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longview-26 pontalba-29 The Pontalba Mansions flank Jackson Square at the Mississippi River. This and the next several photos were taken in the Pontalba Mansion Museum. pontalba28 pontalba-27 pontalba-33 pontalba-32 pontalba-31 pontalba30 quarter-36 The Pontalba Mansion exterior. quarter-35 St. Louis Cathedral from across Jackson Square. Cathedral of Saint Louis King of France, A Minor Basilica established as a Parish in 1720 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was built between 1789 and 1794. The Cabildo stands on its left and the Presbytere on its right; the three buildings face the Mississippi River. Bounding Jackson Square on the right and left just out of the picture are the Pontalba Mansions. The Lousiana Purchase was signed in the Cabildo. Twenty-one years later, in 1994 Ruth and I would return as guests for the wedding of Harry Connick Jr. and Jill Goodacre in St. Louis Cathedral. quarter-34 Now there's a decorative quarter_Ruth-39 We took this carriage for a tour. I was explaining the sights to Ruth. (I had lived in New Orleans for some teenage years with my aunt quarter43 The Cafe du Monde anchored the old French Market downriver from Jackson Square. It's still there, now anchoring the riverwalk's shops. This is where you go to get New Orleans-style cafe au lait and biegnets, the New Orleans quarter-42 Inside Jackson Square, named for the city's hero of the Battle of New Orleans (fought after the war had ended, but the combatants hadn't heard), Andrew quarter-41 Jackson Square and the Pontalba Mansion from a Presbytere window. quarter-40 St. Louis Cathedral, the Presbytere and a corner of Jackson Square. river-48 We went to the top of the World Trade Mart, which stands at the north end of Canal Street at the Mississippi River, precisely at the center of the crescent bend in the river. Here you see a Chinese freighter heading down-river while a ferry crosses from New Orleans to Gretna. river_Ruth-47 Here's Ruth at the top of the Mart. We had lunch in its rotating restaurant. river-46 The crescent in the Mississippi. river-45 The Mart at night from the levee at Jackson Square. river-52 A river excursion paddlewheeler. We'd take an excursion on a much smaller vessel, and go into bayou country. river-51 Fron the mart, the Superdome, still under construction. river-50 Canal Street looking south is on the right. river-08 Heading downriver, we spotted the USS Putnam (DD 757), a destroyer similar to the one that I'd served on (the USS Lloyd Thomas, DDE 764) in 1959-60. river-07 Jackson Square and its surroundings from the river. Nowadays, the riverwalk would block this view. river-06 The large excursion ship and a small one, sister to ours, that can get into the bayous. river-12 river-11 A victory ship. Built assembly-line style dring WWII, these weren't expected to still be in service in 1973. The plan at the start was to launch one of these per month, but production hit two a week! river-10 Loading Mississippi barges. Note the height of the tug. The wheelhouse is high so that the tug's pilot can see over the barges as they push them up-river. river-09 The cold war was still on, but the USSR needed grain. river-16 river-15 Over our ship's shade awning. Ships are lined up for loading/off-loading in this busy port.
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