Another Side of New Orleans

Not La Boef Gras

As regular readers and bed and breakfast guests know, there is nothing an innkeeper enjoys so much as telling variations on a story.  

I was looking through my scrapbook the other day and noticed that I have taken a lot of pictures of statues that most visitors to New Orleans never see.  This shouldn't come as too much of a surprise.  As regular readers and guests at La Belle Esplanade Bed and Breakfast know, Frau Schmitt and your humble narrator spend much of our time in the neighborhoods less visited.  

Anybody want to go to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard?  

The coroner's office is located there and it is a sight to see.  To get an idea of how things run in New Orleans, take a look at the corner office's link:  neworleanscoroner.org.  The site used to have information about, well, the accomplishments of the elected coroner, mostly.  As of this writing, its domain is name is available for sale.

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Behind Brown's Dairy, which abuts Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, there are two monumental fiberglass statues of cows.

The bigger one is black and serious about producing milk.  The smaller one is brown and seems a bit more lackadaisical about the matter.

Separated at birth

For an added sense of scale, here they are in front of the house next door:

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They must have names, but I don't know them.  I do, however, always make a point to visit them when I'm in the neighborhood.  

Another place I stop by on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, which doesn't have a website, is the Central City Market.

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The starbursts read:  BOILED SEAFOOD.  FRUIT AND VEG.  CHICKEN NUGGETS.  HOT LUNCH.  The side of the building tells why I usually come here.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd has a wide and shady neutral ground. It's a good place for a picnic.

Here are the three most frequently asked questions we answer in order of appearance:

1.  Which way is the French Quarter?

2.  Is this neighborhood safe?

3.  Where do the locals eat?

If you are thinking about staying in New Orleans, think about staying at La Belle Esplanade bed and breakfast.  It is very rare for anyone to have a bad meal in New Orleans.  Your hosts have been around town.

A votre sante.