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Julia Street is a street in New Orleans that is located between Loyola Ave and Convention Center Blvd.. Julia Street it's self is thirteen blocks long, lined with galleries, 5 star hotels, business, and restaurants for tourist to explore. In result, Julia Street has earned the nicknames "Julia Row" or "Gallery Row". Also by being located in the newly industrialized Warehouse Arts District, Julia street is located in the bustlings city's heart in Downtown New Orleans.

History
It is difficult to pin point who "Julia" is or where the name came from, however, it is said that it came from a black woman who was a servant for a famous planter and business man that goes by the name Julian Poydras. We do know that the name Julia means " a free woman of color". Julia street became Julia street in 1833. In the 19th century, New Orleans style of housing and architecture consisted of flat, raised Creole style cottages and cabins that made up the majority style of homes. For this reason, the building of the "thirteen sisters" or the thirteen street houses that line the street that eventually would be called Julia street became increasingly popular. The structure these houses mimicked the London structural plan due to the open side-halls lining the street. The design of the town houses consisted of a mixture of Creole and Greek style archiculture that embraced elaborate designs of fanlights above each door and the unique columns that stand along these houses. Not only do these townhouses deviate from the norm in New Orleans, but they help the upcoming bustling city to maximize housing while utilizing small plots of land. Keeping in mind that it was 1833 when these uinuqe townhouse were built, they provided an open area for servants of the house hold to work, but, servants were kept separate from the rest of the house hold to give the home owner privacy. Soon the townhouse designs began to line every street in New Orleans such as Bourbon Street and even in the French Quarter.

Rebirth Of The Thirteen Sisters
Eventually the famous Julia Street adits innovative architecture slowly became irrelevant. In result Julia Street became another empty and abandoned street in New Orleans to the point where one of the "sisters" or townhouses eventually collapsed on its self. It only took for the New Orleans Fair that came in 1984 to revive Julia street from the ashes and become one of New Orleans crown jewel locations again. In an effort to help this revival, old factories, warehouses, and the thirteen "sisters" were turned into luxury condos, big art galleries, and restaurants that line this thirteen block street. This result is due to efforts made by the New Orleans City Planning Commission to continue making Julia street a monumental and historical relic for the artistic community and give young artist inspiration that will keep Julia street up to date. Also, New Orleans famous way of getting around the city, the streetcar, was added for easy tourist access.

Attractions
Due to the rebirth of Julia Street, the street itself has become a staple a street in Downtown New Orleans. Julia Street is lined with high-end hotels, restaurants, and galleries that attract millions of tourist.

Hotels

 * 1) Courtyard by Marriott New Orleans

The Marriott is a 4 star hotel that is located on Julia Street and sits between the General Consulate of Thailand and the restaurant Galliano. This hotel also includes wifi, outdoor pool, and a bistro that serves cocktails and hot meals.

2. Embassy Suites by The Hilton

Embassy Suites is a 4 star hotel that is located on Julia Street and is located between Studio 541 and Nesbit's Julia Street Market Convenience Store. This hotel also includes wifi, outdoor pool and gym, and American restaurant, and includes breakfast buffet.

Restaurants

 * 1) Galliano Restaurant

Galliano is a 4-star restaurant located between The Courtyard hotel and The Cajan Market on Julia Street. They are open from Monday to Saturday and closed on Sunday's.

2.  Mulate's | The Original Cajun Restaurant Mulate's is a cajun cuisine 3-star restaurant that is located on the corner where Julia Street and Convention Center Blvd. intersect. They are temporarily closed at this moment due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

3. Sofia

Sofia is a 5-star Italian restaurant that is located on Julia Street right next to Aloha Lei, which is also a restaurant that is on Magazine Street. They are open from Tuesday to Sundays and are closed on Monday's.

4. Carmo

Carmo is a 4-star tropical cafe and bar that is vegan friendly and is located across the street from the restaurant Sofia on Julia Street. They are open from Tuesday to Saturday and are closed on Sunday's and Monday's.

5. The Little Easy

The Little Easy is a 4-star bar located on Julia Street and sits in between Degas Gallery and True Food Kitchen on Charles Ave that serves healthy foods and pub sandwiches.They are open from Monday to Sunday.

Galleries

 * 1) LeMieux Galleries

Lemieux Galleries is located on Julia Street across the street from Nesbit's Julia Street Market and is open from Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays. This is a gallery that always contains new art and provide custom picture framing and installation services of incoming new art.

2. Soren Christian Gallery, LLC

Soren Christian Gallery is located on Julia Street among other galleries. It is located next to the Jonatan Ferrara Gallery and is open only on Thursdays and Fridays This gallery features contemporary art, sculptures, and photographs from local, national and International artist. In addition it includes a large portion of Southern Art.

3. Arthur Roger Gallery

Arthur Roger Gallery is located on Julia Street right next to gallery Estella. This art gallery contains paintings, sculptures, and professional photography by local artist in New Orleans. Open from Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays.

4. Callan Contemporary

Callan Contemporary is an art gallery that is located on Julia Street next to the restaurant Action House Market on Magazine Street. This gallery contains contemporary art that has an emphasis on abstract and figurative paintings and sculptures in their gallery. Is open from Tuesday to Saturday and are closed on Sundays and Mondays.

5. Jonathan Ferrara Gallery

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is located on Julia Street next to the Soren Christian Gallery and is open from Tuesday to Saturday and is closed on Sundays and Mondays. This art gallery contains projects and exhibits from international upcoming contemporary artists.

6. Gallery 600 Julia

Gallery 600 is located on Julia Street next to Degas Gallery. They are open from Monday to Saturday and are closed on Sundays. Gallery 600 Julia features paintings of Southern Louisiana landscape, culture, and street areas in New Orleans.

7. M Contemporary

M Contemporary is one of the many galleries on Julia Street that is located between Fredrick Guess and Hall-Barret Gallery on Julia Street. They are open from Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays. This art galleries contains contemporary art that consist of paintings, sculptures, and landscape. The art featured in this gallery puts emphasis abstract art to figurative art. Also includes African artifacts and mask from different tribes.

8. Gallery Estella

Gallery Estella is located next to Arthur Roger Gallery on Julia Street. This gallery contains original paintings, photos and sculptures by various amounts of artists.

9. Beata Sasik Gallery

Beata Saskia Gallery is located on Julia Street right next to Ariodante Contemporary Crafts. They are open from Monday to Saturday and are closed on Sundays. This gallery features vibrant art that emphasizes impasto aspects. among this art includes painting and the works of Beata Sasik.

10. Ariodante Contemporary Crafts

Ariodante Contemporary Crafts is a gallery located on Julia Ight next to Beata Sasik gallery and are open from Monday to Sunday. This gallery features not only paintings, but jewelry, furniture, glass, ceramics, fine arts, and decorative art.

Events
Julia Street is one of the many streets in New Orleans that hold festivals and events on its street. However, Julia's festivals differentiate from the regular festivals that are well-known by people when they hear New Orleans such as Essence and The Jazz Festival. One festival known on Julia Street is called the "White Linen Night" where galleries open their doors and have live music and entertainment in the middle of the street. In addition visitors who participate are encouraged to wear white in order to follow the 19th century tradition since this festival begun in the 1990s. Another popular event on Julia Street is called "The First Saturday Gallery Openings" or "The Art Walk" where galleries that line Julia Street open their doors and show off their new exhibits. In addition, some seasonal festivals and events on Julia Street include "Jammin' On Julia" which happens on the first Saturday in May and "Art for Arts' Sake"which occurs on the first Saturday in October.

Category:New Orleans Category:Neighborhoods in New Orleans