Algiers Point - the 2nd Oldest Neighborhood in New Orleans - Episode #30
Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New Orleans
Mark Bologna
4.9 • 916 Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2017
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I talk with Mark Rosenbaum, the owner and artist behind Rosetree Blown Glass. Mark and I discuss Algiers Point, New Orleans' 2nd oldest neighborhood. Mark is a resident of the Point and an active member of the community.
Never heard of Algiers Point?
It's located just across the Mississippi River from the French Quarter and is the only portion of New Orleans on the West Bank, or "Best Bank" as residents over there refer to it.
The best way to get to the Point is to take a quick ferry ride across the river. A $2 fee for pedestrians will transport you to a village-like setting only a short distance from the craziness of Bourbon Street.
Algiers Point is known as New Orleans' best kept secret for good reason - even many locals like myself haven't spent much time in the historic district. That's too bad because a morning or afternoon exploring can yield fabulous views of the New Orleans skyline and the river traffic, unexpected art like Mark's blown glass studio, neighborhood restaurants and bars, and 19th century architecture.
Learn about all this and more in today's show!
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Mark
mark@beyondbourbonst.com
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| 0:00.0 | Hmm. Street, an insider's guide to New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast where we explore the food, |
| 0:16.3 | music, culture, places, and people that make New Orleans unique. Whether you are planning a trip, |
| 0:22.1 | living in New Orleans, or simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City from wherever you are, |
| 0:26.0 | you've come to the right place. |
| 0:29.0 | And now, your host, Mark Bologna. |
| 0:35.0 | Hey, all, this is Mark. |
| 0:38.0 | Welcome to episode 30. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm so excited to have you here with us today. |
| 0:41.0 | Hey, if you missed the last show show go back and check it out and that |
| 0:44.7 | when we discussed the battle in New Orleans with local author and historian Ed Brandy. For today's |
| 0:49.2 | show I decided to explore New Orleans second oldest neighborhood, Algiers Point. |
| 0:53.8 | I got to be honest too. I don't know too much about Algiers and I haven't spent a ton of |
| 0:58.0 | Tom in this area, so I thought it'd be fun for you and me to check it out together. |
| 1:02.4 | As a start, I asked fellow Instagrammer |
| 1:04.3 | Rebecca Radcliffe for advice on who to talk to. Rebecca takes amazing pictures |
| 1:09.2 | all around New Orleans but I especially love her images on the point. |
| 1:13.0 | She quickly responded and suggested I should reach out to today's guest. |
| 1:16.0 | He's a small business owner in Algiers Point as you'll hear about, |
| 1:20.0 | specifically he's a glass blower. He's been blowing glass since 1978. |
| 1:24.0 | He's a graduate of the Tyler's School of Art and Philadelphia. |
| 1:27.5 | And he's been in the point, as we'll hear about, since the early 1990s. |
| 1:32.0 | He's the owner of Rose Tree Blown Glass |
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