History of New Orleans French Quarter | Almost Demolished

By the 20th century, the French Quarter of New Orleans, the neighborhood built by the wealthy aristocrats of the 18th and 19th centuries, had become a slum for the working class. In an attempt to stomp out the "ugly" and "outdated" neighborhood, demolition work began, but ironically the storied history of the Quarter or "Vieux Carre" became the very thing that swayed public opinion to save it from destruction.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introducing the French Quarter
0:48 Founding of Nouvelle Orleans by France
4:54 The Years of Spanish Rule
7:46 Under Yankee Control
11:40 The Slum
13:52 Saving the French Quarter
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REFERENCES/SOURCES OF RESEARCH:
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History of the French Quarter:
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The creation of the Vieux Carre Commission:
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The founding of Louisiana and New Orleans:
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“Surrounded by Water” New Orleans History:
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[@AlextheHistorian]

PRONUNCIATIONS: I know there are some French speaking folks who will be watching this video thinking I'm mispronouncing words like "Vieux Carre" or "Chartres Street". The way I said it in the video is currently the correct way of pronouncing it if you are a New Orleans native. New Orleans abandoned it's French culture centuries ago, and the Yankees came in and used their own pronunciations. If you go to the city today and try to pronounce the French street names or neighborhood names with an authentic pronunciation, they will automatically know you're not from New Orleans. Also, just for fun: it's not "nawlins". The citizens find it perfectly normal for you to say "New Orleans", however if you do hear a native citizen say the name, they pronounce it closer to "Nuh Awlins", remember they have a southern drawl, not a smash-up of words. They take their time to speak it. :)

[@pickleofdeath7740]

Nola native here, you are completely right yall plz don’t come here tryin to speak French. We speak creole (don’t try to speak that either you need the accent). Great video tho your spot on. One think I woulda like to have seen mentioned is the fact that since we’re still sinking, parts of the city arnt gonna be there in like 100 years or so. With water lvls rising and worsening floods, we’re literally living in a bowl that’s slowly sinking every day and one day we will be completely underwater. Hopefully West Bank goes first lol😁

[@PaulGriffith]

My dad lived in New Orleans in the 1940's. He could tell what part of the city you were from by the way you spoke. My grandfather was a Woolworth store manager on Magazine St. then moved to Lafayette, La. The N.O. Public Schools had a spelling book which included New Orleans street names and terms.

[@pickleofdeath7740]

@@PaulGriffith bru I had one of those books too 😂

[@UniverseofDominion]

Excellent video! Yeah as a native, I can confirm nobody says "Nawlins" here. It's much closer to "Nu Awlins" in certain neighborhoods and "New Orlins" in others. "French Quarter" is also pronounced FRENCH Quarter, or "FRENCH Quawta" by natives. Poydras = "Poydriss", Calliope is "Cally-ope" and you nailed Chartres. I'll let you figure out Tchoupitoulas yourself XD

[@artflorez1568]

As a native New Orleanian, (and I never moved away) I appreciate the fact that you are honoring the local pronunciations. I really enjoyed your video and actually learned a couple of things that I didn't know about my hometown.

[@Deletedcommentfactory]

I grew up in New Orleans. Since moving away, I’ve grown to dislike the heat, but the city is in my soul, and I’d put up with heat, floods, and mosquito clouds to be back home. Nowhere else makes me feel the same way as walking around the quarter or being out fishing in the marshlands and swamps.

[@sayitloudblcknproud]

New Orleans is one of my most favorite cities in all of America. It's a very special place, the sights, the sound, the smells (food,drink,the river) and most importantly, the people! There isn't a place like it in the world. Protect her and the Quarter forever!

[@paulorr9262]

Don't forget the smell. 🤮

[@cherylwade264]

​@@paulorr9262 That particular stench is mostly from beer being spilled by lively revelers and is most pronounced after big events with large crowds. During the daytime when people with children are running around you barely smell that smell.

[@cnD64]

My maternal grandma lived there as a child, she was French & Spanish. Her family was very wealthy. Eventually her parents moved to El Paso, TX, where she met my Mexican grandpa who didn't have much. When she married him, they told her she couldn't have her dowry. My grandpa told her parents she would never have to work & he would take care of her. He kept his promise, they moved to CA & he got a job with he railroad. They had 12 children, owned their own home & always had food on the table. I hope to go back there just to see where my ancestors lived.

