Algiers Point New Orleans

... to return to the area. Our last day in the city started with a voyage of discovery across the river to Algiers Point, the only part of original New Orleans to be sited on the west bank of the Mississippi. The journey was made a great deal more eerie by ...

... the Big Easy, they are working on it, an hour a day.It is a 10 minute drive east down the Westbank Expy to Algiers Point, another small town, similar to Point Edward, within the metropolitan area, where you catch the Canal Street – Algiers Ferry. ...

... bus, and then a street car, to reach the French Quarter. The first thing we did was catch a ferry across the Mississippi to Algiers point to get views back of the city. We then returned and took our time walking down the river front and around the ...

... 'on the point' tonight. We decided to stay on this side of the river for Friday night and 'do' the 'Big Easy' tomorrow. Algiers Point is the 2nd oldest town in Louisiana and has undergone (& still is) lots of restoration. The houses are small and ...

... none of these is particularly suited to the traveller on a budget. If money is tight, have a look across the river on the Westbank. Algiers Point is a 7 minute (free) ferry ride from the Quarter, or a $15 cab ride if it gets too late for the ferry, and ...

... all over and it’s bringing Algiers alive. But there’s a clear line of distinction between the “new Algiers” at Algiers Point -- where the new faces of the neighborhood are staking their claim -- and the ‘hood where Michael ...

... populated area over the River that we could see was Algiers Point, the next oldest area that forms part of New Orleans. African slaves were imported to Algiers and it was used as a holding area until the slaves had recovered from their journey and could ...