IN A WORLD WITHOUT CASTINGS Would the Big Easy Lose A Bit of Its Charm?


New Orleans is a city unlike any other in the United


States. Sitting on the Mississippi River delta, “Te Big Easy” is awash in a mix of cultures including French, African and Spanish Creole. Among the city’s most iconic characteristics, many of the French Quarter’s balconies are decorated with beautifully intricate cast iron. Many of the oldest buildings in New Orleans’ downtown


area were built with wrought iron balconies. Cast iron be- came popular in the 1820s because the molding and pouring process produced more fanciful structures. Te lace-designed balconies were a product of Spanish architecture. Many of the more ornate floral designs, which often feature the city’s ubiquitous fleur-de-lis, were influenced by the city’s French heritage.


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Photos courtesy NewOrleansOnline.com


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