New Orleans - The fire

On our way back from the graveyard, we had to pull over for several pieces of fire equipment.  About a minute later, we came across the building in question, almost immediately after the arrival of the first fire trucks.  from what we could tell, it was an abandoned restaurant.  We stayed for a few minutes to watch the firemen work.

A few minutes later, we had to move on because the entire street was blanketed with a thick smoke and the car was starting to fill up as well.

All along the route, I took the time to tell the kids the story of Hurricane Katrina, the lives lost and the devastation she caused.  I explained how now, almost a decade later, New Orleans is still struggling to come back.  It was very odd seeing boarded up houses next to rebuilt ones.  In some cases, there would be a whole street of newly built houses and then a whole street of damaged homes.

As I have mentioned before, I am fascinated with local architecture.  The shotgun and double shotgun house is a style that is unique to the South.  While I was fascinated, the kids could have cared less.  Thank heavens for the video games they had brought.