Exchange Place, New Orleans

Exchange Place, formally Exchange Passage, is a pedestrian zone in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.

A view of Exchange Place with the New Orleans Central Business District in the background

The street was created in 1831 and was meant to be a second, back entrance to the Merchants' Exchange on Royal Street. Hence, its original name was Passage de la Bourse, or Exchange Passage.[1]

References

Arthur, Stanley C. (2007). Old New Orleans: A History of the Vieux Carré, Its Ancient and Historical Buildings. Heritage Books. p. 31. ISBN 978-0788427220. Originally copyrighted in 1936.

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[ONO1-1] Arthur, Stanley C. (2007). Old New Orleans: A History of the Vieux Carré, Its Ancient and Historical Buildings. Heritage Books. p. 31. ISBN 978-0788427220. Originally copyrighted in 1936.

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Squares, circles, pedestrian zones	Exchange Place French Market Place Jackson Square Lafayette Square Lee Circle McAlister Place Washington Square
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Exchange Place, New Orleans

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