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A Street of BOURBON STREET
Living Tradition
Royal Street is the pride
of the French Quarter. ORLEANS AVE
Its beautiful buildings
have been carefully CONTI STREET ST. LOUIS STREET ROYAL STREET ST. PETER STREET
maintained and are
today occupied by fine
stores and restaurants.
TOULOUSE STREET
CHARTRES STREET
Locator Map
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St. Louis St
Moss Antiques offers
a fine range of French
antiques. Antoine Peychaud’s
Pharmacy (#437)
The cocktail was born here when
pharmacist Antoine Peychaud
mixed brandy with his bitters
and served the potion in a
coquetier (see p172). Today, it
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is an antique shop.
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St. Peter St Orleans St
St. Anthony’s
Garden
This beautiful garden
(see p57) stands at
the back of St. Louis
Cathedral. Its serenity
hides the fact that The LaBranche Buildings (#700)
it was a staging Embellished with fine oak-leaf ironwork, these
ground for duels buildings were constructed in 1835 for sugar
in the 18th century. planter Jean Baptiste LaBranche.
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