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OKAY...who knows a little about it? I'm beginning to get interested but its been awhile since I was down that way.
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Faubourg Marigny
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Watcha wanta know?
Watcha wanta know?
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tony barnhill
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Well, you're distant like me...but, I'm thinking now's a good time to buy one of the little shotguns & renovate it as a vacation home....need somebody whos local to tell me what's happening there....
Well, you're distant like me...but, I'm thinking now's a good time to buy one of the little shotguns & renovate it as a vacation home....need somebody whos local to tell me what's happening there....
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Last I heard, it had been going through some major renovation, even before Katrina. Nice area, but had issues in the past. I would imagine the area has an association charged with zonings, restrictions, promotion and such. Certainly would be a nice place to have a base for the Quarter and downtown. It will be interesting to see what comes of the Crescent City as a whole. Whatever the case, it'll be long-term.
By the way, just so's ya know - proper spelling is Faubourg Marigny. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
Last I heard, it had been going through some major renovation, even before Katrina. Nice area, but had issues in the past. I would imagine the area has an association charged with zonings, restrictions, promotion and such. Certainly would be a nice place to have a base for the Quarter and downtown. It will be interesting to see what comes of the Crescent City as a whole. Whatever the case, it'll be long-term.
By the way, just so's ya know - proper spelling is Faubourg Marigny. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
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Nah - jus' N'awlins, cap'n!
Nah - jus' N'awlins, cap'n!
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Nah - jus' N'awlins, cap'n![/QUOTE]
&, Mick, it's a capital "A" if you please!! hehehe
hehehehe....isn't somebody who peruses BCF from N'Awlins?Basil said:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]Nah - jus' N'awlins, cap'n![/QUOTE]
&, Mick, it's a capital "A" if you please!! hehehe
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Ya mean, besides me? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
Ya mean, besides me? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
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& me.......
& me.......
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Sounds like a teacher I had in the fifth grade, when we moved to Corpus Christi. First day of school she asked me where I was from, and I said "Lou'siana."
She corrected me and said, "It should be pronounced, 'LouIsiana'."
I told her, "I'm FROM there; I know how to pronounce it!"
&, Mick, it's a capital "A" if you please!! hehehe [/QUOTE]tony barnhill said:
Sounds like a teacher I had in the fifth grade, when we moved to Corpus Christi. First day of school she asked me where I was from, and I said "Lou'siana."
She corrected me and said, "It should be pronounced, 'LouIsiana'."
I told her, "I'm FROM there; I know how to pronounce it!"
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Sounds like a teacher I had in the fifth grade, when we moved to Corpus Christi. First day of school she asked me where I was from, and I said "Lou'siana."
She corrected me and said, "It should be pronounced, 'LouIsiana'."
I told her, "I'm FROM there; I know how to pronounce it!"
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We lived way out off Elysians Field near where UNO is now located...I used to cut though the Marigny as a kid on my way to and from Audobon Park..amazing..we'd hop buses, trolleys, etc. early in the morning, spend the day in the park & zoo & make our way back across town in the evening....loved wandering through the Vieux Carre & down Frenchman Road listening to the music as the sun was going down (even as a 10-year old on the way home)....heck, I wouldn't do that now though as an adult!!
When we visited N'Awlins for my 60th birthday, a cousin & I took Jerri and his wife on our old daily route (but we did it then by car largely - except for walking around the Marigny & French Qarter)....they both felt we were fools for doing that as kids & our grandmother was wrong to let us...
....another time & place, sigh......
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Sounds like a teacher I had in the fifth grade, when we moved to Corpus Christi. First day of school she asked me where I was from, and I said "Lou'siana."
She corrected me and said, "It should be pronounced, 'LouIsiana'."
I told her, "I'm FROM there; I know how to pronounce it!"
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We lived way out off Elysians Field near where UNO is now located...I used to cut though the Marigny as a kid on my way to and from Audobon Park..amazing..we'd hop buses, trolleys, etc. early in the morning, spend the day in the park & zoo & make our way back across town in the evening....loved wandering through the Vieux Carre & down Frenchman Road listening to the music as the sun was going down (even as a 10-year old on the way home)....heck, I wouldn't do that now though as an adult!!
When we visited N'Awlins for my 60th birthday, a cousin & I took Jerri and his wife on our old daily route (but we did it then by car largely - except for walking around the Marigny & French Qarter)....they both felt we were fools for doing that as kids & our grandmother was wrong to let us...
