Mangin’s Iron Works, located at 621 Bourbon St., crafted many of the wrought iron balconies, fences and railings in the French Quarter from 1832 until 1920. Charles A. Mangin was born in New ...

Balconies with a mix of wrought- and cast-iron railings started appearing shortly thereafter. Wrote Marcus Christian in his study of African-American ironworkers: “the Victorian taste for the ...

Whether you're going for classic wood or wrought-iron railings, the industrial look of ... unobstructed views from a modern ...