Faubourg Marigny (New Orleans, Louisiana) | neighbourhood, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

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The Marigny was laid out in the first decade of the 19th century by eccentric Creole millionaire developer Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville on land that had been his family plantation just down river from the old city limits of New Orleans. The portion of Marigny closer to the river was built up first; the area on the side of St. Claude Avenue away from the river was sometimes called "New Marigny."
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marigny,_New_Orleans
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Coordinates:   29°57'54"N   90°3'24"W

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  • It's Faubourg Marigny
  • The Complete neighborhood is Faubourg Marigny. It was once the land of Bernard de Marigny and the story goes that it was lost by his sons in a poker game, then sectioned into lots and sold one by one. The Marigny is made up of two sections, the Marigny Triangle, pictured here, and the Marigny Rectangle, which extends from Elysian Fields to Franklin, I think (or is it the railroad tracks?). A more accurate highlite of this area would show that part as well. The triangle is the most obvious part, with the rectangle being associated as much with it's neighboring neighborhood, The Bywater (bounded by The Marigny, St. Claude Ave, and the river).
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