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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS

EARLY 20TH CENTURY MONTAGE - LOCATION MAP

his district mixes the aributes of the post-automobile era with

truly reclinear street grid that connues the city grid in the

North-South direcon, but in the East-West direcon only major

oulevards connect to the city grid, passing over canals and

hrough City Park. Streets are markedly wide, perming two-

way trac and sidewalks. Lots are smaller in size creang more

nmate relaonships between houses than in other districts of

his era. Street walls are nearly uniform in both residenal and light

ommercial areas with shallow to moderate setbacks.

ontemporary tendencies to separate commercial and residenal

ses hold true with larger scale commerce conducted primarily

t the major boulevards. Residences are almost exclusively single

amily, Californian styles such as Mission Revival and Crasman

ungalows, or even local American Foursquare modied with

xterior stucco and terra-coa roofs. Most are one to two stories

all with pitched roofs, somemes with prominent front stairs to

ccess a raised rst oor.

EARLY 20TH CENTURY MONTAGE DISTRICT

N0 400 800

City

Park

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BLVD.

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JEFFERSON

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DETAIL MAP

KEY MAP

JEFFERSON

PARISH

LakePontchartrain

MississippiRiver

JEFFERSONPARISH

ST. BERNARDPARISH

PLAQUEMINESPARISH

LakePontchartrain

LakeSt. Catherine

LakeBorgne

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EARLY 20TH CENTURY MONTAGE DISTRICT

EARLY 20TH CENTURY MONTAGE - LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS

TYPICAL LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL

Date of subdivision 1949 1949

Average elevaon above/below sea level 4-16 feet below 4-16 feet below

Major land uses Predominantly residenal Commercial uses on major thoroughfares

Block size Rectangular, 285x700, 255x285 Rectangular, 680x280, 325x280

Lot size Mostly Rectangular, 50x120, 45x115; 40x110 Mostly Rectangular, 120x30, 120x65

Type of open space Pocket parks, neutral grounds, levee grounds and

large-scale park

Several pocket parks, neighborhood parks

large-scale park

Special designaons None None

Dening corridors Canal Blvd., Harrison Ave., Robert E. Lee Blvd. and

I-610

Canal Blvd., Harrison Ave., Robert E. Lee Blvd.

I-610

Mix of uses Residenal with limited commercial uses along

major corridors

Commercial/mixed use properes loc

exclusively on major corridors

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TYPICAL FIGURE GROUND MAP

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EARLY 20TH CENTURY MONTAGE - BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS

EARLY 20TH CENTURY MONTAGE DISTRICT

TYPICAL BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIALArchitectural character/style Symmetrical and non-symmetrical facades, pitched

and hipped roofs with dormers, small windows

Strip malls and independently standing commercial

structures with at, pitched and mansard roofs

Building materials Wood, stucco and brick construcon Wood, brick and steel construcon

Faade characteriscs Small front porches, windows have shuers and

awnings

Glass storefronts with minimal decoraon

Lot coverage rao Building footprint consumes 30-50 percent of the lot Building footprint consumes 30-50 percent of the lot

Density 5 du/ac 1.00-2.00 FAR

Average height 1-2 stories 1-2 stories

Elevaon above street 0-4 0-2

Front setback 10-30, 15-20 0-25 (including surface parking)

Side setbacks 4-19, 4-7 0-10

Parking type Private driveways in back alley, on-street parking in

front

Small surface parking lots

1-2 stories; somemes include aached, side garage;all have rear alley access

Moderate side yards present; on-street parking anddriveways

Front setback usually 10 to 20 feet

Wood/frame, stucco and masonry all exist alongsideeach other

Styles: Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, MissionRevival, late Crasman bungalows; late Colonial Revivaland New Orleans Colonial Revival styles very common(esp. French Colonial Revival, French Renaissance/French Rusc, Creole Coage Revival, Georgian Revival,etc.)

Predominantly single-family

TYPICAL HOUSING TYPE DESCRIPTIONS

TYPICAL SUBURBAN HOUSING0 75 150

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EARLY 20TH CENTURY MONTAGE - STREET CHARACTERISTICS

EARLY 20TH CENTURY MONTAGE DISTRICT

TYPICAL STREET SECTIONS

TYPICAL STREET CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL

Street grid Regular, wel l-connected grid paern Regular, well-connected and uninterrupted com

mercial streets

Street hierarchy Typically local streets, some boulevards that act

as collectors

Typically large boulevards that are collectors an

arterials

Street width Boulevards: 67, 97, neutral ground

Interior Streets: 24, 25

Commercial: 100-125, neutral ground

Street trac Boulevards: two-way, mul-lane each wayInterior Streets: two-way

Commercial: two-way, mul-lane each way

Industrial Service: two-way, mul-lanes each

Corridor type examples

(Typicals measured for this study in bold)

Boulevards: Argonne, Milne, Orleans Ave., Canal

Blvd.

Interior Streets: Marshall Foch, Conrad, Gen. Diaz

St., French St.

