Canal Street

Canal Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of . Forming the upriver boundary of the city's oldest neighborhood, the 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.
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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.

Church
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, locally known as Jesuit church, is a Roman Catholic church in the of , . The church is located at 130 Baronne Street, and is part of the local Jesuit community. is situated 510 feet west of Canal Street.

Theater building
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The is a theater in the of , . Also known as the RKO Orpheum, it was designed by G. Albert Lansburgh, built in 1918, and opened for vaudeville in 1921. is situated 940 feet west of Canal Street.

Theater building
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is an atmospheric theatre in downtown New Orleans, , which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Once the flagship of Julian and Abe Saenger's theatre empire, today it is one of only a handful of Saenger movie palaces that remain. is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Canal Street.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Business District and Storyville.

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The is the part of similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Just "up" from the 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.

Hamlet
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was the red-light district of , , from 1897 to 1917. It was established by municipal ordinance under the New Orleans City Council, to regulate prostitution.

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The is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of . It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.

Canal Street

Latitude
29.9537° or 29° 57′ 13″ north
Longitude
-90.06998° or 90° 4′ 12″ west
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
76XFXW3J+F2
Geo­Names ID
9034807
Wiki­data ID
Q5031026
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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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