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Posted on 9/18/16 at 7:51 pm to FLObserver
No mention of Bourbon St.
Posted on 9/18/16 at 8:02 pm to Crow Pie
It was those darn statues that ruined the city
Posted on 9/18/16 at 8:11 pm to prplhze2000
Had an uncle die of pneumonia in 2002 at the age of 108.
Very few get the pleasure of hearing first hand accounts of the city at the turn of the last century.
My favorite was tales of riding the train - steam locomotive of course - to Milneburg which was a separate city on the shore of the Lake approximately where UNO is now. It was a functioning port, known as Port Ponchartrain, and had piers, boardwalks, camps and a commercial fishing fleet.
Very few get the pleasure of hearing first hand accounts of the city at the turn of the last century.
My favorite was tales of riding the train - steam locomotive of course - to Milneburg which was a separate city on the shore of the Lake approximately where UNO is now. It was a functioning port, known as Port Ponchartrain, and had piers, boardwalks, camps and a commercial fishing fleet.
Posted on 9/18/16 at 8:22 pm to roguetiger15
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What the hell happen to our great city
THIS.... Even back in 1979 when I first moved to Louisiana, New Orleans was AWESOME... Today???? I have ZERO reason to go there.......
Posted on 9/18/16 at 8:58 pm to reverendotis
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My favorite was tales of riding the train - steam locomotive of course - to Milneburg which was a separate city on the shore of the Lake approximately where UNO is now. It was a functioning port, known as Port Ponchartrain, and had piers, boardwalks, camps and a commercial fishing fleet.
South Louisiana was an amazing mess to get around pre-interstate. I'm stunned by the some of the stories from old folks like it was nothing for short trips to take twice or three times as long as they do today. Then there were the real crazy old folks who just didn't think there was anything worth seeing outside of their own parish - too much trouble and the people were too different.
Posted on 9/18/16 at 9:03 pm to prplhze2000
The good old days stateside.
Posted on 9/18/16 at 9:32 pm to TIGRLEE
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Oh how things change for the worse
But you won't give up that air conditioning.
Posted on 9/18/16 at 10:53 pm to reverendotis
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tales of riding the train - steam locomotive of course - to Milneburg which was a separate city on the shore of the Lake
I believe that's the train my grandparents called Smokey Mary.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 7:51 am to PowerTool
And the Old Regulars opposed that railroad
Posted on 9/19/16 at 8:54 am to Lakeboy7
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Another non resident of the city ignorant of its history, its tiresome yet predictable.
Instead of just calling people names and saying they're wrong, why don't you give an explanation on what caused the change in the city.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 9:07 am to prplhze2000
Cool video. When I read about Professor Longhair's life a while back, I thought it would make a great movie featuring some of New Orleans' history. His childhood included dancing for tips (including his invention of the whirlwind backflip off wall), being a cook, known as a competitive poker player, and then all of his early music in the late 40s and early 50s that were influential to Elvis and other mainstream artists that followed.
Ideally, it would be from about 1930 to 1980 with all of the unique aspects of the city.
Ideally, it would be from about 1930 to 1980 with all of the unique aspects of the city.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 9:11 am to Porter Osborne Jr
Don't think they actually had a canal on canal street.
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