[Leica] The lower 9th ward

[abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)]

What a generous offer, Jeffery. I'd love to meet you and see your city.

Adam

On 1/23/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
> Most of the touristy places are antebellum (and still okay for the most
> part). That includes most of the city BELOW St. Charles Avenue, downtown
> (lots of places are closed), and the French Quarter. It's worth a trip to
> see the aftermath if you're an outsider. There are getting to be hotel 
> rooms
> available. Chris Williams has been coming in to shoot weddings on weekends,
> staying at an offshoot of the Hilton near the famed Convention Center. If
> you come now, it will be a more unique experience, and my favorite
> restaurant is now open (Jacque-Imo's). My neighborhood (Irish Channel is
> pretty much back to normal. Let me know if you decide come into town. I'll
> take some time off from work and drive y'all around.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Adam
> Bridge
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 9:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Leica] The lower 9th ward
>
>
> These are two strong images, Jeffery. They must be hard to see - hard to
> make yourself engage with - always a reason not to have to see this.
>
> But do so - let your passion tell your city's story and make it's plight
> real.
>
> adam
>
> ps: What's your opinion - should people come to visit? My wife and I 
> decided
> to marry after a weekend in New Orleans - stayed at the Royal Orleans. What
> do you think?
>
> ab
>
> On 1/23/06, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
> > Here is one of the early scans (I didn't tweak it much, so it is a bit
> > dark).
> >
> > http://www.400tx.com/CarandBarge.html
> >
> > As you can see, this no longer resembles a neighborhood. Things look
> > pretty much as they did in September except for the clearing of roads
> > to make them passable. The thing in the background that looks like a
> > 2-story building is the barge that went through the levee.
> >
> > Jeffery Smith
> > New Orleans, LA
> > http://www.400tx.com
> >
> >
> >
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