1010 Common
1010 Common, located at 1010 Common Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 31-story skyscraper. The building, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1970, is an example of the international style typical of the time.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: United States historic place
- Address: 1010 Common Street
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orpheum Theater and Joy Theater.
Orpheum Theater
Theater building
The Orpheum Theater is a theater in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. Also known as the RKO Orpheum, it was designed by G. Albert Lansburgh, built in 1918, and opened for vaudeville in 1921. Orpheum Theater is situated 410 feet northeast of 1010 Common.
Joy Theater
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 860 feet north of 1010 Common.
Saenger Theatre
Theater building
Saenger Theatre is an atmospheric theatre in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, 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. Saenger Theatre is situated 1,100 feet north of 1010 Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Orleans and Central Business District.
New Orleans
Photo: briangratwicke, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Central Business District
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The Central Business District is the part of New Orleans similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Just "up" from the French Quarter 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
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.
1010 Common
- Category: skyscraper
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.95367° or 29° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
-90.0737° or 90° 4′ 25″ westLevels
31Height
440 feet (134 metres)Open location code
76XFXW3G+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 328669415OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q12052424
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In Other Languages
“1010 Common” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “1010 عام”
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