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re: Someone explain the NOLA area...
Posted on 4/23/15 at 4:31 pm to PiscesTiger
Posted on 4/23/15 at 4:31 pm to PiscesTiger
Gravier Street Social is the place he needs to go
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Posted on 4/23/15 at 4:33 pm to saderade
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Black Pearl neighborhood? Anyone else never heard of that?
I have, there use to be a shite hole bar in that neighborhood called Butler's. They had an Atari. Good times.
Posted on 4/23/15 at 4:34 pm to BC Tweeker
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I have, there use to be a shite hole bar in that neighborhood called Butler's. They had an Atari. Good times.
Damn that was a chill kick arse place! I remember the Atari and the living room well. Didn't NOLA have another place that was very similar?
Posted on 4/23/15 at 4:37 pm to PiscesTiger
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Damn that was a chill kick arse place! I remember the Atari and the living room well. Didn't NOLA have another place that was very similar?
Not sure. It was very divey. Snake & Jakes maybe.
Posted on 4/23/15 at 5:16 pm to thegeneral3
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Chalmations? Is that a south La animal or something?
started out (and still somewhat is) as a derogatory term referring to the "culture" in Chalmette - think about the colors on a Dalmatian...... 
Urban Dictionary's definition
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An individual that belongs to one of many small communities throughout the U.S.. Originally found only in the "Parish", these nomads can be recognized by using such terms as "scattered gravy", "how's ya momma and dem", "up da road", and "make groceries".
This post was edited on 4/23/15 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 4/23/15 at 8:01 pm to wizziko
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Gravier Street Social is the place he needs to go
I was hoping that was a waffles and chicken place. That looks as queer as The Country Club.
The answer is Jo-Ro's Cafe and Lounge and the Prince Hall Masonic Temple on Basin off Claiborne.
Posted on 4/23/15 at 8:12 pm to Tingle
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Posted by Tingle
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Also, inside New Orleans where does he find the 20-30 year old elite crowd?
Westbank
Marrero specifically. It's what the fellas be yellin.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 2:49 am to thegeneral3
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Is Chalmette considered elite?
we're the furthest thing from it and we like it that way
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Chalmations?
that's me motherfricker
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Is that a south La animal or something?
the 20-30 elite crowd is Uptown on Magazine Street and St. Charles all the way into the Warehouse District. they hang out at Barcadia, Lucy's, Red Eye, Republic, Metro, etc.
This post was edited on 4/24/15 at 2:55 am
Posted on 4/24/15 at 6:00 am to thegeneral3
Gert Town whatsup
Posted on 4/24/15 at 7:32 am to DelU249
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Best spot: uptown
agreed.
Signed,
Uptowner
Posted on 4/24/15 at 9:36 am to thegeneral3
Suburbs
Kennahbrah: Suburb of New Orleans in East Jefferson. Populated by lots of Mexicans and Italians. Has the airport and a Casino down by the lake. Very suburban, but densely populated.
Metaire: between Kennahbrah and New Orleans. Lots of Old People. Nice neighborhoods, but mostly families and retirees. Very suburban, but densely populated. shite traffic.
Mandeville: 30-40 minutes north of New Orleans across Lake Pontchartrain. Very nice suburban area. Mostly 30-50 year olds with kids. Less densely populated and traffic-prone than Metaire, but a commute to New Orleans would require a long drive across the causeway followed by a commute through Metaire.
Slidell: East of Mandeville and to the Northeast of New Orleans East across the Twin Span. Lots and lots of crack and meth. A lot of Chalmatians moved here after Katrina. Weird suburban mix of lily white suburban people, Chalmations, blacks from New Orleans, and rednecks from Mississippi. Not a ton for a young single person to do.
Chalmette: lies to the Southeast of New Orleans past the 9th Ward. This is the home of a strange breed of Louisiana citizen that acts and sounds like they're from Brooklyn or New Jersey. Has Rocky & Carlo's, but mostly a shite place to live despite the low traffic and easy commute to NOLA.
