New Orleans(New Orleans) is a city located in the southeast of Louisiana, USA, on the banks of the Mississippi River, 170 kilometers from the Gulf of Mexico, with a population of more than 340 thousand people. The city was founded by French colonists in 1718 and named after Philippe d'Orléans, who ruled France at that time as regent for King Louis XV. In 1803, the first consul of the French Republic (the future Emperor Napoleon Bonapard) sold the city and its surrounding lands to the United States. At that time, the city's population numbered about 10,000 people, half of whom were African slaves. 
After joining the United States, the city experienced rapid economic development and growth. In a short period of time, the city's population more than doubled and the city turned into a major economic center. The port of New Orleans became the largest cotton port in the southern United States and ranked fourth in the world in terms of trade turnover. Due to the Civil War and further reconstruction of the South, the city lost its economic attractiveness. It was only after World War II that the city began to experience economic growth again.
New Orleans today
Now New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, as before it is the largest port in the southern United States, with an annual cargo turnover exceeding 100 ml. tone. Although, transport infrastructure has priority development for the city’s economy.
New Orleans is also a center of: oil refining, chemical, engineering, food industries, and non-ferrous metallurgy. Thanks to the large Louis Armstrong International Airport, the city has become the state's main air gateway.
In addition to a major economic center, New Orleans also has the status of a major scientific center in the southern United States. The city has such well-known educational institutions as: Tulane University (the largest center of tropical medicine), the University of New Orleans (one of the centers of world science), Dillard University, the Catholic University of St. Xavier in Louisiana, the Jesuit Loyola University in New Orleans ( founded in 1904), as well as other educational institutions.
The largest newspaper in the state of Louisiana, the New Orleans Times-Picayune, is published in New Orleans; in addition, a lot of weekly and monthly publications are published, and dozens of television channels operate. New Orleans is considered the birthplace of jazz; there are so many famous jazz musicians born in one city nowhere in the world - Louis Armstrong, Terence Blanchard, Buddy Bolden, Brandon Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis. The city is home to the world's only Jazz Museum, which is located in the old mint building and every spring there is a jazz festival here.
Unofficial city names
Each city in the United States, in addition to its official name, has an additional name or name that corresponds to the “spirit” of the city. New Orleans has several of them and this makes it the most unique city in America. Here are some of the names:
- “Crescent City” - named due to the peculiarity of the Mississippi flow through the city;
- “Hollywood South” - named because of the large number of films filmed in the city;
- “Big Easy” - called by musicians because of the relative ease of finding work;
- “The city that neglects caution” - named due to the external calm and carefreeness of the townspeople;
- "Most Interesting City America" is written on road signs in front of the city and inscriptions within the city limits.
However, due to its location below sea level, New Orleans is often a victim of hurricanes. The most catastrophic event for the city was Hurricane Katrina, which swept over the southern United States in 2005. 80% of the city's territory was flooded, several thousand people died, and the city's infrastructure was completely destroyed. The consequences of Hurricane Katrina are still being eliminated.
Tourist attractions
But be that as it may, life in the city continues. And despite any hurricanes, New Orleans continues to be an attractive place for tourism. In addition to jazz, the city is also a center for the arts, with the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Center for Contemporary Art and many art galleries.
Tourists are also attracted by: the Mardi Gras carnival, the largest aquarium in the United States, the Voodoo Museum, the French Quarter and the famous resorts on Lake Pontchartre.
Basic moments
New Orleans is called the "Big Easy" in all the promotional material, and it does have a carefree quality about it. It's rare in America to see people who will stop traffic just to lean out of their car and yell, "Hey man, what's up?" And few of the people who are behind will treat this impartially and simply start driving around.
But when it comes to vacation, New Orleanians become like Manhattanites. Just one beer? No, old man, that won't do. Do you want a burger? What if we spread peanut butter and put bacon on top? And let's plop a large baked potato with sour cream next to it? Oh, to hell with it, let's have some more lobsters.
There are three "i's" in the word "Mississippi" (English i) The first two are indulgence (indulgence/remission of sins) and immersion (baptism), everything is simple here: brown sugar on bacon instead of oatmeal for breakfast, double straight instead of light beer; sex in the morning instead of coming to work early (“the tram broke down”). But the big "I" here is intermixing (stirring, mixing). To be tolerant of everything and learn from it is the soul of the city. Social tensions and racial and income divisions keep New Orleans on its toes, but when citizens strive for the great Creole ideal - the blending of all influences into something better - the result is... jazz, New Louisiana cuisine, griots storytellers (West African storytellers), rappers Seventh Ward and Tennessee Williams, French town houses a few blocks from Foghorn Leghorn mansions creaking under sweet myrtle and bougainvillea. Just don’t forget about indulgences and baptism, since the creolization of a people turns out to be diluted if they do not live the full intellectual life of an epicurean.
Story
The city of New Orleans was founded as a French outpost in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyen de Biéville (Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville). The first settlers came from France, Canada and Germany. The French brought thousands of African slaves here. The city became central to the slave trade. Due to local laws, some slaves were allowed to earn their freedom and assume a position of authority in the Creole community as les gens de couleur libres (free people of color).
The French Quarter we see today was largely built by the Spanish, as older French architecture was destroyed by fires in 1788 and 1794. The influx of African Americans after the Louisiana Purchase led to the expansion of the city, creating the Downtown Business District. (Central Business District (CBD)), Garden District (Garden District) and Aptoutn (Uptown). By 1840, New Orleans was already the fourth largest city in the country, with a population of more than 100,000.
New Orleans remained untouched by the Civil War after the Union forces quickly surrendered, but the economy began to wither with the departure of slave labor. In the early 1900s, New Orleans became the birthplace of jazz music. Many speakeasy bars and jazz house organizers failed, but the cultural claims were canonized in 1994 when the NPS established the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park (New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park). This was a celebration of the origins and evolution of America's most widely recognized indigenous musical art form. The oil and petrochemical industries developed in the 1950s, and today's tourism is another lifeblood of the local economy.
In August 2005, nearly 80% of New Orleans was underwater as Hurricane Katrina damaged its levees. But much of what makes this city unique remains untouched. (The French and Park Quarters, the oldest parts of New Orleans, are located on high ground), like the very spirit of the city.
