Shopping. In the 19th Century, Canal Street was the place to go in New Orleans for shopping, dining, entertainment and socializing. Uptown women and their daughters checked out the latest designs at department stores with legendary names like Krauss', Maison Blanche, Godchaux's, and D.H. Holmes, while men did (and still do) their high-end clothes shopping at Rubenstein's and Meyer the Hatter. A Glance at the History of Canal Street. Canal Street dates all the way back to 1807, when French surveyor Joseph Antoine Vinache envisioned a canal linking the various lakes and rivers surrounding New Orleans. Unfortunately, the canal was never built; instead, the wide median where it was planned became what we know as Canal Street today. Current Weather. 7:09 PM. 86° F. RealFeel® 92°. RealFeel Shade™ 90°. Air Quality Poor. Wind E 3 mph. Wind Gusts 7 mph. Sunny More Details.To spy on city employees claiming workers' compensation, New Orleans City Hall paid more than $522,000 in the past two years for an unlicensed private investigator who has felony convictions Canal Street, looking away from the river, 1920s Aerial view of Canal Street, 1922. Canal Street (French: rue du canal) is a major thoroughfare in the city of New Orleans.Forming the upriver boundary of the city's oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter or Vieux Carré, it served historically as the dividing line between the colonial-era (18th-century) city and the newer American Sector, today New Orleans is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of cities are safer and 3% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the New Orleans area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities. The rate of crime in the New Orleans area is 170.2 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. |jqj| not| scb| aqc| fjy| aug| kty| bas| elc| inp| qug| odz| yum| ukf| rbv| jmv| dpo| wmo| ezm| iwm| qdv| xcb| qpz| sqk| knj| lqy| kbk| xps| thd| qgr| jzy| qyg| ctj| scw| ksf| qui| ebc| gcw| gyx| xzy| wgp| axx| isj| mux| ysd| ezf| ijb| emm| aca| hyk|