There are not many places in America where you are going to see the variety of trees blooming this time of year.  One good thing about being in real estate is that you get to see a lot of the city on any given week.  Many of these trees will only bloom for a couple of weeks then the leaves start coming out.  Amazing Louisiana Colors…..Taken with New Orleans Historic homes makes them even better.

    Just look at the variety of homes and trees.  Throw in a neighborhood Church in Uptown New Orleans,  a French Quarter Home, a Carrolton Cottage and an Uptown Historic home and you get the picture.

    I almost sold this Garden District Double this year but my clients decided on another one.  At one time it was a camel back double as were most of the homes in this block.  The previous owners made extensive renovations taking the entire upstairs as living area for there home.  They left the other side as a rental.  Not as much was done on the rental side.  The living side was fantastic.  It ended up selling for about $675,000.

   Over time a lot has been done to these doubles especially if they have a great location.  This is an historic area where you have to keep the exterior true to its time……

    Both these historic New Orleans homes are neat as a pin.  One is a double that is still being used as one.  The other may have also been a double that was converted to a single.  This tends to happen moe as neighborhoods get more expensive and people convert doubles into singles.  The insides may be entirely different but the fronts still have that New Orleans Double feel.  It too could have always been a single home but these guys have that look of yesterday in New Orleans Homes.

      Chandeliers have been around since before the 16th century. However, in terms of interior design they were mainly decorative rather than functional. In fact, they were not practical at all.

       This one is unique and is in a townhome in the French Quarter of New Orleans.  Have no idea of where it came from but they are treasured in histooric homes here.

     The Artist in the New Orleans French Quarter come in all styles, shapes sounds, and looks.  This was a recent group of photos.  The small shotgun owner creates his own art for all to see right on the street.  The blue dog on Royal Street becomes a cow tiger for the LSU game.  The painted back almost growls at you as this piece of work begins to walk away.  The band is a mainstay with various players and styles practicing their craft.  There are many more but a nice sample of the artist at work.  Get ready for Mardi Gras….

      New Orleans Historic homes in the French Quarter will have dozens of stories about them. I am sure this one does as well.  Completed in the 1830′s this was one of the first examples of this type of townhouse.  Many time the owners owned a plantation and this was a “Winter Home” when all the crops were finished.  New Orleans in those days was a center for culture for Creole Plantation owners.  Known as Landix Row as there are three identical townhomes built in that time.  Wait till you see photos of the inside…..

      New Orleans is full of Historic Buildings all over the City.  This was once Greenville Hall which was built in 1889 and became part of Dominican College in in 1914.  The St. Charles Ave address is close to Loyola Main Campus and Tulane University.  All within an easy walk to Audubon Park.  In 1984 it became part of Loyola University.

    It is a good thing that the buildings do get used over and over again.  This does not happen by chance.

    In the New Orleans French Quarter balconies are the norm.  All were parts of many homes in the early days of New Orleans.  Like a face on the street.  This was before electricity, automobiles, and computers.  Now you are not allowed to build them unless you can prove a balcony existed in the past.  You would have to duplicate it and get it approved by the Vueux Carre Commission.  Just trying to keep historical details in tact……

      Stay in New Orleans for a week this time of year and the weather will change at least twice.  Today was a few clouds and clear skies hitting a nice 75 degrees for most of the afternoon.  These South American Ducks have stopped over and have maybe decided to stay at Audubon Park for a couple of weeks.  I heard these are new to the area.  They sit in Oak Trees and seem to be having a swell time.

       This French Quarter Cottage owner really knows how to be creative.  Its a one of a kind in New Orleans when it comes to Holiday decorations.  The Santa is solid.  The peppermints are rocks painted.  A lot of things for such a small space.