- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Pictures from the Natchez City Cemetery
Posted on 2/17/21 at 3:52 pm to cave canem
Posted on 2/17/21 at 3:52 pm to cave canem
Tracetown is the one I'm talking about. That's why I asked:
I was thinking Tracetown was a mall. My comment was about when that theater opened. That was the nicest shopping center Natchez had when I left in 1968. At least I have the memory of going there before we moved away. Sorry for being confused about .
quote:I Googled and see Tracetown is right across from the bridge.
until they opened the theater by mall right over the bridge. Is this the one being discussed?
I was thinking Tracetown was a mall. My comment was about when that theater opened. That was the nicest shopping center Natchez had when I left in 1968. At least I have the memory of going there before we moved away. Sorry for being confused about .
This post was edited on 2/17/21 at 3:58 pm
0
Posted on 2/17/21 at 3:55 pm to TulaneLSU
If not for the Erie Canal (and limited elevation relative to sea level), New Orleans may well have become the NYC of the USA, i.e., its financial center...
Posted on 2/17/21 at 4:17 pm to TulaneLSU
I bet Natchez has a better Mayor than New Orleans though
Posted on 2/17/21 at 7:27 pm to TulaneLSU
quote:
Suggesting the collapse of Natchez occurred because school bussing started is silly. Natchez was a city built on trade along the river. Its rise to becoming a city was entirely due to cotton. When cotton crashed in America, cities that depended on cotton crashed. New Orleans was able to survive because it had a far better location and did not depend entirely on cotton. As cotton declined, the produce trade kept New Orleans trucking in world commerce. That momentum, of course, meant there was a lot of money in the city, and the city maintained its status as the banking capital of the South, which it had been since the 1830s. New Orleans' role in American banking is quite fascinating, as it is the origin of commonwealth banking. Anyway, New Orleans continued to evolve, due to its more educated inhabitants and better geographic position, leaning later on gas and oil, and later, tourism.
Natchez, on the other hand, is a failed city from a failed economy and society. It was unable to evolve like New Orleans did, and thus, it, like Vicksburg, are no longer cities at all. It is not a bad place to spend a weekend at a Bed and Breakfast, though. But not more than a weekend.
Bravo! Strange analogy, albeit mixed with a few facts. The reason Natchez survives today is because of tourism. I like New Orleans but a weekend is enough there as well. I think both places are historically interesting to visit, but were never competing economies.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:21 pm to highcotton2
Worked at a casino in natchez for 9 years . Wasn't bad and we volunteered to help clean that cemetery . Really an awesome place .
Posted on 2/17/21 at 10:05 pm to highcotton2
You missed the St. Bernards overlooking their deceased owner??
Posted on 2/18/21 at 12:06 am to TulaneLSU
What are some other good forgotten graveyards?
Posted on 2/18/21 at 1:51 am to highcotton2
Angels don’t have wings.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 3:10 am to TulaneLSU
quote:
Friend,
Suggesting the collapse of Natchez occurred because school bussing started is silly. Natchez was a city built on trade along the river. Its rise to becoming a city was entirely due to cotton. When cotton crashed in America, cities that depended on cotton crashed. New Orleans was able to survive because it had a far better location and did not depend entirely on cotton. As cotton declined, the produce trade kept New Orleans trucking in world commerce. That momentum, of course, meant there was a lot of money in the city, and the city maintained its status as the banking capital of the South, which it had been since the 1830s. New Orleans' role in American banking is quite fascinating, as it is the origin of commonwealth banking. Anyway, New Orleans continued to evolve, due to its more educated inhabitants and better geographic position, leaning later on gas and oil, and later, tourism.
Natchez, on the other hand, is a failed city from a failed economy and society. It was unable to evolve like New Orleans did, and thus, it, like Vicksburg, are no longer cities at all. It is not a bad place to spend a weekend at a Bed and Breakfast, though. But not more than a weekend.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
no. When the industry left things went to shite for the entire area. Has happened within my lifetime.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 6:54 am to Knight of Old
quote:Uh, no.
If not for the Erie Canal (and limited elevation relative to sea level), New Orleans may well have become the NYC of the USA, i.e., its financial center...
If the American Experience could be rerun over and over again (if that were possible to do) any number of times, this never happens.
New Orleans only barely “succeeded” in spite of itself: it’s an accident of geography.
America’s financial and business center was always going to be located in the Northeast.
An argument for it's location there might be made between NYC, Philly, Boston (primarily) but it was never not going to be somewhere up there.
This post was edited on 2/18/21 at 7:07 am
Posted on 2/18/21 at 7:20 am to Bawcephus
quote:
Now, you're likely to end up in a basic mausoleum with 50 other schmucks and a cookie cutter "headstone".
Who cares, you’ll be dead?
Burn me and dump me. Ashes to ashes
Posted on 2/18/21 at 7:42 am to chinese58
quote:
People tied ropes to their push lawnmowers, let the rope out to let them down the hills in their yards, and pulled them back up with the rope. I'm talking their front yards on lots where the house was at the top of the hill and the street, and front edge of their yard was down a very steep hill. No way they could have safely pushed the mower up the hill.
When I moved there in 2008 I was in disbelief seeing this in practice. Pretty genius. Saw it often in Duncan park/Homochitto area.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 7:45 am to tirebiter
quote:
You missed the St. Bernards overlooking their deceased owner??
It was about 35° with a 17 mph wind blowing. I suspect I missed a lot of good stuff.
This post was edited on 2/18/21 at 7:48 am
Posted on 2/18/21 at 8:24 am to highcotton2
OP those are absolutely gorgeous pictures. Great work.
One thing that is fascinating in old rural southern cemeteries, is the Jewish names. There used to be quite a presence of Jews in rural America and the south. Sadly, that's hardly so anymore.
One thing that is fascinating in old rural southern cemeteries, is the Jewish names. There used to be quite a presence of Jews in rural America and the south. Sadly, that's hardly so anymore.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 8:35 am to highcotton2
Hypothetically, if global warming is actually real, Natchez might again be valuable ground.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 9:49 am to TulaneLSU
quote:
Suggesting the collapse of Natchez occurred because school bussing started is silly
My friend you assume far too much and are woefully ignorant on this topic.
What I am referring to has nothing to do with bussing and occurred in the 80's not the 60's.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 10:23 am to cave canem
The problem with Natchez is historically the kids who went to college never went home. They all talk about how great and beautiful it is but they haven't been there in 20 years.
Posted on 2/12/22 at 8:42 pm to highcotton2
.
This post was edited on 2/12/22 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 2/12/22 at 8:43 pm to highcotton2
Oops
This post was edited on 2/12/22 at 8:47 pm
Posted on 2/12/22 at 9:26 pm to TulaneLSU
WTH!!! He’s back! Good to see ya
Page 3 of 4
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News