Driving Downtown - New Orleans' Bourbon Street 4K - USA
Driving Downtown Streets - Bourbon Street - New Orleans Louisiana USA - Episode 39.
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Bourbon Street (French: Rue Bourbon) is a street in the heart of New Orleans' oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter, in New Orleans, Louisiana. It extends 13 blocks from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue.[1] Known for its bars and strip clubs, Bourbon Street's history provides a rich insight into New Orleans' past.
Entertainment, Bars, and Restaurants
Largely quiet during the day, Bourbon Street comes alive at night, particularly during the French Quarter's many festivals. Most famous of these is the annual Mardi Gras celebration, when the streets teem with thousands of people. Local open container laws allow drinking alcoholic beverages on the Quarter's streets. Popular drinks include the hurricane cocktail, the resurrection cocktail, the hand grenade and the profanely named huge-ass beers – a large plastic cup of draft beer marketed to tourists at a low price.
The most heavily-visited section of Bourbon Street is upper Bourbon Street toward Canal Street, an eight-block section of visitor attractions.[14] Among the attractions are bars, restaurants, souvenir shops and strip clubs. There are also a number of gay bars. The strip clubs include Rick's Cabaret, Temptations and Larry Flynt's Barely Legal Club.
Most of the bars are located in the central section of Bourbon. Popular spots include Pat O'Brien's, Johnny White's, the Famous Door, Spirits on Bourbon, Channing Tatum's Saints and Sinners, Razzoo and The Cat's Meow.[15] Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo is located on the corner of St. Ann Street.
The most renowned restaurant on Bourbon Street is Galatoire's; it represents traditional New Orleans dining and has a dress code. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop and the Old Absinthe House are two of the many casual eateries.[1]
Lower Bourbon Street (lower being a reference to downriver, or downstream Mississippi River), from the intersection of St. Ann Street, caters to New Orleans' thriving gay community, featuring such establishments as Oz and the city's largest gay nightclub, the Bourbon Pub. St. Ann Street has been referred to as the Velvet Line[16] or the Lavender Line, the edge or approximate boundary of the French Quarter's gay community. Cafe-Lafitte-in-Exile is the oldest gay bar in the nation. The intersection of Bourbon and St. Ann Streets is also the center of the Labor Day weekend event Southern Decadence, commonly referred to as the Gay Mardi Gras, which attracts upwards of 100,000 participants.
The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana, although celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the Mardi Gras season. In the final week, many events occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities, including parades and balls (some of them masquerade balls).
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census.[4][5] The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States.[6] The New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,452,502.[7]
The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, as it was established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their European culture. It is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage.[8] New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz),[9][10] and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras, dating to French colonial times. The city is often referred to as the most unique[11] in the United States.
Oz in the french quarter
This video is about Oz in the french quarter
bogsq 32 people killed in New Orleans UPSTAIRS LOUNGE: Skylar Fein's LECTURE +Slide show PT 2
32 people were killed when a neighborhood gay bar that also housed the religious services f the local MCC church . Who were these people and was it an accident? a homophobic attack a revenge act? Skyer Fein New Orleans based and nationally renown artist recounts in slides and story telling WHAT HAPPENED in 1973
Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans Amusement Park - How Did It Get This Way?
Check out the story of Six Flags New Orleans amusement park, one of the most well-known and largest abandoned theme parks in the United States that was devastated by a tragic natural disaster and has since remained that way for well over a decade since it closed. Six Flags was damaged by high winds and flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005 and still remains standing but has never reopened. How Did It Get This Way?
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The park was a destination for amusement fun for thousands of guests and was only in operation for 5 years before the tragedy struck. When the park closed in August 2005 as the hurricane approached, it was presumed the amusement park would re-open a few days later, but it remains shuttered. Now its an abandoned, grim, dilapidated and creepy place with most of the rides and buildings still standing, but beyond repair of salvageability.
Let’s have a look at the history of the park, including that tragic day in August of 2005, the aftermath and what became of the Six Flags New Orleans amusement park.
The park sits on 140 acres of a low lying area near the southeastern shore of Lake Pontchartrain approximately 14 miles from the French Quarter tourist area in New Orleans. It is located near two former amusement parks that closed down in the 1960’s and the 1980’s; Lincoln Beach and Pontchartrain Beach Park.
In 2000, a theme park was built on the site and began operations as “Jazzland,”. It sought to build on the tradition and popularity established by the beloved Pontchartrain Beach Park, but the new park was beset with financial issues almost from the get-go. It was operated by Alfa Smartparks, but owned by a Spanish company. The park was not profitable, as Alpha Smart Parks specialized in running water parks and smaller amusement arcade centers. Jazzland had been projected to draw 1 million people a year, but only 600,000 guests visited the park in its second year. In 2001, Six Flags bought the $135 million Jazzland out of bankruptcy protection for $22 million although the park's name did not change that year. Critics of the park said that the park was ill-conceived and was built too far away from the French Quarter area and couldn’t entice tourists to venture out to its far-flung location.
