New Orleans was the ultimate juxtaposition of time. Well really, what city full of history isn't. I guess it was just more shocking because when you're there, it's hard to believe you're still in the States. From the humidity in the air, to the eeriness in the atmosphere, the old Spanish architecture to the crumbling sidewalks, you can be walking down Royal Street and be completely transported to the past. The city is so rich in history that it's easy to get lost in it, but it's also littered with signs of the present which quickly pull you back to reality.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar boasts that it is the oldest structure used as a bar in America. Unlike other bars that try to claim this title, it remained open as a "blacksmith shop" during the prohibition period. To this day they still do not use any electrical lighting in the bar, only candlelight.
The last is a photo of the infamous "Romeo catchers." Placed on the balconies of one wealthy man's home, they were supposedly meant not to deter robbers, but to prevent young boys from sneaking into his daughters' rooms.
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