Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mardi Gras is a better time for insanity than jazz. Although the city was 80% under water for several weeks, the places where jazz abounds happened to be in the 200-year-old part of town, the part that was above water before there were levees. Which is precisely why, after nail-biting through 20 years of hurricanes, I bought a 150-year-old house near the river. I think that many people can visit briefly now and not realize that the city was largely damaged or destroyed by the two storms. But, even in the older parts of town that weren't flooded, there is no streetcar service on St. Charles Avenue, the classic Fairmont hotel remains closed, the Orpheum Theater that housed the LA Philharmonic lies in moldy ruins, and so on. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jayanand Govindaraj Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 7:08 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Seen In New Orleans Sonny, Very nice, lovely colours. Somehow, all the photos I have seen of New Orleans from all of you have not enthused me to want to visit it - and I am a travel and a jazz addict. I wonder why? Cheers Jayanand