In early 2003, Six Flags upgraded the park and renamed it Six Flags New Orleans. Six Flags added more shaded areas and many new rides over the course of three seasons before Katrina. The park adopted its theme and tagline, “Its Playtime!” and used its massive marketing muscle to advertise and promote the park, with the popular Mr. Six dancing old man character. The centerpiece of the park was its Batman themed roller coaster which was relocated from a defunct theme park in Japan. The park included a main street square and other themed areas with rides and attractions. An attached water park, whose admission would have been included in the ticket price, was in the planning stages in early 2005 and was going to be announced at the end of August just as Katrina struck, demonstrating a cruel irony by Mother Nature.
Even with the Six Flag brand’s marketing and capital investment strength, park attendance was mediocre and was not a top performer in the company’s portfolio of nationwide locations.
On Friday, August 26, 2005, it became apparent that Hurricane Katarina would track directly toward the New Orleans area as it travelled north from the Gulf of Mexico. Six Flags cancelled the weekend opening and evacuated the park property in preparation for the storm’s arrival. It had planned to re-open the park after the storm had passed.
On early Monday morning, August 29, 2005, Katarina took dead aim and slammed in the New Orleans area as a large category 4 hurricane. Sustained winds were around 145 MPH in Southeast Louisiana and a tidal surge of between 7 feet to 16 feet of seawater that extended 6 miles inland inundated the area. During the storm, the drainage pumps at the low-lying Six Flags failed a& left the park 4 to 7 feet underwater. Besides the flooding, the park received extensive wind damage to its rides, attractions and buildings. The park was flooded for over a month after the storm with most of the water receding. Some areas though are still underwater to this day.
The park was inspected for a damage assessment & found to be over 80% destroyed beyond repair. Most of the rides were destroyed by long term saltwater immersion a& Mr. Six
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Top 10 reasons NOT to move to Louisiana. The weather is on the list and so Baton Rouge.
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Gay Nightlife, Big Bulge Contest in New Orleans, Louisiana USA
PinkPlanet: A Global Search for Gay Culture is a TV series exploring LGBTQ+ life all over the world. In this episode we feature the Gay nightlife scene in New Orleans, LA, United States during the annual LGBt event, Southern Decadence. One of the highlights is the Big Bulge contest which is exactly what it sounds like. It's literally a big dick contest hosted by Drag Queen Chi Chi LaRue. The size judge is porn star Adam Killian. We also spoke to Drag Super Star Lady Bunny about helping New Orleans recover after Hurricane Katrina.
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Mardi Gras 2019 in New Orleans Vlog #3
Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a celebration that everyone should have on their bucket list. It is the biggest carnival free show on Earth.
Beautiful and elaborate parade floats, creative costumes, delicious foods, stunning parade throws, fun parties, and a good time for all. That is what is in store for you in this enchanting city.
See for yourself. This is just a glimpse of the Mardi Gras revelry and celebrations. Come and visit the beautiful city of New Orleans and enjoy all it has to offer. Take a look and “Laissez le bon temps rouler” ! That means “Let the good times roll” !
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Saints winning touchdown! Crowd in Bourbon St gay bar goes crazy
This is the final touchdown that let us know we were going to do more than just actually make it to the Superbowl...and just making it was really good enough.
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New Orleans, Louisiana.The Big Easy / Hot, steamy, plus-sized hipster's paradise
New Orleans is world-renowned for its distinct music, Creole cuisine, unique dialect, and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The historic heart of the city is the French Quarter, known for its French and Spanish Creole architecture and vibrant nightlife along Bourbon Street. The city has been described as the most unique in the United States, owing in large part to its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage. Founded in 1718 by French colonists, New Orleans was once the territorial capital of French Louisiana before being traded to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. New Orleans in 1840 was the third-most populous city in the United States, and it was the largest city in the American South from the Antebellum era until after World War II. The city's location and flat elevation have historically made it very vulnerable to flooding. State and federal authorities have installed a complex system of levees and drainage pumps in an effort to protect the city.
New Orleans looked like an object from The Wonderful Wizard of OZ fairy tale to me. All these wooden houses with blinds made out of wooden boards and covered porches with flowers reminded me of the exact scene well-described in the book. When I was a little kid, my mother used to read this book to me and I was familiar with all heroes' names and with what was going on in the plot of the book.
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The Wonderful Wizard of OZ is a well-known and recognizable book in Russia. Almost anyone can recognize the beautiful illustrations made by a Russian artist, Leonid Vladimirsky. This was the first time when I pictured the scene of that foreign land in my mind, as I discovered later, that was the U.S. state of Kansas.