[@JL-uv1ms]

That is a beautiful love story... if the love is true, nothing will keep the hearts of two souls destined to be together, apart! You have a rich and beautiful heritage.God Bless!🌹

[@aimeemetzinger6718]

It is worth it, but be careful❤️.

[@bobcheapek4334]

Napoleon: sells the Louisiana Territory for 15 million USA: *This has been the best trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever* New Orleans may be small, but its history is HUGE

[@sandraleiva1633]

No. That was Alaska. Unfortunately the millions of American aboriginal indigenous natives didn't have a say who they were sold to.

[@user-zy3zd3sx2d]

Look at Seward's Folly. He picked Alaska up for a song and a dance, far less than Napoleon's selling price.

[@elaineacummins]

You did an exceptional job with this video. I was raised in the French Quarter and live in the French Quarter to this day. I am an artist, second generation French Quarter artist. You told the story perfectly! Well done! I am reposting to my Facebook .

[@AlextheHistorian]

Oh thanks Elaine! I put all my effort into it, glad to hear I did a good job!

[@leannsmreker3201]

Do you have a Facebook page featuring your art?

[@billrobbins5874]

Live no where near. Appreciate learning the history of the area. Interesting.

[@cherylwade264]

New Orleans is so full of wonderfull sights, sounds and awesome people. Visiting historic places and museums with children is a magical experience. Especially when it is a place that they read about in school. Artists and street performers are also a real treat.

[@surlypiratewench1969]

Thank you Elaine. I grew up on Magazine but I can still feel my feet hitting the cobblestones under my feet. I hope my fav bar is still there. The Dungeon. Stay beautiful and take care of our home🥰

[@markraymond3886]

My wife is a native Texan but she moved to New Orleans, with her parents, in the 70's. She lived in site of the Cathedral while her father got his PHD at Tulane. After graduation, they moved back to San Antonio but Nawlins touched her soul and it was her favorite vacation spot. We have a piece of the slate roof from the Cathedral that artists have painted and it is a prized possession for her. When I tried to get her to visit California (my childhood stomping grounds), we were watching a video for Disneyland and she saw NOS at the POTC facade. She wanted to visit. We never did get to Disneyland before she passed away but she gave me a new appreciation for New Orleans and it's Disney cousin. A very informative video, as always.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Oh Mark, I'm sorry to hear about your wife. But I'm sure you both have a lot of memories to look back on. The people we love have a way of leaving such an impression that rembering them is like reliving those good times again if only for a moment.

[@markraymond3886]

@@AlextheHistorian Amen. We were married for 24 years and we knew each other for three years before that. Just watching your video reminded me of walking through the French Quarter with her. Since she lived there for a few years, she knew of places and restaurants that the tourists didn't go. It's a fabulous city full of memories old and new.

[@blancamiranda778]

It's so humid in New Orleans 😫 an cleaning the streets 4-5am....TEXAS...I lived in Laredo next to the border an its dry heat...you can fry an egg in the sun 🌞🥚🍳.... my condolences🌹👥💍

[@blancamiranda778]

@@AlextheHistorian beautiful reply💞 my daughter was murdered 2018 an its true what u said....thank you💟

[@williamcoulston7788]

Mark: So sorry to hear about your wife my wife and I came for a visit in 2016 for our son's wedding and fell in love with the city and we moved here two years later and still love it

[@mariannes8342]

New Orleans won my heart many years ago. I live in Texas but I visit up to twice a year. From all the places I’ve been around the world, this city is my happy place ❤

[@AlextheHistorian]

I hope to be able to see New Orleans next year.

[@maikolmaikol64]

Iam from Miami and I can't get enough of the big easy every chance I get new Orleans hear I come

[@jessieperez1477]

Native New Yorker here. Visited NOLA a couple of years ago and I felt I was transported to a different time while I walked through the French quarters. I loved it. Loved all of Louisiana. Great people, great food, great vibe. And yes, I did notice the usual Spanish plaques that you see in any of the former colonial streets that Spain ran. I've seen those plaques in the colonial zone of the Dom. Republic too. Rich in history Louisiana.

