Canal Street
Canal Street 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 city and the newer American Sector, today's Central Business District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Street
- Description: street in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as: “Canal Street, New Orleans”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Immaculate Conception Church and Orpheum Theater.
Immaculate Conception Church
Church
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Immaculate Conception church, locally known as Jesuit church, is a Roman Catholic church in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. The church is located at 130 Baronne Street, and is part of the local Jesuit community. Immaculate Conception Church is situated 510 feet west of Canal Street.
Orpheum Theater
Theater building
The Orpheum Theater is a theater in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. Also known as the RKO Orpheum, it was designed by G. Albert Lansburgh, built in 1918, and opened for vaudeville in 1921. Orpheum Theater is situated 940 feet west of Canal Street.
Galatoire’s
Restaurant
Galatoire's is a French restaurant at 209 Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Galatoire’s is situated 550 feet northeast of Canal Street.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Orleans and Central Business District.
New Orleans
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Way down yonder in New Orleans, you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.
Central Business District
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The Central Business District is the part of New Orleans similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Just "up" from the French Quarter is the CBD. Like many other large American cities, this area has skyscrapers and modern office towers housing cooperate and regional offices; however some interesting 19th-century architecture is also preserved.
Storyville
Hamlet
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Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 to 1917. It was established by municipal ordinance under the New Orleans City Council, to regulate prostitution.
Canal Street
- Categories: street and transportation
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Canal Street” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “运河街 (新奥尔良)”
- Chinese: “运河街”
- Dutch: “Canal Street”
- French: “canal Street”
- French: “Canal Street”
- Italian: “Canal street”
- Italian: “Canal Street”
- Japanese: “カナル・ストリート”
- Japanese: “カナルストリート”
- Japanese: “キャナル・ストリート”
- Japanese: “キャナルストリート”
- Korean: “커낼가”
- Portuguese: “Canal Street”
- Spanish: “calle Canal”
- Spanish: “Canal Street”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vieux Carre Historic District and French Quarter.
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