New Orleans stronger shared history with what city?

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by eastmemphisguy

Charleston, SC is a better fit than any of these.

I disagree. Charleston has more ties to Barbados and England. New Orleans has ties to France, Spain, Cuba, and Haiti. Plus, Charleston was an English-speaking city from the start.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by green_mariner

When I think of Charleston, ties to Barbados are the closest thing I think of. Like, New Orleans, there were immigrants who settled in Charleston. However, Charleston has more of an English/West Indies feel, and by West Indies, I mean Barbados or the Bahamas.

New Orleans has greater ties to Cuba, Haiti, France, and Spain(the Canary Islands), so the two cities, other than being major ports and being old cities, don't have that much in common with one another.

That's exactly what I was thinking. People often like to match these cities together, nothing wrong with that, but they have alot less in common than many think. Mobile is probably the only American city that shares a history similar to New Orleans.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

That's exactly what I was thinking. People often like to match these cities together, nothing wrong with that, but they have alot less in common than many think. Mobile is probably the only American city that shares a history similar to New Orleans.

All the reason I mentioned those things. New Orleans is like nothing else in the South. Even Mobile is somewhat different than New Orleans(albeit there are some similarities). New Orleans traditionally has had more ties to places outside of the USA. New Orleans is shaped by its relative proximity to the Caribbean and for how long it has been that way. Mobile might have a similar history, but I might suggest it has some things in common with northern Florida, as opposed to New Orleans, which pretty much does its own thing.

[Nairobi]

The New Orleans Greys

[Tiger Beer]

Now, THIS is an interesting thread topic!

[Aceter]

Jefferson Park, Los Angeles WAKA " Little New Orleans "

[Mwahfromtheheart]

The history of New Orleans is very unique. Everything, even the name of the city, was designed to bring french immigrants to the city. That's why they named it after the reagent of France and not after an Indian area like Mobile. It's really the only city in the south to have an early wave of immigrants come into the city, which is why it has a certain east coast accent. The city has been historically very open and accepting to other people and cultures, and was very unusual in that we had a class of free people of color in our city that had actual power.

Plus, not many people can say their town was named after the son of a crossdresser. A lot of goofy stuff was happening in the French court during the time New Orleans was explored and founded. I think that translated to a pretty goofy city too.