The first to settle in this neighbourhood were European Jesuits but they were soon pushed out of this area by the king of France in 1763. Ownership of the land changed many times. [1]The neighbourhood was named after Paul Tulane and Bertrand and Jean Gravier. The neighbourhood was named in honor of Paul Tulane the founder of Tulane University and a major financial benefactor to education in Louisiana. 50 years had passed and the land changed private ownership many times some of the owners were, Andres Reynard, Juan Pradeep, and Bertrand and Jean Gravier[2]. The Tulane Gravier neighborhood is a historically black community in the central part of New Orleans. During the post-war era, the black community in this area were doing very well for themselves they had their own businesses ranging ‘from pharmacies to flowershops’[3]. The home owners loan corporation created a map that had predominantly Black neighborhoods which meant they would get less funding when it came to construction in the neighborhood. In the 1970s many residents that lived in the area benefited from healthcare and employment through the charity hospital, which was a public hospital for more than 100 years. During the time of 1940 and 1969 many families were having trouble buying land especially black families. There were policies that were established that you have to meet and they would gear them towards the general black community so that many of the requirements aren't able to be filled. Many black families that did live in the neighborhood rented their homes from white landlords because the majority of land was owned by white people. Although it was hard for black people to buy property they were the community was still growing. The neighborhood is a mixed community of residential life and manufacturing plants and companies similar.
Commercial development grew rapidly in the early in the early 19TH century. By the 1950s and 1960s, more industrial construction became prominent within the area. In the 1990s, multi-family homes became converted in lower numbers. Because of the commercial developments many residential living was demolished which caused community residents to form community development corporations that assisted in a city wide renovations throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. now there are many low-income residents calling the area home. A mix of commercial and residential zoning has helped manufacturing plants and other industrial complexes. The neighborhood was named after Paul Tulane, the founder of Tulane University and he played a major role in putting money into the New Orleans education system. The Gravier’s, faubourg St. Mary’s.
The Tulane Gravier is a neighbourhood in New Orleans, Louisiana in the subdistrict of the mid-city district area, which is known as the district 4 the planning district. the city planning commission designates its borders as st. Louis street to its north, north Claiborne avenue, and Iberville street. The neighborhood is connected by Claiborne Avenue to the east, Lafitte street going, south Broad Avenue on the west and I-10 highway going south[4]. The city was updated in 1841 by John Hagan, who in his time put together 41 city blocks in the Claiborne and Galves and Tulane and St. Louis [5] North and south design streets and Cleveland streets also comprise its street borders to the east and the famous Pontchartrain expressway makes up its southern border. There are a few special landmarks in this neighborhood.The development of the rail lines provided additional access and the area attracted industrial development in the area.
