ABOUT NEW ORLEANS:

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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT NEW ORLEANS:

- New Orleans was founded in1718 by Jean Baptiste La Moyne, Sieur de Bienville. At first, it was nothing more than a trading camp on a curve in the east bank of the Mississippi River. Later, the city was organized into a rectangular, fortified community, which still exists today as the French Quarter. The resulting streets were named for French royalty and nobility.

- The lagoons in City Park, along City Park Blvd., are all that remains of what was once Bayou Metairie. Other bayous remain, including Bayou St. John, Bayou Sauvage, and Bayou Bienvenue in Chalmette.

- Although established as the capitol of the French colony of Louisiana, it was actually twice the capital of Louisiana. The capital was moved from New Orleans to Donaldsonville in 1825, to Baton Rouge in 1846, to New Orleans in 1864 (during Reconstruction) and once again to Baton Rouge in 1879. Politics is timeless.
Canal Street, once the widest street in the world, was named for a canal that was planned for, but never built, in the median. For decades, the only use for the median was public transportation, mostly by the Canal St. Streetcars.

- The first New Orleans “Skyscraper” was built in 1807. It was the first four-story building in the city, and is still standing and in use, on the corner of Royal St. and St. Peter St, in the French Quarter. New Orleans also had the first Opera House in America.

- The great chess master Paul Morphy was born in the house at 1113 Chartres St. in the French Quarter. Today, the house is a museum, and goes by the name the Beauregard House, for the Confederate General. P. G. T. Beauregard, who also lived there. (Reference: www.atneworleans.com)

- New Orleans is called the Crescent city because the city proper is shaped like a crescent. The nickname “The Big Easy” comes from the city’s history of jazz and was the name of a dance hall in the early 1900s.

THINGS TO DO, PLACES TO VISIT IN NEW ORLEANS:

- St. Louis Cathedral: the major landmark of the French Quarter is the oldest continuously active cathedral in the U.S.

- Garden District: an area of the city that features numerous historic homes.

- Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop and Bar: reported to be the oldest bar in the USA. Order a T-shirt while you are there, and take a look at the live music.

- National World War II Museum (National D-Day Museum): The mission of this museum focuses on the remembrance and celebration of the American Spirit, teamwork, courage and sacrifice of the men and women who served during World War II.

- French Quarter: the French Quarter is so much more than just partying on Bourbon Street. While visiting New Orleans, take a walking tour of the French Quarter.

- Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World: Where else can you see giant alligators that float and King Kong several stories high? Tour the studio of the Mardi Gras float designers to see how it’s done.

- Ogden Museum of Southern Art: the range of the collections include painting, sculpture, photography, self-taught art, ceramics and mixed media by Southern artists.

- Preservation Hall: historic and inexpensive jazz venue may not serve food or drinks, but the music it serves up is first rate.

- Historic New Orleans Collection: history museum offering information on the culture of New Orleans and Louisiana.

- Streetcar Tour of the Garden District: a trip to New Orleans is scarcely complete without a ride on the oldest continuously operating streetcar in the country.

- Woldenberg Riverfront Park: this green oasis of 20 acres stretches along the old Governor Nicholls Street.

- Aquarium of the Americas, Oak Alley Plantation, Audubon Zoo and many other great places.