{"id":735,"date":"2016-06-29T13:06:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T13:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stcharlesinn.com\/?p=735"},"modified":"2016-06-29T13:06:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T13:06:58","slug":"visit-lafittes-blacksmith-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topsuitesites3.com\/stcharlesinn.com\/visit-lafittes-blacksmith-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Lafitte\u2019s Blacksmith Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can\u2019t visit New Orleans without stopping by Lafitte\u2019s Blacksmith Shop on the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street, right in the midst of the French Quarter. It was built during the French\/Spanish ruling of the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century and is one of the oldest buildings in the city. Officially, it\u2019s the oldest building in the entire country that also offers full bar service! Small, dark and intimate, it\u2019s the perfect way to kick back with cocktails on your trip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stcharlesinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/05\/iStock_000074815099_Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-736\" src=\"http:\/\/stcharlesinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/05\/iStock_000074815099_Small-300x300.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topsuitesites3.com\/stcharlesinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/05\/iStock_000074815099_Small-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topsuitesites3.com\/stcharlesinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/05\/iStock_000074815099_Small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/topsuitesites3.com\/stcharlesinn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/05\/iStock_000074815099_Small.jpg 693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nobody knows all the details of its history, but it\u2019s generally agreed that privateer Jean (John) Lafitte was a sole proprietor during the first part of the 19<sup>th<\/sup> century. The Lafittes have a notorious and sordid past in New Orleans, allegedly illegally seizing and dealing in contraband\u2014although there\u2019s no real proof of this. However, documentation wasn\u2019t that prevalent circa 1800, as the Lafitte\u2019s name was spelled incorrectly in historical documents for years!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Local Haunt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Legend has it that Lafitte\u2019s is also haunted. The blacksmith shop may very well have been used as a genuine business on the up and up, since Lafitte and his associates needed a lot of horses to take care of business. Plus, his brother Pierre was a blacksmith. Today\u2019s proprietorship hearkens back to the 1940s when Roger \u201cTom\u201d Caplinger bought the abandoned space and created Caf\u00e9 Lafitte.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It quickly became a bohemian night spot, popular with celebrities and the LGBTQ community. Caplinger bought another local building in 1953, Caf\u00e9 Lafitte in Exile, which remains the oldest gay bar in the country. Today, Lafitte\u2019s is a National Historic Landmark that still serves up tasty cocktails.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can\u2019t visit New Orleans without stopping by Lafitte\u2019s Blacksmith Shop on the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street, right in the midst of the French Quarter. It was built during the French\/Spanish ruling of the 18th century and is one of the oldest buildings in the city. 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