The building, constructed in the French/Spanish colony during the 18th century, is one of the older surviving structures in New Orleans and has been called the oldest structure in the U.S.
Stop 1: Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop (941 Bourbon Street) So let’s start with a bar crawl theme everyone knows and loves, Sunday Funday. Print out this handy map, and come on, y’all! Some might call this a more “expected” or stereotypical list of bars in the LGBT community, but don’t fret: we’ll take you down the lesser-known gems of New Orleans gay nightlife throughout the series. For the first crawl, we’re hitting up a few of the most frequently visited and well-known establishments by both locals and tourists alike. We use the term lightly as there are several places we frequent that are not specifically “gay”… and that’s what we love about this city. This is part one in our series of “gay” bar crawls through NOLA.