Sights of New Orleans
New Orleans is famous for its Mardi Gras carnival. (usually in February or March), which turned out to be so successful that the city fathers turn any suitable event, be it All Hallows' Eve (Halloween), St. Patrick's Day, the onset of spring or summer, in celebration, regardless of the weather. The city loves parades, but if you haven't found a reason to hold one while you're there, you'll still be able to find a public event somewhere, and the loud trumpets will help with that.
The French Quarter, known as Old Square, is historical Center city, surrounded by Canal and Fortress streets (the latter was once a fortification), Esplanade and Mississippi River. Great fires of 1788 and 1794 over 1000 houses were destroyed in the quarter, but the buildings of the 19th century. led to the appearance of two- and three-story houses with patterned wrought iron galleries.
Start in Jackson Square, where magicians, balloon sellers and a motley crowd of originals in unusual outfits mill around the statue of General Andrew Jackson all day. The Cathedral of St. Louis is surrounded by two pieces of colonial times: the Cabildo - once a guardhouse, and then the city council, and the Presbytery - a priest's house, which became a courthouse. They are now part of the Louisiana State Museum (tel.: 504-568-69-68; http://lsm.crt.state.la.us). Exhibits in the Cabildo explore the fascinating history of Mississippi trade, while the Presbytery houses a cultural exhibit that explores the history of the Mississippi through photographs and maps. rich history the edges.
The Cathedral of Saint Louis is an 18th-century church of an 18th-century French diocese, restored in 1851, more famous for the duels that took place in its park than for its architecture. On both sides of the square are lined the Pontalba houses with wrought iron galleries on the upper floors.
Walking along Rue Dumaine past Madame John's Legacy, a French colonial house preserved as a residence, you arrive at Rue Royale, one of the most delightful streets in the area, full of top-notch antique shops. On the right, at number 1132, stands the Gallier House Museum, named after its creator, the architect James Gallier, and open to visitors. It has been restored to its original form of 1857, and if you step out onto the wrought iron balcony, you will see the ancient quarter breathing with peace. Here you can rest your soul before plunging into the bustle of the saloons on the Rue de Bourbon.
If you want to leave your visit to Bourbon Street for the night, take a modern streetcar for a ride along the Mississippi. Tennessee Williams's play A Streetcar Named Desire made this mode of transport famous. In fact, this name is given to a street about ten blocks away where there is no streetcar at all, but you can catch the tram at the former Carondelet Canal and travel along St. Charles Avenue and back through the Park District. Citizens and visitors alike use these environmentally friendly trailers all day long.
In the French Quarter, by the water, lies the French Market, where shops and souvenir shops smoothly turn into an indoor market for agricultural products and all kinds of seasonings, interspersed with numerous summer restaurants, where the traditional music of New Orleans is played - jazz. The famous 24-hour Café Du Mont treats visitors on a real French terrace to delicious coffee with milk and beignets - square-shaped pancakes sprinkled with powdered sugar. Riverwalk Boulevard, site of the 1984 World's Fair (on the other side of Canal Street) represents a wonderful alley by the river with a market located on it.
The Park District is located southwest of the French Quarter and is bordered by Warehouse Street and Louisiana, St. Charles and Jackson Avenues. It was here that the newly minted American nobility from the cotton and sugar plantations built their homes after the Louisiana Purchase, while the Creoles settled in the Old Quarter. Mansions surrounded by parks with magnolias, oaks and palm trees (most are closed to visitors) compete with manor houses. Particularly beautiful buildings can be seen on Prytaneya Street.
The golden age of the neighborhood was brought to an end by two circumstances: the outbreak of the Civil War and the displacement of steamship transportation on the Mississippi by the railroad. On paddle steamers, leaving from the Canal Street pier, you can still take excursions along the river. Most of these trips pass the 1815 battlefield of Chalmette, part of the National Historic Park and Preserve. (Chalmette National Historical Park; take Route 46 16 km southeast). Andrew Jackson's crushing victory over the British occurred after the signing of the peace treaty, but brought him universal fame and helped him become president of the United States 14 years later.
If you want to end your trip with a taste of pre-war times, take the paddle steamer that departs several times a day from the Canal Street pier. The trip can be either as short as two hours, eating while listening to Dixieland music, or as long as ten days, with a stop along the way to the Midwest in St. Louis. (Missouri) in great cities like Natchez and Memphis.
Cafes, bars, restaurants
Louisiana, perhaps more than anywhere else in the United States, adheres to ancestral culinary traditions - not necessarily through the quality of food (although the quality here is also high), but through the rich history behind dishes that are older than most American states; and while most of us eat to live, New Orleanians live to eat. Despite the population decline after Hurricane Katrina, the number of restaurants increased by 15%!
New Orleans is a drinking city. Attention, Bourbon Street is raising his glass. Head to the boroughs and check out America's best bars. Frenchman Street in the suburb of Marigny can be called more cordial and gentle.
Most bars are open every day, often from midday until 10pm, and may remain open all night. There are no additional fees unless there is live music. It is against the law to be on the street with an open bottle of alcohol, so all bars hand out plastic travel glasses to those who are ready to move on.
Danger
New Orleans has a high crime rate; neighborhoods quickly move from favorable to ghetto. Be careful if you are far north of the suburbs of Martigny and Bywater (better to stay on St. Claude Avenue), at the southern end of Magazine Street, you start to risk if you cross Laurel Street (Laurel St) or wandered too far north of Rampart Street (Lakeside) and ended up in Tremé without a clear destination. Choose crowded places, especially at night, and shell out for a taxi to avoid walking through dark streets. In the quarter, street prostitutes often flirt with tourists, just walk by. Consider all this, but don't be paranoid. Crimes happen here, as throughout America, mainly among those who know each other.
Medical services
Louisiana Medical Center - Medical Center of Louisiana; www.mclno.org; 2021 Perdido St (Perdido Street); 24 hours. There is an emergency department.
