![]() ![]() This view is from Iberville Street looking towards St. Looking “down the line” of bordellos along Basin Street, probably around the turn of the century. This portion of the Carondelet Canal provided a large area for ships to turn around and was filled in in the 1920s when its use declined. ![]() Basin Streetīasin Street, or Rue Bassin, was named for the canal turning basin that was once located nearby. Please see the series main page for an introduction to the French Quarter and links to other streets. This article is part of my series, Street Guide to the Phantoms of the French Quarter, which looks at the haunted places of this neighborhood in a street by street basis. This article was edited for clarity 7 November 2020. This article was originally published 16 June 2016 with North Rampart and Burgundy Streets. ![]()
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