Decatur Street (New Orleans)

Decatur Street is a street in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA that runs parallel to the Mississippi River. Decatur was formerly known as "Levee Street" or Rue de la Levée, as it was originally the location of the levee.^[1] In 1870, when the river had altered its course, it was renamed "Decatur Street" in honor of the naval hero Stephen Decatur.

Decatur begins at Canal Street (the corresponding street up-river of Canal Street is Magazine), runs across the French Quarter , and terminates at St. Ferdinand Street in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood.

Looking up Decatur Street from the Joan of Arc monument

The most famous sights on Decatur Street are Jackson Square and nearby Café du Monde.

For about a century, upper Decatur Street (the portion closer to Canal Street) had many businesses catering to sailors visiting the port of New Orleans. In the late 20th century, it was redeveloped and became more upscale, with establishments such as the House of Blues.

In the late 20th century, lower Decatur Street became a center of local punk and goth subculture. It contains various bars and musical venues and is not far from Faubourg Marigny's Frenchmen Street venues. The Palm Court Cafe is a famous traditional jazz venue located on Decatur Street.

References

↑ Chase, John Churchill (1949). Frenchmen, Desire, Good Children: . . . and Other Streets of New Orleans!. Simon and Schuster. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

New Orleans Streets
Streets	Almonaster Road Audubon Place Basin Street Bourbon Street Canal Blvd Canal Street Carondelet Street Carrollton Avenue Claiborne Avenue Decatur Street Desire Street Elysian Fields Avenue Esplanade Avenue Frenchmen Street Magazine Street Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Oak Street Rampart Street Royal Street St. Charles Avenue St. Claude Avenue Tchoupitoulas Street
Squares and Circles	Exchange Place French Market Place Jackson Square Lafayette Square Lee Circle McAlister Place Washington Square
Highways	Airline Highway Barataria Blvd Causeway Blvd Clearview Parkway Dickory Avenue General De Gaulle Drive Judge Perez Drive Paris Road Ridgeway Blvd (US 11) River Road Veterans Memorial Blvd Williams Blvd Woodland Highway
Expressways	Interstate 10 US Route 90 Earhart Expressway Pontchartrain Expressway Westbank Expressway Interstate 310 Interstate 510 Interstate 610

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Decatur Street (New Orleans)

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