Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 7/8/07, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > > I'm sure Sonny and Jeff would notice where some photographs were taken > more than me since I'm a 70's child. > > Chris > N'awlins > I got to New Orleans in the late sixties, just before the hippy invasion, brought on by 1969's Easy Rider. It was a helluva news town, a great place for a young photographer to carve out a career. Big things gone are Ponchatrain Beach with the Zephyr Roller coaster, one of the best wooden rides in the world. The loss of all the little produce wholesalers in the buildings across from the French Market. Street Vendors selling shrimp, crawfish and vegetables . Acy's pool hall, right where magazine goes one way. Wonderful po-boys. Avenue sandwich shop across from Delgado, where a hamburger was a half a pound of meat hand formed, cooked on the grill and on a half french loaf. They sliced the tomatoes and lettuce for each sandwich. Minty's plate lunches on the ground floor of the building where Cosimo Matassa recorded so many great records including "Walking to New Orleans" with Fats. The garlicky gravy made Liver and Onions a special treat. The rough looking characters that frequented the place looked dangerous, and if your were a drug dealer, you should fear, because this was the hangout for the narcotics squad. There was a furniture store uptown that had a snowball machine, and the most complete menu of flavors in town. They had the window set up at a window, I think on Freret Street. Out in Avondale, there was and I think it is still there, Mosca's, a little Italian Restaurant that looked like a roadhouse, and they had fabulous food. Usually at night, Crime Boss Carlos Marcello sat at the front table. I may remember more. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA