History of New Orleans French Quarter | Almost Demolished

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. :)

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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 .

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 ❤

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Thanks for featuring my city!!!

This is on my bucket list

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

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

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.