Canal Street New Orleans -Its birth, construction, and growth

Born in 1807 after theLouisiana Purchase, Canal Street in New Orleans measures 171 feet wide, from property line to property line. Its unusually wide measurement was the result of a plan to build a 50 foot wide canal in the middle.

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