The Westbank, aka Wank (Gretna, Westwego, Algiers, ect):
Lies across the river in West Jefferson. Lots of mixed areas. Some are heavily black, some are mostly white. Some are more suburban, others feel more urban. It's a really mixed bag area.
Neighborhoods of New Orleans
French Quarter: fun place to live if you're gay and/or single, but expensive and inconvenient for getting around the city. Parking is a nightmare and noise can be an issue. Bordered by the Treme, CBD, and Bywater/Marigny.
Warehouse District/CBD: Great place for the 35 and under/single crowd. Tons to do, easy access to most of the city, but expensive and parking can be difficult. Lies between Central City and the French Quarter.
Treme: oldest historical black neighborhood in America, but has seen a hipster resurgence post Katrina. Centrally located in the city. Gentrification is being accelerated by the closing of the Iberville Projects and the new nearby Hospital complexes. Heck, they even have a Whole Foods now. Filled with little bars and taverns and 200-300 year-old houses, this area is a diamond in the rough that is slowly being cut and polished, but crime hasn't quite moved out yet. Lies between the French Quarter, Central City, the Marigny, & Gentilly.
Bywater/Marigny: Really fun neighborhood (lots of gays and hipsters), but becoming stupid pricey with seemingly the entire population of Brooklyn setting up shop there. Less touristy than the quarter and even less convenient, but parking is slightly better. Tons of great bars on Frenchman Street, plus bars like Vaughan's and the best BBQ joint in the city. Lies between the French Quarter, Gentilly, and the 9th Ward.
Gentilly: home of Middle class African Americans, crime isn't too bad. There are more singles close to UNO, but the farther you get away from the Lake, the more African Americans and older the population gets until you hit the Marigny/Bywater. Lies between Lakeview, Midcity, Bywater/Marigny, and New Orleans East.
Mid City: checkerboard. Some parts are among the worst in the city, others among the best. It changes block by block from crime ridden ghetto to posh elite and everything in between. Tons to do, convenient, plenty of street parking, ect. The new Hospitals will completely change the footprint of this neighborhood. If you can find the right safe spot, it's probably the best value neighborhood in town. Convenient for Jazz Fest and Voodoo due to its close proximity to the Fairgrounds and City Park. Also has the Canal Streetcar to go downtown. Lies between Central City, Uptown, the Treme', & Gentilly.
Central City: poor black neighborhood, but seems to be the next spot for gentrification now that the housing projects have been eliminated and Mid-City continues to fill in. However, as of now, it's still a no-go zone. Lies between CBD/Warehouse District, Uptown, & Midcity.
Uptown: crazy expensive (where isn't in this town), but also safe, fun, and filled with something for everyone young and old. Audubon Park is an absolute treasure trove of hot, rich women. Get a cute dog and walk the trail around the park every day after work and you will get laid guaranteed. Plenty of snobby, slutty Tulane girls and freaky Loyola chicks to go around. St. Charles and Carrolton both have streetcar lines running their length through town for convenience, but traffic is an issue in this neighborhood due to road and sewer construction. Uptown also has The Fly, which a cool park. Lies between Central City and Metaire.
Lakeview: the only real "suburban" feeling neighborhood within the city limits. Filled with pricy yuppie new construction homes (a huge percentage were wiped out in Katrina). Lakeview has few bars and restaurants and boasts the lowest crime rate in the city. Least convenient of the major neighborhoods in the city (outside New Orleans East), but it is close to City Park. The biggest issues with Lakeview are high housing prices and deplorable roads. Not much there for someone without kids either. If you live here, make sure your vehicle has plenty of ground clearance, great insurance, and 4-wheel drive.
9th Ward: lies between the Bywater and Chalmette. This area was absolutely devastated by Katrina. Parts are still sparsely repopulated. Crime is rampant, but often goes unreported. No-GO zone fo sho
New Orleans East: lies between Gentilly and Slidell. It's a massive area without a ton of people in it. Parts of it are ok, suburban-esque areas. Some parts are ghettos, some are depopulated (see Jazz Land). Home to Michoud (NASA manufacturing plant) as well as a Vietnamese fishing village. Just a weird all around area. I wouldn't live there unless I was a shrimper.