Transport
To/from the airport
There is an information desk in the A&B lobby. Airport bus (Tel: 866-596-2699; www.airportshuttleneworleans.com; $20 per person one way) drives people to hotels in the city center. Jefferson Transit (Jefferson Transit) (Tel: 504-364-3450; www.jeffersontransit.org; adults $2), road E2, the bus waits for passengers outside at Gate 7 on the upper level of the airport; stops at Ealine Highway (Airline Hwy (Hwy 61)) on the way to town (terminus at Tulane and Loyola Avenues). After 7:00 pm travel only to Tulane and Carrollton Avenues in Mid-City; To get to the CBD, you need to drive 8.05 km through a bleak residential area, where you must change to a Regional Transport Authority bus (Regional Transit Authority (RTA))- the best option for an unplanned transfer, especially if you are carrying luggage.
The cost of a trip to the city center by taxi is $33 for one or two passengers, another $14 for each additional passenger.
Car and motorcycle
It's worth driving if you want to explore what's beyond the block, but don't forget that parking within the block is a challenge. Garage rental costs approximately $13 for the first three hours and $30 to $35 for 24 hours.
Public transport
Regional Passenger Transport Management (Regional Transit Authority) (RTA; www.norta.com) operates local buses. The fare for buses and trams is $1.25, plus 250 for transfers; express buses cost $1.50. You must pay in small change of the appropriate denomination (exactly). RTA tourist passes for one to three days cost $5/$12.
The RTA also operates tram lines. The historic St. Charles streetcar is only making a short circuit of the no CBD due to hurricane damage to the tracks in Uptown. The Canal Streetcar makes a long trip up Canal Street to City Park, stopping at Carrollton Avenue. The Riverfront Line runs 3.22 km along the waterfront from the Old US Mint, past Canal Street to the Convention Center (convention center/convention center) at the headwaters of the river back.
To order a taxi, call United Cabs (Tel: 504-522-9771; www.unitedcabs.com) or White Fleet Cabs (Tel: 504-822-3800).
You can rent a bike at Bicycle Michael's (Tel: 504-945-9505; www.bicyclemichaels.com; 622 Frenchmen St; daily rental $35; 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Mon., Tue., Thu.-Sat., 5:00 p.m. Sun.) in the suburb of Marigny.
Road there and back
New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) (MSY; www.flymsy.com; 900 Airline Hwy) is located 17.70 km west of the city, mainly operating only domestic flights.
Union Passenger Terminal (Union Passenger Terminal) (Tel: 504-299-1880; 1001 Loyola Ave)- it contains a Greyhound (Greyhound) (Tel: 504-525-6075; 5:15-1:00 p.m. and 2:30-6:00 p.m.), from which buses regularly depart to Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge) ($18 to $23, two hours), Memphis (Tennessee) ($63 to $79.11 hours) and Atlanta (Georgia) ($84 to $106, 12 hours). Amtrak (Amtrak) (Tel: 504-528-1610; ticket sales 5:45-10 p.m.)- trains are also operated by Union Passenger Terminal and travel to Jackson (Mississippi), Memphis (Tennessee), Chicago (Illinois), Birmingham (Alabama), Atlanta (Georgia), Washington (Columbia region), New York City, Los Angeles (California) and Miami (Florida).
The city's distinctive features are its mixed Franco-Spanish Creole architecture, cultural interpenetration and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is famous for its cuisine, music (in particular, it is considered the birthplace of jazz), as well as annual festivals and carnivals (including the famous Mardi Gras). The city is often called one of the most unique in the United States.
New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana on both banks of the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Gulf of Mexico. The heart of the city is the French Quarter on the north shore. The city is united with Parish of Orleans into a single administrative unit.
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Origins
New Orleans was founded in the spring of 1718 by the French Mississippi Company by order of Jean-Baptiste Le Mont de Bainville on the lands of the Chitimacha people. It was named after Philip II, Duke of Orléans, who was then regent of France. Its title comes from the French city of Orléans.
The French colony was ceded to the Spanish Empire under the secret Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762). Having learned of this only in 1764, the French colonists did not recognize the agreement and drove out the Spanish governor in a revolt in 1768. However, the uprising was soon suppressed and in 1769 the Spanish flag was raised over the city.
US territory
In the 1850s, the position of the white French-speaking population was not threatened and remained a very vibrant community. French-language instruction was provided in two of the city's four school districts (all of which were white). In 1860 there were 13,000 free people of color in the city ( gens de couleur libres) - representatives of a class of free citizens, mostly of mixed origin, which grew during French and Spanish rule. According to the census, 81% of the population was classified as mulatto - a generalized term to denote varying degrees of mixing of ethnic groups. Largely French-speaking, they were artisans, the educated and professional class of African Americans. The majority of the black population was still enslaved - they were used as servants, port workers, apprentices, but most importantly - to work on the numerous sugar plantations located in the area.
Civil War
As the elite of the city's Creole population feared, the Civil War completely upended their way of life. In 1862, the city was occupied by a Northern fleet under the command of Benjamin Butler, a prominent government lawyer from the Massachusetts militia. He was later nicknamed "Beast Butler" by the people of New Orleans because of the edict he issued. Upon occupying the city, his troops were met with indignation and open hostility from southern women, which even led to skirmishes in the streets, after which he issued a decree that if such situations were repeated, such ladies would be regarded as prostitutes.
Butler also abolished the teaching of French in the city's schools. Statewide measures in 1864, and then after the war in 1868, further strengthened the policy of using only in English. By the time the dominant position of the English language was officially consolidated, it already dominated in the sphere of business and bureaucracy. By the end of the 19th century, the use of French began to decline. A new wave of Italian and German immigration also had an impact on this process. Despite this, by 1902, “a quarter of the city’s population used French in their daily communication, and another two-quarters understood French perfectly.” By 1945, many women of Creole origin (mostly of the older generation) spoke no English at all. Last major French-language newspaper L'Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans(The New Orleans Bee) closed on December 27, 1923 - 96 years after it began operations.
