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UPPER FRENCH QUARTER

The French Quarter is synonymous with (meaning Old Square) is quintessential
New Orleans. The original 20 blocks were New Orleans. The colorful Creole-style
laid out around present-day Jackson cottages featuring jalousie-shuttered
Square in 1721. The Upper French Quarter windows stand flush along the sidewalks.
runs from Iberville Street to St. Ann and There are also several Spanish-style
includes the busiest blocks of Decatur, buildings decorated with lacy iron galleries.
Chartres, Royal, and Bourbon streets. The This iconic neighborhood escaped with
last of these is particularly lively, offering very little wind damage from Hurricane
several bars that promise rollicking good Katrina and experienced no flooding in
times. Architecturally, the Vieux Carré the days that followed.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Buildings Theaters Restaurants see p174
2 St. Louis Cathedral, Cabildo, 5 Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré 1 Antoine’s
and Presbytère pp58–9 Parks and Gardens 2 Arnaud’s
4 Pontalba Buildings 3 Bayona
6 Pirate’s Alley 1 Jackson Square 4 Camellia Grill
7 Père Antoine Alley and Boat Trips 5 Doris Metropolitan
St. Anthony’s Garden t Steamboat Natchez 6 Galatoire’s
q Louisiana Supreme 7 K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen
Court Building 8 Nola
w Napoleon House 9 Pelican Club
Museums and Galleries 10 Rib Room
11 SoBou
3 The 1850 House
8 Museum of Death
9 Hermann-Grima E E T
Historic House
0 Historic New Orleans T S T R
Collection pp62–3 B U R G U N D Y S T R E E T S T. A N N S T R E E T
e New Orleans
Pharmacy Museum A M P A R O R L E A N S A V E N U E
r Jean Lafitte National S T. P E T E R S T R E E T
Historical Park
B O UR B O N S T R E E T
Visitor Center T H R R O Y A L S T R E E T
N O R D A U P HI N E S T R E E T
B U R G U N D Y S T R E E T C O N T I S T R E E T C H A R T R E S S T D E C A T U R S T R E E T WASHINGTON
T O U L O U S E S T R E E T
ARTILLERY
PARK
S T . LO U I S S T R E E T
R O Y A L S T R E E T
B I E N V I L L E S T R E E T
D E C A T U R S T R E E T C L A Y S T N O R T H F R O N T S T WOLDENBERG
0 meters 200 C H A R T R E S S T R E E T M i s s i s s i p p i
N O R T H P E T E R S S T
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0 yards 200 CO NT I S T
PARK

I B E R V I L L E S T R E E T

See also Street Finder maps
3, 4, & 5
The historic St. Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square For keys to symbols see back flap

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