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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." To find out if you're at risk, CLICK HERE and enter your zip code. |
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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.') |
| Trying to track down info or a vintage photo about a person or place in Old New Orleans? I've created a page with links to websites that you may find useful in your quest: Nancy's N. O. Research Links: Photos - Genealogy - History |
| "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 ~~~ "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 Friday's Journal |
| ADDED TO EXISTING PAGES: Added 2 photos to Old Firehouses/PoliceStations page; added photo to Rampart Street page; added text to Sunday Morning at the French Market page; added photo to Crossing the River on the Ferry page; added photo to Mater Dolorosa page; added Fig Preserves Cake and Olivia Manning's Spicy Mardi Gras Shrimp to Old N.O. Recipes page |