Since the city was captured at the very beginning of the war, it was able to avoid the widespread destruction caused to many other cities in the American South. The Union Army gradually gained control of the coast as well as the region north along the Mississippi. As a result, southern Louisiana was excluded from President Abraham Lincoln's Abolition Proclamation (which was primarily a military measure aimed at areas under Confederate control). A large number of former slaves from rural areas and a number of free citizens of color joined the ranks of the first black regiment raised during the war. Under the command of Brigadier General Daniel Ullmann (1810-1892), they became known as " Corps d'Afrique” (although the name predated the war and was applied to bands of free people of color, and the new group was primarily composed of former slaves). Later, in addition to them, “US Colored Troops” were formed, which by the end of the war played an increasingly important role in it.
XX century
The zenith of New Orleans' population and economy relative to other Southern cities occurred in the period before the outbreak of the Civil War. Since the mid-19th century, rapid economic growth began to influence all spheres of life, but the leading importance of New Orleans compared to other cities has steadily declined. The development of railway and highway networks has hit river traffic, redirecting the flow of goods to other transport corridors and markets.
By the middle of the 20th century, New Orleanians clearly felt that their city was no longer the most advanced in the South. By 1950, Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta had overtaken New Orleans in size, and in 1960 it was eclipsed by Miami, even as New Orleans' population reached its all-time high.
As with other older American cities, highway construction and suburban development contributed to the movement of residents from the city center to new residential areas outside the city. The 1970 census recorded a record population decline since the city became part of the United States. The Greater New Orleans metropolitan area continued to grow, but at a slower rate than other major Sun Belt cities. Although the port's importance remained high, automation and the shift to container shipping cost many jobs. New Orleans' economy has always been more focused on trade and financial services than on industrial production, but even its small manufacturing capacity was seriously reduced after World War II. Despite some economic successes by city governments under Mayors Morrison (1946-1961) and Schiro (1961-1970), the metropolitan area's growth still lagged behind more vibrant cities.
XXI Century
Hurricane Katrina
Nicknames - “Crescent City”, “Big Easy” and “City that Care Forgot”; the unofficial motto is “Let the good days roll by” (French: Laissez les bons temps rouler). Considered the cradle of jazz, the birthplace of Louis Armstrong. Place of numerous jazz festivals. New Orleans is the setting of the popular folk song The House of the Rising Sun and the acclaimed satirical novel A Confederacy of Dunces by Pulitzer Prize winner John Kennedy Toole.
Geography
Satellite image of the city
New Orleans is located on the banks of the Mississippi, approximately 169 km upriver from the Gulf of Mexico and south of Lake Pontchartrain. total area The city is 907 km², of which only 468 km² is land. The city was originally protected by natural dams or was built on high ground along the Mississippi River. After the Flood Control Act of 1965 ( Flood Control Act of 1965) The US Army Corps of Engineers built levees covering a wide geographic region, including what had previously been swamps. Perhaps it was this human impact that led to the subsidence of the territory, however, this is still a matter of debate.
The main sports facility of the city is the Mercedes-Benz Superdome - home stadium Saints, home of the Sugar Bowl and other events. The stadium has hosted the final NFL game - the Super Bowl - seven times (1978, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1997, 2002 and 2013) and by this indicator the building holds the record among NFL stadiums. Another major sports facility in the city is the Smoothie King Center - the home arena of the Pelicans, Voodoo, and the venue for many events. The New Orleans Race Course is home to one of the oldest horse races in the country, Fair Grounds Race Course. Student team competitions take place in the Lakefront Arena.
Every year, New Orleans hosts some of the most important college football matches - the Sugar Bowl and the New Orleans Bowl, as well as one of the PGA Tour Zurich Classic tournaments. In addition to Super Bowls, the city has also hosted other major sporting events, such as the Arena Bowl, the NBA All-Star Game, the college football finals, and the NCAA Final Four. In addition, the city annually hosts the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras marathon, the Crescent City Classic 10K race, and two other races.
New Orleans in art
The plot of the song Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones takes place in New Orleans.
The plot of the last episode of the song Medley Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin takes place in New Orleans.
Twin Cities
Notes
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- ArchINFORM
- 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files - US Census Bureau, 2016.
- US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/popest/data/counties/totals/2013/files/CO-EST2013-Alldata.csv
- US Census Louisiana Parish Population Estimates - 1 July 2008 (inaccessible link - story) . census.gov (March 19, 2009). Retrieved June 15, 2009. Archived May 7, 2009.
- Cultures that have significantly influenced New Orleans throughout the city's history include French, Native American, African, Spanish, Cajun, German, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Latin American, and Vietnamese. Multicultural history of New Orleans
- "Old Sober": How People Get a Hangover in New Orleans. BBC Russian Service (June 16, 2018). Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- Where to Listen to Jazz: From New Orleans to Melbourne. Buro 24/7 (May 16, 2017). Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- New Orleans: Birthplace of Jazz. PBS - JAZZ. Film by Ken Burns. Retrieved May 17, 2006.
- Behind the scenes of the film "Hurricane in the Bayou" (English). Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- Lewis, Peirce F. New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape = New Orleans: The Making of an Urban Landscape. - 2003. - P. 175.
- Lawrence J. Kotlikoff, Anton J. Rupert. The Manumission of Slaves in New Orleans, 1827–1846 (English) (PDF). Southern Studies (1980). Retrieved July 18, 2018.
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- Marshall, Bob. 17th Street Canal levee was doomed, The Times-Picayune(November 30, 2005). Archived from the original on September 7, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2006.
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The city consisted predominantly of people from the European pro-is-ho-de-niya, mainly French and Spanish loud, African slaves and their descendants, the so-called. free colored ones (gens de couleur libres). After the Gai-tian slave revolution of 1791-1803, the city experienced a wave of emigration from the island. Guys (both white and colored, who came to New Orleans with their slaves); Since the 1820s, German and Irish im-grants began to come to New Orleans, and the influence of North American pro-test culture increased (French was finally replaced by English only at the beginning of the 20th century). In the first half of the 19th century, it became the largest cotton port in the United States: in 1820-1840 according to the river. Miss-si-si-pi ho-di-lo ok. 400 steam-ro-moves, the port’s cargo turnover amounted to approx. 500 thousand tons per year.
By 1840 (re-writing) the city had 102.2 thousand people, New Orleans became the third largest city -ro-home of the country after New York and Bal-ti-mor-ra and first to the west of Up-pa-la-chey and in the South.
