The French Period: The People of New Orleans 
|[ Term i1 - HI112 US History I |
|Instructor: Carole Taylor] |
| The People of New Orleans, |
|The French period |
|Lynn Wagner |
|user |
|2/12/2010 |
Abstract
I recently visited New Orleans and was mesmerized by the atmosphere of the French Quarter. It is unlike any other city I have been in and indeed the French Quarter is a city unto itself seemly separate from its entirety. Of course, I went on the ghost tours’ etcetera. But, even from the moment I saw the old buildings, the lay out of the streets, and the manner of the locals, I wondered about all those that had gone before, the history of the people that make up this place. I stood looking at the oldest building, touched its’ wall, and wondered what life and stories had past before it. I had the pleasure of staying in a home of which is now a hotel, Haunted Hotel on Ursulines 623 Ursulines Ave. to be exact, although it remains to be seen whether it is haunted or not. Rhonda the owner/ manager said, “It’s just a name to drum up business, and pretty much everywhere in New Orleans is haunted in some manner or another.” And, again the echoes of the past lives lived, imprinting those experiences on a city made unique due to their histories.
The people of New Orleans,
|Instructor: Carole Taylor] |
| The People of New Orleans, |
|The French period |
|Lynn Wagner |
|user |
|2/12/2010 |
Abstract
I recently visited New Orleans and was mesmerized by the atmosphere of the French Quarter. It is unlike any other city I have been in and indeed the French Quarter is a city unto itself seemly separate from its entirety. Of course, I went on the ghost tours’ etcetera. But, even from the moment I saw the old buildings, the lay out of the streets, and the manner of the locals, I wondered about all those that had gone before, the history of the people that make up this place. I stood looking at the oldest building, touched its’ wall, and wondered what life and stories had past before it. I had the pleasure of staying in a home of which is now a hotel, Haunted Hotel on Ursulines 623 Ursulines Ave. to be exact, although it remains to be seen whether it is haunted or not. Rhonda the owner/ manager said, “It’s just a name to drum up business, and pretty much everywhere in New Orleans is haunted in some manner or another.” And, again the echoes of the past lives lived, imprinting those experiences on a city made unique due to their histories.
The people of New Orleans,
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