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"The area is quiet and crime-free with stable home ownership."
"Lovely trees and park-like atmosphere." "Public transportation, close to downtown and schools such as University of New Orleans, Brother Martin High School and Ben Franklin High School."
Description
Gentilly, however, was hard-bit by Hurricane Katrina, and is still struggling to rebuild. While some residents have returned and are reclaiming their houses piece-meal, the neighborhood still awaits direction from city regarding what its future footprint and land-usage requirements should be.
History Elysian Fields was an important thoroughfare for the city even before Gentilly became a more than a small neighborhood built close in to the Fairgrounds. Families ventured out to Milneberg for over a century, to spend a day on the lake. They got there via the "Smokey Mary," the famous train operated by the New Orleans & Pontchartrain Railroad Company. During WORLD War II, the lakefront became the site of NAS (Naval Air Station) New Orleans. After the war, that site was converted to peacetime use, becoming Louisiana State University at New Orleans, now the University of New Orleans.
Landmarks
Public Transportation New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
City Council Representative:
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, District D
Police District New Orleans Police Department - 3rd District
Neighborhood Contact
J. Wayne Gillette
Architecture Smaller 19th century shotgun houses predominate in the oldest section of Gentilly close to Esplanade Avenue. Larger homes are to be found as the area extends eastward, with most built during the earth to mid 20th century.
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Gentilly, the long graceful New Orleans neighborhood stretching from Esplanade Avenue up to the Industrial Canal, is an area much favored by retirees, families with young children, and those attending and affiliated with Dillard University, its chief landmark and pride. Built along a naturally occurring ridge, its housing stock ranged from 19th century shotguns to early 20th century bungalows and mid-20th century ranch houses, all set in a landscape of old trees, wide lawns, and the broad boulevard called Elysian Fields, its chief thoroughfare and spine.
