Exchange Place, New Orleans
Pedestrianized street in New Orleans, Louisiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Exchange Place, also known as Exchange Alley and Exchange Passage, is a pedestrian zone that was created in 1831 originally as a small street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Its original name was Passage de la Bourse, or Exchange Passage.[1] The street was commissioned by the banker and merchant Samuel Jarvis Peters, who thought to build an exchange closer to Canal Street.[2] It was built in coherence with the Merchants' Exchange Building on Royal Street as it acted as a back entrance. The street has been a hidden alleyway to many shops and restaurants over the years.
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Exchange Alley | |
Former name(s) | Passage de la Bourse |
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Type | alley |
Length | 140.3 m (460 ft) |
Area | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Addresses | Exchange Pl New Orleans, LA 70130 |
Postal code | 70130 |
Nearest metro station | French Quarter |
Coordinates | 29°57′14.8″N 90°04′03.1″W |
Construction | |
Completion | 1831 |
Other | |
Designer | James Gallier Sr. |
Known for | Historical pedestrian zone |
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