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BOUNDARIES The Ward fronts the Mississippi River . The down river or "lower" boundary (in this case, to the north east) is Julia Street, across which is the 3rd Ward . The boundary continues inland from the end of Julia, originally deliniated by the New Basin Canal , now I-10 over the former route of the filled in canal. The upper boundary is Thalia Street, across which is the 1st Ward , then Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (formerly Melpomene Street), across from which are portions of the 10th and 11th Ward s, the Washington Avenue, across which is the 14th Ward . CITYSCAPE AND LANDMARKS The area along the riverfront was part of the Old Warehouse District. The ward encompases the upper portion of the New Orleans Central Business District , including Lee Circle, as well as a sliver of the Lower Garden District . Further inland the Ward continues through part of the Central City , including a number of Housing Project s. |
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