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Neighborhoods
There was a time when neighbors knew and genuinely
cared for one another. A time when neighborhoods were defined
not just by the homes, but also by the way the people within
the community lived and how they interacted with one another.
Neighborhoods were places where kids played together and
everyone knew each other. It's the kind of place many of us
remember and long for.
The Great
Neighborhoods of New Orleans
The great
neighborhoods of old New Orleans remind us of these places.
Algiers Point, the Garden District and the different areas of
Uptown New Orleans are actually groups of small traditional
neighborhoods. Most of these neighborhoods have small parks,
places for kids to play and people to gather. Originally these
neighborhoods had small stores at the corners. The scale was
very human and most everything was within walking distance.
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Algiers
Riverpoint, A Residential Park Neighborhood
We
designed Algiers Riverpoint to be a safe, friendly
neighborhood that reminds you of days gone by. The Times
Picayune (Money Section, October 4, 2000) referred to Algiers
Riverpoint as possibly "one of the most significant new
subdivisions in Algiers since the 1970's...but it aims to fit
in with a neighborhood built in the 19th century." Algiers
Riverpoint's main boulevard, with its wide "neutral ground",
is modeled after the grand avenues of Audubon Place or Rosa
Park, New Orleans' first residential park neighborhoods. The
architecture of Algiers Riverpoint borrows heavily from the
traditions of Algiers Point, with broad deep front and rear
porches, high ceilings and authentic details. The community's
numerous walkways lead through the neighborhood's three
community parks creating a friendly neighborhood where kids
play and everyone knows each other and the sights are
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