. ▁▁ ▁The ▁street ▁starts ▁at ▁Canal ▁Street ▁( above ▁Canal ▁Street , ▁the ▁corresponding ▁street ▁is ▁u pt own ▁New ▁Orleans ' ▁St . ▁Charles ▁Avenue ). ▁Royal ▁runs ▁down ▁through ▁the ▁French ▁Qu arter , ▁Fa ub ourg ▁Mar igny , ▁By water , ▁and ▁Lower ▁N inth ▁Ward ▁neighborhood s ▁to ▁the ▁Jackson ▁Bar ra cks . ▁The ▁Indust rial ▁Canal ▁forms ▁a ▁gap ▁in ▁the ▁street ▁between ▁the ▁By water ▁and ▁Lower ▁N inth ▁Ward ▁neighborhood s . ▁ ▁The ▁portion ▁of ▁R ue ▁Roy ale ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁French ▁Qu arter ▁( t ow ard ▁Canal ▁Street ) ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁op ul ent ▁ant ique ▁sh ops ▁and ▁art ▁gall eries . ▁The ▁prices ▁at ▁those ▁sh ops ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁high ; ▁indeed , ▁the ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁expensive ▁places ▁to ▁shop . ▁The ▁fin er ▁ant ique ▁stores ▁display ▁not ▁simply ▁items ▁that ▁are ▁old , ▁but ▁such ▁rare ▁items ▁as ▁pieces ▁of ▁fine ▁furn iture ▁owned ▁by ▁royal ty ▁of ▁past ▁centuries . ▁The ▁ 7 0 0 ▁block ▁of ▁Royal ▁features ▁the ▁gall eries ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans - based ▁artists ▁Al ly ▁Burg u ier es ▁and ▁George ▁Rod rig ue . ▁ ▁Each ▁afternoon , ▁three ▁blocks ▁of ▁Royal ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁Qu arter , ▁between ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁St . ▁Ann ▁Stre ets , ▁are ▁closed ▁to ▁traffic ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁ped est rian ▁zone . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time