Desire Projects
| Desire Projects | |
| Abundance Square | |
| New Orleans neighborhood | |
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Louisiana |
| City | New Orleans |
| Planning District | District 7, Bywater District |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 29°59′21″N 90°01′55″W / 29.98917°N 90.03194°WCoordinates: 29°59′21″N 90°01′55″W / 29.98917°N 90.03194°W |
| Area | 0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| - land | 0.22 sq mi (1 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 660 (2000) |
| Density | 3,000/sq mi (1,158/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 504 |
Desire Projects were public housing facilities located in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. These projects consisted of about 262 two-story brick buildings containing about 1,860 units across 98.5 acres of land. The overall conditions of the projects were deplorable from the moment they were put into place in the later part of the 1950s. The projects were meant to serve for large amount of the underprivileged African American residents in the New Orleans area. Soon becoming a place of despair, Desire eventually becoming a dark no-man’s land leaving many residents infested with problems with little or no help from the government. Located in a cypress swamp and dumping ground, Desire was known as the poorest housing development in New Orleans bordered by railroad tracks, the Mississippi River, the Industrial Canal and a corridor of industrial plants.
A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Higgins Boulevard to the north, Alvar Street to the east, Florida Boulevard to the south and Desire Street, Oliver White Avenue, Pleasure Street and Piety Street to the west.
Historically one of the city's most crime-ridden areas, mass demolition and other efforts drastically reduced the crime occurring in the neighborhood. It was located across Florida Avenue from the Florida Projects. For its deplorable condition, it was known among locals as "Dirty D."
Desire Projects is located at 29°59′21″N 90°01′55″W / 29.98917°N 90.03194°W and has an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.6 km2). 0.22 square miles (0.6 km2) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.00%) of which is water.
The City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Desire Projects as these streets: Higgins Boulevard, Alvar Street, Florida Boulevard, Desire Street, Oliver White Avenue, Pleasure Street and Piety Street.
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