(This is the castle.) When you are a kid everything looks big. I remembered this castle and I wondered if it was still around. Each trip I would make to New Orleans I'd think about it, but I never remembered to go and check it out.
Ash Wednesday was a day of reflection. I went to Corpus Christi Church which is where I attended church almost every Sunday as a young man and I went to school there for two years. Since the school is non-existent, they are renovating to turn it into some sort of senior facility.
I parked in the next block from the church which was near the home in which I was brought to after I was born. Then I passed by the elementary school that I attended, McDonogh #42 which is becoming a Charter school. From there I decided to see what had been done to the first home my parents bought.
O f course it didn't look like this. It had a nice porch and a yard. Everyone gathered at my house or that of my best friend on the other side of the street.
From there I went and happened to spot the tower of the castle. It was not as big now as when we were children. You can get a pretty good view. We used to climb up the fence and get the cooking pears from a tree that hung over the fence. The top had cut glass so you had to be very careful.
Here are some other random shots taken at City Park. Some images are for sale if interested. Send an email to Photo1960@aol.com or 1960Photo@gmail.com, put ArtbyDlonzo in the subject.
(A rose by any other name... this is from the art project, Prospect 3. The sculpture is located in City Park.)
(The park swing has the City Park logo.)
(Inside of City Putt, the putting area features New Orleans Heritage. This one represents Mardi Gras.)
(This is morning call which has opened in City Park where the Casino used to be.)
(The entrance to Storyland where many of the local kids rode their first roller coaster and enjoyed the Carousel.
(This is McDonogh #42 which is soon to be a Charter school.)
