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Old 06-25-2012, 10:15 AM
 
Location: New Orleans
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I have no problem with people enjoying the show. As annie said, it is the best representation of new orleans to ever be put on tv. I just don't happen to enjoy it myself.

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Old 06-25-2012, 11:55 AM
 
Location: In the city
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Haha-- we should start our own show! Public access here we come....I definitely can contribute some interesting characters and plot lines....
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Old 06-26-2012, 10:03 AM
 
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As far as the Google Streetview issue, there's a nifty blog that collects images from Google and then takes photos of that location as it currently exists.

For example, here's a shot of Columbus and Marais from Google, and as it is today.

Update Google Street View in New Orleans!: Columbus & Marais
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Old 06-27-2012, 06:13 PM
 
Location: Lancaster, CA
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as a person still living in los angeles and trying to get out there, I am enjoying this site
Update Google Street View in New Orleans!
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Old 06-29-2012, 11:42 PM
 
Location: New Orleans
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Think about celebrities who call attention to a cause-- Angelina Jolie, for example. Do you think she knows what its like to live as a young girl in the middle east? Nope. She might be able to describe it to an extent, but she lacks the basic experience to fully understand that life. Does that mean she can't call attention to issues surrounding education for young women? Does that mean she can't advocate for refugee rights? The creators of "Treme" try to get it right-- they seem to appreciate the city in a unique way. Maybe they aren't 100% accurate or lacking of "native" knowledge. But at least they are calling attention to the city and its issues, and I think, doing so in an entertaining way. (Though the faces that that violinist makes when she plays always irritate me....)
I've only watched a couple episodes so far so I don't know if I like it (and I certainly have no idea about the accuracy of it) but I do like this aspect of it. For instance, they show tour buses driving through with people taking pictures out the windows of the devastation and the driver asking intrusive questions. I saw that and instantly felt the urge to look it up to see if this was something that really happened and was a bit shocked to find that it not only happened but still happens. I didn't follow Katrina at the time or after so I've never known much more about it other than the fact that it destroyed the city and that the aide response was generally terrible. It's eye opening to discover just how screwed up things were down there. Maybe I'd learn about this stuff after moving there eventually but many Americans who aren't moving there are also learning this stuff through the show. That can only be a good thing for the city.

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As far as the Google Streetview issue, there's a nifty blog that collects images from Google and then takes photos of that location as it currently exists.

For example, here's a shot of Columbus and Marais from Google, and as it is today.

Update Google Street View in New Orleans!: Columbus & Marais
That's an unbelievable difference. Thanks for sharing the link!
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Old 06-30-2012, 01:50 PM
 
Location: New Orleans
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Pics like the one on the bottom here: Update Google Street View in New Orleans!: Music St between Villere and Robertson

are why I love this city so much. The owner of this house is probably a welder or some other way a member of the working class, but he (or she) took the time to bring a little house like this to its full potential, and it's absolutely beautiful.
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Old 07-02-2012, 10:47 AM
 
Location: Denver
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Great site, thanks for sharing! Agree with the Music St house - love the design and colors.
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Old 08-14-2012, 11:16 AM
 
Location: Prairieville, LA
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If anybody wants to see it, Street View in NO has been updated.
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Old 06-07-2015, 12:28 PM
 
Location: Macao
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That's easy....look down in the bottom of the google street view window and look at the photography dates....
COOL. Noticing that for the very first time now.

Now it is all dated for 2014, which is interesting, as a few years ago, I also remember much of NOLA not looking so good on google maps. I don't have that same feel anymore when I look at google maps now!
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