Bourbon Street
Royal Street
Chartres Street
Decatur Street
Railroad and Levee
Mississippi River
In 1720, French engineers surveyed the street grid with a central plaza, originally called Place d'Armes. In 1840, the city renamed the plaza Jackson Square in honor of General Andrew Jackson for his victory in the Battle of New Orleans. Most of the French Quarter is residential (photo loop) with single and double shotgun houses, some of which have been converted into bed-and-breakfasts. In addition, luxury hotels, antique shops, T-shirt shops, and restaurants are also found here. Restaurants, small and large, inexpensive and expensive, serve great French and other European influenced-food in the French Quarter. Jackson Square square, a former military parade site, is surrounded by many historic buildings, including the St. Louis Cathedral, which dates from 1789 -- the oldest active cathedral in the United States. On two sides of the square, mid-19th century apartments were built by Baroness Mircaela Almonester de Pontalba, a Franco-Spanish Creole. In 1972, three streets adjacent to Jackson Square were converted to a slate Pedestrian Mall where streets performers, vendors, and artists appear. Along Bourbon Street (photo loop), live music clubs and strip joints are concentrated. New Orleans is only one of two cities in the USA that does not have a closing law for bars. Royal Street is famous for its many art and antique shops.
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