Florida Area, New Orleans

#287 among attractions in New Orleans

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Florida Area is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Florida Boulevard, Gallier, Law, Congress and North Dorgenois Streets to the north; Mazant Street to the east; North Galvez Street to the south; and Montegut Street, Law Street, and Almonaster Avenue to the west. ()

Coordinates: 29°58'49"N, 90°2'11"W

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Bywater District (Florida Area)New Orleans United States

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Florida Area – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marigny Opera House, Frenchmen Street, St. Roch Market, Claiborne Avenue Bridge.

1.3 miSW
Church
Marigny Opera House, New Orleans
33 min walk • Marigny Opera House, also known as the Church of the Arts, is an opera house and performing arts center in Faubourg Marigny, New Orleans, Louisiana. The Marigny was originally a Catholic parish church known as Holy Trinity Catholic Church. It was closed by the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 1997.
1.2 miW
Street, Nightlife, Dancing
Frenchmen Street, New Orleans
32 min walk • Frenchmen Street is in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is best known for the three-block section in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood which is home to some of the city's popular live-music venues including Cafe Negril, Favela Chic, Vaso, Apple Barrel, Blue Nile, Snug...
1.2 miSW
Market, Shopping
St. Roch Market, New Orleans
31 min walk • The St. Roch Market is a building on the median of St. Roch Avenue facing St. Claude Avenue in New Orleans. It was built in 1875, with extensive renovations in 1937-1938 and 2012-2015.
1 miSE
Bridge
Claiborne Avenue Bridge, New Orleans
26 min walk • The Claiborne Avenue Bridge, officially known as the Judge William Seeber Bridge, is a vertical lift bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana over the Industrial Canal. It was built by the Louisiana Department of Highways and opened to vehicular traffic in 1957.
1.3 miSE
Bridge
St. Claude Avenue Bridge, New Orleans
32 min walk • The St. Claude Avenue Bridge is a bascule bridge with four vehicular lanes over the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana.
0.9 miE
Bridge
Florida Avenue Bridge, New Orleans
22 min walk • The Florida Avenue Bridge is a vertical lift bridge spanning the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge has one railroad track, two vehicle lanes and two sidewalks. A parallel high-elevation four-lane roadway bridge is planned.
1.2 miSE
Canal, Boat or ferry
Industrial Canal Lock, New Orleans
31 min walk • The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock—commonly known as Industrial Canal Lock or simply Industrial Lock—is a navigation lock in New Orleans. It connects the Lower Mississippi River to the Industrial Canal and other sea-level waterways.
1.2 miSW
Church
St. Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Church, New Orleans
31 min walk • Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Catholic Church, formerly St. Vincent De Paul Church, is a church in New Orleans listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The parish was founded in 1838 as the third parish in the city. The original parish boundaries intersected those of St.
1.3 miSE
29°57'53"N • 90°1'24"W
Lower 9th Ward Living Museum, New Orleans
34 min walk • Museum, History museum
1 miSW
29°58'11"N • 90°2'56"W
the mudlark public theatre, New Orleans
27 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.5 miSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Musicians' Village, New Orleans
12 min walk • Musicians' Village is a neighborhood located in the Upper Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana. Musicians Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis teamed up with Habitat for Humanity International and New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity to create the village for New Orleans musicians who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina.

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Which popular attractions are close to Florida Area?

Nearby attractions include Florida Projects, New Orleans (7 min walk), Musicians' Village, New Orleans (12 min walk), St. Claude, New Orleans (16 min walk), Desire Projects, New Orleans (18 min walk).