Uptown is a section of

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, United States, on the east bank of the

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, encompassing a number of neighborhoods (including the similarly-named and smaller

Uptown Uptown may refer to: Neighborhoods or regions in several cities United States * Uptown, entertainment district east of Downtown and Midtown Albuquerque, New Mexico * Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina * Uptown, area surrounding the University of C ...

area) between the

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and the

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line. It remains an area of mixed residential and small commercial properties, with a wealth of 19th-century architecture. It includes part or all of Uptown New Orleans Historic District, which is listed on the

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Boundaries and definitions

Historically, uptown was a direction, meaning movement in the direction against the flow of the Mississippi. After the

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, many settlers from other parts of the United States developed their homes and businesses in the area upriver from the older Creole city. During the 19th century Canal Street was known as the dividing line between uptown and

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, the boundary between the predominantly

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area downriver and the predominantly

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area upriver. The very broadest definition of Uptown, historically, included everything upriver from Canal Street, which would encompass about one-third of the city. In the narrowest usage, as a New Orleans City Planning neighborhood, Uptown refers to an area of only some dozen blocks centering on the intersection of Jefferson and

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s. Neither of these is what most New Orleanians of recent generations usually mean by uptown. While some may quibble about the exact boundaries, Uptown broadly refers to the areas of the city closer to the River (river side of South

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) and upriver from the

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and the modern CBD/Warehouse District neighborhood. The boundaries of the federal

Uptown New Orleans Historic District 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 ...

, listed on the

, are the River to S. Claiborne Avenue and Jackson Avenue to Broadway. Adjacent areas, which are often colloquially referred to as parts of Uptown are other federal historic districts: Carrollton, the Garden District, the Irish Channel,

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, and the

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History

Uptown was developed during the 19th century, mostly from land that had been

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s in the Colonial era. Several sections were developed as separate towns, like Lafayette, Jefferson City, Greenville, and Carrollton. For much of the 19th century most of what is now Uptown belonged to

. New Orleans and Orleans Parish gradually annexed Lafayette (not to be confused with the present city of the same name in

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), Carrollton, and other communities from the neighboring Parish. This newly-absorbed area became known as uptown New Orleans. People from other parts of the United States settled uptown in the 19th century, joined by immigrants, notably from Italy, Ireland, and Germany. Uptown has always had a sizable

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population. Census data shows that ethnically and racially mixed city blocks were common in the 19th and early 20th centuries, which continues to be the case with much of Uptown.

City of Lafayette

Several small settlements grew up at

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landings a few miles upstream of New Orleans. The original Lafayette began as one of these. The

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once owned by François Livaudais, situated in

along the Mississippi River between the present Philip, Pleasant, and LaSalle streets, was sold to developers in 1832. The Livaudais Plantation was subdivided and incorporated in April 1833 as the City of Lafayette and included the land which would later become known as the Garden District. The center of town was around Jackson Avenue. Lafayette was also the site of the original Jefferson Parish courthouse. The

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, also incorporated in 1833, constructed a spur from the main line along Nyades Street (now

) down Jackson Avenue.Swanson, Betsy. ''Historic Jefferson Parish: from shore to shore'', p. 101. Retrieved June 7, 2010. Lafayette annexed Faubourg Delassize in 1844, bringing that city's boundary with New Orleans to Toledano Street. In 1852, New Orleans annexed Lafayette, moving the New Orleans city limit upriver to Toledano Street. The seat of Jefferson Parish moved to the City of Carrollton. However, the boundary between Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish remained at Felicity Street until 1870, when it was moved to Lowerline Street.

Cornelius Hurst, developer of Faubourg Hurstville, sold a square block to the City of Lafayette for a cemetery in 1833. Now known as Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, the land is bounded by Washington Avenue, 6th Street, Coliseum Street and Prytania Street. In 1972, this cemetery was added to the National Register of Historical Places, but in 1996 it was listed in the

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by the

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. The Fund helped in the creation of a preservation plan with assistance from

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. In 2010, the Louisiana Landmarks Society rated Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 as one of the nine most endangered New Orleans landmarks. It said that two large oak trees threatened to destroy 30 tombs. The society also cited inadequate grounds keeping, improper maintenance, and damage by movie film crews as contributing to this decline.

