Hollygrove, New Orleans
| Hollygrove | |
| New Orleans Neighborhood | |
 Repairing damaged houses after Hurricane Katrina
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| City | New Orleans |
| Planning District | District 3, Uptown/Carrollton |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 29°57′57″N 90°07′16″W / 29.96583°N 90.12111°WCoordinates: 29°57′57″N 90°07′16″W / 29.96583°N 90.12111°W |
| Area | 0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| - land | 0.62 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 1,995 (2010) |
| Density | 3,218/sq mi (1,242/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 504 |
Hollygrove is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, located in the city's 17th Ward. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Palmetto Street to the north, Cambronne, Edinburgh, Forshey, Fig and Leonidas Streets to the east, South Claiborne Avenue to the south and the Jefferson Parish boundary to the west. Conrad playground, the Cuccia-Byrnes playground and Larry Gilbert baseball stadium are located in Hollygrove. The Hollygrove Market and Farm is also located in Hollygrove.
Hollygrove was once a piece of the McCarty plantation, grew out of the town of Carrollton, a suburb outside of New Orleans. Before the 1920s, when development began, Hollygrove was a low-lying swamp land, essentially untouched and unoccupied. Drainage systems installed in the 1920s allowed for housing to be built, although these systems never proved effective. In the 1960s, drainage methods were reworked to be more reliable, allowing for more housing to be developed. Even before effectual draining of the Hollygrove area was developed, the neighborhood had grown drastically, effects of which are still quite visible today. The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center that, pre-Katrina, nearly fifty percent of Hollygrove’s houses were built before 1949. Similarly, before Katrina, over half of the homes in Hollygrove were owner-occupied. When Hurricane Katrina breached the levees of New Orleans, Hollygrove began to flood, taking in water. Persevering, Hollygrove’s community has returned with great strength – the Louisiana State University survey on contractor fraud reported that Hollygrove/Gert Town’s recovery of residence was high; on a scale from 1 (lowest recovery of residence) to 11 (highest), Hollygrove and Gert Town were placed at a 9. The neighborhood is home to generations of families, creating a strong sense of place and community. Rebuilding Together is proud to partner with the Trinity Christian Community, based in Hollygrove, in order to build a relationship with the neighborhood and facilitate its growth.
Hollygrove is located at 29°57′57″N 90°07′16″W / 29.96583°N 90.12111°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 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2), 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.0%) of which is water.
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