Gert Town, New Orleans

Name: Gert Town
Address: New Orleans, United States

#300 among attractions in New Orleans

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Gert Town is a neighborhood in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the home to Xavier University of Louisiana and is a part of the Mid-City District. Gert Town played a major role in the industrial development of the New Orleans region. The Blue Plate Mayonnaise Factory, Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Sealtest Dairy, and Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company were all fundamental manufacturing bases of the working-class neighborhood. Gert Town was also well known for being a center of development for jazz and other music genres. Musicians such as Buddy Bolden, John Robichaux, Merry Clayton, Bunk Johnson and Allen Toussaint all came from the neighborhood and helped shape the musical influence of New Orleans. ()

Coordinates: 29°57'37"N, 90°6'19"W

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Mid-City New Orleans (Gert Town)New Orleans United States

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Gert Town – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, Longue Vue House and Gardens, Carrollton Cemetery, Rock n' Bowl.

1.1 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, New Orleans
30 min walk • Greer Field at Turchin Stadium is a baseball stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the on-campus home the Tulane University Green Wave college baseball team. From 1893 to 1989, Tulane's home ballpark was Tulane Diamond, which was located about 100 feet south of Turchin Stadium's current location.
1.6 miNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Longue Vue House and Gardens, New Orleans
42 min walk • Longue Vue House and Gardens, also known as Longue Vue, is a historic house museum and associated gardens at 7 Bamboo Road in the Lakewood neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
1.3 miSW
Cemetery
Carrollton Cemetery, New Orleans
34 min walk • Carrollton Avenue is a major thoroughfare stretching 3.9 miles across the Uptown/Carrollton and Mid-City districts of New Orleans. South Carrollton Avenue runs from St. Charles Avenue in the Riverbend in a northeast lakebound direction through Carrollton and into Mid-City.
0.6 miW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Rock n' Bowl, New Orleans
16 min walk • Rock'n'Bowl® is a live music venue located on S. Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans. It is a unique venue that combines a bowling alley and a music club together in one place. The club features various live music of local musicians, and is also famous for booking many zydeco acts.
1 miS
Neighbourhood
Broadmoor, New Orleans
25 min walk • Broadmoor is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: Eve Street to the north, Washington Avenue and Toledano Street to the east, South Claiborne Avenue to...
1.2 miNE
Park
Lafitte Greenway, New Orleans
31 min walk • The Lafitte Greenway is a trail for pedestrians and bicycles located in New Orleans, Louisiana, extending from Louis Armstrong Park to Bayou St. John and beyond.
0.8 miS
Library
Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, New Orleans
21 min walk • The Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center is located in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. It stands on the corner of Napoleon Avenue and South Broad Street which serve as the north/south, east/west markers in the neighborhood.
0.4 miN
Gothic Revival architecture
Xavier University Main Building, New Orleans
11 min walk • The Xavier University Main Building, Convent and Library are three late Gothic Revival architecture style buildings on the campus of Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.9 miNE
Neighbourhood
Mid-City New Orleans, New Orleans
25 min walk • Mid-City is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A sub-district of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: City Park Avenue, Toulouse Street, North Carrollton, Orleans Avenue, Bayou St. John and St.
0.6 miSE
29°57'22"N • 90°5'47"W
ArtEgg Studios, New Orleans
16 min walk • Museum
~1030 ftS
Art Deco architecture
Blue Plate Building, New Orleans
5 min walk • The Blue Plate Building, is a building in the Gert Town section of New Orleans, Louisiana, at 1315 S. Jefferson Davis Parkway at the corner of Earhart Boulevard. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 16, 2008. Its NRIS reference number is 08000989.

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Which popular attractions are close to Gert Town?

Nearby attractions include Blue Plate Building, New Orleans (5 min walk), Xavier University Main Building, New Orleans (11 min walk), ArtEgg Studios, New Orleans (16 min walk), Rock n' Bowl, New Orleans (16 min walk).

How to get to Gert Town by public transport?

The nearest stations to Gert Town:

Tram

Canal at Clark • Lines: 47, 48 (25 min walk)