Louisiana
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City of New Orleans

Storyville

Storyville 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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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: district of New Orleans
  • Also known as: “Storyville, New Orleans”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Louis Cemetery and Saenger Theatre.

Cemetery
is the name of three Catholic in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most of the graves are above-ground vaults constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is an atmospheric theatre in downtown New Orleans, , which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Once the flagship of Julian and Abe Saenger's theatre empire, today it is one of only a handful of Saenger movie palaces that remain.

Park
Photo: Mr. Littlehand, CC BY 2.0.
is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Orleans and French Quarter.

Photo: briangratwicke, CC BY 2.0.
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 has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of . It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.

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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.

Storyville

Latitude
29.95849° or 29° 57′ 31″ north
Longitude
-90.07295° or 90° 4′ 23″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
76XFXW5G+9R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151339559
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4342708
Wiki­data ID
Q1969858
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Storyville” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ستوريفيل”
  • Chinese: “斯托里维尔”
  • Dutch: “Storyville, New Orleans”
  • Dutch: “Storyville”
  • Finnish: “Storyville”
  • French: “Storyville, New Orleans”
  • French: “Storyville”
  • German: “Storyville”
  • Irish: “Storyville”
  • Italian: “Storyville”
  • Japanese: “ストーリーヴィル”
  • Japanese: “ストーリービル”
  • Korean: “스토리빌”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Storyville”
  • Norwegian: “Storyville”
  • Russian: “Сторивилл”
  • Russian: “Сторивилль (Новый Орлеан)”
  • Russian: “Сторивилль”
  • Spanish: “Storyville”
  • Swedish: “Storyville, New Orleans”
  • Swedish: “Storyville”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Basin Street Station.

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