Why is New Orleans the city that care forgot?
Why is New Orleans the city that care forgot? “The City Care Forgot” became the St. Charles Hotel's slogan in the early 1900s and eventually evolved into “The City That Care Forgot.” This just might have been the hotel's attempts at ensuring its customers they'd be free from all their worries and cares when visiting New Orleans.
What do the locals call New Orleans?
New Orleanians rarely refer to the city as the “Big Easy.” Locals like to say “New Or-leens,” or “New Or-lee-ans.” Also, if we're giving someone our current location we tend to use street names, “heading to bourbon,” getting some beignets in the Quarter,” or “brunch on Canal” The one thing we do not say is “Nawlins,” ...