Stories Behind New Orleans Street Names
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Bonus Books
- Publish date: 05/01/1992
Description:
The street names range from the rare -- Tchoupitoulas, Colapissa, and Bunny Friend -- to the historical -- Desire, Barracks, and Bourbon.
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Here's one: Bourbon Street may be the street where booze flows freely, but it really derives its name from the House of Bourbon, whose ruler sat on the French throne when New Orleans was founded in 1718. Hundreds of delightful derivations are explained in Stories Behind New Orleans Street Names.
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