Bourbon St Pt. 2

Famous Bourbon Street Hotels
Most of these hotels are famous...for being HAUNTED!

:Chris Owens is affectionately known as the “Queen of New Orleans Nightlife”; her entertainment revue with the Jive Dancers puts on two sold-out performances each night. The Chris Owens Nightclub is located at 500 Bourbon Street in the French Quarter.

The Lalaurie Mansion

The famous Bourbon Orleans Hotel, located at the corner of Orleans and Bourbon Streets. In the past, the Hotel was the home at one time or another to the Convent of the Holy Family (an Order of Negro nuns), the Orleans Theatre and the Grand Ballroom, but one of it’s most infamous was as the Quadroon Ballroom, the place where affluent white men would go to meet Mulatto women and acquire them as mistresses. This particular hotel is known for a number of ghostly sightings, particularly in the ballroom on the second floor.

The premier haunted house of New Orleans, La Maison Lalurie on the corner of Gov. Nicholls and Royal St. (1140 Royal St.) has the worst reputation of any structure within the city limits. On April 10, 1834, Madame Lalaurie was found to be hiding the most horrific scene of barbarity that can be conceived. Firemen responding to a kitchen fire at the house found male and female slaves chained to the walls, suffering from various forms of mutilation and torture; some were rumored to be even dead. Madame Lalaurie escaped police and an angry mob and reportedly fled the city by horse-drawn coach, never to be seen again. Some believe she hid on the north shore of Lake Pontchatrain before going back to Paris. Over the years, the mansion has functioned as a saloon , a furniture store, and as an apartment complex. Some people have complained of terrible smells, hearing screams and seeing apparitions within its walls. The historic plaque pictured on the right is located on the wall facing Governor Nicholls Street, indicating one of the former uses of the old mansion.


	The Andrew Jackson Hotel

	The Andrew Jackson Hotel is located at 919 Royal Street. During the late 18^th Century, two devastating fires swept through New Orleans, destroying most of the structures. Situated at the site where the Andrew Jackson now stands was a boy’s boarding school. The school burned to the ground, killing five young boys in the process. Guests sometimes report hearing children playing in the halls, despite the fact that usually, only adults ever stay there. According to one desk clerk, the hauntings usually remain restricted to the second floor hallway and staircase leading down to the first floor lobby. However, there are also reports that ghostly activity occurs on the first floor and in the courtyard cottages in the rear of the main building. The picture on the right was taken with permission of a hotel representive and is of the first floor lobby of the hotel.

	Madame John’s Legacy

Madame John’s Legacy, located at 632 Dumaine St. in the French Quarter, is one of the oldest structures and representative of the French style architecture, prevalent throughout the city prior to the devastating fires. The buildings which now exist are primarily of Spanish design and were constructed when Spain was in control of New Orleans. This particular house gained fame after being mentioned in George Washington Gable’s story, “Tite Poulette” in 1879. Currently closed to the public, Madame John’s Legacy was featured in the 1994 movie, Interview with a Vampire for a brief 13-seconds. Rumor has it that the building is haunted.


	The Cornstalk Fence Hotel

The Cornstalk Fence Hotel is located at 915 Royal St., just next door to the Andrew Johnson Hotel. This hotel is a lovely Victorian-style bed and breakfast which has been placed on the historic landmark register. Rumored to have a haunting, the staff report no odd occurrences and play the story down. In this sequence of pictures, we show you the hotel’s sign, its front door, and the lobby. On the far right is the intricate and lovely ironwork of Cornstalk’s fence, a tourist favorite.


	Romeo Hooks


	These rather odd-looking spikes, found at the top of some old stone fences are known as “Romeo Hooks.” They are an early version of barbed or ‘razor-wire’ designed to keep amorous-intentioned young men from gaining access to sweet young damsels living behind the walls of affluent families.

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