[@garya7893]

Well done . I was born and raised in New Orleans im 58 now and when i retire im out of here . Far enough north to not have to evacuate from Hurricanes . I am getting tired of it. I dont want to have to do it im my 80s

[@SheilaRamseySoprano]

This was by far the most extraordinary account of New Orleans history I've ever had the pleasure of listening to and watching. It was thorough and concise at the same time and explained so many things. Thank you so much for putting this together, as I learned a great deal.

[@skullheadwater9839]

I was born and raised here. It is unique in many ways. Thankfully many of the old neighborhoods which had been allowed to rot are being purchased by people for restoration.

[@pickleofdeath7740]

Sadly every time they do the rent shoots up like a mthr fkr :(

[@josephduffy2331]

As A French Quarter resident and Bourbon Street biz owner, this is one of the best videos on my neighborhood. Thank you

[@johnclement9370]

Wonderfully informative and educational, love New Orleans history, architecture, culture, music, food, festivals, always something interesting going on in the city... BTW this is Mardi Gras weekend, it's Carnival time!! :-)

[@shoogerkane]

Great video. Well written and narrated, well produced. Long live the Vieux Carre!

[@myrnajucar3498]

I am from the Philippines. Thank you for this History on KZbin. I have akways been fascinated with New Orleans. There is something magical in its ambiance. Please do more videos of this kind on other places to educate us- the public.

[@AlextheHistorian]

I will :) If you are interested in San Francisco history, you can watch this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6S9mnRvd76eo6M And if you are interested in Portland, Oregon history, I recommend this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYrViamOncaXrbM

[@marlaborde1200]

One of my favorite memories of NewOrleans is early morning with a hot coffee listening to the city awaken. The sounds and the air has a magic all its own.

[@user-cn6de7xe2o]

Hey Alex! I watched this again because it came up after your San Francisco Central Park video. When my son and I were watching Mardi Gras videos this year (something we both love) he reminded me of the great history video you did on New Orleans. I didn't have time to watch then, but just re-watched now. So good!

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thanks!

[@bougiequeen8261]

My beautiful city! Pre-Katrina New Orleans was the best ⚜️

[@pickleofdeath7740]

Amen

[@cookingisart2050]

Yes pre Katrina was it!!!

[@elainebmack]

Excellent! Having never visited New Orleans before, I really appreciate the historical perspective here. Too often, New Orleans is depicted as a place full of drunks and decadence, but there must be much more to it than that. Now I really want to visit. Thank you for your diligent research and lack of hype.

[@bestlegendxl]

Thanks for featuring my city!!!

[@billbush1270]

Thank you for this concise and beautifully illustrated video.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Great video Alex! I am reminded of Walt's many famous trips to New Orleans inspiring to built a replica of it at Disneyland. When Imagineers showed him sketches that had the buildings appear dirty/dingy. Walt asked "Why" Answer "The real one looks like that" Walt's answer. "Well it was new at some point in time!" Compromise...It's a "little" weathered. LOL! New Orleans is a truly "charming city" with rich wonderful history. I'm also fond of Galveston, TX another great port city before Houston became even BIGGER! Look forward to your trip. Alex, my "Texan" always comes out in my "French" LOL! Laissez Bons Temps Rouler

[@louisg.pitalo1303]

I'm from the gulf coast of Mississippi, BILOXI, About an hour east. Biloxi was the first capitol of the Louisiana purchase, until it was moved to present day NO. So even though we are in Mississippi, the gulf coast has always had a strong connection and love for New Orleans

[@victorparker308]

FYI couple of corrections; What is now Mobile Alabama was actually first capital of French Louisiana. Then it was moved to what is now Biloxi Mississippi, then to New Orleans, then Baton Rouge. Secondly the Louisiana Purchase is when the United States purchased the the huge Louisiana colony from Napoleon in 1803, not when it was founded by the French.

[@curlycanna2440]

Nobody cares

[@CodyAH]

Louis, Mobile was the capital. Someone told you wrong.

