Sunday, April 29, 2018

Road Trip #274 - Oak Street/River Road - New Orleans to Harahan, Louisiana

A drive along the Oak Street and then the River Road in Jefferson Parish to the abandoned Colonial Golf and Country Club in Harahan. We discuss Louisiana's nearly extinict hyphenated state route numbers.

Friday, April 27, 2018

Road Trip #273 - Freret Street - New Orleans, Louisiana

A drive down Freret Street through the uptown area of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Road Trip #271 - St. Charles Ave - Carrollton Ave to Lee Circle - New Or...

A drive along St. Charles Avenue beginning in Uptown New Orleans near the Mississippi River, through the Black Pearl, Audubon, Milan, Touro, Garden District and Warehouse District neighborhoods ending at Lee Circle.






Monday, April 16, 2018

Road Trip #270 - Beauregard Ave/Wisner Blvd/Carrollton Ave - New Orleans...

Another New Orleans street that runs from the Lake to the River, we start at Lake Pontchartrain in the Lake Vista neighborhood on Beauregard Avenue, then onto Wisner Blvd through City Park, and finally onto Carrollton Avenue, through Mid City and into the Uptown area, all the way to the river.



Friday, April 13, 2018

Road Trip #269 - St. Bernard Avenue - New Orleans, Louisiana

A trip up St. Bernard Avenue from its beginning at N. Rampart Street to Lake Pontchartrain, covering the Seventh Ward, Fairgrounds, St. Bernard Area, Filmore, and Lake Terrace neighborhoods.

Sunday, April 8, 2018

New Orleans Neighborhoods #10 - City Park Part 2 - North Side

Part two of New Orleans City Park, mostly on the north side of Interstate 610, which divides the park.



Thursday, April 5, 2018

Road Trip #268 - Loyola Ave/Basin St/Orleans Ave/Marconi Dr - New Orlean...

We drive a continuous path beginning at Calliope Street and Loyola Avenue, through the Central Business District, onto Elk Place, and then Basin Street along the edge of the French Quarter. Basin Street becomes Orleans Avenue at Claiborne Avenue, and goes through the Treme / Lafitte area, across Bayou St. John, and then becomes Marconi Drive near City Park. Marconi Drive continues through Lake Shore / Lake Vista and ends at Lakeshore Drive at Lake Pontchartrain.

Monday, April 2, 2018

Road Trip #267 - Louisiana Ave/Toledano St/Washington Ave/Palmetto St - ...

A trip across uptown New Orleans, beginning on Louisiana Avenue at Tchoupitoulas Street near the border of the East Riverside and Irish Channel neighborhoods. After crossing Magazine Street, we enter the Touro neighborhood. At St. Charles Avenue, the Milan neighborhood begins. At LaSalle Street, we enter Central City, and shortly after, the road veers over a block to the right, and becomes Toledano Street. Between Claiborne and South Broad, Toledano Street forms the border between the Hoffman Triangle to the right and Broadmoor to the left. Here, Toledano merges with Washington Avenue. At Martin Luther King Blvd, we enter Gert Town, and the Washington Avenue canal is visible to the right. After passing Xavier University, the lakebound lanes of Washington Avenue cross the canal and the road name changes to Drexel Drive for a block. Crossing Carrollton Avenue, we enter the Dixon Neighborhood, the name of the street changes to Palmetto Street, and the canal running down the center becomes the Palmetto Canal. At Cherry Street, we enter the edge of the Lakewood Neighborhood with the New Orleans Country club and Longue Vue House and Gardens to our north. We finish up at the 17th Street Canal, entering Jefferson Parish.