Virtual Irish Channel

It's not hard to figure out which ethnic group first settled into this section of town. The Channel is the spiritual heart of the Irish community in New Orleans even to this day. There's more to the Channel than the Irish, however; a large German group settled into the area as well Combine this with the increasing number of African-Americans in the neighborhood and it's truly a melting pot of cultures and peoples. Come take a bit of a tour through one of the more interesting neighborhoods in New Orleans.