[@kilikdudley]

You have created the most beautiful tribute to the history of this treasure city. Thank you!!! 🎉

[@The_Dudester]

The French Quarter is a must see destination: 1) Pat O'Brien's-the charm of Pat O'Brien's is their world famous Hurricane drink and the two steel pianos that play from 11 Am to 2 AM. Request some songs, people do all day. 2) Brennan's-Ever had a 6 course breakfast? I had one there. Brennan's is the epitome of fine dining. They serve the three meals, but reservations several weeks in advance is a must. 3) Preservation Hall-pure jazz and I mean pure. There are no chairs and tables, this isn't a club. No microphones or amps. This is jazz as it was performed 120 years ago. 4) Mississippi River Boat ride. You might have been on the Mississippi river boat at Disneyland, but have you ever been on an actual Mississippi river boat on the actual Mississippi river? 5) Other: a) If you haven't heard of Mardi Gras, in the two weeks leading up to Fat Tuesday people party, real hard, in the French Quarter. b) New Orleans has a truly excellent World War 2 museum (it's not in the quarter). If you are a history buff, plan an entire day around it. c) There are multiple ghost tours in and around New Orleans.

[@pickleofdeath7740]

Be sure to get hand grenades on bourbon too 🍻

[@davidchosewood647]

Guy playing the pie tins in the AM still there? Pat O'Briens

[@peterdibble]

Toward the end of this I was thinking, "This story reminds me of something I had watched once about the San Francisco cable cars being saved." And then I remembered that you had actually done that video as well. Ha! Well done.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thanks Peter, yeah all my mini-doc series has a similar style 😅

[@theoriginalkrabbypatty]

I pray it’s restored! I love New Orleans and I have a connection there! It’s an amazing spiritual place!

[@bethbartlett5692]

Excellent History Summary of New Orleans, content most professional.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thanks!

[@mgailp]

Great job!! An added note on timber buildings: a big reason that we can have them now, though not the only one, is the change in construction methods. At the time of the original Ursuline convent (according to my college LA history prof) buildings were built completely from the ground up, meaning there was no roof until everything else was in place. Now we generally put the studs, then the roof, then outer walls. This protects the inner walls from the elements.

[@christianoliver3572]

I'm have been blessed to have had the opportunity to spend a lot of time in NOLA and I can't even imagine how much living history could have just been wiped out either by the bulldozer or the environment and weather. In NOLA you don't just learn about history but you can actually really feel history. I don't know s better way to describe how I feel when I'm there other than it can be really enchanting.

[@mattdad8429]

Fascinating stuff, man. I hope to visit one day to finally see it in person, and I feel a lot more prepared now that I saw your video.

[@aimeemetzinger6718]

Worth it for the food and history❤, but be careful.

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, WE NEED TO RESTORE OUR HISTORY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO LOVE, ENJOY, AND APPRECIATE!!!!

[@jomama5186]

We are a very young country we need to save every historical building we can. Demolishing them should never be an option. We don't have Taj Mahal's or coliseums

[@melvincoleman595]

Thank you for this video! As a fellow New Orleans native.

[@justmyopinion9883]

The French Quarter is magnificent. New Orleans is one of my favorite cities ever since I visited in 2009. Thank you for sharing your video.

[@jaredgenova2228]

Very well done video! I know these videos are a huge time sink, but if you're ever going to re-visit New Orleans, it would be so cool to see one on the Irish Channel and the Garden District. Thanks for making this!

[@AlextheHistorian]

Hi Jared! Actually I plan to visit New Orleans this Spring so I can film at many locations for making more videos on my channel!

[@charlenequinilty7252]

I’m not from New Orleans but am from Louisiana. I appreciate good documentaries about our state. Thank you!

[@valmarsiglia]

One interesting detail is that after its heyday as the stronghold of the old Creole elite, the French Quarter became essentially Little Italy (or more accurately Little Sicily). NOLA is associated in the popular imagination primarily with the French, Spanish, and Afro-Caribbean cultures, but the city is also very Italian. Italian names are very prominent among older, established local businesses. There are lots of old, iconic restaurants here with Italian names: Manale's, Mandina's, Liuzza's, Perino's, Casamento's, etc.

[@irishdivajeffries6668]

Oh Lord I love New Orleans French Quarter! The food, the people, the architecture…everything! I felt that I had lived there before.

