New Orleans Garden District

31 March 2014      We did some learning today

For example I now know that the Garden District was named because the “Americans” who moved into the city built homes with front lawns and gardens - unlike the Spanish and French who built homes closer to the street and had more private rear yards.

We took a guided walking tour with Nancy of Hop On Hop Off Tours.

Those purple marks are from post Katrina searches. The owners have decided to retain them as a historical footnote.

 

This a lift for getting up into a carriage. Last one in the District according to Nancy

The French Consulate

Our Mother Of Perpetual Help. Nicholas Cage used to own this home. Lost it in a bankruptcy settlement.

Gazebo in Our Mother Of Perpetual Help.

The Corn Fence. Installed because one of the original owners missed her Iowa cornfields. They used to plant corn here in the front garden.

According to our guide the double staircase divided the men and women so the boys wouldn't see the girls' ankles when they used the stairs.

We had lunch here. Juan's is on Magazine Street - borders one side of the District (near Jackson). Fresh and innovative food in a lively atmosphere. You should go if you come here.

We're on St. Charles - part of the Mardis Gras route. Years of necklaces on that roof.

And in the trees

We did a drive-by of Mardis Gras World where they prepare and store the floats.

Yet another tourist shot of Jackson Square.

We love The Big Easy for being so different and eclectic. We will be back.