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Gentilly Woods

Gentilly Woods is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Dreux Avenue to the north, to the east, Gentilly Boulevard to the south and People's Avenue to the west.
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  • Type: Quarter with 979 residents
  • Description: human settlement in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Gentilly Woods, New Orleans”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Almonaster Avenue Bridge and Lakefront Arena.

Bridge
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The is a bascule bridge in , . The bridge has two vehicular lanes of Almonaster Avenue and two railroad tracks over the .

Stadium
Photo: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Senator Nat G. Kiefer University of New Orleans is an 8,933-seat multi-purpose arena located in , . The arena is home to the University of New Orleans Privateers men's and women's basketball teams. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Gentilly Woods.

Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
is a public airport five miles northeast of downtown New Orleans, in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport. is situated 2½ miles north of Gentilly Woods.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gentilly and Gentilly Terrace.

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is a large section of generally paid little or no attention by visitors. Nonetheless, has a variety of local restaurants -- mostly very reasonably priced for local clientele -- some inexpensive accommodations, and a few unique sights.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the , its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Filmore Avenue to the north, People's Avenue to the east, Gentilly Boulevard to the south and Elysian Fields Avenue to the west.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in the city of , , . A subdistrict of the area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Downman Road and Interstate 10 to the east, Chef Menteur Highway to the south, and Morrison Road to the north, and the to the west.

Gentilly Woods

Latitude
30.01048° or 30° 0′ 38″ north
Longitude
-90.03674° or 90° 2′ 12″ west
Population
979
Elevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)
Open location code
862F2X67+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151704648
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
4325584
Wiki­data ID
Q5533655
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Persian—“Gentilly Woods” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Gentilly Woods”
  • Irish: “Gentilly Woods”
  • Persian: “جنتیلی وودز، نیواورلئان”
  • Persian: “جنتیلی وودز”

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