[@jaisonlives]

This was fantastic! Thank you for this. New Orleans is a historian’s dream. I’m always learning new things about it every trip. In November I will be looking for a few of the buildings in the video that I’ve never heard of and looking at the quarter with a newer perspective. I’m a new subscriber 👍🏾

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. More videos like this in the future

[@floreseddie11]

I live here and I find something new everyday

[@Spitnchicklets]

This is on my bucket list

[@bridgetamato6182]

I’ve wanted to go to New Orleans for years now for Jazz festival. I hear you go for the food. I look 👀 forward to going for either Halloween 👻 or Jazz Festival. I love the small gardens inside the front gates of homes and the large mansions that sit on a beautiful garden, with Oak and Cyprus tree’s and wrap around decks. ❤ Can’t wait!

[@neworleanssoul]

my great grandfather had a blacksmith shop on St Ann Street. He passed in the 1950's and we hung on to the property up until the early 1990's

[@DavidInMonroe318]

I love New Orleans. I’m a native of Northeast Louisiana and live there currently but grew up in NOLA. Definitely one of the most culturally rich cities in the United States

[@danielseghers8214]

At 3:22 my ancestor Dominique Seghers owned that house at 632 Dumaine St. for a period! House is being restored today!

[@charlayned]

Loved your video. Our favorite place. We used to work the Saint's games in the mid-1990s, did our honeymoon babysitting the statistics computers in the dome. We came to love the place. I wrote my first book (a vampire novel, original, right?:) after doing some historical research. It was set in the Storyville brothel of Mahogany Hall. I was hoping to see a discussion of that district. It's a shame that all but 2 buildings of that "mansion row" on Basin are all gone. Lulu White's saloon is still there and there's another bar location back a couple of blocks. The area was bounded by St. Louis, Claiborne, Customhouse (now Iberville) and Basin. Most of it was razed in the late 1940s to put up the Iberville projects, which have recently been either torn down or renovated. It was an interesting area, much of the jazz era was born there. As a historian first, I did my research through first sources, down to going to the 1900 census for the names of the girls in the brothel and the city directory for the other dignitaries at the funeral in the first 3 chapters. The bass band, Onward, was started by 1900 and still play today.

[@englishedge1988]

Great informational video.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thanks!

[@billwillock7245]

Great mini doc! Loved it.

[@atilamatamoros7499]

I visited 20 years ago. The food/alcohol were great. The hotels, service stunk. The scenery architecture marvelous, as your. content and delivery. Congratulations!

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thanks!

[@larrywatts3552]

Great history lesson 👏 👍 👌

[@valmarsiglia]

Great video. You get this old New Orleanian's seal of approval. Of course, that and three bucks will get you a small coffee at Café du Monde, lol. PS: your pronunciation of local names is spot-on, something that so many people don't pay attention to.

[@xochitl9161]

Very interesting and informative. Thank you !!

[@jetsons101]

Alex, outstanding..... Just thinking here, the present-day building image at 3:12 is the same building at 12:59 but more than a hundred years earlier. This was really enjoyable, "OH" the French donuts are great......

[@AlextheHistorian]

That's right, that is Madame John's Legacy, the second oldest building in the French Quarter! The pictures of it from the 1910's and of other areas of the Quarter are really fascinating to see, just looking at how run-down the quarter had become!

[@jetsons101]

@@AlextheHistorian Alex, you seem to be spreading your wings away from Disney to many other subjects. Maybe do a small series on famous old cities like Portland Maine, Salem MA or Gettysburg. Just thinking here but your narration of history is really enjoyable.

[@user-uo7fw5bo1o]

Amazing what the first homeowners' association had wrought. That house changed from a badly run down slum tenement to an historic - and hideously expensive - single family home.

[@vanessahenry7238]

Thank you sir for making this video! This city, even with all its current issues is worthy of it's history and people telling it!

[@jenniferwagner7705]

Louisiana here 15mins outside New Orleans I'm glad found your channel

[@AlextheHistorian]

Welcome!

[@paolaflores1109]

I really enjoyed your video. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@DougieBee]

The French had been settling the Northern Gulf Coast long before they got around to founding New Orleans. They founded Mobile, Alabama in 1702.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Yes they also founded many settlements far inland around that time as well.

