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CLUB NEWS
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SPRING 2020
I talian A merican D igest
Free “Little Palermo” Tour App
Launched in New Orleans
T
he lower area of the
French Quarter
has been called by many
as “Little Palermo.”
In October a free self-
guided tour app was
launched by “New
Orleans Insider Tours.”
The app contains over
forty spots of Italian and
Sicilian interest in the
French Quarter with
ten spots outside New
Orleans.
Each spot has GPS, a
Map, Photos, Audio, and
Text. Many spots have
video interviews. The
program has numerous
anecdotes about the
Sicilian Migration which
are told throughout the
App.
By Charles Marsala
For example, did you
know the first individual
cocktail in America was
made in New Orleans
and a new bar has opened
in honor of maker? Or
that the Italian Brigade
acted as policemen and
saved New Orleans from
looting and burning in
April 1862? Had you
heard that a Sicilian was
the pilot of 1804 War
Hero Capt. Stephen
Decatur’s ship?
The app can be
downloaded by a QR
Code, which can be
found at the left. It is
part of ten tours offered
by New Orleans Insider
Tours.