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Ending on an Optimistic Note in New Orleans

Posted by Stuart Staniford on January 2, 2006 - 5:38pm
Topic: Environment/Sustainability
Tags: hurricane katrina, new orleans, oil prices, peak oil [list all tags]

We end this little three-part photo-essay on where New Orleans is up to with the brightest spot: the French Quarter. I took these shots on New Year's Day.

Shoppers in the French Quarter flea market. Click picture to enlarge.

(You can also check out part 1, and part 2 of the series).

There's a fair amount of traffic in the French Quarter, and nearly all businesses were open and looking good.

New Year's Day tourist traffic in the French Quarter. Click picture to enlarge.

We heard many foreign accents amongst the tourists wandering around.

Tourists in the French Quarter. Click picture to enlarge.

A good deal of seasonal jollity is on show.

Snow men and palm trees in the French Quarter. Click picture to enlarge.

Of course, it's not good to look too close:

Hurricane damage in French Quarter. Click picture to enlarge.

And this is always on the back of our minds:

Bumper sticker seen in French Quarter. Click picture to enlarge.

But there is good news. The New York Times reports what many people told us: house prices in New Orleans have increased since the hurricane. That's certainly the market making a vote of confidence. And New Orleans hasn't lost it's spirit:

VW bug in French Quarter. Click picture to enlarge.

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