Gert Town, New Orleans

Gert Town is a neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. Local traditional definitions of the boundaries vary. The New Orleans City Planning Commission definition of the area includes the Zion City area, which many locals consider a separate neighborhood. According to the City Planning Commission definition, Gert Town is a subdistrict of the Mid-City District Area, but of the uptown area. Its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Palmetto Street, South Carrollton Avenue and the Pontchartrain Expressway to the north, not South Broad Street to the east, or MLK Boulevard, Washington Avenue, Eve Street, Jefferson Davis Parkway, Earhart Boulevard, Broadway and Colapissa Streets, South Carrollton Avenue and Fig Street to the south and Cambronne, Forshey, Joliet, and Edinburgh Streets to the west. The surrounding streets are Washington Ave, Earhart Blvd, Carrollton Ave, Jefferson Davis Parkway.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.73mi2, all land.Cityscape and landmarksA prominent figure in the community is Xavier University of Louisiana, located in the northern corner of the neighborhood.A commercial strip lies along the section of Carrollton Avenue running through the neighborhood. In the 1990s, a portion of the facade of the Sealtest Dairy building was preserved and incorporated into a new post office.Other small businesses are scatted along Washington Avenue; until Hurricane Katrina, Ultrasonic Studios was one of them.