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Savor Summer In New Orleans: A City That Sizzles

As the southern sun grows bolder in the sky, New Orleans, also known as the Crescent City, simmers with vibrant energy. Savor Summer in New Orleans! It is a melting pot of culture with a vibrant fusion of sounds, tastes, and experiences that you cannot find anywhere else.

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Keeping Cool in New Orleans: How Architecture Helps Battle The Summer Heat

In New Orleans, architecture is about survival and not just beauty. Would your house hold up in our heat?Keeping cool in New Orleans, where the summer heat can become intense, is about survival. The city’s architecture plays a crucial part in this.

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Field Trip Friday! The Hermann-Grima House

I had a free afternoon, so I decided to take a tour of the Hermann-Grima House. This house museum is located at 820 St. Louis Street. Less than a block from Bourbon Street, this stately mansion is surprisingly quiet and very well preserved.

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Field Trip Friday! The Seignouret-Brulatour Building

For this installment of Field Trip Fridays, I went back to the Historic New Orleans Collection to view a very special exhibit. Back in May […]

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Architecture Souvenirs!!

If the buildings of New Orleans make your heart go pitter patter and you want to keep that feeling around long after you have returned […]

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Trivia Tuesdays! President McKinley’s visit to New Orleans!

Did you know President McKinley visited New Orleans in 1901?   He did, and here’s the story: In late April 1901 President McKinley embarked on […]

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Field Trip Friday! Williams Residence

You know all those museums you’ve been telling yourself (and others) that you need to go visit? Summer is really the perfect time to do […]

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Favorite Building Friday!

Favorite Building Friday! This week to celebrate our annual French Quarter Fest, we headed back down to New Orleans’ most famous neighborhood to pick out […]

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Favorite Building Friday – Merchants Mutual Insurance Building

This week we head to Canal Street, the great dividing line between the French Quarter and the Central Business District to learn more about the […]

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How Architecture Was Designed to Fight Summer Heat

Summer is in full swing and with it brings sweltering temperatures and humidity that makes you feel like you should have brought flippers with you. […]

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