Welcome To The French Quarter
Hi everyone,
I know I have been late with the newsletters but Influenza and other things have plagued me of late. In late February the week after Mardi Gras I went several places, Gulfport to visit my aunt, Biloxi to the Presidential Casino and to see the new Beaux Revage being built (It wasn't finished then) The one with Elizabeth Taylor on the commercial and all the live oak trees. I also went to Ocean Springs to and peeked through a fence at Fort Maurepas, to Dauphin Island off the Alabama coast (was Louisiana Territory) and to New Orleans. I wanted to share a few of my vacation photos with you all and this seemed the easiest way to go about it since email allows pictures now. So here we go!
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La Nouvelle-Orleans
Rue Chartres
Le Petit Theatre Du Vieux Carre
717 St. Peter Street
Built 1789, damaged in fire 1794, completed 1796
The oldest theatre in New Orleans. It is located on the corner of
Rue Chartres and St. Peter just down the street from Saint-Louis
Cathedral and the Place de Armes (Now Jackson Square).
The Pontabla Cafe and Apartments
1849-50
This is the Pontabla Cafe and Apartments facing The Square and Chartres.
Built by James Gallier Sr. one of my favorite New Orleans architects,
notice the iron work.
The Cabildo
1795-1799
The Cabildo was built to house the Spanish governing body of the city.
Structure served as the city hall until the 1850's. Later housed the
Supreme Court of Louisiana. Now part of the Louisiana State Museum.
Archeological investigation revealed that the building incorporated the old
wells of the French Corps de Garde built here in 1750 by Bernard Deverges, architect. This area in the left wing of the interior has been restored to
recreate the atmosphere of a mid-18th century French guardroom.
I intended to get the lamppost in because makes the picture.
The trash can was unavoidable. The benches are historical. The have always
been there and afterwards I noticed the pigeon!( I ment to get the pigeion in before but forgot it was there later)
Isn't it neat. See if you
can find the pigeon.
Hint
It blends so well with the flagstones.
Saint Louis Cathedral
1720-1724, rebuilding complete 1794, rebuilt 1850
Adrian de Pauger the architect of New Orleans first designed and built the
cathedral.He is one of my favorite colonial New Orleans architects. The
central steeple tower was added in 1820 and the side towers in 1850.
Pirates alley runs along the side of St. Louis, a convenient cross over to
Rue Royale. Jean La Fitte and other pirates were said to have taken care of
their business and trade deals in the alley. St. Louis over looks Jackson
Square. It is so large I had to walk back into the Square and stand by the
fountain to get this much of it in the picture. It would have been better if
I had walked along the levies by the river. I could have gotten it all in
but I was in a rush. St. Louis has many people buried under the floor and
under the alters. I used to go there with my mother to mass and to light
candles when I was a child. St. Louis is the oldest cathedral in the New
World.
Rue Royale
Shop on the Corner of Royal
c. early 1800s
I don't know anything at the moment about this building. I thought it was lovely so I took a picture. It appears to be built in the early 1800s
or late 1700s by my guess. It is the Re Gallery and Dansk factory outlet.
Pharmacy
Pharmacy on Rue Royale and St. Ann
c. mid to late 1800s
Here is a Pharmacy of the mid to late 1800s in the classic New Orleans
Victorian design. Up close with its bare brick and iron lace its a striking
building that looks older than many building constructed before it.
Down Rue Royal
Looking down Royal coming towards the Cafe.
The Pink Building in above photo. detail.
Art Gallery and Shop
The Royal Cafe
c.mid to late 1800s
This is the Royal Cafe on the corner of Rue Royale. Here is a wonderful
example of the iron lace everyone associates with the French Quarter. It
is a very popular place with tourists. The Cafe is so large with New Orleans
flat streets you can see it very clearly from down the block.
Around the corner of Royal and the Royal Cafe.
Notice the Mardi Gras Decorations are still up.
The Cotton Market on Rue Royale
c.mid 1800s
Here is the Cotton Market on Royale. Its iron lace, shutters and arched
windows and doors are all very pretty. It kind of jumps out at you as you
pass by.
A bed and Breakfast next to Cotton Mareket.
Here is an art gallery, a resteraunt and bar
The Balcony of the building next to the above.
Shops below apts. above.
Royal Street
Looking at the unique multi-color buildings on Royal.
Shop and Apartments on Royal
Building Next Door
Apts. and Shop also.
A Pretty Balcony on a Spanish building
This building on the corner of Royal is very pretty.
The iron work and design are from the spanish period.
More Balconies
This is a low building on Royal.
Alot of the balconies don't include the entire dwelling
because I don;t have a wide angle lens and Quarter streets
are very narrow.
Here I'm shooting directly into the sun coming over the
building so the picture isn't as clear as I would like.
The green shutters are a nice touch.
This is at the corner of the 600 block of Royal.
Again another building with apts. above and a shop below.
It has yellow shutters and natural brick.
An iron lace balcony on Royal.
Its very pretty with a weathered appearance.
A sweet southern balcony on a Royal cottage,
it has a french influence. In new orleans
the living quarters are usually on the second floor.
So here you are. I'm happy to be able to share my stroll around the quarter
with you on Presidents' Day, Monday February 22, 1999. The sky was very
clear, the wind was blowing strong and it was extremely bitter cold. The
tourists were gone from Mardi Gras. I had fun even though my camera battery
died before I was done taking pictures. I hope you have enjoyed my
newsletter.
�copyright February 22,1999,2000,2001 by Germaine.
I took all of these pictures with my camera
and I wrote all of the text.
DO NOT borrow or steal anything on this page.