The designation will recognize the 1960 sit-in at Woolworth’s on Canal Street, where seven New Orleans students protested the business’ refusal to serve Black customers. The Canal Street site ...

NEW ORLEANS — 1031 Canal Street could soon be considered a historic ... the 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapse and the 1960 Woolworth lunch counter civil rights sit-in. The proposed designation ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Canal Street, a symbol of New Orleans’ history, is at the center of a new effort to revitalize and modernize the area. The wide, walkable corridor, bustling with street cars ...