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The '''16th Ward''' or '''Sixteenth Ward''' is a division of the city of [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], one of the 17 [[Wards of New Orleans]]. |
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| ⚫ | The '''16th Ward''' or '''Sixteenth Ward''' is a division of the city of [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], one of the 17 [[Wards of New Orleans]]. It is an [[Uptown New Orleans|Uptown]] ward, along with the adjacent [[17th Ward of New Orleans|17th Ward]], formerly part of the city of [[Carrollton, Louisiana]] which was annexed by New Orleans in the 1870s. |
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== Boundaries == |
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| ⚫ | The 16th Ward stretches inland from the [[Mississippi River]], with the upper boundary being Carrollton Avenue, across which is the [[17th Ward of New Orleans|17th Ward]], and the lower being Lowerline Street, across which is the [[14th Ward of New Orleans|14th Ward]]. The back boundary was the [[New Basin Canal]], now part of the route of [[Interstate 10 in Louisiana|I-10]].<ref>[http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/travel/new_orleans_districts_and_wards.htm New Orleans Districts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701190821/http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/travel/new_orleans_districts_and_wards.htm |date=July 1, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Wards of New Orleans {{!}}|url=http://hnrs109sp18.blog.sbc.edu/2018/01/18/the-wards-of-new-orleans/|access-date=2021-02-15|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The Ward stretches inland from the [[Mississippi River]], with the upper boundary being Carrollton Avenue, across which is the 17th Ward, and the lower being Lowerline Street, across which is the [[14th Ward of New Orleans|14th Ward]]. The back boundary was the [[New Basin Canal]], now part of the route of [[Interstate 10 in Louisiana|I-10]]. |
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==Neighborhoods and landmarks== |
==Neighborhoods and landmarks== |
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Going from the Riverfront back, the Ward includes part of the Mississippi River [[levee]] used as a linear park. Atop a section of the levee is the regional office of the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]. |
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Going from the Riverfront back, the Ward includes part of the Mississippi River [[levee]] used as a linear park. Atop a section of the levee is the regional office of the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]]. Across Leake Avenue (still called "River Road" by many locals) is the Black Pearl neighborhood. The Ward continues back across St. Charles Avenue, route of the famous [[St. Charles Avenue Streetcar]]. The Old Carrollton [[town hall]], is now a [[school]]. The Lower or East Carrollton neighborhood contains much fine wooden 19th century residential architecture, and Maple Street, an old mixed commercial/residential neighborhood main street, with shops, restaurants, bars, and coffee shops, is popular with both locals and students of nearby [[Tulane University]] and [[Loyola University New Orleans]]. The old residential neighborhood with occasional corner stores continues back to wide Claiborne Avenue, across which is the upper edge of the Fountainbleau neighborhood, and on Carrollton Avenue the Notre Dame [[Seminary]] is the residence of the [[Archbishop]] of New Orleans, where [[Pope John Paul II]] stayed during his visit to New Orleans. Back from Earhart Boulevard was the former location of [[Lincoln Park (New Orleans)|Lincoln Park]] and Johnson Park, where such luminaries as [[Buddy Bolden]], [[Bunk Johnson]], and [[John Robichaux]] played in the early years of the 20th century, now a mixed commercial and residential area. The Gert Town neighborhood continues back to [[Xavier University of Louisiana]] at the back end of the Ward adjacent to I-10. |
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Across Leake Avenue (still called "River Road" by many locals) is the [[Black Pearl, New Orleans|Black Pearl]] neighborhood. The Ward continues back across St. Charles Avenue, route of the famous [[St. Charles Avenue Streetcar]]. |
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| ⚫ | In the general flooding of New Orleans [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans|in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005]], most of the ward from about Green Street back was flooded, while most of the area from around Freret Street to the Mississippi River was above the flood waters. The dry area experienced extensive looting in the aftermath of the storm and levee failure. |
