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Central Business District (CBD) - The center of commerce in the Crescent City, the CBD is defined by its main artery, Poydras Street, which stretches from the Louisiana Superdome to the Mississippi River and includes the Ernest Morial Convention Center and Harrah's Casino. Canal Street is a famous major thoroughfare in the city of New Orleans. orming the up-river boundary of the city's oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter (Vieux Carre), it formed the dividing line between the older French/Spanish Colonial era city and the newer American sector, the Central Business District. |
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Superdome - Home of the New Orleans Saints, the Louisiana Superdome is one of the NFL's biggest stadiums. In the mid 1960's New Orleans businessman Dave Dixon envisioned a dome stadium that could bring a football team to the area. Construction began in August of 1971, and was completed by August 1975. The dome stadium was named the Louisiana Superdome, because of its massive size. |
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| Bywater - The major house types in Bywater include Creole cottages, shotgun houses, camelback houses, side hall plan houses, and commercial buildings.
ncompassing the early 19th century Creole faubourgs of Nouvelle Marigny and Franklin, New Marigny was home to one of the nation's largest populations of free people of color before the Civil War. French Creoles and Germans also helped shape the District's distinct character. Neighborhood landmarks from the late 19th century-St. Roch's cemeteries and the St. Roch Market-draw many locals and visitors to this area where jazz legend Jelly Roll Morton lived. |
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| Gentilly - The long graceful New Orleans neighborhood stretching from Esplanade Avenue up to the Industrial Canal, an area much favored by retirees, families with young children, and those attending and affiliated with Dillard University, its chief landmark and pride. Built along a naturally occurring ridge, its housing stock ranged from 19th century shotguns to early 20th century bungalows and mid-20th century ranch houses, all set in a landscape of old trees, wide lawns, and the broad boulevard called Elysian Fields, its chief thoroughfare and spine. |
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Lakeview - Ranch-style homes, one-story bungalows, and other modern styles are the hallmark of this pleasant suburban area. A popular residential shopping and dining strip runs along Harrison Avenue, while Robert E. Lee Boulevard provides a range of retail outlets. Lakeview, bounded by the Seventeenth Street Canal (the Orleans and Jefferson Parish line) on the west, Bayou Saint John on the east, the Lakefront subdivisions on the north, and City Park Avenue on the south, has a rich place in New Orleans history. |
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Ninth (9th) Ward - The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans. On the south the 9th Ward is bounded by the Mississippi River. On the western or up river side, it is bounded by Franklin Avenue, then Almonaster Avenue, then People's Avenue. From the north end of People's Avenue the boundary continues on a straight line north to Lake Pontchartrain. The area west or above the Canal has sometimes been called the Upper Ninth Ward. Such distinctions arose when the Industrial Canal bisected the neighborhood in the 1920s. The Lake forms the north and northeastern end of the Ward. The Lower 9th Ward was among the very last of the city's neighborhoods to be developed. Bordered by the Industrial Canal to the west, the Southern Railway railroad and Florida Avenue Canal to the north, the parish line to the east and St. Claude Avenue to the south, isolation from the rest of the city and lack of adequate drainage systems contributed to its slow growth. |
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| New Orleans Levees - Ever since European settlers began living in the Mississippi River valley, they have been building levees to protect themselves-both their farmland and their cities-from the river's floods. By 1812 the levees on the east bank extended 135 miles, from New Orleans to Baton Rouge. The levees on the west extended 210 miles, north to the Red River. |
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