Friday, July 5, 2013

The St. Charles Hotel


The St. Charles Hotel was the Americans answer to the Creole's St. Louis Hotel.

Old Absinthe House, 1908


Despite Lafitte's Blacksmith's Shop's claim to being the oldest bar in the United States, The Old Absinthe House actually predates it.  In the 1880's they had an annex in Jackson Square - Click here for a view of their branch location.