A tourist at home

The next time you drive on Canal St. in front of the Sanger Theater, look at the façade behind the neon sign in front. The original front of that building is now partially covered by a tacky 1970ish neon sign – but you can still see enough behind it to appreciate how grand that building once was.

The same is true of the Fairmont Hotel. Look about the canopy over the main entrance and you’ll see the original façade. Across the street the same is true of the Orpheum Theater.

While many of the lovely old downtown buildings have been completely covered; you can still appreciate the architecture of these three. There are gems in almost every block of the CBD. Stately old buildings with character and style put to shame the bland towers of glass and steel.

Take a sightseeing trip to the CBD some day. Be a tourist at home.