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**THE WALL** Around...NEW ORLEANS???
A wall of forts and palisades once surrounded New Orleans, but what happened to them? Well, there may yet be a trace of them left in the French Quarter!
Disclaimer: the thumbnail of this video was created with the assistance of an A.I. It is not a real image of New Orleans.
#neworleans #history #frenchquarter #forts
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Need for De fence
3:00 Expansion
7:45 Demolishing the Forts
10:02 The "fort-prints"
CREDIT:
Drone Footage Brad Pippin:
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Drone Footage Los Abydos (Stephen Jester)
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SOURCES/REFERENCES:
New Orleans Fort Wiki:
www.fortwiki.com/New_Orleans_Fortifications
www.fortwiki.com/Fort_St._Charles_(1)
"New Orleans 'Fort-prints'" - NOLA
www.nola.com/entertainment_life/home_garden/new-orleans-fort-prints-odd-angled-properties-are-relics-of-citys-fortified-past/article_2439873a-bdc9-539b-a316-fd5da2a449bf.html
neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/696
MUSIC:
"Lost" by @alexproductionsnocopyright
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"Movie" by Alex Productions
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"Effervescence" by @ScottBuckley
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"Flowing Energy" by @KeysofMoonMusic
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DISCLAIMER: I am not a University-educated historian, Alex the Historian was a nickname I got while working at Disneyland as a tour guide. After 7 years of using it as a stage name for my channel, it would be detrimental to the channel to suddenly change the name.
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*IT SAVED DISNEYLAND*: Pirates of the Caribbean
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Pirates of the Caribbean literally saved Disneyland -that's what Alice Davis said of the last project Walt Disney himself had a hand in developing for his Anaheim park in California. Learn the tale of this swashbuckling adventure! #disneyland #piratesofthecaribbean #themepark RIDE FOOTAGE provided by @LMGVids czcams.com/video/dU3n2Mkm0po/video.html MUSIC CREDIT: "Call to Adventure" by @ScottBuc...
*10 MUST-DO's at Queen Mary*
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Here are 10 MUST-DO's of the Queen Mary. RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner in Long Beach, California; a British ship known for serving the Cunard Line for 31 years and having served as a troopship in World War II. #queenmary #oceanliner #travel rmsQMwiki is the best place to learn about the Queen Mary! rmsqmwiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page CREDIT: Drone footage of the Queen Mary is from: ...
The **UNTOLD STORY** of Winchester Mystery House
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The untold details of the haunted Winchester Mystery House are closer to the end of the video where I reveal information that is often overlooked when people tell stories about Sarah Winchester! #winchestermysteryhouse #history #discovery CHAPTERS: 0:00 The "Legend" 1:54 The Widow Winchester 5:56 A Rambling Home 9:43 Quaking Things Up 13:51 Sarah's Legacy SOURCES/REFERENCES: "The True Story of ...
**GOLDEN GATE PARK** From Sand to Forest
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Golden Gate Park would be built to rival the massive New York Central Park and help give the City of San Francisco an air of prestige. #history #sanfrancisco #construction CHAPTERS: 0:00 The Need For A Park 1:30 Construction 6:16 The Great Earthquake SOURCES/REFERENCES: www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Golden_Gate_Park_History sfrecpark.org/1119/History-of-Golden-Gate-Park CREDIT: Drone footage ...
--IT'S HUGE!!!--Queen Mary Size Comparisons
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COMPARING RMS QUEEN MARY'S SIZE WITH OTHER VEHICLES, ARTIFACTS, SHIPS, AND DISNEYLAND! #queenmary #disneyland #oceanliner rmsQMwiki is the best place to learn about the Queen Mary! rmsqmwiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page CREDIT: Drone footage of the Queen Mary is from: @dronesphere1 czcams.com/video/P5JK5830Bzo/video.html AND: @aerorealm czcams.com/video/hEaMFXbVDwA/video.html Side profile images...
Queen Mary REPAIR Update March 2024
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I have an exciting update for you which is all about the near future for the Queen Mary! #queenmary #oceanliner #steamship "rmsQMwiki" my new website: rmsqmwiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page Repair Update Playlist: czcams.com/video/VfzmyTALCA8/video.html Thank you to @kris_5151 for filming the footage for this update! Drone footage of the Queen Mary is from @aerorealm czcams.com/video/hEaMFXbVDwA...
Burning Steamboats of Lake Coeur d'Alene
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Between the 1920s and 1930s, many of the steamboats of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho were burned. To understand why anyone would burn these steamboats, we have to go back to the beginning... #steamboat #history #oceanliner I would like to thank @ExpeditionSteve for filming Lake Coeur d'Alene for my video. Thanks Steve! He also recently filmed a bike ride around and over the lake: czcams.com/video/B...
*HISTORIC* Queen Mary: FULL Tour 2024
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*HISTORIC* Queen Mary: FULL Tour 2024
How Ocean Liners Could Return
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Queen Mary REPAIR Update & Year in Review | January 2024
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The Biggest Beach I've Ever Seen
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Queen Mary's =ART DECO= Design
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Queen Mary's =ART DECO= Design
Queen Mary's Radiation Spa & Oddities
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Queen Mary's Radiation Spa & Oddities
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Sleeping Beauty Castle | DOCUMENTARY
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Queen Mary Repair UPDATE | Feb 2023
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Komentáře

