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301 years of history is nothing compared to all the things that happened on the site of New Orleans before the French founded the city. It has always been a bourbon monarchy. It always will be.
I stopped at the traffic light at the intersection of Esplanade Avenue and N. Broad Street. A bicycle tour pulled up next to me. The tour guide turned around. "After this intersection, we are about to enter what's called Esplanade Ridge. It's a bit more well-to-do up there, as you'll see."
I asked him, "What do you call the neighborhood you're leaving now?"
"This is Tremè," he answered loudly, looking at his tourists in tow while casting his arm at the neighborhood behind us.
I didn't argue. Why make a guy look bad in front of his customers? If a person doesn't know any better, that doesn't make him a liar. It's not like French Quarter ghost tours are known for their adherence to the facts. What's the harm of a little know-nothingness on a bicycle tour along Esplanade Avenue.
With New Orleans on your side, anything is possible. Most of the people on any given tour aren't going to remember every(any)thing, anyway. They'll remember the landscape, not the fact that the tour guide didn't know what he was talking about, especially if nobody asks any questions.
Esplanade Avenue is a beautiful street with plenty to see and enjoy, even without narration. The best way to explore Esplanade Avenue is on foot, without a guide. You'll learn more that way. Esplanade Avenue is a beautiful historic street full of details. It is like no other street in New Orleans, or, in the rest of the world.
New Orleans is a city of stories. The more, the merrier. Enjoy everything you do in New Orleans. New Orleans is on your side. Don't believe everything you're told unless it's from a reliable source. New Orleans isn't just a city of true stories. Lies abound in this city of hucksters and flim-flam. Which brings us to:
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