Alleyways in the French Quarter by Diane Millsap

The original settlement of New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718.
 This original section of New Orleans is The French Quarter, which remains almost unchanged.
 After two devastating fires in 1788 and 1794, the city was reconstructed in a grid pattern. Among the newly planned streets were a handful of short alleyways.

These enchanting, narrow alleys give us a sense of how the French Quarter looked two hundred years ago, and as the sun sets, one can almost imagine the famous pirate Jean Lafitte secretly moving his plunder through these dimly lit passages.

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