5th Ward of New Orleans
30°00′03″N 90°02′50″W / 30.000825°N 90.047206°W
Map of ward boundary
The 5th Ward or Fifth Ward is a division of the city of
New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans.[1]
Boundaries
The roughly L-shaped ward stretches through the city from the
Esplanade Avenue has the 7th Ward on the other side. The Upper boundary is St. Louis Street, across which is the 4th Ward. The boundary continues on a straight line of St. Louis to City Park Avenue (formerly Bayou Metairie Road), where it curves down to Orleans. It then follows the Orleans Canal
route north to the Lake.
Cityscape and landmarks
The Ward includes some of the earliest and most famous portions of New Orleans settled in
Jackson Square, the heart of the old French Quarter, surrounded by historic buildings. Further back, past the shops and galleries of Royal Street and the bars and clubs of Bourbon Street, is still a primarily residential section of the Quarter. Such famous music venues as Preservation Hall
and Donna's are in the portion of the Quarter in the 5th Ward.
Across
Old Spanish Fort, and the upscale Lake Vista neighborhood
, and finally a section of Lakeshore Park.
References
- ^ "New Orleans Districts and Wards". Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
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