Archive for the 'Art , Music , Parks' Category
Warehouse District adds Audubon Insectarium, it adds value to the area!!
June 18th, 2008 categories: Art , Music , Parks, Warehouse District
The new Audubon Insectarium opened up last week. What does this have to do with New Orleans Condos? The Warehouse District where the Insectarium just opened up is between the New Orleans French Quarter and the Warehouse District. The Warehouse District Condos area is the “trendy location” for condos in New Orleans Downtown . Each time another Museum or venue opens it attracts more people to the area.
People get exposed to the area that do not know what the area offers. People spend money and the area develops businesses to take advantage of the people. It becomes more of a family destination and builds on itself. People take notice and begin to consider the area for a second home. Its family friendly and you can walk everywhere for unique experiences. This may not be in Houston where you drive 50 miles to get a sno-ball.
Museums such as the Insectarium, Aquarium of Americas, and the World War II Museum are changing the landscape and the values of the area. Its positive for the future growth of the area and the tax base. Jobs follow these developments and people like quality of life developments. This is new for New Orleans but a natural as we will see. As per a recent Gambit Article you can see below.
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New Orleans Warehouse District, Italian Plaza another urban niche
April 9th, 2008 categories: Art , Music , Parks, Warehouse District
The Italian Piazza is another one of the urban parks or casual niches hidden away in the New Orleans Warehouse District. Few people know of its existence. New Orleans today has over 200,000 residents of Italian Heritage who came to America around 1880-1900, adding to our New Orleans cultural gumbo. The Piazza has the aura of a place in Sicily. For many in New Orleans, it was designed and forgotten, but now you know!
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Live Oaks and Spanish Moss, A New Orleans feature that grows!
April 6th, 2008 categories: Art , Music , Parks, NOLA Gardens, Uptown NOLA
Live Oaks and Spanish Moss are an odd New Orleans Couple. They have gotten along for hundreds of years and remain very compatible. The New Orleans climate has been kind to both as they love the humid air and almost no winters. The Spanish Moss is really not a moss at all but an esphylic plant that uses the tree for a home. The plants make their own food and do not need roots to survive. They like shade and thus grow under the branches of the tree underneath the leaf cover of the Live Oak in this case.
You do not have to go far to both see as Audubon Park and City Park are full of the stately oaks and Spanish moss. They do not like exhaust fumes and have disappeared along heavily traveled roads. A tree shaded street does increase your real estate values and the quality of life.
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Wednesday at Lafayette Square, it’s your Party and it’s free. Rain or Shine!
April 1st, 2008 categories: Art , Music , Parks, New Orleans Origionals, Warehouse District
Lafayette Square Wednesday at Lafayette Square is starting on April 2, 2008. The weekly concert series starts soon so we know Summer is almost here or at least late Spring. The Lafayette Concert series will run to June 18 th. The Young Leadership Council runs the annual series with the bands, various food and drink vendors and other vendors.
The series starts at 5:00 O’clock and runs till 7:30 rain or shine. Expect the rain to start or end the concert several times during the season. Its the New Orleans weather where it can rain and shine within an hour. The park is in the heart of the central business district or the New Orleans Warehouse District. Its on St. Charles across the street from Gallier Hall and the condos at 625 St. Charles Ave.
The Square was named after Lafayette who visited the area in 1825 and covers the entire block. Parking is easy and available for $3 on Poydras. The meter maids head home at 6pm if you are looking for street parking. The schedule is below and feature various local artists and an assortment of vendors trying to separate some money from you. The park is a great place to eat lunch for those working downtown and want to get away from the concrete.
Many times I will tie a visit in when selling Warehouse District Condos as I will likely see some of my old clients. You can see many of your new neighbors as well.
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Rex the King of Carnival, invites the King of collge LSU bands to parade!!
January 31st, 2008 categories: Art , Music , Parks
The Rex Parade announced that the LSU Marching Band would be show cased in the Mardi Gras Day Parade. The band will occupy four blocks and may lead the parade. This rarely happens and I cannot remember the LSU band preforming in the last 30 years. The band is over 350 members. Adding the band to your beads and doubloons will just create more excitement. This will be the bands second trio to the Crescenty City since the BCS National Championship game in which LSU scored a lopsided victory over Ohio State by scoring 38 points. You wonder what their favorite tune will be? If you had a condo on St. Charles Ave. the parade would be at your doorstep and the pit stop would be near. You sure would get some friends to come over. Mardi Gras is Feb. 5, 2008.
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