Greenville

Greenville was a city formerly in

bounded by the present-day Audubon Park and Lowerline Street, and extended from the river to St. Charles Avenue. The city was annexed by New Orleans and became part of Orleans Parish. Although the name of Greenville is sometimes used in referring to a neighborhood in Uptown New Orleans, it should not be confused with the community of the same name in

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Jefferson City

By 1850, seven other faubourgs had been created: Plaisance, Delachaise, St. Joseph, East and West Bouligny, Avart, and Rickerville. These combined to form Jefferson City, which extended between Toledano and Joseph Streets.Soniat, Meloncy C. ''The Louisiana Historical Quarterly''. "The Faubourgs forming the Upper Section of the City of New Orleans." (1937) Note that this is not the same location as the present day

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. In 1870, New Orleans annexed Jefferson City, Hurstville, Bloomingdale, Burtheville, and Greenville. It also annexed the undeveloped area between Greenville and Burtheville that would later become Audubon Park.

Uptown Faubourgs and other neighborhoods

Hurstville

Faubourg Hurstville was the first

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of what is now Uptown New Orleans, created in 1833 by Cornelius Hurst, a wealthy businessman. It ran along the Mississippi River from Joseph Street to "the Bloomingdale Line" between Eleonore Street and State Street, continuing inland to

."Gardner's Burtheville Directory, 1867-68." Transcriber's notes
/ref> The land had been part of a plantation once owned by Jean-Baptiste François LeBreton. Cornelius Hurst, Pierre Joseph Tricou, and Julie Robert Avart had bought the plantation in 1831, dividing it into three equal parts. Hurst commissioned a

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to be built on his land in 1832. The site of this house later became the corner of Tchoupitoulas and Joseph Streets. The house was moved in 1922 to a site at 3 Garden Lane. Tricou sold his part to Hurst in 1832. Hurst's property was surveyed for development into Faubourg Hurstville. Avart's portion became Faubourg Bloomingdale in 1841. Hurst named three streets perpendicular to the Mississippi River Eleonore, Arabella, and Joseph for his wife, daughter, and son, respectively. He named the fourth street Nashville, as part of his plan to get the New Orleans & Nashville Railroad to construct a spur into his faubourg. However, both Hurst and the railroad went bankrupt during the

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, and the proposed track was not built. Although Hurst himself is largely forgotten, his name lives on as Hurst Street, which crosses the four streets named above. The name Hurstville is still used to identify the former faubourg; and as of 2010, still appears in local news items and real estate listings. The neighborhood streets are almost entirely residential.

Burtheville

This faubourg was once farmland owned by Dominique François Burthe, who bought the property from

Bernard de Marigny Jean-Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville (1785–1868), known as Bernard de Marigny, was a French- Creole American nobleman, playboy, planter, politician, duelist, writer, horse breeder, land developer, and President of the Louisia ...

in 1831. Burthe subdivided the property in 1851 to create Burtheville. It was bounded by the river and

, between Webster and State streets. An 1867–1868 directory for New Orleans commented that Burtheville was very sparsely populated.
The United States Marine Hospital
was built at the corner of Henry Clay and

Tchoupitoulas Street Tchoupitoulas Street ( ) 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 ship ...

s in 1858, which was expanded in the 20th century to become the

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Hospital. In 1983, after the state of Louisiana acquired the property, this facility became the New Orleans Adolescent Hospital."United States. Marine Hospital (New Orleans, La.) , Tulane University Special Collection

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Rickerville

Rickerville adjoined Hurstville along Joseph Street and extended along the river to Peters (now Jefferson), then inland to Pitt Street. The faubourg was created March 23, 1849, and named for Samuel Ricker, one of the land owners.

Uptown (neighborhood)

According to the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center, Uptown also refers to a specific neighborhood that is bounded by Napoleon Avenue,

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, Jefferson Avenue and La Salle Street. The neighborhood was once known as Faubourg Bouligny, until it became part of Jefferson City. The area was annexed by New Orleans in 1870.

