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The faces on the facade of the Brinkley Plaza building in downtown Memphis caught my attention, 9/2/12

The faces on the facade of the Brinkley Plaza building in downtown Memphis caught my attention, 9/2/12

Of more interest to me than the museum or other tourist attractions was New Madrid’s old architecture. Many of the buildings along Main Street were obviously quite old and historic, and there was the usual type of courthouse that one sees in the South, and a number of churches. All of the river towns seem to have a significant Catholic presence, possibly a legacy of French Louisiana. More mysterious to me is why so many Missouri towns have a street called Kingshighway. Streets bear this name in New Madrid, in Sikeston, in Cape Girardeau, in Perryville, and even in St. Louis. Was there ever a royal French road that paralleled the Mississippi River perhaps? New Madrid,MO, 8/19/12

Of more interest to me than the museum or other tourist attractions was New Madrid’s old architecture. Many of the buildings along Main Street were obviously quite old and historic, and there was the usual type of courthouse that one sees in the South, and a number of churches. All of the river towns seem to have a significant Catholic presence, possibly a legacy of French Louisiana. More mysterious to me is why so many Missouri towns have a street called Kingshighway. Streets bear this name in New Madrid, in Sikeston, in Cape Girardeau, in Perryville, and even in St. Louis. Was there ever a royal French road that paralleled the Mississippi River perhaps? New Madrid,MO, 8/19/12

The Fondren neighborhood is Jackson, MS’s hip arts district, with interesting shops, restaurants and coffee bars, 7/6/12

The Fondren neighborhood is Jackson, MS’s hip arts district, with interesting shops, restaurants and coffee bars, 7/6/12

The Fondren neighborhood is Jackson, MS’s hip arts district, with interesting shops, restaurants and coffee bars, 7/6/12

An evening walk around the Bywater, New Orleans, 7/5/12

An evening walk around the Bywater, New Orleans, 7/5/12

An evening walk around the Bywater, New Orleans, 7/5/12