Like many historic cities that have experienced growth throughout centuries, the Crescent City developed organically. Though it started in a centralized—and geographically important—setting on an elevated parcel of land set in a bend of the Mississippi River, over time the metropolis expanded in all directions. As a result, New Orleans feels less like a coherent city and more like a conglomerate of multiple hamlets merging to form a vivacious place—greater than the sum of its parts.
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