Sex and the City has become." Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is the narrator and main protagonist, with each episode structured around her train of thought while writing her weekly column "Sex and the City" for the fictitious paper, the "New York Star." A member of the New York glitterati, she is a club/bar/restaurant staple known for her unique fashion sense, and lives in a studio apartment in an Upper East Side brownstone. Stanford Blatch, a gay talent agent from an aristocratic family (played by Willie Garson), is Carrie's best friend outside of the other three women. Carrie is entangled with Mr. Big (Chris
Carrie Ladd 1850s. John T. Thomas built "Carrie Ladd" for Jacob Kamm, Capt. John C. Ainsworth and other co-owners. The vessel was named the Carrie Ladd in honor of the daughter of an early Portland banker who helped arrange the financing for the Oregon Steam Navigation Company which later held a monopoly on steam navigation on the Columbia River. "Carrie Ladd" was launched at Oregon City in October, 1858. The vessel was fitted up in what was considered to be first-class style for the day. The design of the "Carrie Ladd", together with that of the vessel 's predecessor "Jennie Clark" established