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+ | |location = [[Louisiana]] |
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+ | |appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Mardi Gras Massacre (short story)|Mardi Gras Massacre]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead (novel)|The City of the Dead]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Spectator Sport (short story)|Spectator Sport]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Jazz Monster (comic story)|The Jazz Monster]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Coney Island Chameleon (audio story)|The Coney Island Chameleon]]''}} |
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+ | == Culture == |
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+ | [[Mardi Gras]] was an annual carnival in New Orleans, during which people would dress in masks and costumes. [[Gumbo]] was a dish commonly served in the city. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mardi Gras Massacre (short story)|Mardi Gras Massacre]]'') The Eighth Doctor also ate [[grits]] in the city, crushed together with [[rice cake]]s and [[maple syrup]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The City of the Dead (novel)|The City of the Dead]]'') |
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⚫ | The ''[[Lankester]]'' sailed to New Orleans from [[Madagascar]] every year up until its sinking in [[1901]]. Incidentally, 1901 was also year during which the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] took a trip aboard the ''Lankester'' to journey to New Orleans. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cryptobiosis (audio story)|Cryptobiosis]]'') |
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+ | In [[1932]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] visited New Orleans during the Mardi Gras festivities. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mardi Gras Massacre (short story)|Mardi Gras Massacre]]'') |
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+ | [[COMBINE]] was founded in New Orleans in the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of Glass (short story)|Heart of Glass]]'') |
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+ | [[Honoré Lechasseur]] was from New Orleans. He was a [[Time sensitivity|time sensitive]] detective helped by [[The Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)|the Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light (novel)|The Cabinet of Light]]'') |
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+ | ''[[The Two Doctors]]'' was originally suggested to be set in New Orleans. However, [[Robert Holmes]] felt that it had little merit as a setting. The idea was quashed when funding was pulled. After dismissing [[Venice]] because it was too expensive, the production team decided upon [[Seville]] in [[Spain]]. |
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 21 February 2024
New Orleans was a city in the United States of America. It was located in the state of Louisiana. (PROSE: The City of the Dead)
Culture[]
Mardi Gras was an annual carnival in New Orleans, during which people would dress in masks and costumes. Gumbo was a dish commonly served in the city. (PROSE: Mardi Gras Massacre) The Eighth Doctor also ate grits in the city, crushed together with rice cakes and maple syrup. (PROSE: The City of the Dead)
History[]
The Lankester sailed to New Orleans from Madagascar every year up until its sinking in 1901. Incidentally, 1901 was also year during which the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown took a trip aboard the Lankester to journey to New Orleans. (AUDIO: Cryptobiosis)
In 1932, the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown visited New Orleans during the Mardi Gras festivities. (PROSE: Mardi Gras Massacre)
COMBINE was founded in New Orleans in the 20th century. (PROSE: Heart of Glass)
In 2003, the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner and Anji Kapoor visited New Orleans. (PROSE: The City of the Dead)
Notable people[]
Honoré Lechasseur was from New Orleans. He was a time sensitive detective helped by the Doctor. (PROSE: The Cabinet of Light)
Behind the scenes[]
The Two Doctors was originally suggested to be set in New Orleans. However, Robert Holmes felt that it had little merit as a setting. The idea was quashed when funding was pulled. After dismissing Venice because it was too expensive, the production team decided upon Seville in Spain.
Location information
Though it's possible that a real world location doesn't exist in the same geographic space in the Doctor Who universe, such cases are few and far between. Thus, the map at right is probably a good indicator of the DWU location of New Orleans.