Gretna Number 2 Academy for Advanced Studies School

Gretna Number 2 Academy for Advanced Studies School is a school in Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Gretna Number 2 Academy for Advanced Studies School is situated nearby to the building David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper, as well as near the quarter Lower Garden District.

Type: School
Also known as: “Gretna Number 2 Kindergarten Center”
Historically known as: “Gretna Elementary School”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper and New Orleans Morial Convention Center.

David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper

Building

The David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper, at 205 Lafayette St. in Gretna, Louisiana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The fire station was built in 1859. David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Gretna Number 2 Academy for Advanced Studies School.

New Orleans Morial Convention Center

Convention center

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The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is located in Downtown 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. New Orleans Morial Convention Center is situated 1½ miles north of Gretna Number 2 Academy for Advanced Studies School.

Mardi Gras World

Photo: Richard Martin, CC BY 2.0.

Mardi Gras World is a tourist attraction located in New Orleans. Guests tour the 300,000 square foot working warehouse where floats are made for Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras World is situated 1¼ miles north of Gretna Number 2 Academy for Advanced Studies School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gretna and Lower Garden District.

Gretna

Town

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Gretna is the second-largest city in, and parish seat of, Jefferson Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Gretna lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River, just east and across the river from uptown New Orleans.

Lower Garden District

Quarter

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Lower Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St.