Oak Street and Little Dogs and Cats

After a nice smooth Friday morning levee ride with Scott, I eventually sauntered into the office to find a couple of videos in my inbox. The first, a short little video about the ongoing renovation of Oak Street, came by way of Tulane's "New Wave" email news service. Oak Street between Carrollton and Monticello is really the old business district of the Town of Carrollton. Although my house, technically, lies one block downriver of Lowerline Street, which was the "lower line" of Carrollton, when people ask me in what part of the city I live, I usually tell them "Carrollton." Since I grew up in this general area, we often headed to Oak Street to shop at the "dime store" and for things like haircuts, shoe repair, tailoring, McKenzie donuts and fabric. Later in life, there was the Maple Leaf Bar a bit farther down the road. They've been working on the street for many months now, and it won't be fully finished until November, which will be just in time for the cooler weather and my traditional stop at Zotz for a post-ride coffee. Before construction started I would ride down Oak St. almost every weekday on my way back from the levee ride, even though it was the bumpiest of the alternatives. It's exciting to see it finally getting this major overhaul, and I'm glad that the businesses are surviving the disruption.

The next video is something that Kenny put together about Matt's gallery as a joke.