Walking through the French Quarter can overwhelm the senses--and the imagination. The experience is much more meaningful with knowledge of the areas colorful history. For instance; the infamous 1890 "separate but equal" legal doctrine justifying racial segregation was upheld by the Louisiana Supreme Court at the Cabildo on Jackson Square. In the mid-twentieth century; a young Lee Harvey Oswald called Exchange Alley home. One of New Orleans favorite drinks--the sazerac--would not exist if Antoine Peychaud had not served his legendary bitters with cognac from his famous apothecary at 437 Royal. Local author Andy Peter Antippas presents a walking history of the Vieux Carre; one alley; corner and street at a time.
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