neighborhoods

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Houses in Central City

I took a day off from riding my bike yesterday because my knees were begging me.  Fine, I told them.  Fine.  Continue reading →

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Contemporary Sculpture in Uptown

Much of what I see riding around New Orleans is either decay and loss or ostentatious wealth and nostalgia for the Old South.  Continue reading →

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The New Orleans Board of Trade

Riding back from the Quarter through the Central Business District today I actively saw the New Orleans Board of Trade building for the first time.  I am surprised that I haven’t noticed it before, because surely I’ve ridden past it on one of my many trips up Magazine from downtown.  Continue reading →

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St. Claude

I spent this afternoon riding my bicycle down to the Quarter for coffee and beignets at Cafe du Monde, interested as I was in the tourist class on a Sunday afternoon. Continue reading →

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Making Movies in New Orleans

I rode my bike to the Uptown Zotz cafe today as I continue my project to photo document all the coffee shops in New Orleans. As I rode by Tulane’s main entrance on St. Charles, I saw these many trucks, lined up, blocking the extra space that I usually use when riding up this busy street. Continue reading →

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Abandoned couches in Central City

I rode through Central City on my way home from the gymnasium today, this time on Willow. Now, Willow is only a few blocks from St. Charles, but the difference in what these two streets look like couldn’t be more obscene. I rode by this house and its couch sitting on the curb and wondered where the couch came from. Is this a couch recently (or long ago but ignored) removed from a flooded home? Or is this just a couch on the street, as could be on any street in any city? Continue reading →