. New Orleans, city of old romance and new oportunity. Southern railway system. ABOVE: A SCENE ON ST. CHARLES AVENUE BELOW: A FOUNTAIN IN AUDUBON PARK f^M RCHITECTURAL contrast is one of the most striking features of theNew Orieans landscape. In the old quarter, there are the fortress-t^^f-^^^ like structures of the French and Spanish times, with the red-tiledroofs, and the enclosed courtyards. In the more modern section, building runsthe gamut from the colonial type to the last word in introduces a variety in the appearance of the city that in other places,if found
. New Orleans, city of old romance and new oportunity. Southern railway system. ABOVE: A SCENE ON ST. CHARLES AVENUE BELOW: A FOUNTAIN IN AUDUBON PARK f^M RCHITECTURAL contrast is one of the most striking features of theNew Orieans landscape. In the old quarter, there are the fortress-t^^f-^^^ like structures of the French and Spanish times, with the red-tiledroofs, and the enclosed courtyards. In the more modern section, building runsthe gamut from the colonial type to the last word in introduces a variety in the appearance of the city that in other places,if found at all, is confined to the very wealthy sections, where builders spend m ? , ? . \ —-!— Mm. % ^- ii !• --^ .- ^^ j.^ .... __5 , ^i^^^^^^^^^^l^HB fev^r^^tsfe^l*^*; . *$)i4^. 1^S*feifeAiii»i8i;i«i. gj^UgL Tage 10]^-. ENTRANCE OF AN OLD NEW ORLEANS HOME large sums of money in order to achieveoriginality. St. Charles Avenue is one of thefamous thoroughfares of the country. The homes on this avenue and onother streets and parkways of the well-to-do, are as handsome structures as willbe found anywhere. Flowers are their particular New Orleans is a city of gardens; inthe rich soil of this semi-tropical climate,they grow all the year in profusion, theyall but smother the houses. Roses areespecially beautiful in winter. Purple wistaria, pink crepe myrtle,oleanders, and flaming bogainvillea, be-sides hundreds of other varieties of thetemperate zones as well as the tropics,spray their perfumed beauties to theworld. Palm-lined streets remind one of theavenues of some South American capital;and banana trees are a common sight. These gardens are not confined to thewealthier sections. They are found aswell around the more modest homes. It is these flowers, filling the greatopen spaces between the hou
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