  • @johnqe8222
    @johnqe8222 Před 3 hodinami

    The down fall of steamships was the efficiency of the boilers compared to diesel power plants. Which is a shame as steam turbine power plants are clean , no vibration and take up less space.

    • @AlextheHistorian
      @AlextheHistorian Před 2 hodinami

      I'm curious what you mean because many ocean liners with steam turbine power suffered vibration issues that forced a reduction in speed to maximize passenger comfort. RMS Mauretania and RMS Queen Mary both had to undergo strengthening modification in the stern areas just to reduce vibration in Second Class. Not only that but the power plant for their steam turbine system occupied the entire lower deck nearly from stem to stern. However, diesel ships like Queen Mary 2, only dedicate about one-fifth of their lower deck to the power plant, leaving the rest to food storage space.

  • @kingdevin3354
    @kingdevin3354 Před 5 hodinami

    Made Fake ghost and Real ghost

  • @aquestforthetruth1653
    @aquestforthetruth1653 Před 6 hodinami

    2:50 I was thrilled to go there as a kid at 12

  • @martijnkeisers5900
    @martijnkeisers5900 Před 8 hodinami

    The only beautiful city centre in the USA..

  • @MarrenZenoahMonte
    @MarrenZenoahMonte Před 12 hodinami

    My favorite queen mary ship is queen Mary 2

  • @joemanifest5572
    @joemanifest5572 Před 14 hodinami

    Racist mfs

  • @TheWhichRich
    @TheWhichRich Před 15 hodinami

    Very good video. This is my second time watching it. I live just a few minutes drive from the house. I visited it once again last weekend after watching your video the first time. I hadn’t been there in years. Thanks for the good video. There is an error though. When you say “Santa Clarita Valley” It is actually “Santa Clara Valley” 4:16

  • @user-js7ek9oh3p
    @user-js7ek9oh3p Před 17 hodinami

    I grew up in Michigan, and there ain't no way my parents were going to take me to Damn Disneyland.!! When my best friends Dad rented a "Ef'fin Winnebago" and took his 5 kids to LA via Grand Canyon, I begged to go with them and even conspired to stowaway in the RV closet.! I was so dedicated to this mission that eventually I earned a trip to Disneyworld in Orlando selling newspaper subscriptions, to get the Grand Prize trip to FLA. Eventually, I made it to Disneyland as an adult, twice, and finally got my damn dream come true. "Never Give Up, Never Surrender".!!

  • @blacklion1082
    @blacklion1082 Před 18 hodinami

    I would say the QM would have survived the Ice Burg. We know today that there is not a gash in the starboard side of the Titanic. The ice burg caused a separation of the plates where the rivets gave way. This was in part to due the fact that the temperature of the sea water that night was below freezing at 28° to 31° and affected the strength of the steel. Yes, cold water can snap steel. See the SS Schenectady. With the QM having the longitudinal water tight bulkheads and the double hull, I feel she would have survived. All things considered the Titanic saved as many people as she could by sinking as slowly, and evenly as she did. Not many ships that have sunk before or since where able to launch ALL their life boats. Not even the Costa Concordia. Titanic was able to launch ALL of hers. She was a well built ship there is no doubt about that. It was a long list of human errors that sank her.