As Bourbon Street is the main street of the French Quarter, I would definitely recommend it for a visit. It has all sorts of entertainment, from strip bars to jazz restaurants. This area can be considered as a complete hipster area! During the night, people start wearing fancy clothes and get tipsy. There is a trend among African and black ladies to wear extremely erotic suits demonstratiing their boobs and butts. When night comes they start posing in the middle of the streets, attracting a lot of attention from the sides. Most of the time these ladies are XXXL size and look like dinosaurs to me because their size is just unbelievable! If you compare the mentioned size to the size of Russian girls, the relationship will be at least 2 to 1. It means that local hot chicks are at least twice as big than our tiny girls from Russia. And, of course, the whole street is full of all sorts of drugs and alcohol. If you are part of the LGBT movement you will feel right at home here. Almost the whole area is LGBT friendly
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2012 FORECAST: Year of Consequences
My predictions and forecast about the world economy, political environment, weather and technology in the year 2012.
The world won't end on December 21, 2012
Housing Market Continues Depression
New Wave of Layoffs in Private Sector
Euro Suffers, then U.S. Dollar Challenged
City and State Governments Contract
Home Prices Continue to Drop
Oil Will Hit $129
Food prices jump more than 7-10%
Dollar Index Hits 92 and drops to 72
Hyper Stagflation
Property crime will increase 7%
U.S. and European Bank Runs
Number of Americans on Food Stamps 49 Million
The Next Great American Company
European Union Implodes (At least three countries left)
Several EU Countries produce their own Currency
EU crisis Will Threaten under-funded U.S. pension funds
Fitch or Moody's downgrade U.S. debt
U.S. and Europe Bank Run
Banks Closed Because of Crisis
Derivatives Scandal
Gold Scandal An Entity Will Fail to Deliver Gold
Gold Will $2,000/oz
No War with Iran or Syria
Civil Unrest in U.S. cities (deadly riots in Oakland, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit)
Violence Against Government Officials in the U.S. and Europe)Operation Fast and Furious Becomes A MAJOR Scandal
Food Crisis in Asia (Riots)
Major Medical Advancement using robots or nano technology
Medical breakthrough involving robots (Bionic arm or legs)
Major step in creating a vaccine for HIV
Major Transportation Breakthrough using very little Energy
Major Natural Disaster (Two Category 4 or 5 Hurricanes) hit U.S.
Power Grid Failures
Number of Americans on Food Stamps
Some 15% of U.S. Uses Food Stamps
Gallup Finds Unemployment Rises For Fourth Week In A Row, Cautions On BLS Data
Senator Calls For Justice's Criminal Division Chief To Step Down
Underperforming hedge funds still raking in the bucks
First Fully Lab-Grown Organ Successfully Transplanted
Groundwater dropping
China Cuts 2012 Export Quota for Silver, Tin, Minor Metals
Existing home sales to be revised lower
30000 People Show Up For Public Housing Help In Atlanta
Louisiana Lawmaker Wants Military Patrol Back in New Orleans
Americans fight over Air Jordan shoes
Number of Americans on Food Stamps
U.S. Unemployment will hit 19% U6 (12% U3)
Stanford think tank: Pension costs skyrocketing
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Abandoned Amusement Park, New Orleans LA - United States of Adventure - Ep. 1
The beginning of my journey across the United States. In this episode I am in New Orleans and explore the abandoned Six Flags Amusement Park and the New Orleans French Quarter.
Q25 Southern Decadence: Gay Mardi Gras In New Orleans (1993)
Labor Day Weekend in New Orleans means Southern Decadence, the LGBT Mardi Gras, and we were there anyway for the PFLAG convention -- or the other way around, I can't remember -- so here it is in all it's rainbow-mascara-bronzer-and-feather boa glory. A good time for all, including the Pflaggers. Their convention can be seen here:
It also provided a great opportunity for the definitive Queer Holiday treatment of the French Quarter.
From Network Q Out Across America Episode 25 November 1993. Watch the rest of the episode at
Produced and directed by David Surber; associate producer Carol Morgan; New Orleans crew: Louis Rodriguez, Dan Burnett, Tim Arwood; New York crew: John Slater, Dimitri Kibrik; senior editor Clark Morris; editors Greg Kiernan, Darryl Frank; graphics by Kelly Lujan; post production :30 Second St., Ltd.; administrative support Ched Kindley and Heidi Shewchuk; Susan Hendricks produced and edited by Stacy Zemon; Whoop Dee Doo producer John Slater, videography Dimitri Kibrik. Incidental music: Talkies, from the YouTube royalty-free library. Edited for the internet by David Surber.
Originally distributed via subscription on VHS tape; aired on public television in the US in 1995.
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Miss Gay New Orleans America 2015 BRITNEY TOWERS give up
My final performance as the 2015 reigning MISS GAY NEW ORLEANS AMERICA.
The West 2019 Part 3 - Breakfast in New Orleans
I stay at Fairview Riverside State Park in Louisiana. After realizing I am barely an hour drive away from New Orleans, I decided to take the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and visit the Big Easy for breakfast.
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