Photos of New Orleans Neighborhoods 2010 Part Five: Garden District

This is the fifth in a series of images of New Orleans neighborhoods taken in February 2010 the weekend before the Super Bowl victory and two weeks for Mardi Gras. I certainly did not have time to cover them all but this series will provide a glimpse of the city that I hope you will want to visit.

The Garden District is probably the best known area outside the downtown. It was built by transplants form New York and New England in the 1850s. They tended to build large houses with gardens on the outside, unlike the French who built their gardens hidden in the back or center of houses. It is bounded by St. Charles Ave, Jackson Ave, Louisiana Ave. and Magazine Street. I did not spend much time here this trip so it is supplemented with pictures from earlier trips. You see many of the southern live oaks planted in the early 20th century, 

There is also a picture of Commoander's Palace located at 1403 Washington Street This was my parent's favorite place to take out-of-towners for the big night out in the 1950s.  For informal seafood they went toBruning's in the West End but it got wiped out by Katrina. I have been back several times more recently and the food remains great. This first five images are from 2010. 

                                
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Comments

[Mick Mather]

Another great set here, Bill. What, or who, is that peeking past the drapes of the middle window in the bottom left photograph? It looks like a porcelain devil with horns.

[bill Ives]

Mick Yes it does. Good start for a dark short story. Bill