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The Old [[Carrollton Courthouse]] formerly served as a courthouse, jail and school,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Luck|first=Adrienne|title=Arbor Day at McDonogh No. 23 - Stop 6 of 9 in the Carrollton Courthouse tour|url=https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/433?tour=26&index=5|access-date=2021-02-15|website=New Orleans Historical|language=en}}</ref> in which capacity it served until its last charter school tenant moved in 2013. Designed by architect [[Henry Howard (architect)|Henry Howard]], the building's construction was completed in 1855.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wegmann|first=Mary Ann|title=Carrollton Courthouse - Stop 1 of 9 in the Carrollton Courthouse tour|url=https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/478|access-date=2021-02-15|website=New Orleans Historical|language=en}}</ref> It sat vacant for seven years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Langenhennig|first=Susan|title=What's the future of the vacant Carrollton Courthouse?|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/home_garden/article_afbb9492-1a10-5180-8646-5e05eede603f.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=NOLA.com|language=en}}</ref> It was sold by the Orleans Parish School Board to private developers in 2018, and it reopened in February 2023 as a luxury assisted living facility for senior citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Riegel|first=Stephanie|title=The Carrollton, a high-end senior living facility, opens in historic courthouse building|url=https://www.nola.com/news/business/the-carrollton-a-high-end-senior-living-facility-opens-in-historic-courthouse-building/article_3f055538-ad87-11ed-8027-df75feeca4ff.html|website=NOLA.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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The area was hit in February 2007 by a freak tornado that tossed a stretch of Hillary Street before bouncing across St. Charles Avenue and Carrollton Avenue near Jeanette Street. |
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The Lower or East Carrollton neighborhood contains much fine wooden 19th century residential architecture, and Maple Street, an old mixed commercial/residential neighborhood main street, with shops, restaurants, bars, and coffee shops, is popular with both locals and students of nearby [[Tulane University]] and [[Loyola University New Orleans]]. |
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At the corner of S. Carrollton Avenue and Willow Street is the Nix Library, which opened in 1930.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Tricia|title=Nix Library|url=https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/360|access-date=2021-02-15|website=New Orleans Historical|language=en}}</ref> The lot, upon which the library sits, was donated to the City of New Orleans by James, Ralph, and John Nix in order to build a library in memory of their parents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nix Library: Going 'Above & Beyond' for Almost a Century|url=https://nolalibraryimpact.org/home/nix-library-going-above-amp-beyond-for-almost-a-century|access-date=2021-02-15|website=New Orleans Public Library|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The old residential neighborhood, with occasional corner stores, continues back to wide Claiborne Avenue, across which is the upper edge of the [[Fontainebleau, New Orleans|Fontainebleau]] neighborhood. On Carrollton Avenue the [[Notre Dame Seminary]] is the residence of the [[Archbishop of New Orleans]], where [[Pope John Paul II]] stayed during his visit to New Orleans in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-08-25|title=History|url=https://nds.edu/history/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Notre Dame Seminary|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Back from Earhart Boulevard was the former location of [[Lincoln Park (New Orleans)|Lincoln Park]] and Johnson Park, where musicians including [[Buddy Bolden]],<ref>{{Cite book|last=Marquis|first=Donald M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YGeYOIhXMp4C|title=In Search of Buddy Bolden: First Man of Jazz|date=September 1, 2005|publisher=Louisiana State University Press|isbn=978-0-8071-3093-3|location=Baton Rouge, LA|pages=59–60|language=en}}</ref> [[Bunk Johnson]], and [[John Robichaux]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Robichaux (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/people/john-robichaux.htm|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.nps.gov|language=en}}</ref> played in the early years of the 20th century, now a mixed commercial and residential area. |
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The [[Gert Town, New Orleans]] neighborhood continues back to [[Xavier University of Louisiana]], at the back end of the Ward, adjacent to I-10.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gert Town Neighborhood|url=https://www.datacenterresearch.org/pre-katrina/orleans/4/62/index.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.datacenterresearch.org}}</ref> |
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[[File:Carrollton-cem-no1 - 43.jpg|alt=Arched iron gateway over the entrance to Carrollton Cemetery No.1 at Adams and Green Streets in New Orleans, Louisiana|thumb|Arched iron gateway over the entrance to Carrollton Cemetery No.1 at Adams and Green Streets in New Orleans, Louisiana.]] |
