The northeast corner hosts a vacant former bank building, which pre‐storm was Crescent City Flooring. A much smaller office space just north of this building is vacant and unrepaired.
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Sidewalks are sporadic and often irregularly maintained. At the northwest corner, the sidewalk is in good repair. At the southwest corner (Sweet Savors, etc.), the sidewalk is obscured The southeast corner once featured a Mona’s restaurant and an
Italian Pie pizza restaurant. Today this site is being refurbished and will open soon as the new Canseco’s grocery. A live oak tree that flanks the parking lot near Elysian Fields is host to an informal commercial space—an individual who sells seafood out
during peak hours by parked vehicles. At the northeast corner, the portion of the sidewalk facing the Crescent City Flooring building is well‐maintained, but is steeply sloped. Just north, the small office building sports a parking pad that subsumes the sidewalk briefly. Farther north, the sidewalk is sporadic and often ill‐maintained. On the southeast corner, there is no
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Crosswalks are present, though the striping has faded considerably. Furthermore, many street corners are not ADA – compliant. RTA Bus stops are located at the northwest (southbound) and southeast (northbound) corners The 55
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B l F (southbound) and southeast (northbound) corners. The 55 Elysian Fields bus is the only bus Post‐Katrina to stop at the intersection.
STATUS OF STATUS OF TYPE OF NAME OF
ADDRESS OCCUPANCE REPAIR ESTABLISHMENT ESTABLISHMENT
5217 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Commercial retail Canseco’s
5217 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Commercial retail Canseco’s
5301 Elysian Fields Unoccupied Unrepaired Former commercial retail
Former Crescent City Floors
5315 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Restaurant Sushi and Hibachi
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5218 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Commercial retail Cabinets and Granite 5220 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Commercial retail New York Nails
5222 Elysian Fields Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
5224 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Commercial retail Lovely Hair Design
5226 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Restaurant Pizza Milano
5228 Elysian Fields Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
5240 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Commercial Angela's Dry Cleaners
5240 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Commercial Angela s Dry Cleaners
5242 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Restaurant Sweet Savors Bakery
2178 Filmore Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
2174 Filmore Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
2170 Filmore Occupied Repaired Restaurant Chinese Tea Garden
5300 Elysian Fields Unoccupied Unrepaired (demo) Former commercial Former Exxon Gas Station
Elysian Fields Avenue is a major north‐south distributor. It carries a d li i f 35 il h i
Major T‐intersections include those of Elysian Fields and Robert E. Lee Boulevard and Elysian Fields and Leon C. Simon Drive. All
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speed limit of 35 miles per hour in the project area. In this same stretch, Elysian Fields is comprised of two traffic lanes and a parking lane on both its northbound and southbound sections. A large
three roads are major streets with neutral grounds. The portion of Robert E. Lee west of Elysian Fields is primarily residential and traffic moves much more slowly. Leon C. Simon is a larger, faster boulevard on either side of Elysian Fields. Robert E. Lee features one driving lane in each direction. If on‐street parking is allowed, it is rarely, if ever, used. Leon C. Simon Drive features central neutral ground spans the
length of the project area as well.
Its parking lot, through no longer maintained, rests just to the north and contained roughly 30 spaces.
Just to the north of this larking lot
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two driving lanes and a narrow parking lane. Due to the presence of the University of New Orleans, a handful of drivers will choose to park on Leon C. Simon Drive, but this is not common.
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was the old Ferrara’s Supermarket.
Today it has been razed and remains a vacant concrete lot.
Elysian Fields Ave and Robert E Lee Blvd are part of a complex node with several intersections. It functions as a business district for both the University of New Orleans and greater Gentilly, especially the lakefront portion.
On the east side of the Elysian Fields, north of Robert E. Lee is
Above: Aerial map of the intersection Google Earth
one of the area’s chief anchors, a Walgreens store. Its parking lot faces the intersection of Robert E. Lee and Elysian Fields. On the west side of the street, opposite Walgreens, is a recently renovated and reoccupied Papa’s Pizza.
April 2009
Below: Intersection of Robert E Lee and Elysian Fields Above: Robert E Lee and Elysian Fields Anchor: Walgreen’s
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JANUARY 2009 OBSERVATIONS
This node was heavily damaged during Hurricane Katrina, as more than six feet of water covered the general vicinity for an extended period. Several commercial properties in the node
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Sidewalks are sporadic and often irregularly maintained.
Autocentric businesses south of Robert E. Lee on Elysian Fields front‐facing parking, much like the southwest corner of Elysian
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have been recently demolished. On the east side of Elysian Fields, between Madrid and Robert E. Lee, the following structures have been torn down (starting south, moving north):
a Wendy’s fast food restaurant surrounded by parking; a strip center whose chief tenant was a laundry‐mat facility; and a gas station
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Fields Avenue and Filmore Street. Crosswalks are present, though the striping has faded considerably. All crossings need to be restriped.
Southbound RTA bus stops are located on the west side of Elysian Fields just north of Mexico Street as well as at Robert E Lee station.
On the west side of the street, opposite the previously mentioned block face, is a large two‐story modernist office building presently being converted into an accounting office. Its parking lot is located to the north and contained roughly 30 spaces Just to the north of this parking lot was the old Ferrara’s
Fields, just north of Mexico Street as well as at Robert E. Lee.
Northbound bus stops are located on the east side of Elysian Fields just south of the intersection of Robert E. Lee and Elysian Fields and at Leon C. Simon. The 55 Elysian Fields bus is the only bus Post‐
Katrina to stop within the surrounding area.
spaces. Just to the north of this parking lot was the old Ferrara’s Supermarket. Today, it has been razed and is a vacant, concrete lot.
On the east side of the Elysian Fields, north of Robert E. Lee is one of the district’s chief anchors, a Walgreens store. Its parking
ELYSIAN FIELDS AT ROBERT E. LEE RETAIL STATUS
STATUS OF STATUS OF TYPE OF NAME OF
lot faces the intersection of Robert E. Lee and Elysian Fields. On the west side of the street, opposite Walgreens, the newly opened business Papa’s Pizza is surrounded by a spacious parking lot (approximately 25 spaces).
On the east side of Elysian Fields, north of Mexico Street, is
ADDRESS OCCUPANCE REPAIR ESTABLISHMENT ESTABLISHMENT
6100 Elysian Fields Unoccupied Unrepaired Former Doctor's Office Unknown
6166 Elysian Fields Unoccupied Unrepaired (demo) Former Retail Former Ferrara's Grocery
6220 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Restaurant Papa's Pizza
6232 Elysian Fields Unoccupied Unrepaired Former Restaurant Former Popeye's
another series of businesses: a one‐story commercial building that sports a daiquiri shop, a six‐story office building whose ground level is a Capital One bank branch; and a two‐story commercial building that houses a Lafitte’s Cafe and State Farm Insurance offices. Opposite these structures are a Shell gas station and a Burger King fast food restaurant.
6232 Elysian Fields Unoccupied Unrepaired Former Restaurant Former Popeye s 6300 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Commercial Retail Shell Gas Station
6332 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Restaurant Burger King
6325 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Restaurant Lafitte's Café
6305 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Commercial Capitol One
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6301 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Restaurant/Bar Daiquiris & Company 6201 Elysian Fields Occupied Repaired Commercial Retail Walgreens