[Leica] Re:Katrina relief pin-up calendar--Bro Nagin

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

Garden District(we lived 3 blocks from it) did just fine during Katrina as
it sit about 6ft above sea level and is on the River side, not the Lake side
of New Orleans. Some oak trees down and sporadic fires did the damage, no
water. Houses there were going for 1 million+. We always said something was
coming since the extreme wealth moved out a year before Katrina. Anne Rice
and Trent Reznor used to call the Garden District home. The Mannings are
still there along with authors, city officials, artists and other family
wealth. I miss walking my dog daily through this neighborhood.

Further down St Charles and you arrive at the 2 million + homes which saw
Israeli security forces and BlackWater security helicoptered in to guard
these homes. And yet one house burned to the ground.


Scott, I meant that the "better off" were just the ones trying to escape
city living and wanted a house, SUV, quietness, etc.

Chris


----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott McLoughlin"
Subject: Re: [Leica] Katrina relief pin-up calendar--Bro Nagin


> Nah, those are *relatively* low rent upper middle class 'burbs. I'm not
> concerned with the doctor/dentist working stiff crowd in regrads to my
> inquiry.
>
> I'm talking real wealth - as in, not having to work for a living, ever.
> Or your children, or their children.
>
> I was talking about old (hence my term, "historically"), urban,
> and hardcore wealthy neighborhoods of the monied classes - places
> like Back Bay in Boston, Foxhall in DC - stuff like that (fill in your
> favorite examples).
>
> Is the Garden District the equivalent in N.O.?  Dunno. I'm curious,
> how did it fair Katrina?
>
> Scott
>
> p.s. While the media seems to characterize Harvard as a "lefty"
> place, it's actually a wonderful place to meet bright young people who
> are so RICH that they will *NEVER* have to work a day in their lives
> (like most of their parents before them).