Lower Bourbon Street

At St Philip St, Bourbon shifts from a Dante’s Inferno–style circle of neon-lit hell into an altogether more agreeable stretch of historical houses, diners and bars, many of which cater to the LGBTIQ+ community. In fact, said gay bars are the loudest residents on this, the quieter, more classically New Orleans end of the street.

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