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...Leslie Caron, actress in An American in Paris, Gigi and Le Divorce Walk through the garden of the Palais Royal, where Louis XIV played as a boy. Some shopping at the surrounding stores and boutiques is essential, followed by dinner at Le Grand V?four (17 Rue Beaujolais), located at the northern entrance of the garden. Be sure to ask for the booth where [the French novelist] Colette sat. Then why not catch the show at Le Moulin Rouge (82 Boulevard de Clichy)? Everyone should, at least once...
...stunning views of the mighty Mississippi. The Port of New Orleans just signed an agreement to open up four miles of riverfront for development, including a one-mile-long park replacing wharves. Nearby, developer Pres Kabacoff's $318 million plan to transform the St. Thomas housing project into River Garden-a mixed-income neighborhood with Creole cottages, Victorian doubles and Greek Revival houses-should get back on track this month. And a few blocks away, KB Home, one of the nation's largest builders, will turn dirt this spring on 58 lots for Orleans-style homes. With $50 billion...
...renaissance of our city," says Larry Schmidt, who runs the New Orleans office of the Trust, which seeks to conserve land for parks and historic sites. Already, the nearby Glidden Paint building is slated to be converted into 100 condos and the next phase of Kabacoff?s River Garden development is in the works...
...fear these ambitious plans may rob the city of its soul. "I like driving around and seeing all the different neighborhoods," says Ivan Neville, junior member of the city?s famous Neville Brothers band. "You can walk three or four blocks in either direction on either side of the Garden District, and you're like in the 'hood. And that's what makes New Orleans New Orleans." But New Orleans is already changing. In the 7th Ward, east of downtown in an area that got little flooding, Latoya Crump is overseeing work on her mom?s shotgun house painted...
...view. Afterward, pop over to the Hotel Plaza Athénée down the street (25 Avenue Montaigne) for a drink - its decor is an attractive mix of modern glass and traditional woodwork. Leslie Caron Actress in An American in Paris, Gigi and Le Divorce Walk through the garden of the Palais Royal, where Louis XIV played as a boy. Some shopping at the surrounding stores and boutiques is essential, followed by dinner at Le Grand Véfour (17 Rue Beaujolais), located at the northern entrance of the garden. Be sure to ask for the booth where...