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NEW IN MID-CITY

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THERE IS A PRACTICAL reason why Mid-City is called by that name. As the story goes, in the early days of the neighborhood's development Hibernia Bank decided to open a branch on the corner of Canal Street and North Carrollton Avenue. One little problem was that the bank didn't know what to call the neighborhood. (Presumably "Drained Swamp," which is what the area was at one point, would not suffice.) A company contest was held to decide and one employee noticed that the intersection was about equidistant between the river and the lake, so he suggested what would be the winning entry.

Through the years, the corner has been a busy one, filled with traffic and commerce - the ...

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