Royal Street (french: Rue Royale; es, Calle Real) is a street in the
French Quarter
The French Quarter, also known as the , is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans (french: La Nouvelle-Orléans) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city developed around the ("Old Sq ...
of
,
Louisiana
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,
U.S.
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It is one of the original streets of the city, dating from the
early 18th century, and is known today for its
antique shop
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An antiques shop can also be located within an ant ...
s,
art galleries
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, and hotels.
History Of Royal Street
![Royal Street, New Orleans during French Quarter Festival](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Royal_Street%2C_New_Orleans_during_French_Quarter_Festival.JPG)
The street starts at
Canal Street (above Canal Street, the corresponding street is
uptown New Orleans
Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, encompassing a number of neighborhoods (including the similarly-named and smaller Uptown area) between the French Quarter and the Jefferso ...
'
St. Charles Avenue). Royal runs down through the
French Quarter
The French Quarter, also known as the , is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans (french: La Nouvelle-Orléans) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city developed around the ("Old Sq ...
,
Faubourg Marigny
The Faubourg Marigny ( ; sometimes called The Marigny) is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Its boundaries, as defined by the City Planning Commission, are North Rampart Street and St. Claude Avenue to the ...
,
Bywater, and
Lower Ninth Ward
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neighborhoods to the
Jackson Barracks
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. The
Industrial Canal
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forms a gap in the street between the Bywater and Lower Ninth Ward neighborhoods.
The portion of ''Rue Royale'' in the upper French Quarter (toward Canal Street) is known for its opulent
antique shops and art galleries. The prices at those shops tend to be high; indeed, the area has been listed as one of the world's most expensive places to shop. The finer antique stores display not simply items that are old, but such rare items as pieces of fine furniture owned by royalty of past centuries. The 700 block of Royal features the galleries of New Orleans-based artists Ally Burguieres and
George Rodrigue
George Rodrigue (March 13, 1944 – December 14, 2013) was an American artist who in the late 1960s began painting Louisiana landscapes, followed soon after by outdoor family gatherings and southwest Louisiana 19th-century and early 20th-cent ...
.
Each afternoon, three blocks of Royal Street in the
Quarter A quarter is one-fourth, , 25% or 0.25.
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Placenames
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, between St. Louis and St. Ann Streets, are closed to traffic to create a
pedestrian zone
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. At that time numerous
street performers set up. Outstanding, up-and-coming New Orleans
jazz
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musicians can be heard in the vicinity, although performers vary widely. Royal Street also contains restaurants and hotels, notably the
Hotel Monteleone
Hotel Monteleone is a family-owned and operated hotel located at 214 Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. The hotel includes the only high-rise building in the interior French Quarter and is well known for its Ca ...
, a family-owned high-rise established in the late 19th century.
Despite
catastrophic effects of 2005's Hurricane Katrina in much of New Orleans, Royal Street was spared the flood, other than in the
lower ninth ward
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. The
French Quarter
The French Quarter, also known as the , is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans (french: La Nouvelle-Orléans) was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city developed around the ("Old Sq ...
, originally the city itself, was built upon naturally-higher ground next to a curve in the
Mississippi River
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.
See also
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Brennan's
Brennan's is a Creole restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
History
Brennan's was founded in 1946 by Owen Brennan, an Irish-American restaurateur and New Orleans native. It was originally called the Vieux Carré restauran ...
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Haunting of the Octoroon Mistress
The Haunting of the Octoroon Mistress is a ghost tale about the haunting of a house on 734 Royal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Background
The haunting of the Octoroon House is founded on nineteenth-century cultural etiquette surrounding rac ...
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Downtown New Orleans
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The Historic New Orleans Collection
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List of streets of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., includes such notable streets as:
* Allen Toussaint Boulevard
* Almonaster Avenue
* Audubon Place (private access only)
* Baronne Street
* Basin Street
* Bayou Road
* Bienville Street
* Bourbon Street
* Broa ...
References
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