Tukuk-OS🏠 Desire Projects
United States · Americas · 29.99°N, 90.03°W
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Desire Projects was a housing project located in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. These projects were the largest in the nation and consisted of about 262 two-story brick buildings, containing about 1,860 units across 98.5 acres of land. The buildings in the Desire Projects were poorly constructed in the 1950s and received little to no maintenance by the government. The projects were meant to serve the large number of underprivileged African-American residents in the New Orleans area. Located in a cypress swamp and dumping ground, Desire was known as the poorest housing development in New Orleans—it was bordered by railroad tracks, the Mississippi River, the Industrial Canal and a corridor of industrial plants.
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Americas |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 29.99°N, 90.03°W · view on map |
Desire Projects is located in United States, in Americas.
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