Since the middle of the 19th century, it has been connected by railways with New York and other major cities of the USA. Its importance grew as a fi-nan-so-go center (in 1838-1861 and 1879-1909 in New Orleans act-st-vo-va-lo from-de- le-nie Mo-no-go yard of the USA). Before the birth of slaves in 1862, New Orleans was the largest slave market in the United States (there was a trade here, but about 2/3 of the -but-to-live slaves). During the period of the Civil War in the USA 1861-1865 - the most important strategic point of the con-fe-de-ra-tov; in April 1862, si-la-mi flo-ti-lii se-ve-ryan was taken under the leadership of adm. D.G. Far-ra-gu-ta. In 1871, a cotton exchange opened, through which it processed about 1/3 of US cotton (closed in 1964) . In the last third of the 19th century, New Orleans lost its economic position, including due to a decrease in the value of -niya river-no-go su-do-hod-st-va. Since the end of the 19th century, in the city, dey-st-vova-la sis-te-ma ra-so-voy seg-re-ga-tion (see Jim Crow-ism), sharply deteriorated -elk po-lo-zhe-nie so-called. free people of color, with equal rights to the Af-roa-Me-ri-Kan-ts. By the beginning of the 20th century, New Orleans ranked 12th among American cities in terms of the number of inhabitants (287.1 thousand people in 1900).
After the Second World War, New Orleans experienced an economic boom associated with Ch. arr. with the development of oil-te-do-be-chi and oil-te-pe-re-ra-bot-ki in the state of Louisia-na, tu-riz-ma, and so- same trade with Latin American countries and with countries - according to-ku-pa-te-la-mi pro-vol-st-via (Japan-ni-ey, Ki-ta-em, Egypt-tom, Mek-si-koy, Ko-lum-bi-ey, Is-pa-ni-ey, etc.). Since the third half of the 1950s, one of the centers of the Movement for Civil Rights. In 1960, the city's population reached the historical maximum - 627.5 thousand people. In 1950-1975, due to the drainage of swamps, the territory of New Orleans increased by 2 times (including on the shore of Lake Pont. Char-train drainage area 2×10 km, where the University of New Orleans and Lake Front Airport are currently located). Since the 1970s, the eastern part of the city, the most exposed to water, has been built. In 1979, the seaport of New Orleans became the largest in the United States in terms of cargo volume, surpassing New York.
New Orleans, according to the Federal Agency for Emergency Situations of the United States, is the most vulnerable the most visible city of the country for ura-ga-nov (located on the tra-ek-to-rii movement of the tro-pic. ura-ga-nov, pr- coming from the ak-va-to-riy of the Mek-si-kan-go gulf in August-no-Jab-re; records have been kept since 1852). He suffered greatly from floods caused by ura-ga-na-mi in 1909, 1915, 1947, 1956, 1965, 1969, 1998, 2004, 2005 ( due to the dam-ditch hur-g-nom Kat-ri-the water level rose by 7.6 m, it was 80% ter-ri-to-rii city; over-the-lo-vi-ny on-se-le-niya there was eva-kui-ro-va-no; number of deaths 1.5 thousand people were killed; the total damage amounted to 125 billion dollars - the largest in the entire history of the United States) and 2008.
The oldest part of the city is located on the river bank. Miss-si-si-pi French quarter (or “Old square”) with a rectangular grid of streets (ge-plan of 1721, engineer A. de Pozhe) : 7 streets go along the river. Miss-si-si-pi and 14 streets on the right-le-ny per-pen-di-ku-lyar-but to her (all about 98 square apartments) ta-lov). In France kvar-ta-le na-ho-dyat-sya: the earliest possible co-keep-niv-shay-sya in the construction of New Orleans - mo-na-styr ur-su-li-nok in sti -le French ba-rock-co (1745-1753, art-hi-tek-to-ry I.F. Bru-ten, A. de Batz) and pl. Jackson Square (formerly Place d'Armes) with the Church of St. Louis (1789-1794, rebuilt in the neo-go-ti style ki in 1850 by architect J.N.B. de Pouilly), baroque administrative buildings “Ka-bil-do” (1795-1799) and “Pre-svi-te- ria" (1795-1847; now not both are museums; all are by architect J. Guillemart) and pairs of buildings of the oldest in the country -the apartment building "Pont-tal-ba" (1849-1851, architect J. Ga-lier), as well as the building of the bank headquarters ta Louisia-na (1822, according to the design of the architect B. Lat-ro-ba) and class-si-ci-stich. The old coin yard (1835-1838, architect W. Strickland; now not a museum). The French quarter is built up with residential buildings, mainly the first half of the 19th century of the French (with open roofs on fa-sa-de, chu-gun-ny-mi bal-kon-ny-mi re-shet-ka-mi; the oldest preserved-sya - “Next-st- in ma-dam John", 1788) and Spanish-pan-sko-go (with pa-tio) types. From the back, the central business district is coming to the French quarter. Its eastern border is Canal Street; she divides the city into “da-un-ta-un” (or center, located below the Mis-si-si-pi river) and “ap -ta-un” (upper city; higher up). Is-to-ri-che-ski ap-ta-un na-zy-va-et-sya American quarter. The streets in this area spread out like a fan; si-lu-this is the district for-mi-ru-yut sky-scraping (including the tower of the All-world-of-the-go-go-go-go-go-go-center in rus -le pozd-ne-go modern-der-niz-ma, 1967, architect E.D. Sto-un; building “One Shell Square” in the style of post-modern-der-niz-ma, 1972, architect -the architectural bureau "Ski-d-more, Owings & Merrill", the highest in New Orleans, 212 m), as well as the neo-gothic church of St. Patrick (1837-1839, art-hi-tek-ry J.H. and C.B. Day-ki-ny, J. Ga-lie), classical “Galie-Hall” (former ra-tu-sha, 1845-1850, architect Ga-lie), Ogden Museum of Southern Art (located in a neo-Romanesque building Institute of the former Memorial Library of Go-var-da, 1889, architect. G. Richard-son, and in the building “Ste-ve-na Gol-d-rin-ga Hall”, 2003, art-hi-tech-to-ry E. Barron, M . Toups), sports and exhibition complex “Louisiana Sue-per-do-um” (1975, architectural bureau “Curtis and Davis”) , en-ensemble square Piazza d'Italia, a key post-modern construction (1977-1978, architect C. Moore). Around the central district and the French quarter, between the river. Miss-si-si-pi and lake. Pont-char-train, ras-po-lo-zhe-ny is-to-rich. residential areas (Mid-City, Tre-me, By-water, etc.), where buildings of the 19th - first half of the 20th centuries were preserved (for example, person-nya-ki of the mid-19th century in is-to-ri-che-styles in Gar-den-di-st-rikt, or Sa-do-vom district). On the coastal lake. Pont Char Train leads out to the City Park (established in 1854; area 526 hectares), where the Museum of Arts is located (building in the style ne-oklass-si-tsiz-ma, 1911, architect S. Marx) with a garden sculpture tour by Besthoff (2003).
