Time Stood Still

Peering closely, I noted that the clock was stopped at about 6:35 . . . and indeed it didn’t move at all. Then I remembered why that time looked familiar . . . two blocks to the rear of St. Louis Cathedral sits Cats Meow, at the corner of Bourbon and St. Peter. Our webcams there – Bourbocam and Beadcam – sent their last images on the morning of Aug. 29, 2005, as Katrina’s rising wind blew out the electricity in the Quarter . . . 6:34:51 a.m. . . . that’s when the clocks stopped.

Jon Donley, Bourbon Street Journal

6 Responses to “Time Stood Still”

1. Mr. Bingley says:

   September 16, 2005 at 2:27 pm

   deedeedeedee
   deedeedeedee
   You are about to enter a world…

2. Cullen says:

   September 16, 2005 at 2:49 pm

   Ha. How very timely, Bingley.

3. Nightfly says:

   September 16, 2005 at 4:34 pm

   Why didn’t Bush use his time-stopping powers sooner, to give everyone an opportunity to escape New Orleans? It’s a conspiracy, I tells ya.

4. Ken Summers says:

   September 17, 2005 at 11:20 am

   Seriously, there are few images more powerful than a stopped clock. Does anyone besides me recognize the significance of the clock reading “5:14”?

5. Ken Summers says:

   September 17, 2005 at 12:00 pm

   That should have been “5:04”

6. The Real JeffS says:

   September 17, 2005 at 12:29 pm

   “Back to the Future”?