[@judithl.morton9178]

This is beautiful thank you

[@perillouss3506]

The greatest victory of saving the French Quarter was the opposition to the River Front Expressway in the late 1960's which changed the way the Federal Government funds interstate highways. A book written by a UNO professor , The Second Battle Of New Orleans, describes the details of the organized opposition to the highway which, had it been built would have destroyed the character of the French Quarter.

[@reenabearkitty]

I went to New Orleans once for business and not pleasure years ago. I'd love to come back to that quirky city one day for fun only.

[@ManWhoLovesTheMary]

How do you admire a location like the quintessential landmark it is and not know about its history? I learned SO MUCH in this video. And isn't this the perfect example of the Queen Mary's restoration? The idea of anyone wanting to destroy New Orleans now is fiercely looked down upon universally. Right now the Queen Mary is in a difficult spot and media bringing...yes, FALSE information about her isn't helping a good handful of peoples' opinions about her. I hope even just a few years from now the general public will have the same consensus about the Queen Mary as they have about New Orleans. We can bring life back to QM the way they brought life back to New Orleans.

[@Wesleeezy]

This video gave me chills as a louisiana native. Great work

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you!

[@theadventurelocker]

Great video ❤

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thanks!

[@keeleyg2636]

Thank you for the excellent job you did presenting the history of my wonderful, complex city. It's a place you never forget no matter how far away you live. New Orleans is unique and very special.

[@valmarsiglia]

Robert Moses also wanted to build a freeway through the Quarter to connect Elysian Fields with Canal St. The measure wasn't finally defeated till 1969. I shudder to think of how that would've destroyed so much of the neighborhood's character. For one thing, bye bye Café du Monde and French Market. Probably no Riverwalk either, since people would have to cross over or under a freeway to get there.

[@christianbrother4724]

My parents were from Louisiana. In the 40s as a girl, my mother lived on Esplanade Ave in the quarter. I always joked that she could have been in A Streetcar Named Desire.

[@s.p.3738]

Very well done sir!!! This Louisianan learned a lot. Just subscribed.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you!

[@gedigi9010]

Excellent Video

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thanks.

[@mrs6968]

Great trip through history

[@FrankBrocato]

My thoughts run wild watching and remembering NOLA and the times I spent with my grandmother wandering through the French Quarter playing with fresh fish in the market while grandma tried to decide which one to bring home for dinner. My grandfather Sam or Salvatore as is on his birth certificate came to NOLA as a child. I no longer reside in Louisiana but a huge part of my soul remains.

[@franciscomiranda-tk5if]

Mexican president Benito Jaurez exiled to New Orleans. The city is rich of history. Cool place to visit. Great video!

[@jefflawrentz1624]

I’m glad I found your channel. I’ve only visited the French Quarter once but want to go back and see more. I’m so thankful this neighborhood has survived. I wonder if historic preservation in Charleston, SC was an influence in the creation of this preservation movement there.

[@christinacarey465]

We were there last summer. I waited all my life to go. I fell in love. What a wonderful place. I will be returning again soon. I completely loved your mini documentary. What a wonderful job you did. I enjoyed it very much. You nailed it...btw you have a great narrative voice. I recommend doing asmr you'd be excellent.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you!

[@jameshakelley4872]

Great video!

[@lauriepelayo296]

This is great. I've been there once and did the architecture tour. So much history.

[@richardwerner2923]

Awesome stuff THANK YOU.

[@AlextheHistorian]

You're welcome!

[@janebeatty9472]

Nicely done.

[@blakelewis8547]

great video. thank you

[@anthonys5979]

Beautiful video

[@alysiam1]

I don’t know how they could just watch beautiful history just rot and become ruined. Historical places are precious.

[@adan7182]

Good job, nice video

[@mikeklein7931]

Our city is very flawed. Maybe more flawed than any other city. But to live here is to love the city. We all take pride in our city and its culture.

[@diane1390]

Thank you for the narrative on New Orleans, it gave me a better perspective of this town. For what it's worth, New Orleans, you should be proud of yourselves. I live in Fresno California, and they've torn down so many historic buildings here. This video brought me to tears!!!

[@authenticallykennedy1870]

I live in Clovis. & you’re right! It’s sad

[@moniquemc4553]

Amazing video! Thank you for always going over and above.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SAOS451316]

Very good video, Alex! You always manage to teach me at least one or two new things.