In the ag-lo-me-ra-tion of New Orelana there is a pre-ob-la-da-et-ti-po-vaya small-storey residential building with numerous transport ports -no-lo-gistic objects-ta-mi and pro-mzo-na-mi; in unbuilt areas along the river. Miss-si-si-pi - oro-shae-my earth-le-de-lie.
Large science center (about 50 research institutes), education (11 universities, about 50 thousand students ) and culture. Leading universities - Tu-lane University (founded in 1834 as a medical college, current status since 1884; 12.6 thousand students, ne-go-su-dar-st.), University of Dil-lar-da (1869, ne-go-su-dar-st-ven-ny), Ye-zu-it-University of I. Loy-o -ly (1904, modern status since 1912), Catholic University of St. Francis Xavier (1915), University of the South (1956) ), University of New Orleans (1958; the only US university with pre-ob-la-da-ni-em students-af-roa-me-ri-kan-tsev), Center medical sciences of the University of Louisiana (1931), Del-ga-do-kom-m-yu-ni-ti-col-ledge (1921), etc. Public library (1843 year). Museums: Louis-An-Museum of the Civil War (Me-mo-ri-al-hall of the Confe-de-ra-tion; 1891), Louisiana (1906 year), arts (1911), far-ma-tsev-ti-che-sky (1950), kol-dov-st-va (1972), African-American , National Museum of the Second World War, etc. Historical collection of New Orleans (1966), Center for Contemporary Art (1976). Te-at-ry: Ma-ly (1916), “Del-ta fes-ti-val ball-le” (1969).
New Orleans is considered the birthplace of jazz. In honor of L. Arm-st-ron-ga, one of the os-no-va-te-leys of traditional jazz, Arm-st-rong-park is named. Louis-an-sky phil-lar-mon-nic orchestra (1991). On the stage of “Te-at-ra is-of-the-tel-arts of Ma-ha-li-Jackson” (1973) there are performances of mu -zik-lov, operas, symphonic and jazz concerts, etc. Annual festivals: inter-folk jazz vy “Jazz Fest” (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival; since 1970), African-American music “Es-Sens” (named after one-no- named after Zhur-na-la; since 1995), jazz-zo-howl, nar. and traditional music “French Quarter” (since 1984).
They take place every year: the Mar-di-Gras carnival (since the 18th century), the Voodoo festival, the Tennessean literary festival si Williams." New Orleans is a filming location for numerous movies (the unofficial name behind the city is “South Hollywood”) . City zoo.
Large sports center. The most well-known professional clubs: New Or-les-ans Saints (American football), New Or-les-ans Horse-nets (bass-ketball) ), "New-Or-les-ans Ze-firs" (baseball). Con-stations of production at the Mercedes-Benz Sue-per-do-um stations (until 2011, “Louisia-na Sue-per- do-um"; 76.5 thousand seats; the world's largest indoor stadium) and "New Or-le-ans Arena" (over 18 thousand seats ). Among the largest con-stu- tions, tra-di-tsi-on-but pro-in-dating in New Orleans, golf tours “Zu-rich- Class-sik”, included in what-pio-nat PGA (As-so-tsia-tions of prof. Gol-fi-stov), decisive co-stu- dents Czech teams in bass-cat-bo-lu (fi-nal of four-you-three National student sports association) and in American football -lu (Shu-gar Bo-ul) and many others. etc.
Among other major cities in the USA, New Orleans has a variety of languages: a wide range of languages: not-we are the French language, its dialect is ka-nad-sko-go va-ri-an-ta, which is spoken by fran-ko-ka-nad-tsy, im-mig- ri-ro-vav-shie here from the province. Aka-dia (modern New Scotland; in Louis-sia they are not called ka-ju-na-mi), and Louis-an-cre-ol- Chinese language, formed among the Gai-Tan Negroes. Cultural and ethnic diversity also manifests itself in the area of gastronomic traditions (many Numerous dishes from seafood, vegetables, etc.) and street celebrations.
The leading sector of eco-no-mi-ki ag-lo-me-ra-tion of New Orleans is the us-meadow sector (for about 85% of the workers, about 66% of GRP is created, 2009); in manufacturing industry for 5% (20% of GRP), in construction industry 7% (4%), mining industry, agriculture and fishery 3% (10%). The main sector of the sphere of service: transport-port-no-lo-gi-sti-che-skiy (chief. ob-service of port-of-ho -zyay-st-va) and tourism business.
