Oak Street is a historic street located in the
Carrollton neighborhood of
Uptown New Orleans
Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, encompassing a number of neighborhoods (including the similarly-named and smaller Uptown area) between the French Quarter and the Jefferso ...
.
The section of the street from Carrollton Avenue to Leake Avenue was thoroughly renovated as part of a government-funded revitalization project in 2009.
The street had long housed some of the city's more renowned nightclubs, restaurants, shops and cafes, such as the
Maple Leaf Bar, Jacque-Imo's Cafe, and Rue de la Course. The post-
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...
renovations led to the emergence of a number of new businesses and venues.
Its variety of eateries and boutiques, combined with its proximity to the
South Carrollton Avenue streetcar
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
line, have made this stretch of Oak Street a popular destination for locals and tourists alike. It has also become a common location for many of the film and television shoots that have led to the city of
being nicknamed "Hollywood South," following a series of industry-geared tax breaks. Oak Street also plays host to the annual Oak Street
Po' Boy Festival and serves as the base for the Mid-Summer Mardi Gras parade every summer.
References
Streets in New Orleans
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