LOUISIANA POST CARDS OF NEW ORLEANS

LOUISIANA POST CARDS Subnitted by :Shauna L Williams NEW ORLEANS
	St. Louis Cathedral, Jackson Square, new Orleans, La. "The historic St. Louis Cathedral was erected in 1718 by Don Almonaster Y. Roxas, a wealthy Spaniard, who donated it to the parish. Rebuilt in 1720, present building 1794. The tombs of the Marignys lie beneath the floor in front of the altar
Old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans "The most interesting of New Orleans historic burial place -- the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1-there are three- has been in use for 175 years, with some ---- the inscriptions still decipherable dated 18-- Here lie the bodies of Paul Morphy, the famous chess player; Gayarre, the historian; --enne de Bore, who first made granulated sugar; Charles La Salle, brother of the famous explorer."
	Interior of St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, La. "St. Louis Cathedral, which is still in use, was built in 1794 on the site of Louisiana's first church. Most of the famous interior mural decorations were added in 1892. It is located on Cha--res Street, facing Jackson Square and flanked by the Cabildo and the Presbytere."
Vaults of Old St. Louis Cemetery on All Saints Day, New Orleans, LA "The vaults in St. Louis Cemetery, nearly all more than one hundred years old, decorated lavishly with flowers on All Saints' Day, November 1st, according to a colorful custom characteristic of New Orleans"
	Fan Window in Governor Claiborne's Home, New Orleans "-------- striking characteristic of the old archi----- of the Vieux Carre or old section of New Orleans is the Fan Window. In many of the old homes still standing, huge fan windows like this one, the finest in the city, can still be found."
French Courter Court Yard of the Two Sisters Royal Street, New Orleans "New Orleans is a place famous for its old time French Quarter Court Yards. This is a view of the Court yard of the Two Sisters in Royal Street. These Court Yards are a source of great interest to tourists and visitors who come every year in large numbers to the city."
	The Roosevelt Hotel-New Orleans "The Pride of the South" 750 Rooms with Bath Air Conditioned. "This picture shows the Roosevelt Hotel, the largest and finest hotel in the South. It has been designed to meet the demand for the highest type of hotel service and accommodations. The Roosevelt, and the Bienville Hotel--facing Lee Circle, (under Roosevelt management)--together provide more than 1200 strictly first class rooms, each with a bath. The First Hotel in the South with more than a hundred Air Conditioned Guest Rooms. Come to the Roosevelt."
John McDonogh Monument, LaFayette Square, New Orleans, LA. "John McDonough, who became a recluse after being disappointed in love in New Orleans, left half his large fortune to the cause of education in New Orleans. 32 public schools have been built with the money he left. his monument in lafayette Square was built with the dimes of grateful school children and every year in May it is buried in flowers by them"
	Court Yard Kitchen 820 St. Louis Street New Orleans, LA Between Bourbon and Dauphine Serves luncheon and afternoon tea by the open fireplace or out in the court yard, which is one of the beauty spots of the Vieux Carre.
Unloading Bananas, New Orleans, LA "At New Orleans, the world's greatest banana port, more than 700 ships arrive each year loaded, each with 25,000 to 50,000 bunches of this popular fruit. At the banana wharves, the individual bunch is carried from the hold of the ship to the door of the refrigerator car on mechanical conveyors."
	Pirates Alley New Orleans LA Separating the Cabildo from Old St. Louis Cathedral Through this alleyway, the pirates were taken to the Cabildo Jail, hence the name, also known as Orleans Alley, separating the Cabildo from the Old St. Louis Cathedral, it extends for one block from Royal Street to Chartres Street. Here the atmosphere of old France and old Cajun still prevails. At the corner of Pirates ??????? Royal Street, in the old days, a ???? the famous rendezvous for pirates ????? up the river.
Lacework in Iron, Royal Street, New Orleans, LA Characteristic of the Vieux Carre of old New Orleans are the delicate traceries in cast and wrought iron embroidered on many of the old buildings. This old house at St. Peter and Royal is a good specimen.