Hancock Whitney Center

Hancock Whitney Center, formerly One Shell Square, is a 51-story, 697-foot skyscraper designed in the International style by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, located at 701 Poydras Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: skyscraper in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Also known as: “One Shell Square” and “One Shell Square Emergency Heliport”
  • Address: 701 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue and Gallier Hall.

Hotel
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, located at 333 St. Charles Avenue in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, is a 20-story, 246 feet -tall skyscraper and part of the Hilton Hotels chain.

Government building
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is a historic building on St. Charles Avenue in , . It is the former New Orleans city hall, and continues in civic use. is situated 640 feet south of Hancock Whitney Center.

Park
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is the second-oldest public park in , , located in the present-day . During the late 18th century, this was part of a residential area called Faubourg Sainte Marie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Business District and Storyville.

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The is the part of similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Just "up" from the is the CBD. Like many other large American cities, this area has skyscrapers and modern office towers housing cooperate and regional offices; however some interesting 19th-century architecture is also preserved.

Hamlet
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was the red-light district of , , from 1897 to 1917. It was established by municipal ordinance under the New Orleans City Council, to regulate prostitution.

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Way down yonder in , you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

Hancock Whitney Center

Latitude
29.95028° or 29° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
-90.0708° or 90° 4′ 15″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Inception
1972
Levels
51
Height
696 feet (212 metres)
Open location code
76XFXW2H+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 328669404
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4336120
Wiki­data ID
Q28868
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Hancock Whitney Center” goes by many names.

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