  • @Ferreal92
    @Ferreal92 Před 19 hodinami

    Groomerland

  • @user-cp7zk9ll3n
    @user-cp7zk9ll3n Před 21 hodinou

    I was there opening day Oct 1 1971 my birthday was Oct 2.. back then I think it was $3.50 to get in but you had to buy tickets for each ride A to E tickets.. thus a killer ride today is called an “E” ticket! Probably been there 30 times over the years. Sad so much of Disney now is all greed.. I’ve done business with the company and they rip off your products and make them in China. I had the idea when all they had were Mickey t shirts to do shirts for each major ride.. space mountain … pirates of the Caribbean.. splash mountain.. haunted mansion etc..so I did a presentation of sketches to the company and they said thanks only to do it themselves a few weeks later.. geesh!

  • @keithmerscheim1924

    Now that there planning on closing down the "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN" for good because of a couple of woke wackjobs is one more reason why I'll never go again. My last visit was AUGUST 1983. I payed $ 26.00 at the time. Unreal.

    • @AlextheHistorian
      @AlextheHistorian Před dnem

      I dont know who told you that, but they lied to you. Pirates of the Caribbean is not closing permanently.

  • @Annabelle66633
    @Annabelle66633 Před dnem

    I love the queen Mary she’s a beautiful ship, I’ve always wanted to visit her🚢😍👻"

  • @cjmcall6703
    @cjmcall6703 Před dnem

    Disneyland was fun as a kid but now it's been taken over by the Liberals so now it's the evil Rat

  • @Oceanlinerfan822
    @Oceanlinerfan822 Před dnem

    Well That's Good 👍

  • @Oceanlinerfan822
    @Oceanlinerfan822 Před dnem

    Nice One 👍

  • @Oceanlinerfan822
    @Oceanlinerfan822 Před dnem

    Well There's Sometimes Website's Online That Lie To Us And That Must Be Where People Are Getting This Information From About Cunard Being The Fastest and White Star Not Being The Fastest For Luxury We Should All Know Now From This Video That These Websites Saying Are Misinformation For Sure

  • @Oceanlinerfan822
    @Oceanlinerfan822 Před dnem

    Nice 👍

  • @surfrescue3232
    @surfrescue3232 Před dnem

    I saw the apparition of a very creepy , decrepit, seedy looking old man when I visited . I discovered later it was the day joe Biden visited.

  • @surfrescue3232
    @surfrescue3232 Před dnem

    Brilliant idea to have “simulated water”. Shame it didn’t work so well but there must have been some other way .

  • @rogerdurrant
    @rogerdurrant Před dnem

    I spent five years working on this beautiful ship as an Able Seaman. The stories i could tell.

  • @lsslbj
    @lsslbj Před dnem

    I rode the SF cable car once more than a decade ago and it was a fun ride. Now I live in Hong Kong, I still like to take the tram.

  • @Kni0002
    @Kni0002 Před dnem

    a government doing it right!

  • @motionsick
    @motionsick Před dnem

    Went to Disneyland with family a couple times in the 90's and DisneyWorld for my senior class trip. It really was magical. As much as I hate on Disney now I'd still take my kids there, it's a mind opening experience.

  • @Welovevloggingandtraveling

    Pahoua and I would LOVE this! I think they should star services in the Synagogue open to everyone + reopen the pool to swim in. ❤

  • @aquestforthetruth1653

    It sounds much better in person

  • @emilyyruretagoyena777

    Did you ever try to capture it on film or take photos? I would've been terrified

  • @emilyyruretagoyena777

    very interesting

  • @georgesouthwick7000

    If Walt was alive today, probably his first act would be to fire everyone who is currently running the company.

  • @sebcat04
    @sebcat04 Před 2 dny

    Over these past few months, I've been becoming more and more of a Queen Mary fan. I used to staunchly sing the praises of the Normandie and the Queen Elizabeth and poke fun at the Mary, but now I realise just how iconic she is, and that she well disserves her praise. Perhaps if Kylsant hadn't run White Star into the ground, we'd have gotten Oceanic. Perhaps if Normandie hadn't have burnt, it'd be a different story. Perhaps if the Elizabeth had been able to escape her sister's shadow and wasn't cremated at Hong Kong, things would've been different again. Queen Mary is a survivor, and I've learnt to absolutely love her. Not gonna say I love the Normandie any less, I've just learnt to adore this grand old lady. Normandie was modern. Queen Mary was practical. Normandie was glamourous. Queen Mary was comfortable.