The Louisiana port complex is one of the largest in the world (total cargo turnover 364.2 million tons per year, 2010), the main inter-mo-distant port of the United States (implements a full set of services along the trans-port-river and distant com- complex processing of mixed cargoes). It includes the port of New Orleans (cargo turnover 72.4 million tons; 2010), the port of South Louisiana (236.3 million tons, the largest located in the country; located between New Orleans and Baton Rouge; about 70% of the company's cargo comes from -ruyu oil) and the port of Ba-ton-Ru-zha (55.5 million tons). New Orleans is one of the country's main ports for the import of crude oil (approx. 20% of cargo), steel, coffee, vegetable oils -sat down and sat on the kau-chu-ka, you-woo grains and soybeans. In the vicinity of the port there is one of the longest quays in the world (over 3.2 km, possible at the same time with -hire 15 large sea vessels), approx. 3.4 km2 of loading areas, about 1 km2 of covered storage facilities, 10 super-powerful storage facilities lo-dil-ni-kov (about 24.6 thousand m2), 14 warehouses (about 8.5 thousand m2) for storing coffee, container terminal "Na-po-le-on" mine (capacity over 360 thousand TEU containers per year). Large cruise port (every year over 700 thousand passengers); regular flights to Mexico and the countries of the Caribbean Basin, ex-courses on the inside. water system of the USA. Large tourist center (8.3 million people in 2010; tourist expenses are estimated at $5.3 billion - about 2 /5 before the city budget). New Orleans is a large center of business services (ad-mi-ni-st-ra-tiv-nyh, legal, fi-nan-so-vykh, con-sal-tin-go- vykh, etc.), as well as education, health care and social assistance. The service of military facilities (in the ag-lo-me-ra-tion of New Orleans - air base) is of great importance -for the US Navy, etc.).
New Orleans is a large or-ga-ni-za-tsi-on-ny center for the production, storage and re-working of oil. Here are the bases of several large oil TNCs (Royal Dutch Shell, Eni, Chevron Corporation), many-number industry service companies (“Petrotech”, “New-park Resources”, “Superior Energy Services”, “Era Helicopters”, etc.), Control Center Stra-te-gich. US oil reserve. Operating oil refineries include Valero Energy Corporation (Nor-co settlement), ConocoPhillips (Bell Chasse settlement), ExxonMobil, Murphy Oil USA, Air Products and Chemicals" (Shal-mett village), "Marathon Petroleum Corporation" (Gary-ville village), oil-te-hi-mich. com-bi-nut of the Dow Chemical Company (village of Khan-ville), enterprise for the production of ag-ro-hi-mi-ka-tov "Monsanto Company" "(village Lu-ling). From New Orleans there are several large oil, oil, and gas products.
Among the races of ma-shi-no-stro-eniya you-de-la-ut-sya aviation-ra-ket-no-space industry, su-do-construction and su-do -repair. In New Orleans there are enterprises of the Lockheed Martin company (since 1961; components for space workers). Come on, the port, the US Navy and the US Army serve the Bollinger Shipyards company (production and repair of various types of ships and naves) -ty-platforms), "Huntington Ingalls Industries" (village of Avon-dale; auxiliary military court), "Textron Marine & Land Systems" (city of Sly Dell; small military courts, su-da-am-fi-bii and bro-ne-tech-ni-ka), etc. Enterprises of non-ferrous metal-lur-gy (you - melting of primary aluminum), industrial construction-ma-te-ria-lov (including the production of stone and clay -we, production of glass products), for the production of washing machine tires (plant of the Pellerin Milnor Corpo-ration company, Ken-ner), clothes, decom. pro-duk-tov pi-ta-niya, po-li-graphic. production. In New Orleans there is the largest center in the world for the primary processing of fairy grains (“Silocaf of New Orleans”) and their roasting (6 factories, including Folger Coffee Company).
Near the city there is the Waterford nuclear power plant (village of Kil-lo-na; power 1218 MW) and several large thermal power plants. In the vicinity of New Orleans there are fisheries, farms for the cultivation of crayfish and oysters; you eat rice, sugar cane, fruits and vegetables. For-by-ved-ni-ki - Bayou-So-vazh, Jean-La-fitte, etc.
The most “European” city in America. Founded by the French, it was ruled by the Spanish for several decades. The city of New Orleans boasts local Creole cuisine and ethnic culture. The many Spanish and French style homes create a unique charm.
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New Orleans, due to its favorable location, quickly became major center trade. The Mississippi River has been an important transportation stream for the country for several centuries. The port of New Orleans is one of the largest in the United States. New Orleans was the first place black slaves brought from the African continent saw in the new country.
Most of the city's residents are descendants of Spanish and French settlers. But during its rapid growth, New Orleans was flooded with Italians, Irish, Germans, and Greeks. Thousands of Haitian immigrants have swelled the population in the last century.
French and Spanish
At the end of the 17th century, the first settlers appeared at the mouth of the Mississippi. Robert Cavelier de la Salle, who led the French group, declared this territory the property of his country and named it Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV. The first French colony settled here at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, and the founding date of New Orleans is recognized as May 7, 1718. The founder of the city is Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, a Canadian. The name New Orleans is given in honor of Philip II, Prince of Orleans - the French regent.
The bulk of the first settlers were convicts exiled to Louisiana to develop new lands and not distinguished by high moral qualities. In addition, the slave trade flourished here for many years, but the blacks living in the city were mostly free.
The French were unhappy with the profits from these lands. In 1762 they transferred them to their ally in the war with England. The Spanish controlled Louisiana until 1800. Then the French became the owners again, and in 1803 they sold it to the United States for $15 million.
American New Orleans
In the middle of the 19th century, the city had a population of 100 thousand people and was one of the largest in the country. IN Civil War Louisiana took the side of the Confederates, but a year later it already belonged to Lincoln supporters.
The beginning of the twentieth century was marked by the discovery of oil reserves, which, together with the development of transport roads, gave a new impetus to the rapid development of New Orleans.
By the end of the twentieth century, the city achieved great success in shipbuilding and the aerospace industry, and became a major tourist center.
Modern New Orleans
The spirit of France still hovers over the picturesque areas of the city. New Orleans today is called the “Paris of the New World.” In the old part of the city many ancient buildings have been preserved. It was called the "French Quarter". New Orleans is shrouded in legends and traditions, especially the Saint-Louis Cemetery, which is an architectural monument. According to one of them, the queen of the Voodoo tribe, Marie Laveau, is buried here, so walking around it alone is strongly not recommended.
New Orleans today has a central street called Bourbon Street, located in the French Quarter. It houses the best restaurants and cafes, numerous shops and souvenir shops.
Of the modern buildings, the most famous is the 38.5 km long bridge across Lake Pontchartrain. The new city also has something to see: a zoo, Audubon Park, the Picturesque Quarters of Saint-Charles and Warehouse, business districts with unique glass office buildings. You can also visit the art museum and the museum where they always hold interesting exhibitions.
