Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio 
Summer 1999 

• The St. Charles streetcar line is the oldest working streetcar in the world—more than 150 years old. 

• New Orleans would be completely under water if it weren’t for levees and canals surrounding the city. 

• People in New Orleans are “buried” above ground in tombs because proper graves  cannot be dug into the swampy soil. 

• The French Market is the oldest city market in the United States. 

• In recent years New Orleans’ port is the largest in the United States and second busiest in the world. 

• Voodoo has been practiced widely in the city for almost 200 years. 

• Every Monday most people in New Orleans eat red beans and rice for dinner. 

• Calliope Street is pronounced CAL-i-ope. 

• The statue of Robert E. Lee, situated at Lee Circle, faces north so that his back will never be to his enemies. 

• New Orleans has traditionally been considered the birthplace of jazz and is home to two other distinctive types of music—Cajun and zydeco. 

  And saving the best for last . . . . 
 

• AMPPR’s Music Personnel Conference will be held in New Orleans February 16-20, 2000.  Don’t miss it!