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The Vieux Carre or “Old Square,” is popularly known as the French Quarter and is the original city of New Orleans. Founded in 1718 as a walled
military outpost, the city has existed under several different national flags, including the Spanish and the French. Eventually, as the city grew and was acquired by the United States, the Quarter became
the hub of the Creole culture, while the 'brash' Americans more or less settled on the upper-side of Canal Street (the middle of the avenue, where the streetcar tracks are now laid, is designated
'neutral ground'). The Americans went on to develop the Garden District as a cultural rival to the older French Quarter. Today, the French Quarter has been placed on the National Register of
Historic Places; it is home to antique emporiums, art galleries, fine restaurants, exotic and erotic nightclubs, and a few ghosts (and vampires) as well.
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Get ready for Party Time on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, Party Central of the United States! It’s not unusual for women to bare their
tops for a string of beads, or just while they’re having fun. And there is no shortage of alcoholic beverages in the French Quarter, either. Anything from tourist drinks such as the Hurricane or Crusher, to a more
traditional drink called a “Sazerac.” Just about any drink imaginable is available from dozens of vendors lined up on Bourbon Street. Just don’t get too rowdy or you may be picked
up by one of the city’s finest...on a horse!
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Dear Guests: We have worked very hard on this site in hopes that it will educate, inform, and entertain. All donations are appreciated, once we get our
tip jar back up, but if you can’t do that, please donate a little of your time to signing the guestbook below and let us know what you think. As always, we appreciate your comments. Thanks, Gil Davis
-- Jay Barrymore
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