Attractions
Each quarter of the city is a kind of island with a unique culture and a concentration of important historical monuments.
For example, Jackson Square. Next to it is the Saint-Louis Cathedral - an impressive religious building in an original architectural style, with interesting interior decoration. Nearby is the French Market, where you can buy anything. New Orleans attractions such as the Mint Museum and the World War II Museum will present interesting collections of artifacts.
Art connoisseurs will be able to enjoy the works of young sculptors, artists, and photographers at the Modern Arts Center.
The sights of New Orleans, located in the town of Shalmitte, are also very interesting. This is where General Andrew Jackson fought for the city in 1815. In addition, many gardens and parks, natural reserves attract tourists.
New Orlan tests
Nature regularly tests the strength of spirit of city residents. In the 18th century, fires, in the 19th century, cholera, leprosy, smallpox, and in the 20th century, hurricanes claimed many lives and caused serious damage. But what happened in 2005 brought immeasurable more grief to New Orleans. Flooding as a result of a dam failure due to Hurricane Katrina inundated the city, power supply and telephone communications were disrupted. Thousands of residents were evacuated to Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio.
The city suffered greatly from the consequences of the flood and destructive hurricane. The Americans helped restore buildings and infrastructure both by transferring funds and by working directly at the sites. Thanks to the help of the country's population, the history of New Orleans continues, and the city can once again appear in all its glory to tourists.
- The New Orleans streetcar is the oldest in the country.
- The city's bars are open 24 hours a day.
- New Orleans on the map is located in the bend of the Mississippi, so it received the nickname “Crescent City”.
- Popular American actress Reese Witherspoon was born here.
- New Orleans is the hometown of Louis Armstrong. In the mid-twentieth century, the musician was elected king of Mardi Gras. And today the city’s international airport is named after him.
Music in New Orleans
In the city of jazz, melodies always flow from everywhere. In the past, music in New Orleans brought the white and black populations very close together. Various styles and trends are common here, including blues, zydeco with a touch of French melodies.
Every spring, New Orleans hosts a jazz festival that lasts several days and provides the opportunity for numerous musicians to perform on stage. Since its inception (1970), this music event has attracted thousands of music lovers.
You can learn about the history of the development of jazz and listen to it in the National Park.
The famous parade attracts visitors from all over the world to New Orleans. Mardi Gras is a grand spectacle that lasts two weeks and is the oldest tradition and business card cities.
Carnival
It is rather a parade of decorated floats on horse-drawn carts. Each element of this picturesque procession is dedicated to entertainment: cards, drinks, women, etc. The parade looks very colorful, and participants in the procession throw small trinkets into the jubilant crowd of spectators - such as beads, coins, plastic rosaries, soft toys, aluminum medallions with holiday symbols. These little things often become collectibles.
The participant's costume must include three colors: gold - a symbol of strength, red - a symbol of justice, green - These shades have accompanied the festival for more than a hundred years.
The spectators, in order to receive a gift, attract the attention of the parade participants with all possible ways- they lift up their skirts and T-shirts, showing off their bodies. These days, New Orleans is called a city gone crazy - "crazy town."
The final stage of the procession is the election of the royal couple of the carnival. Rejoicing, fueled by alcohol and general accessibility, reigns throughout the evening and night. On other days, drinking alcohol and engaging in sexual activities are strictly punishable. But the parade is friendly, with no obscenities or fighting. Smoking, drinking and participating in the carnival at night is allowed from 21 years of age. Therefore, young people are often asked to present it, especially in bars.
Cuisine, restaurants and cafes
New Orleans is a godsend for tourists with gastronomic preferences. More than a thousand cafes, restaurants and bars operate in the city. The most visited establishment is the GW Fins restaurant with seafood cuisine. The menu changes daily and is based on the chef's morning purchases at the market. Specialties include crab fillet cutlets and oysters baked in the oven.
The budget restaurant Southern Candymakers brings together families with children, for whom a separate menu has been created. The establishment is distinguished by the friendliness of its staff and the most delicious pralines in the city.
To organize a celebration, there can be no better place than a luxurious restaurant located in a beautiful palace. The main part of the menu is represented by national cuisine and gourmet delicacies.
The Boucherie restaurant offers visitors a large assortment. Its menu includes meat dishes, traditional French fries, fresh sandwiches, and many desserts.
The Italian restaurant Vincent's Italian Cuisine shocks its guests with the huge size of the portions, so it is appropriate to order one dish for two. The signature treat is spaghetti with various sauces and crab soup.
Angelo Brocato Ice Cream is a colorful cafe for lovers of ice cream and pastries. And a delicious Italian dessert for every taste can satisfy the most demanding sweet tooth. The cozy cafe attracts guests with fresh buns and croissants, refreshing fruit ice, and ice cream with various toppings.
- Excursionists are recommended to travel on foot, as tourist sites are located within walking distance of one another. The quality of the roads is not always ideal, so it is better to avoid heels.
- The local tram will help travelers with limited time see the sights and the most significant streets of the city. The trip will cost 1.3 dollars.
- In addition to the tram, inexpensive transport is available almost 24 hours a day. On weekends he goes a little less often. Tickets can be purchased from the driver or at kiosks.
- At the rental center you can rent a car, the cost of which depends on the brand. To register, you will need a passport, international driving license, and a credit card with the required deposit amount.
- Tourists should not forget to be careful. In the evening you can only walk along central streets cities. It is better to wander into remote areas accompanied by a guide. Large cash and valuables should not be taken with you on a walk unless absolutely necessary.
- All payments are made via credit card, everyone accepts it shopping centers, supermarkets, boutiques, hotels, large restaurants and gas stations. Cash will be needed for those who intend to visit markets, small shops on the outskirts and budget restaurants.
- Motorists are likely to get stuck in traffic jams during the daytime. It is better to use the tram or ferry, which runs every 15 minutes.
- The most profitable way to pay for services and purchases is the national currency, which can be exchanged at any banks or private exchange offices. When making a transaction, you need to clarify the exchange rate and the amount of commission charged. It can vary greatly at different exchange offices.
