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Iberville Street, or is currently a street in New Orleans, The street is also highly known for being the home to the Iberville Projects, a low-income housing projects in Louisiana that is on Iberville. Iberville Street is located in the 6th ward of downtown New Orleans.

Geography
The street is near Woldenberg Park, which lays on the Mississippi River. Canal Street is vertically aligned to Iberville Street and Tchoupitoulas Street is horizontally aligned with the street also. The Shops at Canal Place is also on Canal and Iberville Street, a shopping center in New Orleans.

Major Intersections



 * Canal Street
 * N. Peters Streeet
 * Tchoupitoulas Street
 * North Claiborne Avenue

History and Legacy of Iberville
The street's history behind the streets depend on the actual pieces of landmark on Iberville. This street is home to the Iberville Projects and the iconic 136 year old skyscraper on 111 Iberville Street. Iberville also has the oldest cemetery in New Orleans as the cemetery is named the St. Louis Cemetery #1.

Iberville Projects
The Iberville Projects is a low, income housing neighborhood located in the 6th ward of New Orleans, as this landmark used to Storyville, which is the city's official red light district. The housing is one of the poorest in New Orleans, and wasn't renovated from the creation of the Iberville Projects until the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina took place. The name of the Iberville Projects came from Pierré Le Moyne, sieur d'Iberville, a founder of Louisiana, who discovered the land in 1699. After the Great Depression, the idea for the Iberville Projects was thought up when almost ALL of the housing in Storyville were below standard. This paved the way for the creation and construction of the Iberville Projects.

One11 Hotel
The One11 Hotel, or the skyscraper on 111 Iberville Street, is currently 136 years old. The One11 Hotel used to be the center of the Louisiana economy and is located on the edge of the French Quarter. This hotel is now recently renovated and is the newest Vieux Carrė hotel in half of a century. Before the newly foundation of One11 Hotel, this building was used as a well-known sugar plant until the '30s. The hotel was also previously used as a diner in the 70's as people ate in real railroad cars.

Present Day
Present Day Iberville Street has has multiple shifts and changes in the landmarks. Since the discovery of the land, it has been home to numerous attractions in New Orleans. Iberville Street still has the same publicity that's been carried starting with the foundation of the sugarcane production. Iberville Street also has multiple places of business and attractions, including the Audubon Aquarium of the America, Holocaust Memorial and the Entergy Giant Screen Theater.