    • @AlextheHistorian
      @AlextheHistorian Před dnem

      Exactly, that's been my goal these past few years was to get people to see that Queen Mary didn't have to be like Normandie or the others, she was unique in her own way and deserves to be recognized for her design and her contribution to the world.

  • @mountopia77
    @mountopia77 Před 2 dny

    This story was never "UNTOLD" 😅

    • @AlextheHistorian
      @AlextheHistorian Před dnem

      Oh interesting, where did you hear information about her other houses in Atherton, or her house boat, or her plans for an estate in Berlingame where there would be neighborhoods surrounded by canals, or her philanthropy, or her activism for animal rights?

  • @Oddbodswithme197
    @Oddbodswithme197 Před 2 dny

    did u hear iasw theme in beggining?

  • @Rocklyn277
    @Rocklyn277 Před 2 dny

    What a beautiful lady Sarah was. She suffered so much yet triumph over it all, what amazing strength. May Sarah be at peace with her loved ones in the afterlife.❤

  • @DevilsInc323
    @DevilsInc323 Před 2 dny

    It’s beautiful been there about 10 or more years ago. Been wanting to go but no one wants to go afraid I guess but something else in there

  • @Kaidhicksii
    @Kaidhicksii Před 2 dny

    I'll add an 11th: walk the promenade deck. Or the boat deck: that works too. Walking around up on deck is a classic and relaxing seagoing pasttime, as well as providing good exercise. As an athlete myself, I know I would love nothing more than to go thundering around the deck at full speed for as many laps as I can. :D

  • @There-ought-to-be-clowns

    No Jews…..

  • @pamelapope859
    @pamelapope859 Před 2 dny

    This is a wonderful video. I stay on her when I go on my cruises and learn a lot while staying on her. This video has given me so much more information. She is a beautiful ship and I am very proud to have been able to stay aboard her and look forward to many more stays. Thank you so much for this video.

  • @ahotdj07
    @ahotdj07 Před 2 dny

    @16:35 this wasn’t the first theme park in the world. Heck Knott’s Berry opened in 1920. But there were several other parks around the world that opened before Disneyland.

  • @petebenson7003
    @petebenson7003 Před 3 dny

    "though steam turbines are not used anymore"--inaccurate, they are used on all our nuclear submarines!

    • @AlextheHistorian
      @AlextheHistorian Před 2 dny

      I said "rarely used" and I meant in the context of passenger liners.

    • @petebenson7003
      @petebenson7003 Před 2 dny

      @@AlextheHistorianmost naval destroyers up until recently still used the steam turbine, and again, yes, all our nuke subs still do, due to their efficiency

    • @AlextheHistorian
      @AlextheHistorian Před 2 dny

      Naval destroyers and submarines are military vessels not passenger ocean liners, though.

  • @Davidjohnson-zd3bk
    @Davidjohnson-zd3bk Před 3 dny

    I wonder what hr would think about his Disneyland now since they went WOKE??

  • @BustaShenanigans
    @BustaShenanigans Před 3 dny

    It's like Futurama's Old New York

  • @tysonsfamilyvlogs7497

    I’m surprised how you put the QE2 at #9. It’s one of the greatest ocean liners of all time.

    • @AlextheHistorian
      @AlextheHistorian Před 3 dny

      I'm just not a fan of the space-age look. Most of the ships on my list are built prior to World War II with the exception of QE2 and QM2, but only because QM2 is designed with a modern Art Deco style. I really only like QE2 because of its work as a troopship.

  • @jenniferlash763
    @jenniferlash763 Před 3 dny

    Amazing video. I would love to visit some day

  • @RavynAngelDarck
    @RavynAngelDarck Před 4 dny

    I have been fascinated by Sarah Winchester's story for years and this video is a wonderful testament to an incredible woman. Thank you for this!!!

  • @MamaBrizi
    @MamaBrizi Před 4 dny

    From living in the Bay Area, and talking to a few people who actually knew her, and whose family members worked for her, she was a kind woman who had the money to employ many people, and paid well above the going rate.