# Canal Street

New Orleans, United States

Canal Street, planned in the early nineteenth century around a canal never built, became New Orleans' grand commercial boulevard and the divide between the French Quarter and the American Sector. Its 171-foot width earned it fame as America's widest main street.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Canal Street, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 29.95417, -90.07306

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