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French Quarter

Also known as: French Quarter, New Orleans, Vieux Carré, Vieux Carre

New Orleans' oldest neighborhood (founded 1718) — the original French colonial settlement, the *Vieux Carré*. National Historic Landmark district. Cultural anchor of New Orleans Voodoo (the African-derived spiritual tradition continuous in the city since the 18th century), the Creole foodways, and one of the most concentrated occult / spiritual / botánica retail clusters in North America. Home to Voodoo Authentica (Dumaine St since 1996) and Earth Odyssey (the French Quarter's principal crystal shop, 20+ years on Royal St).

What this is

The French Quarter is New Orleans’ oldest neighborhood — the original French colonial settlement, founded 1718 by Bienville, organized on a grid of 70 city blocks bounded by Canal Street, Esplanade Avenue, Rampart Street, and the Mississippi River. Designated a National Historic Landmark district. The neighborhood holds Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the French Market, and the densest cluster of New Orleans Voodoo institutions in the city.

Listings in the French Quarter

  • voodoo-authentica — practitioner-owned Voodoo temple + shop on Dumaine Street since 1996
  • earth-odyssey — French Quarter’s principal crystal and gemstone shop, 20+ years on Royal Street

Bioregional context

Files under new-orleans. Pairs with uptown-new-orleans (Audubon corridor) and arabi (St. Bernard Parish) for the city’s three principal directory localities.

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Practical

contained by

  • Earth Odyssey Royal Street — the French Quarter's principal crystal and metaphysical-jewelry shop

Cultural

contained by

  • Voodoo Authentica Dumaine Street, one block from Jackson Square — the bioregion's principal practitioner-owned Voodoo institution

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