Watercolour of perhaps the most recognisable architecture of Creole culture.
The French Quarter—known locally as the Vieux Carré (“Old Square”)—is the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, and one of the most distinctive historic districts in the United States. Founded by the French in 1718, it blends European urban planning with Creole, Spanish, African, and Caribbean influences in its architecture, culture, and street life.
Founded in 1718 by French Canadian naval officer Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville as the original city of New Orleans. Despite its name, much of the visible architecture reflects Spanish rebuilding after major fires in 1788 and 1794, which destroyed many original French wooden structures. The Spanish introduced brick, stucco, courtyards, and ironwork that define the Quarter’s look today.
is central to the birth and ongoing life of jazz, rooted in African, Caribbean, and Creole musical traditions and celebrated in venues from Preservation Hall to clubs on Frenchmen Street.
Interesting facts...
So much culture Pirate’s Alley was known for voodoo and witchcraft. The sisterhood of traiteuses (healers), conjure women, and “witches of the Vieux Carré” who ran small businesses from back kitchens and alley stalls, selling remedies, charms, and—according to legend—curses.
Location: 240 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
