Hotel Monteleone rises as the only high-rise building within the interior of the French Quarter, its Beaux-Arts facade spanning the corner of Royal and Iberville streets. Antonio Monteleone, a Sicilian cobbler who opened a shop on Royal…
Little Palermo Immigrant History
Walk the streets of the Lower French Quarter to trace the steps of the Sicilian immigrants who transformed the neighborhood into "Little Palermo" at the turn of the 20th century.
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1. Hotel Monteleone
2. Napoleon House
The Napoleon House is a three-story brick building topped with a distinctive cupola and adorned with shallow ironwork balconies on its second floor. It sits on the corner of Chartres and Saint Louis Streets in the French Quarter. Built…
3. Central Grocery and Deli
Central Grocery and Deli occupies a narrow storefront on Decatur Street. Since nineteen oh six, this Italian-American market has operated as a fixture of the French Quarter, established during a time when the surrounding area was known as…
4. French Market
The French Market is recognizable by its long, covered arcades and colonnades that stretch six blocks along the Mississippi River edge of the French Quarter. It traces its origins back to a Native American trading post used by the Choctaw…
5. Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church stands on Chartres Street as a neighbor to the Old Ursuline Convent. You can identify the site by its attachment to the convent complex, which represents some of the oldest structures in the Mississippi Valley.…
6. Croissant D'Or Patisserie
Croissant D'Or Patisserie occupies a high-ceilinged space at six seventeen Ursulines Avenue, a storefront defined by its distinctive white-tiled walls and an arched interior layout. These architectural details are vestiges of the…
7. Matassa's Market
Matassa's Market sits on the corner of Dauphine and Saint Philip streets, identifiable by its presence as a traditional corner grocery in the heart of the French Quarter. Established in nineteen twenty-four by Giovanni John Matassa, a…