Kennahbrah: Suburb of New Orleans in East Jefferson. Populated by lots of Mexicans and Italians. Has the airport and a Casino down by the lake. Very suburban, but densely populated.
Metaire: between Kennahbrah and New Orleans. Lots of Old People. Nice neighborhoods, but mostly families and retirees. Very suburban, but densely populated. shite traffic.
Mandeville: 30-40 minutes north of New Orleans across Lake Pontchartrain. Very nice suburban area. Mostly 30-50 year olds with kids. Less densely populated and traffic-prone than Metaire, but a commute to New Orleans would require a long drive across the causeway followed by a commute through Metaire.
Slidell: East of Mandeville and to the Northeast of New Orleans East across the Twin Span. Lots and lots of crack and meth. A lot of Chalmatians moved here after Katrina. Weird suburban mix of lily white suburban people, Chalmations, blacks from New Orleans, and rednecks from Mississippi. Not a ton for a young single person to do.
Chalmette: lies to the Southeast of New Orleans past the 9th Ward. This is the home of a strange breed of Louisiana citizen that acts and sounds like they're from Brooklyn or New Jersey. Has Rocky & Carlo's, but mostly a shite place to live despite the low traffic and easy commute to NOLA.
The Westbank, aka Wank (Gretna, Westwego, Algiers, ect):
Lies across the river in West Jefferson. Lots of mixed areas. Some are heavily black, some are mostly white. Some are more suburban, others feel more urban. It's a really mixed bag area.
Neighborhoods of New Orleans
French Quarter: fun place to live if you're gay and/or single, but expensive and inconvenient for getting around the city. Parking is a nightmare and noise can be an issue. Bordered by the Treme, CBD, and Bywater/Marigny.
Warehouse District/CBD: Great place for the 35 and under/single crowd. Tons to do, easy access to most of the city, but expensive and parking can be difficult. Lies between Central City and the French Quarter.
Treme: oldest historical black neighborhood in America, but has seen a hipster resurgence post Katrina. Centrally located in the city. Gentrification is being accelerated by the closing of the Iberville Projects and the new nearby Hospital complexes. Heck, they even have a Whole Foods now. Filled with little bars and taverns and 200-300 year-old houses, this area is a diamond in the rough that is slowly being cut and polished, but crime hasn't quite moved out yet. Lies between the French Quarter, Central City, the Marigny, & Gentilly.
Bywater/Marigny: Really fun neighborhood (lots of gays and hipsters), but becoming stupid pricey with seemingly the entire population of Brooklyn setting up shop there. Less touristy than the quarter and even less convenient, but parking is slightly better. Tons of great bars on Frenchman Street, plus bars like Vaughan's and the best BBQ joint in the city. Lies between the French Quarter, Gentilly, and the 9th Ward.
Gentilly: home of Middle class African Americans, crime isn't too bad. There are more singles close to UNO, but the farther you get away from the Lake, the more African Americans and older the population gets until you hit the Marigny/Bywater. Lies between Lakeview, Midcity, Bywater/Marigny, and New Orleans East.
Mid City: checkerboard. Some parts are among the worst in the city, others among the best. It changes block by block from crime ridden ghetto to posh elite and everything in between. Tons to do, convenient, plenty of street parking, ect. The new Hospitals will completely change the footprint of this neighborhood. If you can find the right safe spot, it's probably the best value neighborhood in town. Convenient for Jazz Fest and Voodoo due to its close proximity to the Fairgrounds and City Park. Also has the Canal Streetcar to go downtown. Lies between Central City, Uptown, the Treme', & Gentilly.
Central City: poor black neighborhood, but seems to be the next spot for gentrification now that the housing projects have been eliminated and Mid-City continues to fill in. However, as of now, it's still a no-go zone. Lies between CBD/Warehouse District, Uptown, & Midcity.
