Has Canal Street recovered yet?

I know it sounds strange but one of my favorite things to do is walk down Canal Street in the morning and watch all the tourists and locals going about their business. Canal just always seems to be bustling and busy and full of life. The footage of the looting on Canal was heartbreaking for me and I was just wondering if the street was recovering.

Has Canal Street recovered yet?

Canal hasn%26#39;t recovered nearly as fast as some would like. Part of this is due to the fact that the bus lines aren%26#39;t converging downtown like they once did and the foot traffic is way down. Also, the ';urban clothing'; stores don%26#39;t have nearly as large of a market as pre-K. I think (hope) Canal will get a newer and slightly more upscale mix of shops to go alongside the tourist junk, luggage and electronics stores!

Has Canal Street recovered yet?

That would be nice, CW. I agree, Canal Street could use a facelift. Walking down Canal and patting the statue of Ignatius is a ritual that says to me ';Now I%26#39;m really in New Orleans!';.

bridge: Canal street is still a bit scarred.Depending on if and when you visit, canal street will have people walking etc. The business has not completely revived itself, but in time it will.

We were down to Mortons Steak House last Sat. night. The shops are not fully opened, but the hotel lobby is cleaned up and open.

It will take more time for things to sort out. There are many factions involved in this recovery, both political and financial.

This will take a little time.

Can someone update the information on this thread? I will be in NO next week and would appreciate any updated info on Canal Street.

Thanks

We were in New Orleans at the end of Sept. and do not think Canal St. is back. It looks OK at the Harrahs end but the farther up the street you go there are many boarded up businesses. We did not see as much foot traffic along the street as we remember pre-Katrina. Even though there have always been homeless people hanging out on the sidewalks, we thought there were more this trip. One block over towards the French Quarter and you would never know the storm hit.

Canal Street is a problem still. The City spent lots of money on new granite sidewalks and palm trees and that part looks great. As has been mentioned, a lot of shops are closed and the ones left are cheap clothing stores that don%26#39;t attract very upscale shoppers.

Thank you both for your replies--I was hoping that it might be further along but since I have not visited since Katrina, I really do not know what to expect outside of the French Quarter. I am sure that when I have taken the tour of the devastated areas, I will have a much better understanding of the scope of the damage there. I really believe that anyone visiting NO now needs to go and take this reality check tour.

asoutherngal,

You will be humbled by the experience of seeing the Katrina destruction. We are so glad we took the tour. I feel so much compassion for the people of New Orleans and The Gulf Coast.

Sherry