Posts Tagged ‘Natchez’
Dredging the Mississippi River. Photos from my Mothers Album.
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A brief overview of the many historic homes and attractions of Natchez, Mississippi.
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The SS. Natchez, is a sternwheel steamboat based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built in 1975, and she is sometimes referred to as the Natchez IX. It makes day trips in the harbor and dinner cruises along the Mississippi River.
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The Mississippi from the Jackson Brewery as a freighter cruises down the river. New Orleans, Louisiana. Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
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down the Mississippi
Around Your Town takes you for a strut through the French Quarter in New Orleans, with a little “LAGNIAPPE” at 3:48 of the vid!
Along the way you will see some of the landmarks that have made New Orleans famous, and a great band on Royal Street performing the 1931 classic song “Egyptian Ella” !
Title: The French Quarter
Film Shot on 1/4/09 & 1/5/09
Location: The French Quarter New Orleans, Louisiana
Movie produced & edited on 24″ iMac using iMovie 06 HD
Gee Three Slick Volume 8 Stabilizer, Anti-Mattes, and Titles
Sound: iLife & Skywalker Sound Effects
Soundtrack: French Quarter Strut – Tucker Conspiracy
Egyptian Ella – Meschiya Lake
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans – Billie Holiday
Video filmed with Sony DCR-HC52 DVR Handycam
Lenses: Sony VCL-0630X 30mm 0.6x Wide Angle Lens
Sony VCL-2030X 30mm 2x Telephoto Lens
*Film is property of Smoky Cat Productions, and cannot be duplicated outside of You Tube without the expressed, written consent of Smoky Cat Productions.
Music and video are licensed separately under the Creative Commons “BY” 3.0 license.
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The steamboat paddle wheeler Natchez docking at Toulouse Street Wharf behind the Jackson Brewery in the French Quarter of New Orleans after going on a two hour Mississippi River cruise. Video courtesy Steve Stein of Longbeach.
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This is a trip we took to Rodney, Mississippi. You would never guess it now, but Rodney was once a bustling and thriving river port town. It missed becoming the state capital by only three votes. However, today it is pretty much in ruins. There are still a few people who live there but most of the town itself is abandoned. There are empty buildings, houses and churches lining the main street in Rodney. One of the churches still bears the scars of a Civil War gunboat attack and even has a cannonball stuck in the wall. Rodney is an absolutely amazing place to visit filled with history and reminders of those that lived before us.
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Explore the beauty and ancient history of the Natchez Trace Parkway from Nashville Tennessee to the banks of the Mississippi River in Natchez, Mississippi. Part of Vehix’s Blacktop Chronicles series exploring how car travel shapes the American experience. Filmmakers: Steve and Sheri Wiggins
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Built in 1927, renovated in 1998, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 131-room Natchez Eola Hotel offers its guests the ambiance and charm of the Old South with the convenience of modern amenities. The Natchez Eola Hotel is graced with elegant interiors, arched doorways, crystal chandeliers, marble trim, stately columns, Mississippi River view balconies and a New Orleans courtyard with an original fire-and-water fountain.
Grand and stately, the Eola Hotel is furnished throughout with fine antiques, original oil paintings, statuary fountains and lush florals. Step out of the Eola’s courtyard into the heart of historic downtown Natchez, where you’ll discover Natchez Under-the-Hill, riverboat gambling, and the city’s renowned Antiques Row, all within walking distance of the Eola. Horse-drawn carriages will deliver you to the door of magnificent antebellum mansions graced with innumerable white columns, rich Italian marble and moss-laden trees.
Named “Eola” after the developer’s daughter, the Natchez Eola Hotel opened on July 1, 1927. Local newspapers hailed the hotel as a symbol of civic progress. Beginning in 1932, the Eola became headquarters for the annual Natchez Spring Pilgrimage.
The hotel enjoyed years of prosperity and celebrity visits, but by the 1960s, was showing its age. It quietly closed in 1974. Then, in 1978, under new ownership, a major restoration project commenced. Six and one-half million dollars later, the landmark hotel reopened. Elaborate chandeliers, columns, arched doorways, marble trim, and the famed “Peacock Alley” were returned to their original splendor.
Preservation efforts sensitive to the original architecture earned the Natchez Eola membership in the National Register of Historic Places. The premier historic hotel property in Natchez, Mississippi, the Eola once again is a command center to the annual antebellum home pilgrimages. The hotel hosts the annual Natchez Antiques Forum.
The tallest building in downtown Natchez, the seven-story Eola Hotel overlooks the city from the corner of Main and Pearl Streets. Just two blocks from the Mississippi River, and one block from the city’s new convention center, the hotel is within easy walking distance of most of the city’s attractions, restaurants, and nightlife.
The Natchez Eola Hotel offers the finest convention and meeting facilities in the area. The greatest care has been taken to create functional spaces that do not sacrifice the elegant ambiance of this historic hotel. With +/- 3,995 square feet of meeting space, the Eola Hotel provides meeting spaces that range from small boardrooms that seat a dozen individuals to a grand ballroom, which can accommodate 400 guests.
Lé Grand Pré Ballroom, on the mezzanine, offers a beautiful space for private dinners and receptions. The Grand Pré seats up to 250 people for banquets and 400 people for receptions. The ballroom can be divided into four private rooms that will accommodate groups from 15 to 110 people.
Located two blocks from the Mississippi River, one block from the newly built Natchez Convention Center, this historic downtown Natchez hotel is both elegant and convenient.
Eola-At-A-Glance: 131 standard and premium rooms and suites with queen, double, and king-size bedding. Rooms are handicapped accessible along with smoking and non-smoking. Some rooms come furnished with refrigerators, microwaves, ice machines, and fireplaces, along with balconies and/or connecting balconies. The premium suite comes with a Jacuzzi and fireplace.
Other amenities include:
Data ports, voice mail, cable television, radio & alarm clocks, coffee makers, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards.
A deposit of $100,000 is required to bid on this property.
For this property, there may be an additional fee (to be determined) to the high bid for personal property conveying with the real estate.
For more information visit www.williamsauction.com
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