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 has
been the senior producer and host of WYES-TV,
New Orleans’ PBS affiliate, since
1987. Canal Street: New Orleans’ Great
Wide Way was inspired by a documentary that
Ms. Laborde produced and narrated. The documentary
aired nationally on the Travel Channel.
John T.
Magill currently
serves as The Historic New Orleans Collection
curator and head of both research services
and the reading room at Williams Research
Center. He lectures regularly about various
aspects of New Orleans life and history,
including the Civil War, Mardi Gras, urban
growth, and neighborhood histories
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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