User:Dreese2/Magnolia Street

Magnolia Street is a fairly long and narrow road that intersects major and minor streets. Magnolia Street runs parallel and adjacent to the immense South Claiborne Avenue. Residential housing, small businesses, and parks can also be found on Magnolia Street. It extends form the fourteenth ward all the way to central business districts in the Mid Cities. Magnolia Street is the second name of this street, being changed later. It was named after a plant to help spread the aesthetic nature of New Orleans and coincidentally is the Louisiana state flower. Different people and events have impacted areas surrounding Magnolia Street and it has gone through different renovations as a result. Running from west to east and spanning at 2.4 miles, Magnolia street is known for its scenery.

History
A rather long street, Magnolia Street was formerly known as Lagoon Street, before being changed to Magnolia Street. It was named after the magnolia plant. Coinciding with the neighborhood that it passes through, Magnolia is also the name of the neighborhood that the street runs through. Magnolia Street stretches from parts of mid city all the way to Mid Town. Although Magnolia Street is a lesser street that mostly contains residential buildings, there is still some history. In 1941, Harmony Oaks, formerly known by its informal name the Magnolia Projects, was constructed to provide a living space for many African Americans or low come families of any race. Unfortunately, due to the lack of funding for the Magnolia area, crime and other negative influence plagued it until Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Once the city began to rebuild, Magnolia was also included in the process. Magnolia Street continues to provide the city with stable houses and other necessities and is considered a valued street.

Pierre Magnol
As many have guessed, Magnolia Street is named after the magnolia plant. The magnolia tree is actually the state plant of Louisiana. The magnolia plant is a small tree like shrub with beautiful white and pink flowers that bloom in the springtime. The name magnolia was derived from the last name of the botanist that was credited with the plant's discovery, Pierre Magnol. Pierre Magnol was a French botanist who was born in 1638. He was awarded with the discovery of the magnolia plant, the plant in which Magnolia Street was named after.

Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a devastating category 5 hurricane that hit southern Louisiana, New Orleans in particular, in August of 2005. Magnolia street and the areas surrounding were devastated by the storm. The area, not receiving the most amount of funding, struggled greatly until in 2009 after becoming eligible for the reconstruction in the later years.