouse District, and a few other like areas, NoLa is/was dangerous and not pretty.

If anyone wants to visit a city in North America with French-influenced architecture, go to Quebec City.  It's safe, clean, tidy neighborhoods, & well-preserved, not just some Southern "catch-all" town with loose alcohol laws, surrounded by a swamp.

If anyone wants to visit a city in North America with French-influenced architecture, go to Quebec City.  It's safe, clean, tidy neighborhoods, & well-preserved, not just some Southern "catch-all" town with loose alcohol laws, surrounded by a swamp.

 

LMAO! You forgot to mention the "loose" inhabitants.  LOL

Coming from Toledo, I tend to prefer loose cities that are dirty and built in swamps.

 

Have you visited NoLa?

If anyone wants to visit a city in North America with French-influenced architecture, go to Quebec City.  It's safe, clean, tidy neighborhoods, & well-preserved, not just some Southern "catch-all" town with loose alcohol laws, surrounded by a swamp.

 

Quebec City and New Orleans are by no means interchangeable. There are some similarities. Both are old by North American standards, and each has its own kind of city walls. Both have significantly influenced the history of this hemisphere, and, sure, each wears a French influence on its sleeve. You should really visit both if you have the chance.

 

As I have said, despite its imperfections, I love New Orleans as a place, but it is not only the place, but also the long, long and truly unique story of the place that make it fascinating.

Excellent photos.

 

It's been more than twenty years since I've been to New Orleans. When I got outside the tourist areas I really began to appreciate the distinct flavor of the place. I liked it.

Yes, I didn't mean to suggest the city is intact, but some of its neighborhoods are.

 

I felt like they were fragmented and even in worse shape than pre Katrina. 

 

Lets face it.  Outside of the a few areas, like the French Quarter, Garden District, CBD/Warehouse District, and a few other like areas, NoLa is/was dangerous and not pretty.

 

You mean like this intersection which was used as a location in The Bad Lieutenant?

seems fairly vibrant, but i dont care for the looks of that area. still, thx for showing it to us.

I never "got" New Orleans, it always seemed filthy to me, and I haven't been there since Katrina.  Different strokes I guess..

 

I never used to "get" New Orleans either.  When it flooded, I was one of those people who said "leave it under water".  But then I started studying the culture of New Orleans and I found that despite all of the crap that this city has been through, the spirits of the people are always high.  They celebrate this in very unique ways. 

 

Here are three videos that show the unique culture of The Big Easy.

 

The first is a video of a New Orleans Jazz funeral.  This is a celebration of the death of Kerwin James, and as you'll see the people of N.O. are all allowed to celebrate in the event.  New Orleans Jazz is a loose composition:

 

 

 

The second is a video of Super Sunday, when the Mardi Gras Indians (African American tribes within the city) "battle" for the best regalia.  It's a celebration of the Native American culture which has historically been very helpful to the African Americans in New Orleans:

 

 

 

Finally, there's a tradition of Second Lining.  A Second Line is a mass of people parading through the streets celebrating in commune.  They get the term Second Line because they usually follow behind the more organized "main line" parade.  It's simply an unorganized celebration.