[@artflorez1568]

I'm a native New Orleanian, and still live here, it's funny that I never really think about the fact that the entire Greater New Orleans area is surrounded by a levee system, I see them and I know that they are there but I always take them for granted. This was a great video, I enjoyed learning some things that I didn't already know about my hometown.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thanks!

[@user-qm8fk3zz1k]

Great documentary

[@tommytrinder.1226]

Just fantastic...narration,content and history top notch.Thank you.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Oh thanks!

[@sourhead4074]

New orleans will never be the same since Katrina sorry it is what it is....it was the folks who gave this place its flavor now its like any other gentrified city

[@MindyAngelette]

I’m from New Orleans. Thank you!

[@melodysmind1427]

Great video.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you! Tomorrow I am finally publishing another video about New Orleans so stay tuned!

[@JeriScarborough]

Excellent history!! I go every year and create my series of New Orleans history...so glad I found your channel❤ My home away from home. I am from the northwest Panhandle of Florida. But your facts are right on! Love it❤

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you so much! I just saves your Andrew Jackson hotel video to my watch list. I want to visit New Orleans next year, and stay at the Andrew Jackson hotel. So far, any video I found on its history was more about its hauntings, but it looks like your video is packed with history!

[@JeriScarborough]

@Alex the Historian oh thank you for saving and watching!! I am going back to stay in the hotel again in June!!! I really love the history, especially when it's told correctly😁. The hotel is very nice. I like to stay there because it's in the heart of the French Quarter, to me anyway. I basically am very familiar with getting myself around the FQ, but that's the thing.. there is just still so much history to learn there. The paranormal is fun, but I really go for the history. I am such a nerd🤓, but I accept that about myself. So glad I found your channel. I am already getting ideas for stories when I go back in a couple of months.❤️NOLA

[@AlextheHistorian]

I agree, I prefer history over ghost stories. For me I appreciate ghost stories more during Halloween season

[@JeriScarborough]

@Alex the Historian oh yes, me too. Strangely, the ghost story at the Andrew Jackson Hotel about the couple from 1995, has become part of the history of the hotel😁, but I definitely recommend staying there when you go. It's close to every location in the FQ. The LaLaurie mansion is right up the road from it, and the Cornstalk Fence Hotel is next door. I have stayed there before as well. Believe it or not, the rooms at the AJ Hotel are much nicer.

[@JeriScarborough]

Thanks! You definitely deserve a tip for this one. I am extremely impressed.

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thank you! And thanks for the Super Thanks!

[@JeriScarborough]

You are most welcome 🙏 ❤️.

[@whydahell3816]

I love our history, I hate our politics. The French Cajuns speak the older pronounced words but they don't really live in the city. Outside the big city there's plenty smaller ones. You can stop in a deli/gas station and hear older locals speaking a french/acadian/Cajun dialects. Sounds great, and I love a woman with a Cajun accent

[@freedomisthechoicesyoumake8594]

85% of Louisiana is Creole and they were there first. Maybe 5% of the people are cajun.

[@roybabineaux5353]

@Freedom Is The Choices you make most people today aren't even of cajun ancestry who claim to be it's odd to say the least.

[@madisonsierras]

I’ve been twice and every time, there is just a feeling there that’s unlike any place I’ve travelled!

[@allisonmarlow184]

Just found your channel. You do an outstanding job! I immediately subscribed 👍. I lived in New Orleans and the West Bank as a young adult for many years, and Houma and Baton Rouge as well. I have never heard such a well researched and presented history of the area. Just saved it in my top 10 favorites. Can't wait to binge watch here!

[@AlextheHistorian]

Thanks Allison, there will definitely be more content like this in the future, especially about New Orleans!

[@SNICKERSBARBROWNable]

My Elmhurst College (now University) travel-study group lodged at La Maison Dupuy on Toulouse St, in the French Quarter in the 1990s, & the city was an excellent culinary, sociological, scientific, geographic urban-metro studies lesson for all who took that course-🤗😎😊 this is a great video documenting an almost demolished French/Spanish colonial landmark in what is now these United States of America!

[@oldgiapetto]

Well done. I live nearby and have seen this in action.