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Arcadian Books & Prints
Quarter Classics Matt A. Sheen Quarter Classics Matt A. Sheen

Arcadian Books & Prints

This year marks a milestone for a neighborhood institution: Arcadian Books & Prints has been keeping love of the written word alive in two languages for 40 years. Stepping into what proprietor Russell Desmond calls the “organized chaos” of his French Quarter store (714 Orleans), customers are generally thrilled – and occasionally overwhelmed – by the literary riches packed into the confined space.

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It's All Good for Hotel Al
Quarter Classics Kirsten Reneau Quarter Classics Kirsten Reneau

It's All Good for Hotel Al

After working 60 years at the French Quarter's famed Hotel Monteleone, Al Barras has become an institution - and the subject of an award-winning documentary.

- by Kirsten Reneau
- photos by Ellis Anderson and courtesy Full Armor Productions

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Looking for Peace in New Orleans
Quarter Classics Kirsten Reneau Quarter Classics Kirsten Reneau

Looking for Peace in New Orleans

One of the first Flea Market and Jazz Fest vendors, Cruz Sanchez still works in the Decatur Street store he founded fifty years ago - an island of calm in the midst of the French Quarter's whirl.

- story by Kirsten Reneau

-photos by Kirsten Reneau and Ellis Anderson and courtesy of Cruz Sanchez

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