New Orleans stronger shared history with what city? (Jefferson: design, area)

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Santiago de Cuba has a a lot in common with New Orleans as well. Havana has much in common with and ties and likes to New Orleans as well.

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Originally Posted by annie_himself

Who said New Orleans wasn't southern? New Orleans has stronger historical ties to each of those countries than many southern cities. Many of the cities were merely small towns in New Orleans' heyday. In 1860, Baton Rouge had only 5k to New Orleans' 168k, Jackson, MS only 3k, Shreveport only 2k, Houston a mere 5k, Dallas was <1k, Atlanta at 10k, Montgomery at 9k, Birmingham at 3k in 1880 but up to over 300k in 1950, and finally Mobile was at 30k. During those years, there weren't any major cities close to New Orleans for them to share much history. It was the largest port of immigration in the south and second only to New York. It drove the international slave trade for the south, was home to the largest chinatown in the south, still home to the largest population of Sicilians outside of Sicily. The only American city that comes close is Mobile and even that is a far cry.

Technically, New Orleans is not regarded as Southern due to it's different unique history and traditions and cultural patterns from that of the southern states that developed as part of the 13 original colonies umbrella.

New Orleans is not really "Southern" in the traditional sense.

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Originally Posted by annie_himself

Who said New Orleans wasn't southern? New Orleans has stronger historical ties to each of those countries than many southern cities. Many of the cities were merely small towns in New Orleans' heyday. In 1860, Baton Rouge had only 5k to New Orleans' 168k, Jackson, MS only 3k, Shreveport only 2k, Houston a mere 5k, Dallas was <1k, Atlanta at 10k, Montgomery at 9k, Birmingham at 3k in 1880 but up to over 300k in 1950, and finally Mobile was at 30k. During those years, there weren't any major cities close to New Orleans for them to share much history. It was the largest port of immigration in the south and second only to New York. It drove the international slave trade for the south, was home to the largest chinatown in the south, still home to the largest population of Sicilians outside of Sicily. The only American city that comes close is Mobile and even that is a far cry.

Mobile was the original capital for Louisiana Territory before being moved to New Orleans. Mobile and New Orleans go hand in hand.

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Originally Posted by green_mariner

Atlanta and Houston don't have much in common with New Orleans. Houston might have more in common because it's on the Gulf, and Texas was once ruled by Spain, but New Orleans has a history unlike the other U.S. cities in the South. In fact, there is a video about this.


New Orleans, the original gateway to Latin America. - YouTube

Texas was under French and Spanish rule and various parts of it were part of the colonial administration and borders colonially for Louisiana.

It's all interconnected.

Nacodoges County and East Texas and Beaumont etc probably have much more in common with New Orleans.

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Charleston, SC is a better fit than any of these.

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Originally Posted by eastmemphisguy

Charleston, SC is a better fit than any of these.

Savannah.

[annie_himself]

Originally Posted by eastmemphisguy

Charleston, SC is a better fit than any of these.

How you figure that?

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Originally Posted by annie_himself

How you figure that?

When I think of Charleston, ties to Barbados are the closest thing I think of. Like, New Orleans, there were immigrants who settled in Charleston. However, Charleston has more of an English/West Indies feel, and by West Indies, I mean Barbados or the Bahamas.

New Orleans has greater ties to Cuba, Haiti, France, and Spain(the Canary Islands), so the two cities, other than being major ports and being old cities, don't have that much in common with one another.

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Originally Posted by knucklehead_vol

Savannah.

Savannah is not a fit either. I've been to both Savannah and New Orleans, both cities are quite different.