Lagniappe

[NCB]

Here's something that I thought was really cool...

A video on YouTube that takes you from Gentilly on I-10 past the CBD, over the Crescent City Connection to the Westbank, and then bank over the CCC and out of town towards Metairie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdGZ0BK5ARE

[Southron]

Hey, I was wondering if y'all had a discussion going about the potential new model development code for Louisiana. The RFQ looks pretty interesting: Model Development Code For Louisiana.

[richyb83]

Thanks Southron, I appreciate you sending the interesting news our way Seems like I have seen this somewhere before??

This is the local article from Baton Rouge

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/business/8531572.html

[NCB]

This is pretty cool...

To honor the cocktail, which was created in New Orleans....

Absolut to name Vodka flavor after New Orleans

More info

[UptownNewOrleans]

@ the crowd chanting NOPD. I've been in more fights during Mardi Gras than I care to remember (of course I won all of them), but anybody who is from N.O. has been in at least 2 fights during Mardi Gras. I prefer the Uptown parade route because it's in my backyard and it's more peaceful than the main celebration. In Uptown, nobody's foolish enough to even think about fisticuffs because the police will arrest you with the quickness. That, and a lot of families are in attendance and the kids don't need to see all that foolishness.

[richyb83]

Cool map

A German 1888 Map of New Orleans

*compliments of Karte;wikipedia

Impressive street grid along the Crescent City's highest land.

[NCB]

Thanks for posting that Richy! The key with the street grid being what it is today is the fact that in the 19th and 20th centuries, as the city continued to expand, the street grid expanded right along with it. The grid didn't just end at some random point and become replaced by winding roads that all went in different directions, which is what you see in so many expanding cities today. And for a driver, it's tough to beat a constant grid in a city.

Also, here's an painted aerial of New Orleans from around the same time as that map. In the mid 1800's New Orleans was the 3rd largest city in the nation, behind NYC and only 200 people behind Baltimore.

[NCB]

Well, I was extremely bored this evening, so I decided to do what everyone does when they're bored...create an overlay of the New Orleans streetcar system on a Google map!

I'm sure most of you guys are pretty familiar with the system, but I'll go ahead and identify the lines anyway:

Red- Riverfront line

Blue- Canal Street line

Purple- North Carrollton spur

Green- Saint Charles Avenue line

[richyb83]

Thanks for posting that old aerial Nate Such an impressive map drawing back then. Amazing how large NOLA was way back then!That's an impressive streetcar system route in the Crescent City. Good work! I can appreciate drawing something up like that when bored. It would be nice if more cities imulated this system.

Here's a little something I found. Third Street from back in it's "hey-day"...this pic was in the late 50's/early 60's?? My parents told me how they would shop, eat, denist, buying records,etc. on Third Street.

Third Street has a cool look about it in this pic! Love all the signs and lights too!!

Old Paramount Theatre(left) demolished back in 79 My Dad still misses to this day

[NCB]

Yeah Richy, for a Southern city, it's actually a pretty impressive light rail system. Of course it's absolutely nothing like it once was back in the late 1800's and the first quarter of the 20th century, when there were over 200 miles of streetcar tracks criss-crossing New Orleans, Metairie, and Kenner. Still, 20 years ago the Saint Charles Ave. line was the only streetcar line left in the city, but since then the system has more than doubled in size. And while RTA's main focus right now is obviously finishing repairs on the tail end of the Saint Charles line to have the entire system up and running, there are still plans in place to restore the famed Desire line, which brought international fame to New Orleans' streetcars through the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire.

And thanks alot for posting that Third Street picture! Wow, what a difference from what I saw on that street a few months ago! I guess Third Street could be considered Baton Rouge's "big step backwards" when it comes to downtown activity. Every city has them! Imagine how different downtown Baton Rouge would be today had Third Street been consistenly improved over the last 40 years, rather than than going in the opposite direction.

