Gosh, Hurricane Katrina wiped out New Orleans! As of February of 2008, it is still a disaster!
We were fortunate as there was very little damage to our beloved 611 Dauphine. We do know
that the homes of many of our New Orleans friends have been wiped out! Looking at the bigger picture, whatever might
have happened to our place is really of little importance as compared to the lost of life and property of thousands of others.
Unfortunately, on the evening of December 30, 2005, a fire completely destroyed the grocery next door to us,
and in order to save our building, the fire department had to break out all of the windows, ax the doors and ceiling in our
place, and soak the place with water. It was a mess! We finally have a contractor working on its restoration
and hope to have it ready to "move into", some time during March of 2008. Work is now coming along and it
is exciting to get the construction reports! When the work is finished, our 611 will be better than ever!
In looking at various blog sites, I ran across photographer Joe Dunn. You should take a look at his site as he does have beautiful
scenes of New Orleans. Click here to see his site.
New Orleans is an exciting and vibrant city and provides lots of photo opportunities. We
have been fortunate to own a place in the middle of the French Quarter for a long time. There have been many fun times,
including ten years of riding with the Krewe of Bacchus during Mardi Gras.
| A view from our balcony towards the Hibernia Bank |
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