Pirate's Alley, a narrow French Quarter passage, runs between brick and stucco buildings whose balconies and shuttered windows recede into the distance. Lush foliage and flowering plants crowd the right foreground along a red-brick walkway.
The alley sits beside St. Louis Cathedral. Its name comes from local legends of Jean Lafitte and his Baratarian pirates, who were said to have used the passage. By the 1930s it was a familiar French Quarter view.
Linen-texture stock with visible cross-hatch pattern; printed caption 'Pirate's Alley, New Orleans, La.' appears upside down at top; light creasing and edge wear along the top margin.
No postmark or stamp; unused divided-back C.T. Art Colortone linen card. Printed back description of the scene at left, 'POST CARD' and stamp box at right; dealer pencil '#59 / 1-' in lower right corner. Light edge wear, no damage of note.
Cite this card
Pirate's Alley, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1937, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pirates-alley-new-orleans-louisiana-circa-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.
