Court of the Two Sisters

This is a lensbaby image of the famous Court of the Two Sisters in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana. This was captured with a manual... more

by Scott Pellegrin

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Court of the Two Sisters

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Scott Pellegrin

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Photograph

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This is a lensbaby image of the famous Court of the Two Sisters in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana. This was captured with a manual focus/selective focus lens.

Since at least 1726, the property where the Court of Two Sisters restaurant is now located has been a significant cultural presence in New Orleans. Sieur Etienne de Perier, the second French royal governor of colonial Louisiana, became the original resident of 613 Rue Royale in 1726. Originally known as “Governor’s Row”, the 600 block of Royal Street was home to five governors, two State Supreme Court Justices and one future Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (Edward Douglas White). Zachary Taylor, who later became the twelfth president of the U.S., also resided for a time at 621 Royal. It has also been rumored that the outrageous Marquis de Vaudreil, another early French governor and the one responsible for transforming New Orleans from a marshland village into a petit Paris, was once a resident of 613 Royal. He was so aristocratic and theatrical that he was known as the “Grand Marquis.” The second floor dining room at the Court of Two Sisters is now called the Grand Marquis Room in his honor.

The charm gates at the 613 Royal entrance were wrought in Spain especially for The Court of Two Sisters. Legend says that Queen Isabella of Spain had them blessed so that their charm would pass on to anyone who touched them.

The flags displayed in the front entrance are four of the ten sovereign flags that have flown over Louisiana. The four flags represent France, Spain, Louisiana and the United States.

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December 21st, 2014