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11-28-18, 02:08 PM
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That is St. Charles Avenue. I just about grew up at that intersection. Just to the right on Canal Street my dad had a major men's wear shop in the '40s and '50s. Then he didn't! The Russell Stover's candy store that was on the corner where you see Starbuck's now wanted his space and he lost the lease. We used to watch the Rex Parade on Mardi Gras day from the second floor of the building. There was a large reviewing stand that was built out over the entrance to the store during the Mardi Gras season. The Pearl is a famous oyster bar. My mom used to take me there for roast beef po-boys when we were downtown together. And Kolb's was a very popular German restaurant for power lunches among the businessmen. The men's wear store to the left on the corner of Canal is Rubenstein Bros., just about the last of so many that were on those two blocks. I had friends that worked there in high school. We grew up with the Rubenstein kids. Lot's of friendly competition in those days.
Ah, memories. Sigh.
Ah, memories. Sigh.
Here's a shot of the hotel we stayed at from your intersection, almost the same view just 70 years later.
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11-28-18, 02:11 PM
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11-28-18, 02:11 PM
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11-28-18, 06:23 PM
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Well as someone who is unlikely to ever meet up with fellow Addictionites or BF members I have to live vicarously when you USA based ones do meet up. Photos of BF members meeting helps prove you are real.
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11-28-18, 06:28 PM
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Like your avatar, mine is a true rendition of myself.
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11-28-18, 06:56 PM
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Nope, didn't try that place, but we did hit Starbucks a couple of times for a quick, simple breakfast which was surprisingly difficult to find.
Also almost forgot to mention, we had lunch one day with @Jadesfire. Such a lovely young lady, it was a real pleasure to meet her.
Also almost forgot to mention, we had lunch one day with @Jadesfire. Such a lovely young lady, it was a real pleasure to meet her.
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11-28-18, 10:08 PM
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11-29-18, 06:14 AM
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11-29-18, 06:37 AM
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It's interesting how the street names change at the Canal Street intersection, as St. Charles Ave is named Royal St on the other side of Canal. Ironically I snapped a shot because it looked so inviting, but regretfully we never got the opportunity to walk down St Charles even though we hit that Starbucks twice.
Here's a shot of the hotel we stayed at from your intersection, almost the same view just 70 years later.
Here's a shot of the hotel we stayed at from your intersection, almost the same view just 70 years later.
11-29-18, 08:04 AM
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11-29-18, 09:14 AM
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11-29-18, 09:15 AM
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11-29-18, 09:29 AM
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Okay, here's a picture of me. Naked.
11-29-18, 09:38 AM
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11-29-18, 09:46 AM
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Take a look at these hands!
11-29-18, 09:49 AM
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11-29-18, 10:11 AM
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New clown shoes arrived. The textured areas of the top front are a lighter red, not orange-ish as they appear in the photo.
11-29-18, 10:21 AM
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Wear them in health. How do the black, stringy things threaded through the holes work?
11-29-18, 10:33 AM
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11-29-18, 10:40 AM
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Horribly long day in the city yesterday. Turns out, to get a new key cut requires being there at 8 AM. They made my appointment for 10. Thankfully they agreed to do the 10,000 km check-up instead. I'll take it in Monday to have the key made. The service guy's father own's an Italian Benotto from the sixties, and of course we hit it off well talking cycling. I had to fill the time between 10 AM and 3 PM, doing some shopping downtown, and then the time between 3 PM and 8:30 PM waiting for my wife's plane to come in. We got home around 11. 6:30 is generally much too late for a cup of coffee, but it served me well. Nothing takes it out of me like a day in the city.
I hope to get on the bike later today. i need to move around some.
I hope to get on the bike later today. i need to move around some.
11-29-18, 11:49 AM
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These are for touring/commuting. The soles of my current ones have worn out from so much use. I wanted the exact same model but it has been discontinued. You can still find them a few places, but not in my size.
11-29-18, 12:12 PM
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That's just decoration. They actual close with magnets.
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