Algiers in Louisiana
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Algiers, New Orleans

Algiers is a community within the city of New Orleans. It is the portion of Orleans Parish on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. Algiers is also known as the 15th Ward, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans.

Located at 29.9381, -90.0331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wards of New Orleans, Louisiana

Café du Monde

Café du Monde is a coffee shop on Decatur Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is best known for its café au lait and its French-style beignets. In the New Orleans style, the coffee is blended with chicory. The location at the lower end of the French Market was established in 1862.

Located at 29.9575, -90.0618 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Coffee houses of the United States, Bakery cafés, Landmarks in Louisiana, Restaurants in New Orleans, Louisiana, Restaurants established in 1862, French Quarter, Bakeries of the United States, Doughnut shops

Crescent City Connection

The Crescent City Connection (CCC), formerly the Greater New Orleans Bridge (GNO), refers to twin cantilever bridges that carry U.S. Route 90 Business over the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. They are tied as the fifth-longest cantilever bridges in the world. Each span carries four general-use automobile lanes; additionally the westbound span has two reversible HOV lanes across the river.

Located at 29.9386, -90.0575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cantilever bridges, Bridges in New Orleans, Louisiana, Toll bridges in Louisiana, Bridges over the Mississippi River, Great River Road, Intracoastal Waterway, Electronic toll collection, Bridges completed in 1958, Bridges completed in 1988, Road bridges in Louisiana, U.S. Route 90, Bridges on the U.S. Highway System

New Orleans Morial Convention Center

The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The lower end of building one is located 1,640 feet upriver from Canal Street on the banks of the Mississippi River. It is named after former Mayor of New Orleans Ernest N. Morial. As of 2006, it has about 1.1 million square feet (102,000 m²) of exhibit space, covering almost 11 blocks, and over 3 million square feet (280,000 m²) of total space. The front of the main building is 1 kilometer long.

Located at 29.9397, -90.0629 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Convention centers in Louisiana, Buildings and structures in New Orleans, Louisiana, Structures affected by Hurricane Katrina, Event venues established in 1984, Visitor attractions in New Orleans, Louisiana, World's fair architecture in the United States

Central Grocery

Central Grocery is a small, old-fashioned Italian-American grocery store with a sandwich counter located at 923 Decatur Street, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded in 1906 by Salvatore Lupo, a Sicilian immigrant. He operated it until 1946 when he retired and his son-in-law Frank Tusa took over the operation. Today it is owned by Salvador T. Tusa, Salvatore's grandson, and two cousins.

Located at 29.9588, -90.061 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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French Quarter, Italian-American cuisine, Italian-American culture in Louisiana, Restaurants in New Orleans, Louisiana, Restaurants established in 1906

Algiers Point

Algiers Point is a location on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. In river pilotage, Algiers Point is simply one of the many points of land around which the river flows—albeit a significant one. Since the 1970s, the name Algiers Point has also referred to the neighborhood in the immediate vicinity of that point.

Located at 29.9553, -90.0553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mississippi River, Neighborhoods in New Orleans, Louisiana, Historic districts in Louisiana, National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana

Port of New Orleans

The Port of New Orleans is a port located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the 1st in the United States based on volume of cargo handled, second-largest in the state after the Port of South Louisiana, and 13th largest in the U.S. based on value of cargo. It also has the longest wharf in the world, which is 2.01 miles (3.4 km) long and can accommodate 15 vessels at one time. The Port of New Orleans handles about 62 million short tons of cargo a year.

Located at 29.9369, -90.0619 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ports and harbors of Louisiana, Transportation in New Orleans, Louisiana, Economy of New Orleans, Louisiana, River ports of the United States

Mississippi Aerial River Transit

The Mississippi Aerial River Transit, or simply MART, was a gondola lift transport system spanning the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It was constructed for the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. After the fair, this served as the second urban aerial lift and the first gondola lift commuter system in the United States.

Located at 29.9444, -90.0625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Crossings of the Mississippi River, Transportation in New Orleans, Louisiana, Public transportation in Louisiana, Transportation in the United States, Gondola lifts

World Trade Center New Orleans

Dating back to its origins more than 50 years ago, the World Trade Center of New Orleans is the founding member of the World Trade Centers Association, an organization of over 300 World Trade Centers in almost 100 countries across the globe.

Located at 29.9489, -90.0636 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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World Trade Centers, Economy of New Orleans, Louisiana, Companies established in 1943, International trade organizations, Economic development

Natchez (boat)

Natchez has been the name of several steamboats, and four naval vessels, each named after the city of Natchez, Mississippi or the Natchez people. The current one has been in operation since 1975. The previous Natchez were all operated in the nineteenth century, most by Captain Thomas P. Leathers. Each of the steamboats since Leathers' first had as its ensign a cotton bale between its stacks.

Located at 29.9552, -90.0622 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Paddle steamers, Shipwrecks of the Yazoo River, Shipwrecks of the American Civil War, Transportation in New Orleans, Louisiana

Woldenberg Park (New Orleans)

Woldenberg Park is a park in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was created in the late 1980s/early 1990s on land that had been old wharves and warehouses along the Mississippi River front in the upper French Quarter. It is named after philanthropist Malcolm Woldenberg (1896 - 1982) who helped fund the building of it. The upper end of the park is at Canal Street and the Aquarium of the Americas. It continues down river to connect with the riverfront "Moon Walk" across from Jackson Square.

Located at 29.9533, -90.063 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in New Orleans, Louisiana, French Quarter

Jackson Brewery

Jackson Brewery, commonly known as Jax Brewery by locals, is a building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, containing shops and restaurants and primarily frequented by tourists. Constructed in 1891, it originally was the central brewery for Jax Beer, and in the 1960s was the 10th-largest brewery in the country. But in the 1970s, the company owning the brewery went bankrupt, and in the 1980s the building was purchased and turned into space for shops and restaurants.

Located at 29.9561, -90.0633 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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French Quarter, Landmarks in Louisiana, Shopping malls in Louisiana, Buildings and structures in New Orleans, Louisiana, Visitor attractions in New Orleans, Louisiana