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
Uptown is a primarily residential neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: LaSalle Street to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, Magazine Street to the south and Jefferson Avenue to the west.
Local businesses on Prytania Street