The Original Entrance to City Park New Orleans | Pizzati Gate, Belknap Fountain, and Anseman Bridge
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- The original main entrance to City Park New Orleans has a very old archway called the Pizzati Gate, a bridge named for the father of City Park, and also once included an old fountain that has vanished without a trace.
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i really enjoy your videos
I enjoyed this so much. Pizzati! That rolls off the tongue so well! I learned so much. You live in such a beautiful place man. That fountain on Canal Street then moved to the park must have been a beautiful sight. Pine Island Florida? lol Such a cool story with the fountain and the statues. So well done, I enjoyed this so much man
Thank you for another amazing history lesson and video! I love hearing more about our Louisiana history! Very beautiful archway and tomb. Too bad the fountain isn't there anymore! It would be amazing to hear what really happened to the fountain! Very beautiful plaques and statues! It would nice to hear what happened to the statues! That's another place that I would love to visit with my kids one day when I can afford to take them there. Stay safe. God bless.
Ww used to ride the Rajin Cajun down there.....
Buddy, I’m really enjoying the new music to go with the intro.
Thanks man!!
I was born Jorge Saul Pizzati
I love that name
Right on!
The Pizzati gate was not S Pizzati's last public donation. In Sep 1914, he purchased a home in Biloxi to retire in. In 1915, he donated the Pizzati Pavillion to the City of Biloxi. It was taken down before 1967. Also, the papers were calling it the "Pizzati Gate" as early as a month before its dedication on Sep 3, 1910 which was reportedly on his 71st birthday.
Other notes:
In January 1910, the New Orleans Item ran an article when he adopted his nephew, Marco Antonio Pizzati. The article stated "Mr. Pizzati, in addition to being a
commander in the Honduranean navy, to which he was appointed in 1886 by the then president of Honduras, Gen. Louis Brogrande, is a commandatore of the Crown King of Victor Emanuel 3d of Italy, and a chevalier of the Order of St. Gregory, a title conferred upon him by Pope Leo X."
In 1911, the governor of Louisiana, Jared Young Sanders Sr, made Capt Pizzati an honorary Colonel on his staff. The papers always referred to him as Colonel Pizzati after that.
In a 1981 article in the Times Picayune, it is reported that Capt Pizzati was buried with his rocking chair.
I have more on him and his family, should anyone be interested. email SPizzati@ fedfam .com
Oh wow! Very interesting info!! Thank you
Lets play ‘stump The Who dat’...do you know the story of Expulsion Blvd and where it is located???
Is that the one that was the old walkway to the world’s fair of 1884?
Yes!!! If I ever return to “My city” I want to do a video on it... it’s got a ton of stories and has a haunted history... lol!!!
At 5:01, you're pointing to the site of a roller coaster that was active in the years you're discussing. Frank Stock’s Scenic Park occupied the entire square adjacent to City Park Avenue and North Alexander Street. Stock died in 1908.
Oh wow! I didn't know that! I need to check that out
FYI, the "K" in Belknap is silent. Pronounced like "bell'-nap". His descendants live on in N.O.
Hah, thank you! I'm terrible at pronouncing things correctly, especially names.
In the 50s and 60s (at least) at the Esplanade entrance, (then) behind the statue of a horse mounted General P. G. T. Beauregard, and mostly filling the area between the two (then) 'neutral ground' flanking columns, there was a Flower Clock. It was a large circular mound with a working clock. The face was angled up from the ground and facing down Esplanade towards the Mississippi River. It was hedged with bushes and flowers which changed with the seasons. In the circle were numbers and working clock hands which told the time with reasonable accuracy. Unfortunately, I can not locate any photos of it on-line to reference for you. The Esplanade entrance was once between the columns but when the entrance changed to a double road entrance the road was moved to the outside of the columns and the middle area became a 'neutral ground'. Lost History.
I would love to have seen that flower clock!
Imagine a man dying only five years after his biggest erection ever. Poor Cap'n Pizzati.
Lmao!
Another top notch video! Thanks for all you hard work and research!
Thanks so much!
Most excellent video, very well edited. The music is perfect 👌
Thanks, man! Much appreciated!
I let my kids do a pony ride in that area in late 1980s. Thanks for info.
I feel like I vaguely remember some sort of pony rides there at that time.
Thanks for taking us along. It's so beautiful in your city❤ I love the trees and just the feel of it. Great vlog
Thank you so much Ashley!
Thanks for your history lessons. Too bad those statues are no longer there
Thank you so much! They still supposedly exist somewhere in Metairie cemetery. I will go find them :)
Who Dat give me education who dat? l lived there my 1s 25 yrs didn't know that
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I just recently learned of this as well :) Who Dat!
Thanks for the tour and the history lesson!
Interesting as always xx
Thank you :)
WOW! Thanks so much!
Thank you!
I'd like to see you do a whitney plantation video
Nice one. :)
Thank you :)
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Thanks Noladeej!
I'm willing to bet that our former high school history teacher would be proud of your research.
Thanks man! Would be interested in hearing what he had to say :)
I love this i always drive under that arch and never took the time to stop and read what’s written on it and i didn’t know the history behind it definitely, i appreciate your work and enjoy your videos thank you. Who Dat⚜️
Thank you! Who Dat!! :)
I know, I live on the Westbank but I used to take my kids over a lot when they were little & I never stopped to read the plaque either * thank you 🤟 it was a very interesting video, I love hearing about the history of New Orleans 💯🎅🎄🎀
Damn, so much has changed over the years in New Orleans.