Cityscape

Uptown was built along the higher ground along an old natural river

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on a wide, gradual bend of the Mississippi. Streets were laid out either roughly following the River's curve or perpendicular to it, resulting in what has been called a "wheel with spokes" street pattern (with the hub inland from Uptown, in the Broadmoor and Mid-City areas). Major roadways echoing the river's crescent include

closest to the river. Formerly heavily devoted to river shipping commerce, as shipping became more containerized in the later 20th century more of Tchoupitoulas was devoted to residential and other commercial uses. The next major street back is Magazine. While

has only one lane of traffic in both directions, it is a major commercial district, known for its many locally owned shops, restaurants, and art galleries. Prytania Street is the next major street inland, although it extends only up to Jefferson Avenue as a major thoroughfare. Next is well-known

, home to the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line. St. Charles was the city's "millionaires row" in the 19th century, and a good number of the architecturally significant old

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s remain. But much of the avenue holds newer apartment buildings and commercial establishments, and some mansions have been converted to rental units. Farther back, the streets Simon Bolivar, LaSalle, and Freret form another parallel with the river. Farthest back is wide

, which until the early 20th century had a

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running down its neutral ground and was the back boundary of

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until the drainage pumps designed by

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were installed (see:

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). Major "spokes" perpendicular to the river include Melpomene/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; Jackson, Washington, Louisiana, Napoleon, Jefferson, and Nashville Avenues; and Broadway,

Carrollton Avenue Carrollton Avenue is a major thoroughfare stretching across the Uptown/ Carrollton and Mid-City districts of New Orleans. South Carrollton Avenue runs from St. Charles Avenue in the Riverbend in a northeast ''lake-bound'' direction through Car ...

, and Leonidas Street. Many of these were formerly the main streets of, or boundary lines between, the various early 19th-century towns which were absorbed into the city. Near the upper end of Uptown, on and around the land used for the 1884

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, are Uptown landmarks Audubon Park,

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, and Loyola University.

Neighborhoods and sections in Uptown

Important neighborhoods and sections of Uptown include, going roughly upriver from Canal Street: *

* Garden District * Irish Channel * Faubourg Bouligny * Audubon/University District * Carrollton *

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Some definitions of Uptown also include areas back from Claiborne such as the Broadmoor and

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neighborhoods.

, historically also known as the "Old American Quarter," was the earliest area called "Uptown New Orleans," though many no longer include it in their definition of Uptown.

Government and infrastructure

Uptown New Orleans is under the jurisdiction of the city and parish of New Orleans. For details, see New Orleans government. The

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operates an Uptown Station.

Uptowners

Notable Uptowners have included

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musicians

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, singers the

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and

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; inventor

; writers

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, and

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; ethnobotanist

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; past and present professional football players

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and his sons Peyton and

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, Steve Gleason,

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and

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;

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former head coach

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and owner

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; and rappers B.G.,

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, Juvenile, and

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Hurricane Katrina

Like most of the oldest parts of the city developed before 1900 on the city's higher ground, the majority of Uptown had very little flooding from Katrina For this reason, the portion of New Orleans along the riverfront stretching from the Bywater to Carrollton and including about half of Uptown was sometimes called "the

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" and "Isle of Denial." High water did affect some portions of Uptown, especially the areas closer to Claiborne Avenue, in some places severely. While 20th-century floods such as from the 1909 hurricane and the

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affected Uptown, the post-Katrina flooding was worse than anything seen since

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in 1849. In these areas many old homes were built on piers 0.9 to 1.2 meters (3 to 4 feet) above street level to insure against the occasional disastrous flood. These piers proved to be insufficiently elevated, as the flood water rose an additional 30 to 60 cm (one to two feet). However, the area on the river side of St. Charles Avenue, and some sections farther back, escaped flooding. This was the single largest area of New Orleans to be spared the

-disaster flood. For months early in the post-Katrina recovery,

became a commercial hub of New Orleans, with many businesses owned and run by locals reopening before chain stores in the metro area.

Education

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operates district public schools, while

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oversees charter schools. Open-admission Uptown-area high schools include Walter L. Cohen High School,

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, New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School (Sci High),

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, and Sophie B. Wright Institute of Academic Excellence. As of 2012 Cohen is being phased out, being replaced by College Prep. Sci High is located in the former Allen Elementary School campus.The Sci High Story
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, a closed-admissions charter school, is in Uptown, in the former Alcee Fortier High School building.Schmid, John.
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