Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop (bar) (New Orleans, Louisiana)

USA / Louisiana / Gretna / New Orleans, Louisiana / Bourbon Street, 941
 bar, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1760s construction, historical building, U.S. National Historic Landmark
941 Bourbon Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 593-9761
www.lafittesblacksmithshop.com/Homepage.html

This is the world-famous Lafitte's Blacksmith shop bar, located on the corner of St. Philip and Bourbon Streets in the French Quarter. Great late-night (I mean LATE!) haunt with good piano in the back. For the most part candle-lit. Built sometime before 1772, it is said to be one of the oldest buildings in N.O., where Lafitte and his brothers operated a blacksmith shop as a front for their underhanded dealings(!).

The building, which dates to 1761, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafitte's_Blacksmith_Shop
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Coordinates:   29°57'39"N   90°3'49"W

Comments

  • Serves the best Hurricanes in New Orleans!
  • According to local lore, it was one of the few buildings that survived both Great New Orleans Fires in the 18th century. The locals must have liked it...
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