{"id":24670,"date":"2015-06-24T08:23:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T14:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=24670"},"modified":"2015-06-29T03:12:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T09:12:58","slug":"review-bronstons-walking-new-orleans-a-welcome-companion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/review-bronstons-walking-new-orleans-a-welcome-companion\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Bronston\u2019s \u2018Walking New Orleans\u2019 a welcome companion"},"content":{"rendered":"

By ALAN SMASON<\/p>\n

Walking New Orleans <\/em>by Barri Bronston (Wilderness Press, 2015) 238 pgs. Photographs by Donna Goldenberg and Barri Bronston. $18.95.<\/p>\n

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Former Times-Picayune reporter and current Tulane University assistant director of public relations Barri Bronston was selected from among a field of would-be enthusiasts to design and compose a book about New Orleans neighborhoods that would work well with treks between one and three miles in length.<\/p>\n

The entire process took a year for her to cover, much of the time spent writing on weekends or at night.<\/p>\n

Among the areas she covers in New Orleans proper are the Garden District, the Warehouse District, Lakeview, Central City, Algiers Point and three separate treks for the French Quarter. She also includes a tour of Lafreniere Park in Metairie and downtown Covington as interesting side trips.<\/p>\n

Much care was taken by Bronston to make each walk interesting and challenging, but also to include appropriate rest stops to eat, drink, play or shop. For instance, the Mid-City trek includes stops at Odd Fellows Rest and other \u201ccities of the dead,\u201d burger joint Bud\u2019s Broiler, popular eateries Milkfish and MoPho Restaurants and dessert heaven Angelo Brocato\u2019s as well as Tubby and Coo\u2019s Mid-City Book Shop.<\/p>\n

Numerous sidebars cover additional items of interest such as the Sidney and Walda Besthoff Scupture Garden in the section on City Park or Neil Bodenheimer\u2019s top-ranked bar Cure in the section on Freret Street.<\/p>\n

Two appendixes offer walks with themes like \u201cMuseums\u201d or \u201cFamily Fun\u201d as well as specific points of interests associated with various treks. Looking up Stanley Restaurant, for example, will offer the reader \u201cWalk 4,\u201d which begins at Iberville and North Peters Street and ends at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carr\u00e9.<\/p>\n

The numerous pictures by Bronston and her out-of-town photographer sister truly enhance the descriptions of each trek. This is an investment in a healthier lifestyle and a compendium of interesting sights in the Crescent City. And what’s not to love? The softbound volume makes it easy to carry and hard not to pick up at under $20.00.<\/p>\n

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