[Pink. Gem Café. 4-bay, 3-story brick store/residence, before 1838 (or before 1800'). This landmark coffee shop and restaurant building has two dormers and a side-gabled roof. It is possible, as several sources claim, that this structure was originally built in the late 18th century for a Spanish nobleman, but if so its façade had been considerably altered by the 1880s to include more 'modern' windows and cornice. It is also curious that the notarial records should refer to it more than once as a "4-story" building. It was here that the Pickwick Club first met and that the first Comus parade (1857) was supposedly planned.] [N.B: Squares in the 100 block of the French Quarter (those that front Canal Street and back on Iberville Street) are not part of the original Vieux Carré and have never been evaluated by the Vieux Carré Commission. Rather, their historical status is the domain of another city agency, the Historic District Landmarks Commission (HDLC). The c. 1965, color-coded architectural evaluation square maps for these squares found in the VCS binders were most likely executed by architect Sam Wilson, but they are obviously not official, as the HDLC was not even in existence then. The official color ratings given here have been taken from the HDLC's current maps.]