What is 10th Ward of New Orleans?
The '''10th Ward''' is a division of the city of [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]. It is one of the 17 [[Wards of New Orleans]].<ref>[http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/travel/new_orleans_districts_and_wards.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701190821/http://www.mardigrasdigest.com/travel/new_orleans_districts_and_wards.htm |date=2010-07-01 }} New Orleans Districts and Wards</ref> The 10th Ward is one of the city's [[Uptown New Orleans|Uptown]] wards, formerly the old Faubourg Lafayette annexed by New Orleans in 1850s. [[File:MagazineSt26Oct07GalleryAntii.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Row of shops along lower Magazine Street in the 10th Ward]] == Boundaries == The roughly wedge-shaped Ward stretches back from the [[Mississippi River]]. The lower boundary is Felicity Street, across which is the [[1st Ward of New Orleans|1st Ward]], then Martin Luther King Boulevard (formerly Melpomene Street), across which is the [[2nd Ward of New Orleans|2nd Ward]]. The upper boundary is First Street, across which lies the [[11th Ward of New Orleans|11th Ward]]. == Cityscape and landmarks == Near the river the Ward includes part of the Lower Garden District and the former location of America's first experiment with large-scale public housing, started here in 1937, when, as part of the New Deal, President Roosevelt signed the loan to commence construction of the [[St. Thomas Development|St. Thomas Housing Project]]. In [[Central City New Orleans|Central City]] it includes the Oretha Castle Haley commercial district. The 10th Ward has been home to such notables as [[jazz]] musicians [[Buddy Bolden]] and [[George Brunies]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{Coord|29.935|-90.081|region:US-LA_dim:3000|display=title}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:New Orleans|10]] [[Category:Wards]]