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Beyond Bourbon Street

An Insider's Guide to New Orleans

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August 3, 2016

Tales of the New Orleans Garden District

Introduction – New Orleans Garden District Ever toured the New Orleans Garden District? In this episode Mark sits down with Christine Miller, the Head..

One of many mansions in the New Orleans Garden District. Laid out in 1832, the Garden District is one of the country’s first luxury suburbs. It became the home of the Americans who moved to New Orleans after the Louisiana Purchase and wished to establish themselves away from the French and Spanish-speaking population in the French Quarter. These new New Orleanians largely made their fortunes on the backs of the sugar, cotton and shipping industries.