Commercial: Canal Blvd., Harrison Ave and Rob

E. Lee Blvd.

Industrial Service: I-610

0 20 40

TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL STREET SECTION - INTERIOR STREET (SEE ALSO: EARLY MOTOR CAR CITY DISTRICT FOR BOULEVARD SECTION)

TYPICAL COMMERCIAL

60 80 100 120 140 160 18

0

20

40

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60 80 100 120 140 160

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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS

GREENWAY DISTRICT - LOCATION MAP

Designed to incorporate the amenies of the post-automobile

ra with the Garden City ideals, this district sites the community

round an internalized park whose radiang arms point outwards,

lternang with the inwardly poinng radiang street grid. The

treet grid is not connuous with the city street grid and has curved

treets terminang in cul-de-sacs which require the streets to

ccommodate two-way trac. Buildings are detached and setbacks

re deep but uneven, so street walls are uneven. Sidewalks along

treets are narrow and not separated from the street, but sidewalks

within the parks are the primary experience environments being

esigned for, which are wide and accessed directly by each house.

esidenal structures are all detached single family, favoring low

role modern ranches and French/Spanish Colonial styles of one

o two oors. Street-facing facades and park-facing facades are

qually important to the character of the house, with pedestrian

ntrances for each. Garages and car ports along the street are

rominent but ulitarian. Commercial buildings are low scale,

eometric, and are only in the neighborhood center, screened by

rees, but are accessible by car or foot.

GREENWAY DISTRICT

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Park

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Pontchartrain

Zephyr

Park

Floral

Park

Foliage

Park

Breeze

Park

OzonePark

City

Park

BEAUREGARDAVE.

WISNER

BLVD.

KEY MAP

DETAIL MAP AREA 1

JEFFERSON

PARISH

LakePontchartrain

MississippiRiver

JEFFERSONPARISH

ST. BERNARDPARISH

PLAQUEMINESPARISH

LakePontchartrain

LakeSt. Catherine

LakeBorgne

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GREENWAY DISTRICT

GREENWAY DISTRICT - LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS

TYPICAL FIGURE GROUND MAP

TYPICAL LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL

Date of subdivision 1949 1949

Average elevaon above/below sea level 4 - 15 feet above 4 - 15 feet above

Major land uses Strictly residenal uses with commercial structures

in neighborhood center

Commercial structures located in neighborh

center

Block size Curvilinear, 130x1500, 130x550 Curvilinear, 650x300

Lot size Uniform, 50x120 Uniform, 650x300

Type of open space Lare scale park (City Park, Lakeshore Park). Houses

front park space which connects all buildings and

serves as connuous greenway

Lare scale park (City Park, Lakeshore Park). Ho

front park space which connects all buildings

serves as connuous greenway

Special designaons None None

Dening corridors Spanish Fort Blvd., Marconi Dr., Robert E. Lee

Blvd., Beauregard Ave.

Lakeshore Dr., Spanish Fort Blvd., Robert E.

Blvd.

Mix of uses Residenal uses with commercial use at

neighborhood center

Commercial structures located at neighborh

center

0 100 200

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GREENWAY DISTRICT - BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS

GREENWAY DISTRICT

TYPICAL BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL

Architectural character/style Asymmetrical facades; pitched gable and

hipped roofs, some dormers; small windows

Modern structures in neighborhood center. Flat

and mansard roofs.

Building materials Wood, stucco and brick construcon Wood, brick and steel construcon

Faade characteriscs Some small porches; few decorave details

such as trim or shuers

Large glass storefronts with minimal decoraons

Lot coverage rao Building footprint consumes 30-50 percent ofthe lot

Building footprint consumes 30-50 percent of thelot

Density 4 du/ac 1.00 FAR

Average height 1-2 stories 1-2 stories

Elevaon above street 0-4 0

Front setback 5-15 0-25 (including surface parking)

Side setbacks 3-10 0-10

Parking type Private drives and garages Surface parking lots

1-2 stories

Houses front a greenway (no automobiles); autoaccess is through interior roads

Front Setback is 5-15 feet

Brick, stucco and wood materials

Styles: Elaborate ranch plan or late Colonial Revivaland New Orleans Colonial Revival styles (esp. FrenchColonial Revival, French Renaissance/French Rusc,

Creole Coage Revival, Georgian Revival, etc.);Mid-Century Modern, Internaonal Style

TYPICAL HOUSING TYPE DESCRIPTIONS

TYPICAL MID-CENTURY MODERN0 75 150

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330

GREENWAY DISTRICT - STREET CHARACTERISTICS

TYPICAL STREET SECTIONS

GREENWAY DISTRICT

TYPICAL STREET CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL

Street grid Two-way streets, curvilinear disconnected grid,

greenways connect all houses

Two-way streets, curvilinear disconnected grid

Street hierarchy Interior cul-de-sacs Exterior/perimeter streets

Street width Boulevards: 148, many with neutral ground

Interior Streets: 33

Pedestrian retail: 40

Commercial: 75 - 95, many with neutral groun

Street trac Boulevards: two-way, some mul-lane each way

Interior Streets: two-way

Pedestrian retail: two-way

Commercial: two-way, some mul-lane each w

Corridor type examples

(Typicals measured for this study in bold)

Boulevards: Spanish Fort Blvd., Marconi Dr., Robert

E. Lee Blvd., Beauregard Ave.

Interior Streets: Finch St., Wren St., Thrasher St.

Pedestrian retail: Lakeshore Dr., Spanish Fort B

Commercial: Robert E. Lee Blvd.

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TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL STREET SECTION

TYPICAL COMMERCIAL

60 100 120 140 160 180 20

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TYPICAL COMMERCIAL STREET SECTION

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