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Established in 1849, Carrollton Cemetery No.1 was founded as the municipal cemetery for the suburb of Carrollton, and later annexed to the City of New Orleans in 1874. Also referred to as the Green Street Cemetery, Carrollton Cemetery No.1 covers a four block area, and is bounded by Adams, Hickory, Birch, and Lowerline Streets.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last1=Pfeffer|first1=Miki|last2=Hartje|first2=Sarah|title=Carrollton Cemeteries: A Brief History|url=https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/644|access-date=2021-02-16|website=New Orleans Historical|language=en}}</ref> The cemetery is dominated by in-ground burials with several aisles of above-ground tombs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-01-11|title=Cemeteries - City of New Orleans|url=https://www.nola.gov/cemeteries/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031193629/https://nola.gov/cemeteries/ |archive-date=2020-10-31 |access-date=2021-02-15|website=NOLA.gov City of New Orleans}}</ref> Located one block away is Carrollton Cemetery No.2, also known as St. Mary's Cemetery as it was formerly the property of the Catholic Church (St. Mary’s Nativity). Like Carrollton Cemetery No.1, Carrollton Cemetery No.2 is bounded on the east side by Lowerline Street. It covers 2 blocks, and is bounded on the other three sides by Adams, Spruce, and Cohn Streets.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Hurricane Katrina== |
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| ⚫ | In the general flooding of New Orleans [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans|in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005]], most of the ward from about Green Street back was flooded, while most of the area from around Freret Street to the Mississippi River was above the flood waters. The dry area experienced extensive looting in the aftermath of the storm and levee failure.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}} |
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The area was hit on [[February 2007 North American blizzard|February 13, 2007]] by a EF2 tornado<ref>{{Cite web|last=US Department of Commerce|first=NOAA|title=NWS LIX - February 13, 2007 Storm Reports page|url=https://www.weather.gov/lix/13feb07lsr|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.weather.gov|language=EN-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Duncan|first=Jeff|date=2007-02-13|title=NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Updates - Tornado kills 1 as it sweeps across the city|url=http://www.nola.com/newslogs/tpupdates/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_tpupdates/archives/2007_02_13.html#237266|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070215040326/http://www.nola.com/newslogs/tpupdates/index.ssf?%2Fmtlogs%2Fnola_tpupdates%2Farchives%2F2007_02_13.html#237266|archive-date=2007-02-15|access-date=2021-02-15}}</ref> that tossed a stretch of Hillary Street before bouncing across St. Charles Avenue and Carrollton Avenue near Jeannette Street.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2007-02-15|title=NOLA.com: Times-Picayune - Latest tornado info from city of New Orleans|url=http://www.nola.com/newslogs/tpupdates/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_tpupdates/archives/2007_02_13.html#237266|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070215040326/http://www.nola.com/newslogs/tpupdates/index.ssf?%2Fmtlogs%2Fnola_tpupdates%2Farchives%2F2007_02_13.html#237266|archive-date=2007-02-15|access-date=2021-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Duncan|first=Jeff|date=2007-02-13|title=Seconds of Chaos Leave Huge Mess in Uptown Area|work=The Times-Picayune|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0D1CD317F8F22780&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A1223BCE5B718A166%2540EANX-NB-1718D958D270A5AA%25402454146-171714A0B877EFDC%25400/hlterms%3Atornado|access-date=2021-02-15}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:35, 23 March 2024
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The 16th Ward or Sixteenth Ward is a division of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. It is an Uptown ward, along with the adjacent 17th Ward, formerly part of the city of Carrollton, Louisiana which was annexed by New Orleans in the 1870s.
Boundaries
[edit]The 16th Ward stretches inland from the Mississippi River, with the upper boundary being Carrollton Avenue, across which is the 17th Ward, and the lower being Lowerline Street, across which is the 14th Ward. The back boundary was the New Basin Canal, now part of the route of I-10.[1][2]
Neighborhoods and landmarks
[edit]Going from the Riverfront back, the Ward includes part of the Mississippi River levee used as a linear park. Atop a section of the levee is the regional office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Across Leake Avenue (still called "River Road" by many locals) is the Black Pearl neighborhood. The Ward continues back across St. Charles Avenue, route of the famous St. Charles Avenue Streetcar.
The Old Carrollton Courthouse formerly served as a courthouse, jail and school,[3] in which capacity it served until its last charter school tenant moved in 2013. Designed by architect Henry Howard, the building's construction was completed in 1855.[4] It sat vacant for seven years.[5] It was sold by the Orleans Parish School Board to private developers in 2018, and it reopened in February 2023 as a luxury assisted living facility for senior citizens.[6]
The Lower or East Carrollton neighborhood contains much fine wooden 19th century residential architecture, and Maple Street, an old mixed commercial/residential neighborhood main street, with shops, restaurants, bars, and coffee shops, is popular with both locals and students of nearby Tulane University and Loyola University New Orleans.
