New Orleans Photo Walks: Historical Photography Tours
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New Orleans Photo Walks: Historical Photography Tours

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Stop At: Cypress Grove Cemetery, 120 City Park Ave, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA

Cypress Grove Cemetery was established in 1840 on the former banks of Bayou Metairie, the cemetery was built at the edge of the city to accommodate its rapid growth. New Orleans philanthropist Stephen Henderson donated property to the Firemen’s Charitable & Benevolent Association, which sold the property and used the funds to purchase land at the end of Canal Street. The cemetery was the first established in honor of the city’s volunteer firemen and also became a popular burial site for Protestant families in response to the deterioration of the Girod Street Cemetery.

Located at the intersection of Canal Street and City Park Avenue, the monumental entrance gate was designed by architect Frederick Wilkinson in the Egyptian Revival style, and is reminiscent of the one at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A broken Doric column, designed by French architect Jacques de Pouilly after a monument in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, was placed near the entry, honoring firefighters who died in service. Tombs are arranged in a grid formation with a broad, paved walkway, called Live Oak Avenue, forming a long, central, north-south axis from Canal Street to Banks Street. The walkway is flanked by narrower parallel and intersecting paths named after locally favored plants and trees, including myrtle and rose. Two majestic live oaks stand on the eastern perimeter of the cemetery, their moss hanging low and grazing the tops of the graves below. Elaborate marble, granite, and cast-iron tombs populate the cemetery and serve as examples of memorial architecture. The cemetery’s irregularly shaped lot cuts diagonally across a city block, and is separated from St. Patrick Cemetery No. 1 to its east by a wall of “fours,” or stacked burial spaces.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA

French Quarter or "Vieux Carre", Old Square, phrase coined in late 1800s when New Orleans was evolving as a tourist destination. Celebrating 300 years, New Orleans Tricentennial, 1718 - 2018.

Duration: 2 hours

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Included
  • Professional photographer guide - PhotoDon
  • Professional Historical guide - Licensed New Orleans Tour Guide
  • Small-group tour - Limited to 8! Book Early!
  • Our Photo Walks are limited to 8 people in order to allow better interaction and individualized attention.
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Not included
  • We operate under a “NO TIP” solicitation policy; gratuities are welcome only when we have met and exceeded all your expectations. Thank You . . . What we do is not our job, it is our passion.
Additional
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Tours Rain or Shine. Can’t be held responsible for missed tours, no shows, and late arrivals - its New Orleans, it happens. Tours start as scheduled. Please plan on arriving 15 minutes prior to the start of your tour.
  • Bring water, throw on a hat, wear comfortable shoes, and protect yourself from the rain. Don't forget your camera.
  • Near public transportation
  • We are volunteer tour guides for the Friends Of The Cabildo & The Louisiana State Museum. We are members of the Tour Guide Association of Greater New Orleans, New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau & Save Our Cemeteries. We are registered tour operators for St. Louis Cemetery #1.
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Cultural
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Original
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