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"You're on Royal Street, which is where the money used to be. This was the banking and business center of New Orleans before the Americans showed up. After the Louisiana Purchase, Americans started flooding in. The Creoles wanted nothing to do with them. The feeling was mutual. The two groups split the city. Creoles kept the French Quarter. Americans settled upriver across Canal Street."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Hear the full story at Royal Street
This is just one of 9 stops on the Pirates, Presidents & Purchase Receipts tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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