Uptown: crazy expensive (where isn't in this town), but also safe, fun, and filled with something for everyone young and old. Audubon Park is an absolute treasure trove of hot, rich women. Get a cute dog and walk the trail around the park every day after work and you will get laid guaranteed. Plenty of snobby, slutty Tulane girls and freaky Loyola chicks to go around. St. Charles and Carrolton both have streetcar lines running their length through town for convenience, but traffic is an issue in this neighborhood due to road and sewer construction. Uptown also has The Fly, which a cool park. Lies between Central City and Metaire.
Lakeview: the only real "suburban" feeling neighborhood within the city limits. Filled with pricy yuppie new construction homes (a huge percentage were wiped out in Katrina). Lakeview has few bars and restaurants and boasts the lowest crime rate in the city. Least convenient of the major neighborhoods in the city (outside New Orleans East), but it is close to City Park. The biggest issues with Lakeview are high housing prices and deplorable roads. Not much there for someone without kids either. If you live here, make sure your vehicle has plenty of ground clearance, great insurance, and 4-wheel drive.
9th Ward: lies between the Bywater and Chalmette. This area was absolutely devastated by Katrina. Parts are still sparsely repopulated. Crime is rampant, but often goes unreported. No-GO zone fo sho
New Orleans East: lies between Gentilly and Slidell. It's a massive area without a ton of people in it. Parts of it are ok, suburban-esque areas. Some parts are ghettos, some are depopulated (see Jazz Land). Home to Michoud (NASA manufacturing plant) as well as a Vietnamese fishing village. Just a weird all around area. I wouldn't live there unless I was a shrimper.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 9:44 am to kingbob
Pretty good overview.
For the OP, I'd stick with WHD or the new South Market District (both considered CBD), or possibly Uptown. I prefer Uptown, but I could also swing the other two. I don't think I'd really look elsewhere if I were single.
For the OP, I'd stick with WHD or the new South Market District (both considered CBD), or possibly Uptown. I prefer Uptown, but I could also swing the other two. I don't think I'd really look elsewhere if I were single.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 10:02 am to kingbob
meh.
Live in old metairie, metairie or kenna along the lake and take cab or uber in to town when you want to go out on the weekend. If you have the money buy one of the few lots along the lake and build.
Live in old metairie, metairie or kenna along the lake and take cab or uber in to town when you want to go out on the weekend. If you have the money buy one of the few lots along the lake and build.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 10:03 am to Epic Cajun
Yep. My recommendations would be
Warehouse District
Uptown
Midcity
Bywater
Treme (only if you're a musician)
In that order if price is no object.
Warehouse District
Uptown
Midcity
Bywater
Treme (only if you're a musician)
In that order if price is no object.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 10:03 am to H.M. Murdock
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Live in old metairie, metairie or kenna along the lake and take cab or uber in to town when you want to go out on the weekend. If you have the money buy one of the few lots along the lake and build.
This would be the perfect plan for someone with a wife and kids, but not a single guy. Plus, that's crazy expensive.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 10:05 am to thegeneral3
If someone I knew moved to New Orleans and asked to be introduced to the "elite crowd", I would disown them.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 10:09 am to kingbob
Some of my favorite places to hang out are in the Bywater but I'm not sure if I'd live there yet, part of that is because I have a wife, though. The amenities of SMD would be hard to pass up, right near the Superdome/SKC, grocery store, restaurants, bars in the WHD all within walking distance. I'd walk to work too, but I guess not everyone would be able to do that from there.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 10:14 am to Rickety Cricket
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If someone I knew moved to New Orleans and asked to be introduced to the "elite crowd", I would disown them.
I would take them to Finns early one morning and have Glass buy us beers.
Posted on 4/24/15 at 10:15 am to H.M. Murdock
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Live in old metairie, metairie or kenna along the lake and take cab or uber in to town when you want to go out on the weekend. If you have the money buy one of the few lots along the lake and build.
Pretty sure you can't Uber from Metairie........ Even if Uber was reliable.
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