New Orleans Public Library - Alvar Branch
New Orleans Public Library - Alvar Branch is a library in City of New Orleans, Louisiana which is located on Alvar Street. New Orleans Public Library - Alvar Branch is situated nearby to Frederick A. Douglass High School, as well as near St. Claude Avenue Bridge.- Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Friday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: closed
public holidays: closed - Type: Library
- Description: public library in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as: “Alvar Branch”, “Alvar Branch Library”, “Alvar Street Library”, and “Bywater Library”
- Address: 913 Alvar Street, LA
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frederick A. Douglass High School and St. Claude Avenue Bridge.
Frederick A. Douglass High School
School
Frederick A. Douglass High School is a public high school in New Orleans, Louisiana named for Frederick A. Douglass. It is under the authority of the Orleans Parish School Board and is a part of KIPP New Orleans. Frederick A. Douglass High School is situated 510 feet north of New Orleans Public Library - Alvar Branch.
St. Claude Avenue Bridge
Bridge
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The St. Claude Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge with four vehicular lanes over the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge was designed by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company of Chicago and built in 1919 by the Bethlehem Steel Bridge Corporation. St. Claude Avenue Bridge is situated 2,900 feet east of New Orleans Public Library - Alvar Branch.
Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch
Library
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Cita Dennis Hubbell Branch is a library, which is situated 1 mile southwest of New Orleans Public Library - Alvar Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bywater and Holy Cross.
Bywater
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The Bywater is a portion of New Orleans down the Mississippi River from the French Quarter and the Faubourg Marigny. Its boundaries are often debated. Most New Orleanians and the city's historic district office describe it as being bounded St.
Holy Cross
Hamlet
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Holy Cross is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lower Ninth Ward District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St.
Faubourg Marigny
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The Faubourg Marigny, commonly just Marigny, is a hip neighborhood just "below" the French Quarter. Best known for the great live music district on Frenchmen Street, the Marigny also offers neighborhood cafes & businesses, historic architecture, and more.
New Orleans Public Library - Alvar Branch
- Categories: library branch, public library, building, and education
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.96392° or 29° 57′ 50″ northLongitude
-90.03676° or 90° 2′ 12″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76XFXX77+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 28006395OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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