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Poydras Street
Rue Poydras
Poydras Street (yellow) shown running west northwest from the Mississippi River
NamesakeJulien de Lallande Poydras
Length1.9 mi (3.1 km)
Width132 feet (40.2 m)
LocationNew Orleans
West endBroad Street
East endConvention Center Boulevard
Other
Known forTall buildings

Poydras Street (French: Rue Poydras) is a street that serves as the main artery of the New Orleans Central Business District, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The street is named for Julien de Lallande Poydras. Many of the city of New Orleans' and the state of Louisiana's tallest buildings have been built on the street since it was widened in the mid 1960s. The street also hosts several historic structures and is the boundary between two United States National Register of Historic Places districts.

History

Poydras Street in 1962 before it was widened and before De Soto (Le Pavillon) Hotel renovation

The street is named for Julien de Lallande Poydras, who helped Louisiana achieve statehood,[1] served as the first President of the Louisiana State Senate,[citation needed] and Delegate from the Territory of Orleans to the United States House of Representatives, Eleventh Congress (March 4, 1809 — March 3, 1811).[2]

The street traces back to 1788 when it was first laid out, but its prominence traces back to its transformation that began in the 1960s.

One Shell Square in 1972.[3] Subsequently, more than a dozen skyscrapers were erected along the street that has become a central area circulator for vehicular traffic and host of modern high-rise construction.[3]

The street currently accommodates a

Spaghetti Junction near the Superdome that provides access to U.S. Route 90, Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 90 Business. The Street hosts various stops for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority streetcar lines: Riverfront, Rampart–St. Claude and St. Charles.[5] According to the Port of New Orleans, the Canal and Poydras Street Wharves hosts a 300 feet (91.4 m) long and 15 feet (4.6 m) deep berth used for river boat harbor excursion tours.[6]

Notable buildings

One Shell Square (701 Poydras), and Pan American Life Center
(601 Poydras)

Height

Main articles: List of tallest buildings in New Orleans and List of tallest buildings in Louisiana

Below are buildings with Poydras Street addresses that are notable based on their height (listed by height).

Historic

Main article: National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Whitney National Bank (Poydras Branch, right, in front of Poydras Center) are among the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
.

The buildings and districts below are recognized as historic by the National Park Service.

  • The southern side of Poydras Street between Constance Street and Convention Center Boulevard serves as the boundary of the original portion of the district that subsumed the previously certified Warehouse District.[10]
  • The following addresses on Poydras Street were added as contributing properties for the first boundary increase: 820 Poydras, 900 Poydras, 902 Poydras, 906–08 Poydras and 918–20 Poydras.[11]

Other

See also

Poydras Street is now a wide thoroughfare

Notes

  1. ^ "Julien de Lallande Poydras Credentials". United States Congress. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "POYDRAS, Julien de Lallande, (1740–1824)". United States Congress. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  3. ^
    NOLA.com
    . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  4. NOLA.com
    . Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Maps & Schedules". New Orleans Regional Transit Authority. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "Canal and Poydras Street Wharves". Port of New Orleans. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "NPGallery Digital Asset Management System (Maylie's Restaurant)". National Park Service. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "NPGallery Digital Asset Management System (Whitney National Bank (Poydras Branch); formerly Metropolitan Bank Building)". National Park Service. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  9. ^ John C. Ferguson (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lower Central Business District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 12, 2017. With 27 photos from 1990.
  10. ^ John C. Ferguson (February 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Upper Central Business District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Upper Central Business District (Boundary Increase)". National Park Service. 1993. Retrieved December 12, 2017. With 18 photos from 1993.

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