Modern New Orleans (1940)
James A. FitzPatrick: Self - Narrator
Quotes
-
Narrator : And now as we gaze upon the great city of New Orleans, we learn that it was founded in 1718 by the French and named in honor of the Duke of Orleans. After 54 years of French rule it was ceded to Spain and later returned to France. Finally in 1803 it joined the United States as the part of the famous Louisiana Purchase, and it presents itself today as a modern metropolis flourishing under the Stars and Stripes.
-
[first lines]
Narrator : On route to New Orleans we cross the Mississippi River by way of this magnificent $13 million structure, named the Hewey Long Bridge in honor of the late Hewey P. Long - former governor of Louisiana - whom New Orleans in largely indebted for this wonder of modern engineering; which characterizes the indominable spirit of the people of Louisiana and indicates the great strides that are being made in that state toward economic recovery.
-
[last lines]
Narrator : No visit to New Orleans would be complete without observing its nightlife, when the lights of Canal Street radiate with luminous colors and the city takes on a gayety not unlike that of Paris but truly typical of modern New Orleans - one of the finest and most progressive cities in the United States.
