Mardi Gras

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=185 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="03eb9c00dduajq.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="70" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="66"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="76" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="66" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0529cf00.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04ecec01eearkz.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Orleans Grandeur</B></FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Orleans Grandeur">home</A></div> <div> <B>Mardi Gras</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="milneburg_etcetera.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Milneburg Etcetera">  Milneburg Etcetera</A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="west_end.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" West End">  West End</A></div> <div> Mardi Gras</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="060ed480.png" border=0 width="237" height="72" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>      <B>Mardi Gras was strictly Canal Street when I was a kid --- and when I grew up --- it was still Canal Street.  </B></div> <div> <B>At least that's the way it was until I no longer had to worry about taking the kiddies to see the parades.  </B></div> <div> <B>Then, after Zulu and Rex paraded on Canal Street, my lady and I would hit Bourbon and Royal streets.</B></div> <div> <B>      We did "Breakfast at Brennans" for about ten straight Mardi Gras seasons.  </B></div> <div> <B>The two fun tables were ours and all the Gay folks who would sit around Chris Owens.  </B></div> <div> <B>We would hang in until Pete Fountain's Walkin group tromped through and that was our Finale.  </B></div> <div> <B>It was time to hit the streets again! </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> --- Below is Canal Street in 1900.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="050f5890.jpg" border=0 width="501" height="393" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="22" VSPACE="11"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0553db80.jpg" border=0 width="317" height="184" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5"><IMG SRC="05718b50.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="181" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Images duBoef in 1930, Comus in 1933 </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>and Proteous below in 1889 and 1925</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="059f7d70.jpg" border=0 width="247" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5"><IMG SRC="05b4dd70.jpg" border=0 width="333" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5"></div> <bR> <div> <B>     It wasn't until 1980, that my lady and I decided to catch the Zulu Boat Parade.  </B></div> <div> <B>We started our mornings with Bloody Marys at 4:00 a.m.  </B></div> <div> <B>We were good and soused by the time we got to Brennan's.</B></div> <div> <B>  </B><IMG SRC="0a33fa60.png" border=0 width="319" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="6"><IMG SRC="0a208ab0.jpg" border=0 width="264" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5"></div> <bR> <div> <B> Above is the Rex Water Parade of 1900 and landing at Canal Ferry in 1906.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Below shows old City Hall, now Gallier Hall with 1907 Kings Toast.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a542f70.jpg" border=0 width="322" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="milneburg_etcetera.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Milneburg Etcetera"><B>Next  Page</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>