The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, previously known as Riverwalk Marketplace until 2014, is an
outlet mall
An outlet store, factory outlet or factory shop is a brick and mortar or online store in which manufacturers sell their stock directly to the public. Traditionally, a factory outlet was a store attached to a factory or warehouse, sometimes allowin ...
located in the
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...
of
,
Louisiana
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. It is located along the
Mississippi River
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waterfront, stretching from the base of
Canal Street, upriver to the
New Orleans Morial Convention Center
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is located in Downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The lower end of building one is located upriver from Canal Street on the banks of the Mississippi River. It is named after former Mayor of N ...
. It is connected to the adjacent
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
Hilton New Orleans Riverside, located at 2 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 29-story, -tall skyscraper hotel. The hotel is the city's largest hotel, containing 1,700 rooms. The hotel is owned by Par ...
Hotel.
History
By the start of the 1980s, increased use of containers in shipping made some of the older riverfront wharves less useful, so the
Poydras Street
Poydras Street (french: Rue Poydras) is a street that serves as the main artery of the New Orleans Central Business District, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The street is named for Julien de Lallande Poydras. Many of the city of New Orleans' and the st ...
Wharf and the Julia Street Wharf were demolished, and the land was used as part of the
1984 World's Fair
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. After the fair, this section was redeveloped into the "Riverwalk," an upscale mall intended to attract both tourists and locals.
On the afternoon of Saturday, December 14, 1996, the
MV ''Bright Field'' freightliner/bulk cargo vessel slammed into the mall. No one was killed in the accident, although approximately 66 were injured; fifteen shops were damaged. Damage to the mall, including the pier, condominium properties, shops, and hotel totaled an estimated $15 million (US). Physical damage to the ''Bright Field'' was calculated at $1,857,952 (US). The ''Bright Field'' was unable to be removed from the crash site until January 6, 1997. The spot where the ''Bright Field'' collided with the Riverwalk is marked on site with a
plaque
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Commemorations or awards
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* Memorial Plaque (medallion), issued to next-of-kin of dead British military personnel after World War I
* Pla ...
.
The mall closed for a few months after
Hurricane Katrina
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, due to extensive wind and looting damage. It reopened in early December 2005, in hopes that Christmas shopping would jump-start the area's recovery. Only a small number of shops were able to open at first. Additional businesses slowly opened over the next several years, eventually bringing the mall back to near 100% occupancy.
In 2014, the mall closed temporarily and underwent an $82 million renovation. It reopened in May 2014 as The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk, becoming a
outlet center
An outlet store, factory outlet or factory shop is a brick and mortar or online store in which manufacturers sell their stock directly to the public. Traditionally, a factory outlet was a store attached to a factory or warehouse, sometimes allowin ...
, with shops which include a
Coach, Inc.
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, outlet and
Neiman-Marcus
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. is an American integrated luxury retailer headquartered in Dallas, Texas, which owns Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Horchow, and Last Call. Since September 2021, NMG has been owned by a group of investment compani ...
Last Call Studio outlet.
References
External links
The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk
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Buildings and structures in New Orleans
Shopping malls in Louisiana
Shopping malls established in 1986
Outlet malls in the United States
Economy of New Orleans
Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in the United States
World's fair sites in Louisiana
Tourist attractions in New Orleans
Shopping malls in the New Orleans metropolitan area