613 Royal St.
New Orleans, LA 70116
29.957485,-90.065301
I have always been fortunate to be an only child. I have never had to worry about the issues of an older brother beating on me for fun or a sassy younger sister who constantly got on my nerves. I have heard too many horror stories about the negatives of siblings. Once in a while though, you will hear tales of siblings who have such a close-knit bond, they cannot be separated, even after death! Such was the case with a sweet pair of sisters who ran a dainty little shop on Royal Street.
Situated on the 600 block of Royal Street, also known as “Governor’s Row,” Emma and Bertha Camors were sisters who owned a notions and fancies shop here. This area was home to much of the elite politicians of the time and this shop catered to many of their wives with fine dresses and perfumes from around the world, while treating their customers to tea in the adjacent courtyard. The sisters were only two years apart and they were extremely close even until death. The sisters died only two months apart in the winter of 1944 and are now buried side by side in St. Louis Cemetery number three.
