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LOWER FRENCH QUARTER,
MARIGNY, AND TREME

Extending from beyond St. Ann Street to Louisiana Purchase (see p19), the Marigny
Esplanade Avenue is the more residential part Plantation was subdivided, and the area was
of the French Quarter. Within this area, the settled. Today, the Marigny is a lively place with
busiest sidewalks are those around the French restaurants and clubs. The area just west of the
Market, where stalls display hot sauces, strings French Quarter is the Faubourg Treme, which
of garlic and peppers, and other Creole and was settled largely by free people of color. This
Cajun specialties. The surround ing streets are area was moderately affected by Hurricane
lined with hand some Creole-style cottages. Katrina; the Old US Mint’s roof was torn off by
Esplanade Avenue divides the French Quarter high winds, and the Mahalia Jackson Theater
and the Faubourg Marigny. Soon after the of the Performing Arts suffered flood damage.

Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries Churches 13 Lost Love Lounge
3 New Orleans Jazz National d Our Lady of Guadalupe Vietnamese Kitchen
Historical Park 14 Marigny Brasserie & Bar
5 Beauregard-Keyes House Theaters 15 Marti’s
7 Gallier House Museum s Mahalia Jackson Theater of the 16 Mimi’s in the Marigny
r Madame John’s Legacy Performing Arts 17 Mister Gregory’s
18 Mona’s Café
Parks and Gardens 19 Muriel’s
y Washington Artillery Park Restaurants see pp174–6 20 Port of Call
& Moon Walk 1 Adolfo’s 21 Praline Connection
i Washington Square 2 Arabella Casa di Pasta 22 Snug Harbor
o American Aquatic Gardens 3 Bennachin 23 Tujague’s
p Armstrong Park 4 Cane and Table 24 Verti Marte Deli
a Congo Square 5 Coops Place 25 Wasabi
Cemeteries 6 Eat
7 Elizabeth’s
f St. Louis Cemetery #1 8 Feelings
g St. Louis Cemetery #2 9 Fiorella’s Café
Historic Buildings 10 Horns
4 Old Ursuline Convent 11 Irene’s Cuisine
6 Soniat House 12 Kukhnya ST. B
8 Lalaurie House
9 Latrobe House LAHARPE ST ERNARD AVENUE
0 Gauche Villa COLUMBUS STREET See also Street Finder maps
N. VILLERE STREET
t Cornstalk Fence 2, 3, 4, & 5
u Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop N. ROBERTSON STREET KERLEREC STREET 0.6 mile
TOURO ST
Landmarks N O R T H C L A I B O R N E A V E N U E E N. RAMPART STREET
STREET
1 Flea Market ST. ANTHONY BURGUNDY ST
TREME STREET SPLAN
2 French Market GOVERNOR NICHOLLS STREET KERLEREC ST PAUGER ST FRENCHMEN ST 300 m
q Esplanade Avenue DUMAINE ST MARAIS STREET DAUPHINE ST
DAUPHINE ST
w Central Grocery ST. PHILIP STREET 550 yards
8 •13 •16
N O R T H R A M P A R T S T R E E T
e Café du Monde ST. PETER ST BARRACKS STREET ST ELYSIAN FIELDS AVENUE
BURGUNDY STREET
BOURBON
TREME ARMSTRONG ST. CLAUDE STREET ADE AVE NUE
ST. ANN STREET
ST
STREET
PARK
ORLEANS AVENUE
LAFITTE AVENUE
DECATUR STREET
URSULINES AVE
ST. PHILIP ST
NORTH P ETE RS ST
4 •5
NORTH ROBERTSON STREET ST. LOUIS STREET ST. ANN STREET ROYAL CHARTRES STREET 1.5 km
CONTI STREET
B A S I N S T R E E T
DUMAINE STREET
LASALLE STREET CROZAT STREET Mississippi
I B E R V I L L E S T R E E T
0 meters
C A N A L S T R E E T
0 yards 300 300
A traditional carriage riding through the quaint streets of the French Quarter For keys to symbols see back flap
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