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Lakeview Information
Lakeview is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the north west of the
city.
It was first developed upon drained swampland and is bordered by water on three
sides. By Lake Ponchartrain in the north, by the 17th Street Canal on the West
side, and by the Orleans Avenue Canal on the East side. Major north-south roads
are Pontchartrain Boulevard, West End Boulevard, and Canal Boulevard; major
east-west roads include Harrison Avenue and Robert E. Lee Boulevard. The greater
Lakeview area is divided into various neighborhoods, with Lakeview proper in the
north east quarter, West End to the north west, Lakewood to the south east, and
Navarre to the south east.
With its easy access to the waters of Lake Pontchartrain, Lakeview has a large
sailing and boating community and is served by two yacht clubs, the New Orleans
Yacht Club and Southern Yacht Club. The neighborhood is dominated by two large
parks, New Basin Canal Park and City Park. Lakeview also incorporates the
historic and recreational West End neighborhood.
In the 19th century and early 20th century, the area was mostly undeveloped
swamp. The New Basin Canal was cut through the area in the early 19th century.
Large scale residential development of most of the area began after World War II
with the predominent housing style being bungalows. It has always been one of
the few predominantly caucasian neighborhoods in New Orleans. Originally it was
mostly middle class, but became more economically upscale. In the late 20th
century, many McMansions replaced older more modest homes in much of Lakeview.