Audubon Park (New Orleans)
Audubon Park is a municipal park located in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. It is approximately 350 acres. The park is approximately six miles to the west of the city center of New Orleans and sits on land that was purchased by the city in 1871. It is bordered on one side by the Mississippi River and on the other by St. Charles Avenue, directly across from Loyola University and Tulane University. The park is named in honor of artist and naturalist John James Audubon, who began living in New Orleans in 1821.
Audubon Park entrance located on St. Charles Avenue
One of the fountains at Audubon Park with Tulane University in the background.
Trio of great egrets at Ochsner Island Rookery in Audubon Park.
Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, on the east bank of the Mississippi River, encompassing a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and the Jefferson Parish line. It remains an area of mixed residential and small commercial properties, with a wealth of 19th-century architecture. It includes part or all of Uptown New Orleans Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Latter Memorial Library, a former private mansion built in 1907, sits on the corner of St. Charles Avenue and Soniat St.
Mardi Gras Indians, second lines, and Carnival parades are part of Uptown's traditions.
The front gates to Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
Tombs in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1