The Mississippi River is an integral part of the Crescent City. In fact, the nickname comes from the location of the city in a crescent of the river! Near the Central Business District, the river is about 1/4 mile wide, very deep and quickly flowing. Streets parallel the river and directions such as north, south, east, and west have little meaning. Instead "upriver" and "downriver" better describe which way to go. The CBD is pictured above from the ferry that goes from Canal Street to Algiers Point, a quiet neighborhood dating back to the 19th century.
The taller buildings of the CBD provide a contrast to the older, shorter buildings of the adjacent French Quarter. St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter sends her steeples above the surrounding buildings.
The Mississippi River is an integral part of the Crescent City. In fact, the nickname comes from the location of the city in a crescent of the river! Near the Central Business District, the river is about 1/4 mile wide, very deep and quickly flowing. Streets parallel the river and directions such as north, south, east, and west have little meaning. Instead "upriver" and "downriver" better describe which way to go. The CBD is pictured above from the ferry that goes from Canal Street to Algiers Point, a quiet neighborhood dating back to the 19th century.
The taller buildings of the CBD provide a contrast to the older, shorter buildings of the adjacent French Quarter. St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter sends her steeples above the surrounding buildings.
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