Court of Two Sisters gateway, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1945

Subjects: Advertising Restaurants & Taverns
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Court of Two Sisters gateway, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1945, c. 1915 linen postcard — Back

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A pen-and-ink style sketch of the arched brick gateway of the Court of Two Sisters, with wrought-iron gates standing open onto a shadowed passage, a hanging lantern above, and crossed swords and a framed sign mounted on the wall. The card advertises the establishment as "the romantic rendezvous of New Orleans" serving "finest of creole and french cuisine," with dining, dancing and a patio, entered from Royal and Bourbon Streets. The Court of Two Sisters is a well-known French Quarter restaurant at 613 Royal Street, occupying an 1830s building and a courtyard traditionally associated with two sisters who kept a shop there in the nineteenth century.

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PublisherBob Riley Studios

Court of Two Sisters the romantic rendezvous of New Orleans finest of creole and french cuisine. Dining and Dancing visit our beautiful patio Charm gate - Court of Two Sisters Entrance 613 Royal 414 Bourbon Sts. --- GREETINGS From as romantic a place as you ever ate in, drank in or wrote home about. The famous COURT OF TWO SISTERS, in the Historic Center of old New Orleans, 613 Royal & 614 Bourbon. The present structure was erected in 1832 on the site of the residence of Sieur Etienne De Perier, Governor of the French Colonial period, 1725 to 1733. NEW ORLEANS, AMERICA'S MOST INTERESTING CITY color block printed in the vieux carre & copyrighted by bob riley studios POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE

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Publisher	Bob Riley Studios
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	613 Royal Street, Court of Two Sisters, New Orleans, LA
Place depicted	New Orleans, LA
Place mentioned	Court of Two Sisters, 613 Royal & 614 Bourbon, New Orleans, LA
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a red-to-green color wash; no white border; slight wear at corners. No postmark; divided-back promotional card; light age toning/soiling; no handwriting.

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Court of Two Sisters gateway, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1945, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/court-of-two-sisters-gateway-new-orleans-louisiana-circa-194. Accessed October 24, 2026.