Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2 is a cemetery in City of New Orleans, Louisiana. Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2 is situated nearby to the hamlet Storyville, as well as near the theater building Joy Theater.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Louis Cemetery and Congo Square.
Saint Louis Cemetery
Cemetery
Saint Louis Cemetery is the name of three Catholic cemeteries in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most of the graves are above-ground vaults constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Saint Louis Cemetery is situated 1,300 feet east of Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2.
Congo Square
Park
Photo: Mr. Littlehand, CC BY 2.0.
Congo Square is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter. Congo Square is situated 2,200 feet east of Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2.
Joy Theater
Theater building
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The Joy Theater, named after owner Joy Houck, is a theater and historic landmark built in 1947 on Canal Street in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. Renovations in 2011 transformed the former movie palace into a multi-purpose theater for live music, stand-up comedy, private functions, and corporate events. Joy Theater is situated 1,800 feet south of Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Storyville and New Orleans.
Storyville
Hamlet
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Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 to 1917. It was established by municipal ordinance under the New Orleans City Council, to regulate prostitution.
New Orleans
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Way down yonder in New Orleans, 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.
Tremé
Photo: Bart Everson, CC BY 2.0.
Tremé is an old historically African-American and Créole neighborhood of New Orleans, just "back" from the French Quarter. The Tremé is famous for its music, and has some attractions, music venues, and small inexpensive hotels.
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2
- Type: Cemetery
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.96078° or 29° 57′ 39″ northLongitude
-90.07541° or 90° 4′ 32″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Inception
1823Open location code
76XFXW6F+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 480535469OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
11389984
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