CANAL STREET
New Orleans’ Great Wide Way

By Peggy Scott Laborde and John T. Magill

Canal Street was considered the border of a new city, and its potential site for a canal ultimately spawned the street’s name. Understanding the development of Canal Street (at 170 feet, 6 inches the widest business district street in the country) means understanding the development of New Orleans—specifically, its business and garden districts, once called the American Quarter, and the French Quarter, which Canal Street divides.

Fifteen chapters document the evolution of this multifaceted street, including Mardi Gras, the cemeteries, shopping, entertainment, railways, the Mississippi River, social issues, streetcars,hotels, Christmas, and more. Vintage and contemporary photographs make this book a necessity for historians, visitors, and nostalgic former or current residents.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Peggy Scott Laborde is the producer and host of Steppin’ Out, which airs on WYES-TV in New Orleans. Since earning a B.A. in political science from the University of New Orleans, Laborde has produced a number of documentaries based on the city she calls home. Her professional accomplishments have earned her awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, Public Relations Society of America, and American Women in Radio and Television. She has garnered praise for her extensive efforts in conserving the arts and history of New Orleans.

John T. Magill serves as a curator/historian for The Historic New Orleans Collection and the head of the research services and the reading room at Williams Research Center, coordinating several exhibits for the museum. He graduated from the University of New Orleans with a B.A. and M.A. in history. He has contributed articles to The Historic New Orleans Collection Quarterly, New Orleans Magazine, and Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine. Magill is also the author of Pelican’s Canal Street: New Orleans’ Great Wide Way, which he cowrote with Peggy Scott Laborde.

CANAL STREET
New Orleans’ Great Wide Way
By Peggy Scott Laborde and John T. Magill
240 pp. 8½ x 11
266 photos Biblio. Index
ISBN: 1-58980-337-X $39.95
13-Digit ISBN: 9781589803374

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