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| Is the U.S. Corps of Engineers in charge of a levee near you? The Corps has admitted that 122 levees across the country could be vulnerable. Are you at risk? Visit Levees.org - holding the U.S. Corps of Engineers accountable for the catastrophic failure of the levees in Metropolitan New Orleans on August 29, 2005 - what Dr. Ray Seed, Geotechnical Engineering, University of CA at Berkeley, describes as "The worst engineering disaster in the world since Chernobyl." |
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| The category titles are not listed in alphabetical order, but I've made an effort to alphabetize the list itself within most categories. There are still many pages which - like the city itself - defy categorization. The site was really designed for leisurely viewing, with one page or subject leading on to another. However, if you're searching for a particular word on this page, click Ctrl + F or click 'Edit' on your toolbar; then 'Find on this page.') |
| "One of the best things I've ever heard, when we first got to New Orleans, somebody said: 'If you love New Orleans, it'll love you back.' And there is no truer statement." -- Drew Brees |
| Welcome! This site is a work in progress, I hope you'll come back often to see the new pages that have been added. I already had a collection of vintage New Orleans photos online, but, after the levee failures in 2005, I felt a need to create a series of pages that would enable me to devote more attention to specific places, customs |
| and people, with the emphasis still on old photographs, but including some of the city's rich and fascinating history. In this way, I can provide a more complete picture of my historic, unique and wonderful hometown, New Orleans. She has given me so much. This is my gift to her. Nancy Brister |
| My other sites: Whispers - Home Nancy's Journal |
| "New Orleanians dance when there is no music; we talk too much, laugh too loud, live too large and, frankly, we're suspicious of those who don't." -- Chris Rose |
| "When you enter the city of New Orleans, there is an exhilarating euphoria you feel that makes you keenly aware that you are in the presence of life enjoying itself." -- Michael Murphy |
| NEW PAGES: Canal and St. Charles: The Changing Scene ~ Lafayette Square: 230 Years of History ~ Old D. H. Holmes Building ~ Photos: Back to the '50's ~ Old Cloverland Dairy ~ Canal Street Walgreens ~ Old New Orleans Ads ~ Crescent City Illustrated, 1873: Sketches of N. O. Places ~ Crescent City Illustrated, 1873: Illustrated Advertisements ~ Whispers from the Past ~ The Crescent City, 1873 ~ Old French Opera House ~ Something Different: Today's NOLA ADDED TO EXISTING PAGES: Added image and text to Andrew Higgins, The Man Who Won WWII ~ Added vintage newspaper articles to Kingsley House ~ Added photo/update on historical marker to Vitascope Hall ~ Added photo to Praline Sellers of Old New Orleans ~ Added image to Temple Sinai ~ Added image to Christ Church Cathedral ~ Added image to Old St. Charles Hotel ~ Added image to Invitation to the Mint |

