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August 1, 1978. Algiers Point in 1922. Algiers Point is a location on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. In river pilotage, Algiers Point is one of the many points of land around which the river flows—albeit a significant one. Since the 1970s, the name Algiers Point has also referred to the neighborhood in the immediate ...
Tchoupitoulas Street (/ ˌtʃɒpɪˈtuːləs / ⓘ CHOP-ih-TOO-ləss) is a street in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Running through uptown, it is the through street closest to the Mississippi River. Formerly, the street was heavily devoted to river shipping commerce, but as shipping concerns gravitated to other locations in the latter ...
The Faubourg Marigny is located at 29°57′53″N 90°03′19″W[1] and has an elevation of 1 foot (0.3 m). [2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.9 km 2). 0.31 square miles (0.8 km 2) of which is land and 0.02 square miles (0.1 km 2) (6.06%) of which is water.
Frenchmen Street is the site of many Creole cottages—a New Orleans design dating to the period between 1790-1850. Creole cottages are single-story, set at ground level, have a steeply pitched roof, symmetrical four-opening façade, and are set close to the front property line. The cottages are usually made of stucco or wood.
St. Charles Avenue. Coordinates: 29.9291°N 90.1007°W. 19th century street-name tiles in sidewalk. St. Charles Avenue (French: avenue Saint-Charles) is a thoroughfare in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. and the route of the St. Charles Streetcar Line. It is also famous for the dozens of mansions that adorn the tree-lined boulevard for much of the ...
West Riverside is located at 29°54′59″N 90°06′52″W [1] and has an elevation of 10 feet (3.0 m). [2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.4 km 2). 0.94 square miles (2.4 km 2) of which is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km 2) (29.32%) of which is water.
The St. Charles Streetcar Line is a historic streetcar line in New Orleans, Louisiana. Running since 1835, it is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. It is operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA). Officially the St. Charles Streetcar line is designated as Route 12, and it runs along its namesake ...
Canal Street, New Orleans. Coordinates: 29.9554°N 90.0721°W. Canal Street, looking away from the river, 1920s. Aerial view of Canal Street, 1922. Canal Street (French: rue du canal) is a major thoroughfare in the city of New Orleans. Forming the upriver boundary of the city's oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter or Vieux Carré, it served ...