lukaskye
Iowa
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Torub
New Orleans
I was raised here and came back after being displaced by Katrina. I tried living somewhere else and missed it too much.
Definitely visit places devastated by Katrina-Lakeview and the Lower Ninth Ward. Please visit other neighborhoods other than the French Quarter. The Bywater/Frenchman/Esplanade area just outside the Quarter is great! The areas around Bayou St. John and City Park are very photogenic. Also, the Uptown area by the universities, zoo and Audubon Park-especially Magazine St. There is an area behind the Zoo known locally as the “Fly”...some of the best views of the River away from Downtown. If you want shots of the skyline, take a ferry to the Westbank and go to Algiers Point and Old Town Gretna. If you are really adventurous, go out to N.O. East and visit Village L’Est. There is a whole Vietnamese community out there with an open air market. You will think you are in Ho Chi Minh City.
Of course, the cemeteries and mansions on St. Charles.
If you let me know what you are specifically looking for, I can point you in the right direction. I live here so I know what is still around and what’s not.
lukaskye
Iowa
im in new orleans now, we’ve hit some of the places you suggested.. but i still can’t seem to find how to get to village l’est , the open air market sounds really interesting… how far is it from french market?
Torub
New Orleans
It’s about 13 miles from the French Market. If you do a google map search for “Village de L’Est”. This neighborhood is one part of the city that came back quickly. But, you will see some areas that are untouched along the way. The market is usually a weekend thing, pretty early. I think they open at sunrise. I’ve been there around 7 am. I heard it’s pretty much over by 9 or 10 am.
If you miss that, we have a Farmer’s Market that runs on Tuesday and Saturday. Do a Google for Crescent City Farmer’s Market for locations and times.
There is a movie being filmed in town. Yesterday, they were by Audubon Park.
