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26 September 2005 Coleen Perilloux Landry

Place d'Armes with St. Louis Cathedral, Presbytere and Cabildo in background, taken from car window

The Signature of New Orleans

There is no one around - the City is still under lockdown - no one but the National Guard. If it were not so dangerous, with looters and devious characters lurking in the abandoned buildings I could have truly had a field day shooting photos in the French Quarter, but in this day and age I shot and ran.
The founding fathers of New Orleans were excellent planners. The Vieux Carre' or Old Square was built on the highest ground in the City and the construction of the buildings was of the finest woods and bricks and excellently constructed.
The Vieux Carre' suffered little damage during Hurricane Katrina and the area was not flooded. Though it is still without electricity and few residents have returned yet, it stands as a beacon of hope for the City of New Orleans. It was good to see this area so clean and without throngs of people.
I have added a new gallery "New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina" and have added new pictures to the gallery "New Orleans City Park after Katrina". Busy, busy; better than scrubbing mold and mildew today.


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Robin Dorantes 02-Oct-2006 02:12
This simply wonderful shot exemplifies "The City of New Orleans".... from anyplace on the planet!
carol j. phipps04-Apr-2006 03:45
Truly, a beacon of hope. Well captured.
Guest 05-Oct-2005 14:24
A great picture, Coleen.
Fernando Salas 30-Sep-2005 06:16
What a marvelous gate and perspective.
Guest 29-Sep-2005 16:46
I saw this one shortly after it was posted and loved it. I came back to look again after seeing today's picture.
Mindy McNaugher28-Sep-2005 04:26
What a stunning place! Beautiful architecture and grounds! Exquisite photograph!
Gayle Jenkins28-Sep-2005 02:25
Glad to see that something still looks normal.
petesie27-Sep-2005 23:11
Coleen, this is a thing of beauty and hope and one of my favorite places in the world.
Monte Stevens27-Sep-2005 21:43
Thanks for sharing. I looks like one steeply on the right building is under repair and the far left lamp is broken, other than that very little damage to be seen.. Yes, a beacon of Hope!
Lee Rudd27-Sep-2005 20:20
very much an old style french building... very imposing
Anna Yu27-Sep-2005 17:43
Beautiful shot of a rather sinister looking building.
Jola Dziubinska27-Sep-2005 17:19
Coleen, thanks for that nice photo and story. Good to hear that the French Quarter is doing fine.
J. Scott Coile27-Sep-2005 14:35
It is so nice to see the wonderful condition (relatively) of Jackson Square and the cathedral :) Thank You!!!!
Neal Nye27-Sep-2005 11:49
Very nice shot of this imposing structure. I can just see you going over there and positioning those gates just so. An encouraging picture in the middle of all that mess.
JW27-Sep-2005 11:33
truly a 'beacon of hope' for all in New Orleans
northstar3727-Sep-2005 09:21
It'll survive another couple of hundred years I bet.