....another time & place, sigh......
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My best buddy and I used to frequent a place on S. Rampart, I believe - The Flower Pot. Great hippie-type hangout in the late sixties. Had some really good bands that would play there.
For our first date, Janet and I spent Mardi Gras day walking from St. Charles and Napoleon to the Quarter and back. Then ended up on Monkey Hill in Audubon Park - 1969.
You're right about another time, another place...
My best buddy and I used to frequent a place on S. Rampart, I believe - The Flower Pot. Great hippie-type hangout in the late sixties. Had some really good bands that would play there.
For our first date, Janet and I spent Mardi Gras day walking from St. Charles and Napoleon to the Quarter and back. Then ended up on Monkey Hill in Audubon Park - 1969.
You're right about another time, another place...
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I was at the last Mardi Gras that was really a Mardi Gras & would like to see how things have progressed but even my husband won't venture down to New Orleans.....just really dangerous- had friends that went to the LSU contest but went early game day and came back afterward- said there were way more police but just smarter not to linger. Hopefully building will pick up as our housing market is dropping like a hot rock....more contractors will be willing to work on the rebuilding. Randi
I was at the last Mardi Gras that was really a Mardi Gras & would like to see how things have progressed but even my husband won't venture down to New Orleans.....just really dangerous- had friends that went to the LSU contest but went early game day and came back afterward- said there were way more police but just smarter not to linger. Hopefully building will pick up as our housing market is dropping like a hot rock....more contractors will be willing to work on the rebuilding. Randi
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I will chime in here, like Mickey, I know the city fairly well. Just came from a 2 day hitch repairing my son's home in the Irish Channel.
If you want intrigue and mystery, live in the Marigny. It is the French Quarter without the raunch. It is the Uptown without the holdbacks. If you want to live in New Orleans, and can afford it, Faubourg Marigny is the place to be. A friend of mine lives in the Marigny and it is like a community unlike any you have been in. Rich, poor, bohemian, gay, straight, historic, cultural, dangerous, unique, unknown to outsiders. It is everything you would want in New Orleans, but the prices have gone up. You need to spend a weekend walking the streets to get the feel and talk to some realtors.
I would live in the Marigny in a second.
I will chime in here, like Mickey, I know the city fairly well. Just came from a 2 day hitch repairing my son's home in the Irish Channel.
If you want intrigue and mystery, live in the Marigny. It is the French Quarter without the raunch. It is the Uptown without the holdbacks. If you want to live in New Orleans, and can afford it, Faubourg Marigny is the place to be. A friend of mine lives in the Marigny and it is like a community unlike any you have been in. Rich, poor, bohemian, gay, straight, historic, cultural, dangerous, unique, unknown to outsiders. It is everything you would want in New Orleans, but the prices have gone up. You need to spend a weekend walking the streets to get the feel and talk to some realtors.
I would live in the Marigny in a second.
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Bill - that's exactly what we're gonna do in February....find a B&B in the Marigny & spend a few days wandering....I've contacted the Preservation Society to begin learning the do's & don't's....we'll see
But, I was hoping somebody with recent experience would chime in - thanks! I was hoping to find the flavor of 50's N'Awlins & from everything I'm learning, the Marigny still has it....
Bill - that's exactly what we're gonna do in February....find a B&B in the Marigny & spend a few days wandering....I've contacted the Preservation Society to begin learning the do's & don't's....we'll see
But, I was hoping somebody with recent experience would chime in - thanks! I was hoping to find the flavor of 50's N'Awlins & from everything I'm learning, the Marigny still has it....
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Uh, did I just miss something here? More recent than yesterday?
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Uh, did I just miss something here? More recent than yesterday?
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And if you even pronounce it Farbourg Marigny, you will need to carry a Glock.
And if you even pronounce it Farbourg Marigny, you will need to carry a Glock.
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We're planning a trip to N'Awlins 8-12 Feb (right after Mardi Gras) so a little more exploration is in order....Bill, will you be around the city then?
Mickey - wanna come along?
No, you just answered my question & confirmed some of the internet research I've been doing!TR6BILL said:
We're planning a trip to N'Awlins 8-12 Feb (right after Mardi Gras) so a little more exploration is in order....Bill, will you be around the city then?
Mickey - wanna come along?