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New Orleans’ Algiers Point neighborhood feelslikeasmalltownwithinabig(byLouisiana standards),bustlingcity.LocatedontheWestBankof theMississippiRiver,aferryrideawayfromtheFrench Quarter,somepeopleforgettheneighborhoodispart ofNewOrleans,butaccordingtoresidents(andthe slogan),it’sthecity’s“bestkeptsecret.”
“Alotoftourists,theycomeoverandsay,‘Well, what’stheretodoontheislandhere?’Well,no,we’re notreallyanisland.WearepartofNewOrleans,”says MarkRosenbaum,ownerofRosetreeBlownGlass StudioandGallery,whichhasbeeninThePointsince the’90s.
Theclose-knitcommunityisfamily-oriented,with theInternationalSchoolofLouisianaonOlivierStreet throwingchildren’sparades.Onanygivenafternoon, peoplewillwalkaroundtheneighborhoodwiththeir dogsandstrollers.Thebarshavetheirregularssitting outsideandchatting.
“Peoplesayhello,whichiskindofdifferentfrom otherplaces,”Rosenbaumsayswithalaugh.
Andjustlikeinasmalltown,there’sanactive neighborhoodassociationandFacebookpageswhere peoplearepassionateaboutwhathappensonThe
Point,evenifthatdoescomewithneighborsgettingin eachother’sbusinessfromtimetotime.
ThewayAmyHubbell,anassociationboardmember whogrewupintheneighborhood,putsit,“Thatpositionintherivertranslatesintotwooppositethings, whichareaccesstokeypartsofthecityandalsothis sortofquietandsleepy,yetnicelysocial,sortofarea.”
From then to now
AlgiersPointisoneofNewOrleans’oldestneighborhoods,secondonlytotheFrenchQuarter. Comparativelyhighlandattractedsettlersintheearly 1700sonceFrenchexplorerJean-BaptisteLeMoynede Bienvillefoundedthecity Itofficiallybecamepartof NewOrleansin1870.
Initsearlydays,ThePointwasaholdingplace forenslavedpeoplebeforetheyweresold During theCivilWar,theareacontainedgunpowderstorageandaslaughterhouse,earningitthename “SlaughterhousePoint.”
Manyofthebuildingsyouseetheretodaywere constructedfollowingTheGreatFirein1895which destroyedhundredsofhomesandbusinessesin thearea
Fromthe1950stothe1970s,therailroadyards closed,andAlgiersPointfellintodecline Peoplewere movingoutoftheneighborhoodtothesuburbsas partof“whiteflight,”andmanyhomeshadfalleninto disrepair.Additionally,peoplewereremovingVictorian gingerbreadtrimofftheirhomesbecauseitwasseen asoutoffashion.
“Thehousesprobablyatthatpointweren’tseenas old,asspecialandworthyofpreservation,butrather kindofoldfashionedorinefficient,”Hubbellsays SoneighborsformedtheAlgiersPointAssociationto preservetheneighborhood’sarchitectureandtryto attractmorepeopletothearea.
SinceRosenbaummovedtotheneighborhoodinthe early1990s,hewitnessedtheneighborhoodrevitalize fromthatdecline
“Therewerealotofrundownbuildingsandhouses thatwereneglected,”hesays “Itwasnotoneofthe primeplacestoliveinNewOrleans.”
SoonaftermovingtoThePoint,Rosenbaumbought anabandonedmovietheaterthatwasbuiltin1940 andlikelyclosedinthemid‘60s.Thepreviousowner hadbeenusingitasstoragebeforeRosenbaum rehabilitateditandturneditintoalargeglassblowing studioandgallery
Inthedecadessince,therehavebeenmorerehabilitationsandrestorations,andpropertyvalueshave goneup.
“RiverRoadusedtobeallemptylots,andnowthere reallyaren’tanyemptylotsandtherearenicehomes thathavegoneup,”Rosenbaumsays
Buttheneighborhoodhasalsobecomeincreasingly white.In2000,aquarterofresidentswereBlack, accordingtoTheDataCenter.In2017-2021,lessthan 3%were.