At the corner of S. Carrollton Avenue and Willow Street is the Nix Library, which opened in 1930.[7] The lot, upon which the library sits, was donated to the City of New Orleans by James, Ralph, and John Nix in order to build a library in memory of their parents.[8]
The old residential neighborhood, with occasional corner stores, continues back to wide Claiborne Avenue, across which is the upper edge of the Fontainebleau neighborhood. On Carrollton Avenue the Notre Dame Seminary is the residence of the Archbishop of New Orleans, where Pope John Paul II stayed during his visit to New Orleans in 1987.[9]
Back from Earhart Boulevard was the former location of Lincoln Park and Johnson Park, where musicians including Buddy Bolden,[10] Bunk Johnson, and John Robichaux[11] played in the early years of the 20th century, now a mixed commercial and residential area.
The Gert Town, New Orleans neighborhood continues back to Xavier University of Louisiana, at the back end of the Ward, adjacent to I-10.[12]
Established in 1849, Carrollton Cemetery No.1 was founded as the municipal cemetery for the suburb of Carrollton, and later annexed to the City of New Orleans in 1874. Also referred to as the Green Street Cemetery, Carrollton Cemetery No.1 covers a four block area, and is bounded by Adams, Hickory, Birch, and Lowerline Streets.[13] The cemetery is dominated by in-ground burials with several aisles of above-ground tombs.[14] Located one block away is Carrollton Cemetery No.2, also known as St. Mary's Cemetery as it was formerly the property of the Catholic Church (St. Mary’s Nativity). Like Carrollton Cemetery No.1, Carrollton Cemetery No.2 is bounded on the east side by Lowerline Street. It covers 2 blocks, and is bounded on the other three sides by Adams, Spruce, and Cohn Streets.[13]
Hurricane Katrina
[edit]In the general flooding of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, most of the ward from about Green Street back was flooded, while most of the area from around Freret Street to the Mississippi River was above the flood waters. The dry area experienced extensive looting in the aftermath of the storm and levee failure.[citation needed]
The area was hit on February 13, 2007 by a EF2 tornado[15][16] that tossed a stretch of Hillary Street before bouncing across St. Charles Avenue and Carrollton Avenue near Jeannette Street.[17][18]
References
[edit]- ^ New Orleans Districts Archived July 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Wards of New Orleans |". Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Luck, Adrienne. "Arbor Day at McDonogh No. 23 - Stop 6 of 9 in the Carrollton Courthouse tour". New Orleans Historical. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Wegmann, Mary Ann. "Carrollton Courthouse - Stop 1 of 9 in the Carrollton Courthouse tour". New Orleans Historical. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Langenhennig, Susan. "What's the future of the vacant Carrollton Courthouse?". NOLA.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Riegel, Stephanie. "The Carrollton, a high-end senior living facility, opens in historic courthouse building". NOLA.com.
- ^ Hall, Tricia. "Nix Library". New Orleans Historical. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Nix Library: Going 'Above & Beyond' for Almost a Century". New Orleans Public Library. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "History". Notre Dame Seminary. August 25, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Marquis, Donald M. (September 1, 2005). In Search of Buddy Bolden: First Man of Jazz. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-0-8071-3093-3.
- ^ "John Robichaux (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Gert Town Neighborhood". www.datacenterresearch.org. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Pfeffer, Miki; Hartje, Sarah. "Carrollton Cemeteries: A Brief History". New Orleans Historical. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Cemeteries - City of New Orleans". NOLA.gov City of New Orleans. January 11, 2021. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "NWS LIX - February 13, 2007 Storm Reports page". www.weather.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Duncan, Jeff (February 13, 2007). "NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Updates - Tornado kills 1 as it sweeps across the city". Archived from the original on February 15, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "NOLA.com: Times-Picayune - Latest tornado info from city of New Orleans". February 15, 2007. Archived from the original on February 15, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Duncan, Jeff (February 13, 2007). "Seconds of Chaos Leave Huge Mess in Uptown Area". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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