Sunday, April 20, 2014

MIA in NOLA

As i make my journey through the City of New Orleans, some things are missing.....

Ever go to the Top of The Mart.  At the end of Canal Street is a singular tall building with a round top.  This was a bar built on a revolving floor.  One of our traditions was going up there for a drink or two and taking in the lights and sights after the sun had set for the day.  No longer there....

Hard Rock Cafe.  Great place for a hangover burger and a beer.  Now occupied by H&M clothing store.

Shoe shine boys.  If they saw you wearing sneakers they would say "I'll bet you a dollar I know where you got them shoes!". You'd say OK, and they would say " one's on ya left foot and the other is on ya right"!  Seems nobody wears leather shoes that need shining anymore....

Takem Outem.  To feed a quick hunger pain you could always get a cheap shish kabob for a couple of bucks.  They still have the hot dog vendors throughout the quarter.

Strip clubs with girls on the inside.  Seems now they are all "showing their wares" outside the front door.  My faded memory tells me they were better looking in the dark at 2 a.m. on the inside hustling drinks for a living.

Margaritaville retail store.  That sucker was all boarded up!

The old Farmers Market in the Quarter.  Sorry, the one pre-Katrina had some charm about it.  Now, not so much......

Baby white gators at the zoo.  Them bad boys done growed up!

NOPD on horseback.  I'm sure they are here, just haven't seen them all trip.  That may be a good thing.

The Audubon Zoo in better days.  McD's French fries probably left long ago.  New and remodeled displays are coming, but long over due.

Probably a lot more, but Ray Nagin ain't one of them!

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