A Louisiana Montage-- Pictures from the Past

[MzNikkiC3]

Awww, Louisiana...Home,sweet,home!!

[inquiringminds2]

kartelala, I see it is at the beginning of your video. I have already saved the music. So fitting for these images.

[inquiringminds2]

kartelala, how did you come about finding this music? I would like to add this to my audio collection.

[kartelala]

Thanks. That music was extemporaneous. Unpracticed. Two guys decided on a key and started playing. Music from the heart. Unusual.

[Phoenix13857]

That is indeed some of the most haunting music I've ever heard.

[inquiringminds2]

How lovely,

What is the music? It is perfect for this Montage.

[mdani06]

1:52, home from the book novel and movie Uncle Tom's Cabin ?????

[stat1791]

What a beautiful montage! The music is wonderful, so evocative and haunting. Is that Oak Alley (Bon Sejour) at 2:54?

[kartelala]

Thanks you for your kind remarks. Yes, that is Oak Alley around 2:49-2:54. I remember many of those places, now long gone. They were magical to me.

[windshield48]

Great video with very interesting historical pictures ! Thank you for this good work !

It gives an impression of that time in these places .

I enjoyed watching this

[Lovesongtoneworleans]

You can say that again- the music is almost unearthly in it's beauty!

what a blend... well done... yes this time period seems so romantic somehow..

[starsshmars]

loved it. it seems i come to be addicted to 19th century..so great to me..

[grainne62]

What is this music?its so haunting and fitting.

[DulceMariaEv]

What would you specifically call that at 3:13?

A street? A road?

[kartelala]

Un Avenue

[chris19001]

The music set the mood very good. Brilliantly well made.

[crowleysridgegirl]

I believe that would be Tezcuco that burned,down the road from Houmas House.

[crowleysridgegirl]

Oak Alley @ 2:51 Cretian Point at 2:56 and Houmas House @ 3:03 are all restored and open to the public.

[kartelala]

Thanks mon ami. I am pleased to hear that. I heard one burned to the ground a couple years ago. They are national treasures and should be protected. The picture at the end are my grandparents, St. Martinville.

[Godcopp]

Awesome! My family owned several plantations on River Road and we mourn the loss of many of these. What a beautiful composition to these fleeting memories.

[lapaquidelospuertos]

Is there any kind of group or asociation in U.S.A to keep and protect this kind of historic building, because is very sad to see them in so bad consitions, for example in Europe there a alot of groups and asociations that keep safe and restore cathedrales, chutches, medieval castles , palaces, Roman and Greek rests,thank to this people we can enjoy our historic buildings, sorry for my English Im Sapnish ;)

[crowleysridgegirl]

The remaining plantations along River Road in Louisiana are mostly restored.What's gone is gone.

[kartelala]

Thanks for watching. Yes,you are exactly right. It is from Laughlin's "Ghosts Along the Mississippi". I was there as a boy and have fond memories of River Road when it was very different. Those days are gone.

[crowleysridgegirl]

Sorry,I meant at 2:16.

[crowleysridgegirl]

Thanks for showing "Belle Grove" at 1:20,the largest plantation ever built.What was left of it burned in the 40's or 50's I believe.Pictures in "Ghosts ALong the Mississippi."

[sccoast1700]

GREAT VIDEO . tHE MUSIC WAS PERFECT

[EggFooDungBung]

these old houses are so cool

[atgiggleswick]

What a great choice of music to go with these photographs!

[nolalove33]

I LOVE southern plantation houses. If I ever win the lottery, the first thing I'll do is buy one and restore it to it's former glory. People would be shocked to see the sad conditions and know how many of these former homes have been abandoned. The last tangible pieces of Southern history are being let go and it's saddening.

[crowleysridgegirl]

Most of them that are left have been restored,the rest are about gone.

[TiChiKat]

Wow, Beautiful !

[snoopyismydog]

beautiful, thank you