[UptownNewOrleans]

Don't be afraid of the following logos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prbKj2N9Adg

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2395729463225726889

Edited July 29, 2007 by UptownNewOrleans

[richyb83]

This is some of what Nate was speaking of on UP's "Aging Infrastructure" thread....This is IMPORTANT stuff!!!

Sinking into the gulf: Fortune magazine has reported on the South Louisiana oil industry and the importance of Port Fourchon. The magazine notes that more than a quarter of the U.S. oil supply moves through the port, but the area is being erased by erosion and the sinking of the land. "We're a train wreck here," says Ted Falgoust, who runs the port. "We have not designed the energy infrastructure -- or any infrastructure -- [to handle land loss]." Read the article here.

*compliments businessreport.com(Daily Report)

http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/02/magazines/...crisis.fortune/

Was this the right place to post this??

Edited August 6, 2007 by richyb83

[ironchapman]

Hey NCB (and all of my other friends in the Louisiana forum)! I'll be heading off to college this Friday! Wish me luck!

[richyb83]

Best wishes IC! You won't need luck, you'll do fine, you got a sharp mind! Where will you be going to college?? It's starts early??

[ironchapman]

^ I'm going to Georgia Southern University. However, I may transfer to the University of Georgia after a couple of years.

[NCB]

Good luck, IC! Don't know too much about Georgia Southern, but I remember hearing something about a football team/coach there a few years back. Maybe you know what I'm talking about?

[ironchapman]

Good luck, IC! Don't know too much about Georgia Southern, but I remember hearing something about a football team/coach there a few years back. Maybe you know what I'm talking about?

You're probably talking about Erk Russell, one of the legendary coaches there.

And thanks

[richyb83]

Georgia Southern in Statesboro has been a powerhouse football program for as long as I can remember; interesting they never made the move(jump)-up to 1A Football. I think they can compete in the Sun Belt Conference with Troy, UL-Lafayette, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, etc. Current Chicago Bear RB- Adrian Peterson is one I remember playing for the Eagles!

[UptownNewOrleans]

Everyone post your favorite gun(s) even if you don't like them. I'll start it off. The following are guns I legally own

I have another just like this one

[NCB]

Oh boy, I'd need a whole new thread to show you all of my family's firearms, but here are a few: (not our actual firearms, but the same models)

S&W .44 Magnum

S&W .357 Magnum

S&W .38 Special (I've got a .38 with a 4" barrel, as opposed to the 2" shown in the picture)

Browning Hi-Power (Browning 9mm)

Yugoslavian SKS; fitted with bayonet, stripper clip, and grenade launcer. I've got one exactly like this.

Remington Spartan 12 Ga. double barrel (side by side) This shotgun is actually produced in Baikal, Russia, and purchased, imported, and sold by Remington

Swedish Model 96 Mauser

[tombarnes]

Good Lord Nate! I'll know never to break into your house!

[richyb83]

You ain't kiddin'! That's some serious stuff yall!!! Very nice collection. We could start a War with all that!

[UptownNewOrleans]

In New Orleans, gun ownership is mandatory. Not only for your safety but that of your loved ones. It's a damn shame really.

[dan326]

Looky what I found! A map of Baton Rouge in 1863 with a population of approxiametely 5,500 people. What is the neatest part is how fast B.R. grew with a glacial pace of 0 to 11,000 over 200 years then 11,000 to 220,000+ in 100.

Edited August 26, 2007 by dan326

[richyb83]

Wow Dan! Great find!!! Look at tiny BR; way back then NOLA was so large in comparison. Some of the reason BR does not have more street grid, bec. they are "late bloomers".

My grandpa would tell me stories in the 30's of rabbit hunting were Bonne Carre(old Bon Marche Mall was) and howling wolves were Cortana Mall is now! That's fascinating to me!!! Ferry over the Amite River. And the Perkins Swamp is now City Park & University Lake! Wow has country Baton Rouge grown!!!

Edited August 26, 2007 by richyb83