The St. Charles Hotel

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

Here is a fascinating and well-written history.

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.