Lakeview, New Orleans
| Lakeview | |
| New Orleans Neighborhood | |
 Harrison Avenue, Lakeview
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| City | New Orleans |
| Planning District | District 5, Lakeview District |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°00′24″N 90°06′28″W / 30.00667°N 90.10778°WCoordinates: 30°00′24″N 90°06′28″W / 30.00667°N 90.10778°W |
| Area | 1.61 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
| - land | 1.61 sq mi (4 km2) |
| - water | 0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 2,774 (2010) |
| Density | 1,723/sq mi (665/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 504 |
Lakeview is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Robert E. Lee Boulevard to the north, Orleans Avenue to the east, Florida Boulevard, Canal Boulevard and I-610 to the south and Pontchartrain Boulevard to the west. Lakeview is sometimes used to describe the entire area bounded by Lake Pontchartrain to the north, the Orleans Avenue Canal to the east, City Park Avenue to the south and the 17th Street Canal to the west. This larger definition includes the West End, Lakewood and Navarre neighborhoods, as well as the Lakefront neighborhoods of Lakeshore and Lake Vista.
Lakeview is located at 30°00′24″N 90°06′28″W / 30.00667°N 90.10778°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 1.61 square miles (4.2 km2). 1.61 square miles (4.2 km2) of which is land and 0.0 square miles (0.0 km2) (0.0%) of which is water.
Major north-south roads are Pontchartrain Boulevard, West End Boulevard, and Canal Boulevard - the last a prolongation of Canal Street; major east-west roads include Harrison Avenue and Robert E. Lee Boulevard. With its easy access to the waters of Lake Pontchartrain, Lakeview has a large sailing and boating community and is served by two yacht clubs, the New Orleans Yacht Club and Southern Yacht Club. The neighborhood is dominated by two large parks, New Basin Canal Park and City Park.
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