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St. Anthony Neighborhood SnapshotCensus 2000 Data Tables: People & Household Characteristics, Housing & Housing Costs, Income & Poverty, Transportation, Employment, Educational Attainment, Immigration & Language, Disabilities, Neighborhood Characteristics St. Anthony is a
predominately middle class neighborhood with a greater percentage of homeowners
than Orleans Parish. Most of the single and double family houses were
built prior to 1970 (Census 2000). Philanthropic purposesThe St. Anthony neighborhood was named after an avenue bearing the same name. St. Anthony Avenue runs straight through the middle of the community from Mirabeau Avenue to Leon C. Simon Drive. Improved drainage and the arrival of the automobile contributed to the development of this area, which occurred in the early 20th century.
St. Anthony was part of a large land holding of Alexander Milne, a Scottish footsman, who created his fortune from his brick making business. In the succession of his estate, the land was divided among four organizations: the Female Orphan Society, the Milne Asylum for Destitute Orphan Boys, the Milne Asylum for Destitute Orphan Girls, and the Society for the Relief of Destitute Orphan Boys. The land was portioned into sections lettered A-N and representatives from each organization drew lots. Years later, portions of sections F and G became the St. Anthony neighborhood. As was the case for many of the surrounding neighborhoods, residential areas developed due to an increased demand. St. Anthony began its development in the early 1930s. In 1931, the Pontchartrain Boulevard Subdivision, once held by the Female Orphan Society and known as tract "G", eventually became a part of the St. Anthony neighborhood. It encompassed the area south of Robert E. Lee Boulevard and east of St. Anthony Avenue. The specifications were that no home was to be built in that area unless it cost at least $7500. This restriction expired in 1976. By 1965, most of the neighborhood had been developed.
Hoï Ñöùc Meï Lavang (Our Lady Of Lavang Mission)Hoï Ñöùc
Meï Lavang, on Vermilion Boulevard, serves the Roman Catholic Vietnamese
community in this and surrounding neighborhoods. The Rev. Anthony Dao,
a pastor of the church and Vicar for Vietnamese Catholics in the Diocese
of Galveston-Houston, is a frequent speaker in Vietnamese and English
on the topic of culture. For more information:New
Orleans Vietnamese Online: Vietnamese Churches in New Orleans Southwest
Liturgical Conference January 2000 Neighborhood Profiles Project Document prepared by the City of New Orleans Office of Policy Planning and the City Planning Commission. Published December 1980. Study available at the Williams Research Center (non-circulating collection). Census 2000 Data Tables: People & Household Characteristics, Housing & Housing Costs, Income & Poverty, Transportation, Employment, Educational Attainment, Immigration & Language, Disabilities, Neighborhood Characteristics Home Pre Katrina Home Orleans Parish Gentilly District St. Anthony Snapshot
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