Food and drinks
Fordrinks,youhaveyourAlgiersPointinstitutional wateringholeslikeTheCrownandAnchorEnglishPub, whichopenedin1998.Enterthroughaclassicblue Britishphonebooth,grabaginandtonicandplaya
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gameofdarts.Thenthere’sOldPointBaroffthelevee, adivethat’sahotspotforlocalmusicandhasbeen featuredinmovieslike“GreenLantern,”“Ray”and “TheExpendables.”ValerieSassyfrascelebratedher 70thbirthdaythereinJuly
Ifyouwantadrinkaswellassomefood,theDry DockCaféhasbeenaroundsince1989andislocated justablockawayfromtheferryterminal.Itserves seafood,gumbo,po-boysandotherNewOrleansstaplesandhasafullbar Andforbreakfast,ToutdeSuite CaféhassignaturedishesliketheAtchafalaya,whichis crawfishetouffeeovergritswithtwoeggs
Thenthere’sTheAppetiteRepairShop,wherechef PeterVazquezwhipsupwhateverhefeelslikeand servesitastakeout-onlyThursdaysthroughSundays from5p.m.“untilIgohome,”usuallydrawinga lineoutthedoor Butdon’tbemisledbythecasual approach Vazquezhasworkedinfine-dining,and Rosenbaumdescribesthefoodas“white-tableclothquality.”
TavolinoPizza&Loungeain’tderenomore,buta bunchofnewerbusinesseshavepoppeduprecently TacostandBarracudaopenedalocationinthePoint inJuly2021.Tonti’sHandFrenchBistrojoinedthe neighborhoodlastNovemberservingdisheslikeonion soup,PrinceEdwardIslandmusselsandmushroom bourguignon Plus,foreveryConfettiParkcocktail sold,therestaurantdonates$1tothenearbypark The LittleHousewinebar,whichalsoofferscharcuterie boardsandsmallplates,openedinMay.
TheVaulteventspaceintheformerWhitney BankbuildingstartedofferingbrunchinJune,and RosenbaumsaysanewJamaicanrestaurantison itsway.
Other things to do
TakingtheferrytoAlgiersPointisanadventureinand ofitself,providingbeautifulviewsofthecity.“I’ve takentheferryforever,andIstillgetathrilloutof ridingtheferry,”Hubbellsays
Onceyoucrosstheriver,exploreThePoint’srich musicalhistory,withanumberoflegendarymusicians livingorplayingintheneighborhood,particularlyin brassbandsandjazzbandsintheearly20thcentury.
Takeanyofthreeself-guidedwalkingtours.The “OverDaRiver”tourfeaturestheRobertE.NimsJazz WalkofFame,whichstartswithagiantstatueofLouis Armstrong.The“BrooklynoftheSouth”tourincludes stopsonVerretStreetatthehomesofviolinistJimmy PalaoandcornetistHenryAllenSr.,whobothplayed withBuddyBoldenandKingOliver Allenalsoplayed withLouisArmstrongandSidneyBechet
TheCitaDennisHubbellLibraryisalsoworthcheckingout.ACarnegie-fundedlibrarythat’sbeenaround since1907,thegiantwindowsletinatonofnatural lightandthebuildingissurroundedbyoaktrees.
AfterHurricaneBetsyshuttereditinthe‘60s,Amy Hubbell’slateparents,CitaDennisHubbellandGeorge EdwardHubbellworkedhardtoreopenthelibrary in1975andkeepitafixtureofthecommunity.The librarycurrentlyhostseventslikeauthornightsand anincrediblywholesomesleepoverforlocalchildren’s stuffedanimals.
“It’sagorgeousplacetogoandsitandreadand relax,”Hubbellsays
Theneighborhoodisalsohometobeautifulold churchesrepresentingavarietyofdenominations, includingHolyNameofMaryCatholicChurchand TrinityLutheranChurch
Butdon’tfeeltheneedtohaveastrictitineraryfora visit.Embracethesmall-townfeelandwalkaroundthe neighborhood.Rosenbaumrecommendsgrabbinga drinkfromtheCrownandAnchorandheadingdown totheleveetowatchthesunset It’sthesimplethings
“Igetlotsofpeoplewhocomeintothestudiointo thegallery,andthey’rejustamazedbyourlittleareaof NewOrleans,”Rosenbaumsays,“thatwe’resodifferentthaneverybodyelse.”
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