BGuthrie Photos: LA -- New Orleans -- Jackson Square

LA -- New Orleans -- Jackson Square:

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Description of Pictures: My last encounter with people in New Orleans was a group that was performing in Jackson Square. They had a number of performers -- jugglers, acrobats, etc -- with a fairly good comedy act going in the public square and then there would be wranglers who would be getting the crowd rounded up so they could come around and hit you up for money. I took a few photos of them and one of the wranglers said "Have a seat." "No, thanks, just passing through." "Then you're not planning to tip us?" "No." "Then why are you taking photos?" Huh?

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Wikipedia Description: Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Jackson Square is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to its expansion, early New Orleans was originally centered around what was called the Place d' Armes. After the Battle of New Orleans, in 1814, the Place d' Armes was renamed Jackson Square, after general Andrew Jackson; an equestrian statue of Jackson, erected in 1856, stands in the center of the park. It was originally designed by architect and landscaper Louis H. Pili� (although he is only given credit for the iron fence). Jackson Square is roughly the size of a city-block( GPS +29.95748 -090.06310 ).

The square originally overlooked the Mississippi River across Decatur Street, but the view was blocked in the 19th century by the building of larger levees. The riverfront was long given to shipping, but the administration of Mayor Moon Landrieu put in a scenic boardwalk along the river across from the Square; it is known as the "Moon Walk" in his honor.

On the opposite side of the square are three 18th-century historic buildings which were the city's heart in the colonial era. The center of the three is St. Louis Cathedral. The Cathedral was designated a minor Basilica by Pope Paul VI. To its left is the Cabildo, the old city hall, now a museum, where the finalization of the Louisiana Purchase was signed. To the Cathedral's right is the Presbyt�re, built to match the Cabildo. The Presbyt�re originally housed the city's Roman Catholic priests and authorities, it was then turned into a courthouse at the start of the 19th century, and in the 20th century became a museum.

On the other two sides of the square are the Pontalba Buildings, matching red-brick block long 4-story buildings built in the 1840s. The ground floors house shops and restaurants; the upper floors are apartments that are the oldest continuously rented such apartments in North America.

Diagonally across Decatur Street upri ...More...
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2007 photos: Equipment this year: I used the Fuji S9000 almost exclusively except for the period when it broke and I had to send it back for repairs. In August, I bought a Canon Rebel Xti, my first digital SLR (vs regular digital) which I tried as well but I wasn't that excited by it. Trips this year: Two weeks down south (including Graceland, Shiloh, VIcksburg, and New Orleans), a week at a time share in Costa Rica over my 50th birthday, a week off for a family reunion in the Wisconsin Dells (with sidetrips to Dayton, Springfield, and Madison), a week in San Diego for the Comic-Con with a side trip to Michigan for two family reunions, a drive up to Niagara Falls, a couple of weekend jaunts including the Civil War Preservation Trust Grand Review in Vicksburg, and a December journey to three state capitols (Richmond, Raleigh, and Columbia). I saw sites in 18 states and 3 other countries this year -- the first year I'd been to more than two other countries since we lived in Venezuela when I was a little toddler. Ego strokes: A photo that I took at the National Archives was used as the author photo on the book jacket for David A. Nichols' "A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution." I became a volunteer photographer at both Sixth and I Historic Synagogue and the Civil War Preservation Trust (later renamed "Civil War Trust").. Number of photos taken this year: 225,000.
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