This area is a great place to stay if you are a tourist. It is WAY overpriced if you want to buy a condo or rent annually because most of those spots have been bought by one of three "families" who don't care about anything...More

Well, I go back with the City, to when Julia St was only lined with wholesalers, ship chandlers, an occasional office building and warehouse – lots of warehouses. Julia St was basically access to the docks, and the Julia St Wharf. However, the wharf was...More

Divide by 13 was a lot harder than most people can do even today, not mentioning you have divide a city block into 13 townhouses. This place is also called Thirteen Sister which 13 townhouses were built along the St Charles Street. When I arrived...More

Plan to spend at least a few hours along Julia Street -- the galleries, the restaurants, and the museums.

Julia Row used to be ramshackle. After the 1984 World's Fair, it became part of the Historic Warehouse District renovation and today houses top restaurants like Emeril's and a plethora of terrific art galleries. It is pleasant to walk and convenient to reach. It lies...More

Not knowing it was Open Gallery, I walked through Gallery Row during the afternoon, found my favorite painters, and returned that night with my husband for the openings. Callan Contemporary was featuring Michael Kessler, a truly gifted and organic painter and Allison Stewart's large and...More

We took the Riverfront street car to this part of town and had a fun few hours. The galleries are pretty much grouped together, so you didn't have to walk very far in between (get a map from one of the galleries). Owners were friendly...More