User:Smcoulter/Royal Street

Royal Street is a very busy street. From its residing antique shops to restaurants many New Orleans residents and visitors will pass Royal Street regularly. Royal street runs along the French Quarter, a famous place to visit in New Orleans, which is why this street has so many beautiful features. Grocery Royal Street is also known for its hidden courtyards which could be open for dining with friends and family or sightseeing or maybe taking pictures. Hidden courtyards are mainly covered by tall and long trees earning the name hidden. Even though it has many trees the courtyard still seems to be able to shine light through. Royal Street may be known for being beautiful but for New Orleans residents it is well known for their live music on the streets. A retired group known as Tanya and Dorise who popularly played music for the people of Royal street and the French quarter in general have retired after fifteen years. They played their beautiful instruments, a violin and guitar for many souls for fifteen years. Even though they have retired there are still many great musicians to experience when visiting Royal Street. Royal St may have beautiful features but there is a lot of crime so it would be best to come with friends. A common place to visit during the day is the Royal Street Guild, it is a very beautiful and historic place in the French Quarter. It is a hot spot for New Orleans, where many people come to take pictures in front of the well-known historic building on that street. AN interesting fact is that the city was built in Spanish style, which many people were not interested in because it is on the street, so those “houses” were used for working and business ordeals. Today, there will still be Spanish style buildings, but now they will be filled with live music and shops that people can buy valuable pieces from. Royal Street is well known for people not wanting to leave, because of the live music, food and shops, which makes it irresistible to leave. When visiting this street be sure to bring water, even though it may not be busy to do the high Covid cases in New Orleans. There are also hotels near this street, because many visitors are afraid of leaving the action. The best one for historic purposes is Hotel Monteleone, which is mostly known for its “haunted” features such as doors randomly opening on their own or elevators constantly going to the wrong floors. The scariest which is children and adults who have died in the hotel, which overtime rumors say that their spirit is still there. This hotel is well known for its haunted history that even the hotel’s story has been featured on NCIS: New Orleans. Now that you have become familiar with Royal Street in New Orleans, there are many features such as the Spanish style houses that are now antique shops and restaurants or even the haunted Hotel Monteleone that are able to visit.