Crescent City
Louisiana's largest city
Crescent City is a nickname for New Orleans, Louisiana, from the city's location on a sharp bend of the Mississippi River.
The name appears in local institutions, businesses, and cultural references: Crescent City cuisine, the Crescent City Classic.
New Orleans embraces the moniker as part of its distinctive identity.
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
- Bourbon StreetFamous New Orleans thoroughfare
- French QuarterHistoric New Orleans neighborhood
- wrought iron balconiesHammered metal exterior platforms
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
Jackson Square · Louis Armstrong · brass bands · jazz funeral · Mississippi River · bayou · beignets · crawfish boil · Creole culture · levee system · streetcars · Louisiana · Hurricane Katrina · French Creole · jazz clubs · Algiers · Southern Gothic · voodoo queen
- New OrleansFrench Quarter, Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, Jackson Square, jazz
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, Pacific coast, sand, Pacific beaches
- crescentscroissant, sickle, scimitar, arc, curve
- Highway 101San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Monterey
- Lumber TownsSawyer, McCloud, Weed, Shelton, Longview
- Iroquois CountyMilford, Clifton, Buckley, Sheldon, Donovan
Crescent CityBig Apple
New York City's moniker
Windy City · Motor City · Mile High City · City of Angels · Sin City
Crescent CitySalt Lake City
Utah's capital metropolis
Boston · New York City · Philadelphia · Chicago · Detroit
Crescent CityMile High City
Colorado capital's altitude-based sobriquet
Denver · Phoenix · Salt Lake City · Las Vegas · Albuquerque
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