French Quarter in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Du Iberville Housing Development à Bienville Basin
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 20, 2022
1. Du Iberville Housing Development à Bienville Basin Marker
Le célèbre quartier de maisons closes à La Nouvelle-Orléans connut une transformation dramatique lors de la démolition des hôtels de Storyville dans les années 1930. Initialement réservé aux blancs à faibles revenus, le Iberville Housing Development fut construit dans les années 1940. Il comprenait 75 résidences et un édifice administratif. Pendant les années 1960, la déségrégation raciale et l'exode des blancs vers les banlieues transformèrent les villes américaines, y compris La Nouvelle-Orléans où on vit des Afro-Américains intégrer le quartier. Au fil des années, la Ville tenta plusieurs approches à la réorganisation des lotissements, dont beaucoup, y compris Iberville, furent transformés ou démolis.
Le quartier connait un nouveau souffle depuis 2011, date à laquelle la Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) obtint une subvention de la Housing and Urban Development Choice Initiative. Un partenariat aveb HRI Properties mena à la transformation de l'ancien Iberville Housing Development, maintenant connu sous le nom de Bienville Basin. Sur place, il demeure quinze bâtiments datant du premier
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.
Location. 29° 57.515′ N, 90° 4.288′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It is on Basin Street near Conti Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 395 Basin St, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 20, 2022
2. Du Iberville Housing Development à Bienville Basin Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Les Immeubles Dans Storyville (here, next to this marker); Déterrer Storyville (here, next to this marker); L'Archéologie à la Découverte du Passé (here, next to this marker); La Rue Bassin (a few steps from this marker); From Iberville Housing Development to Bienville Basin (a few steps from this marker); Storyville Structures (a few steps from this marker); Unearthing Storyville (a few steps from this marker); Basin Street (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 20, 2022
3. Du Iberville Housing Development à Bienville Basin Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 20, 2022
4. Du Iberville Housing Development à Bienville Basin Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 20, 2022
5. Du Iberville Housing Development à Bienville Basin Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 28, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
