Neighborhoods

It’s a short ferry ride from the foot of Canal Street in busy downtown New Orleans to Algiers Point, but the transition is dramatic.

Algiers Point

Algiers Point

An architecturally, economically and racially diverse neighborhood, Broadmoor is situated in the heart of the city.

Broadmoor

Broadmoor

Bywater is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans.

Bywater

Bywater

Perhaps it’s the tree-shaded streets and spacious houses that make Carrollton feel nostalgic, or perhaps it is the influence of Tulane and Loyola universities, whose many students, faculty and alumni make the neighborhood feel like a college town.

Carrollton

Carrollton

Like so many American urban centers, New Orleans’ Central Business District used to be a ghost town after work, but not anymore.

Central Business District

Central Business District

Orleanians from all across town converge on Uglesich’s in Central City for a lunchtime po-boy sandwich and some people watching.

Central City

Central City

The grand address of the Creole upper class in the 19th century, Esplanade Avenue is a living gallery of 19th and early 20th century residential architecture.

Esplanade Ridge

Esplanade Ridge

People in Faubourg Marigny are passionate about preservation.

Faubourg Marigny

Faubourg Marigny

The Classic Revival mansions and charming cottages of the Garden District are famous around the world, thanks to picture books and well-organized tours.

Garden District

Garden District

Gentilly Terrace was the second of New Orleans’ 20th-century neighborhoods to be named to the National Register of Historic Places.

Gentilly Terrace

Gentilly Terrace

The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, or Industrial Canal, is a narrow boundary, but it effectively separates urban Bywater from the relatively rural and settled Holy Cross Historic District.

Holy Cross

Holy Cross

The Irish Channel has experienced an exciting growth spurt.

Irish Channel

Irish Channel

A neighborhood of the city of New Orleans.

Lakeview

Lakeview

Stroll under the oaks of Coliseum Square or any of the smaller parks in the Lower Garden District and you’re likely to find locals playing with their dogs or reading on the grass.

Lower Garden District

Lower Garden District

Mid-City is the heart of New Orleans, defined by all that makes the city great.

Mid-City

Mid-City

Convenient to both New Orleans’ Central Business District and the Vieux Carré, historic New Marigny, also called Faubourg St. Roch, has all the makings of a desirable downtown neighborhood.

New Marigny

New Marigny

Centrally located Old Jefferson sits just outside New Orleans in Jefferson Parish and offers the convenience of big city living with the quaintness of a tight-knit community.

Old Jefferson

Old Jefferson

Each year the annual Endymion parade brings extended families onto the lawns of Parkview for an exuberant, weekend-long Mardi Gras picnic.

Parkview

Parkview

Entering the neighborhood of South Lakeview is like taking a trip back in time to an era when families lived in the same home for generations and those homes were built with care, quality workmanship and artistic vision.

South Lakeview

South Lakeview

St. Roch is a neighborhood of the U.S. city of New Orleans.

St. Roch

St. Roch

Treme retains the feel of an old Creole New Orleans neighborhood.

Treme

Treme

To the typical Uptowner, New Orleans was Uptown,” writes author Margaret LeCorgne.

Uptown

Uptown

Today’s Vieux Carré, also known as the French Quarter, is home to more than 4,000 residents, many of whom walk to work in the neighborhood or in the nearby Central Business District.

Vieux Carré

Vieux Carré

West End (also referred to as West Lakeview) is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans.

West End

West End