The Story of Algiers, Now Fifth District of New Orleans, 1718-1896: The Past and the Present. E-book. Formato PDF William H. Seymour   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

As a place of residence Algiers is most delightfully situated within a narrow elbow of the river, which makes the wide crescent on the City side. It has, there fore, a freer sweep of the air than the most famous localities of New Orleans. It is cooler and purer in atmosphere than in the city.