Pigeon Town, New Orleans
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Pigeon Town is a
It is also known as Pension Town. In 2014 Danielle Dreilinger of
History and Name Controversy
Pigeon Town is part of the larger Carrollton neighborhood which was annexed to the City of New Orleans in 1874. There is comprehensive well-documented information on the history of Carrollton. The smaller Pigeon Town portion of Carrollton is sometimes called Pension Town and there is controversy over which neighborhood name came first and which name is correct. Many local residents use the name Pigeon Town or P-Town, while newcomers may call the neighborhood Pension Town.
Neighborhood Arts and Culture
The neighborhood is a diverse working class residential neighborhood primarily consisting of musicians and artists. Community members work near their homes, there is a high percentage of home ownership and neighbors chat and dance in the street. The Pigeon Town Steppers Social Aid and Pleasure Club hosts an annual Easter Parade that runs through the heart of Pigeon Town. There are several public art and farm projects in the neighborhood including the Okra Abbey, P-Town Farms, and Willow Wilds. The Oak Street border hosts several annual parties that flow into the neighborhood including the Krewe of OAK Midsummer Mardi Gras Parade and Po' boy Fest. Preferred transportation in the neighborhood is biking, walking and public transportation with the RTA streetcar barn right at the edge of Pigeon Town on Willow Street.
Education
It is within the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB).
The former Alfred C. Priestley Junior High School is in the Pigeon Town area.[1] In 1980 Priestly Junior High closed. From 1980 to 1993 it housed offices, and from 1993 to 2005 it was used to store objects. Hurricane Katrina disrupted the latter.[2] In 2015 OPSB sold the building to the charter school Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans.[3]
References
- ^ The Times Picayune. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Priestley's New Beginnings". Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
External links
- Branley, Edward (2014-01-13). "NOLA History: New Orleans Neighborhood "P-Town"". GO NOLA. New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation.
- Pigeon Town Steppers Social Aid and Pleasure Club Annual Easter Parade video