Talk:Algiers, New Orleans

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I changed the wording of the opening sentence to clarify or emphasize that Algiers is not independently incorporated as a municipality in Louisiana but rather is a part of the City of New Orleans. Thus, "a community in Louisiana, part of the city of New Orleans" became "a community within the city of New Orleans."

I also changed the paragraph about churches in Algiers, and I hope the previous writer will forgive me. Instead of beginning with one or two sentences about Trinity Lutheran, and then mentioning Catholic and Baptist congregations in a subsequent sentence, I felt it was relevant to mention Catholics and Baptists first, since I believe they are numerically predominant among Christian churches in Algiers and New Orleans. I say this even though I was married at Trinity Lutheran.

Furthermore, even a brief paragraph about religious groups in Algiers really needs to include Muslim and Jewish Algerines. I hope someone else more knowledgeable will contribute mention of them.

Muffuletta 18:43, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Map
This map of Algiers is not very accurate, it looks like only Algiers Point is highlighted. I live in Lower Coast Algiers, and my area isn't even on the map.


 * It's more than the Point, but it looks like it cuts off around the Intracoastal Canal, not including English Turn/Lower Coast. Can anyone produce a better one, please? Also, more information on other parts of Algiers in the article would be appreciated. -- Infrogmation 15:05, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Name
I assume the community is named after Algiers, Algeria. How did it get the name? A reference to the French conquest of Algeria in 1830? Funnyhat 19:39, 24 July 2006 (UTC)


 * I've heard it said that it was called "Algiers" because it was across the Mississippi from New Orleans like Algieria was across the Mediterranian from France. This may well just be a folk explanation; I don't know the actual history. A good point to look in to! -- Infrogmation 21:40, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Founded 1719
I restored what I think is a more accurate description of the early development. I am unaware of residential development until some years after the 1719 land grant, and even taking that date as the neighborhood being "founded", it wouldn't be the city's second oldest neighborhood as claimed, since there was European settlement in both the Bayou St. Jean and "French Quarter" neighborhoods already. -- Infrogmation (talk) 18:10, 22 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Infrogmation is correct.... but as of today (28 Dec 2017) the (false, or at least uncited) claim to be the 2nd oldest neighborhood has been reasserted. Otterswimshome (talk) 05:10, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Battle of New Orleans West historical marker
I was present for the dedication of this historic marker in the early 1960s, but live out of state now and do not have the exact location. Can someone please post nearby cross streets and/or coordinates. Even if the marker is not there, the earthworks probably are.Phmoreno (talk) 22:36, 16 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm an East Banker, but usually get over to the West Bank a couple times a month. If no one gets to it sooner, I'll try to find it and take a photo or two next time I'm in the area. Infrogmation (talk) 23:41, 16 October 2011 (UTC)


 * These directions are not correct: http://www.stoppingpoints.com/louisiana/Orleans/Battle+of+New+Orleans+West+Side.html


 * The actual location is across the river from the Chalmette battlefield. It was on or adjacent to the OLD location of the Junior University of New Orleans in the 1960's. There was a single line of earthworks about 4 feet high that ran between the river and General Meyer Ave.Phmoreno (talk) 00:57, 17 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I found what I think is the location:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_Gardens_Academy


 * The school is gone and the street is now named "Navigation Court" and is gated. In the 1960s trees had grown on the earthworks, but they were mixed species of random ages. On Google Earth I saw a line of trees stretching from General Meyer Ave. to the river, outside the gated subdivision just down river.  The historical marker should be on or near the trees and just off Gen. Meyer.Phmoreno (talk) 02:37, 17 October 2011 (UTC)


 * The "new" historical marker, placed in 2017, is located at 29.931409, -89.996156 between the levee and Patterson; I walk my dog there every day. (If you look at it on satellite, you'll see a line of trees that runs from the river there to Gen. Meyer: I can't be sure, but I expect that that's where the old earthworks were, though I believe they're much diminished now.  I know that the subdivision that the line of trees runs through, as well as the Aurora Tennis Club, have archeological servitudes attached to them, or did at one time. The article refers to a marker that appears to be now missing.  Otterswimshome (talk) 05:23, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

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Crime
Does the Crime section have to be so long and detailed? Does anybody want to defend that? Otterswimshome (talk) 06:00, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

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Famous Residents
You can add Son House, the blues musician to the list of famous residents. Apparently he lived in Algiers during his early teens. Read it on the Son House wikipedia page.

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 6 March 2023
Would like too add-on more to the page including the important history and culture. Bucko503 (talk) 09:34, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:51, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I would like to add History and culture to the page https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/vintage/algiers-was-settled-300-years-ago-this-year-how-did-it-become-the-neighborhood-we/article_3b35dc22-d1fa-5eb7-8c5a-fa4c1548b841.amp.html Bucko503 (talk) 18:04, 17 March 2023 (UTC)