IMPORTANT LOCATIONS
Below you will find a map which shows you the domain breakdown of the City.
Everything in BLUE is directly controlled by Prince Vidal.
Everything in RED is claimed by Antoine Savoy.
Everything in GREEN is claimed by Baron Cimitiere
Everything in BLUE is directly controlled by Prince Vidal.
Everything in RED is claimed by Antoine Savoy.
Everything in GREEN is claimed by Baron Cimitiere
C.B.D - Central Business District
The Central Business District (the CBD) is the hub of the American commercial sector, established after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Once the Americans had taken over officially, a flood of northern immigrants arrived to turn New Orleans into a bustling port. Over time, the American sector (originally called Faubourg St. Mary) attracted all the important banks, offices, and government buildings, becoming the nexus of commerce in the city.
The Warehouse District
This vital little area began as a pocket of the greater Central Business District, but gradually took on a life of its own. Before the 1970s, the zone was accurately named, having consisted primarily of warehouses (many of which were abandoned). The completion of the Contemporary
Arts Center, however, inaugurated a renaissance which resulted in Julia Street—from Canal Street to Convention Center Boulevard—becoming the “Gallery Row” of the Big Easy. The improvement of the area began in earnest after the 1984 World’s Fair, when developers began transforming the empty warehouses into condominiums.
Arts Center, however, inaugurated a renaissance which resulted in Julia Street—from Canal Street to Convention Center Boulevard—becoming the “Gallery Row” of the Big Easy. The improvement of the area began in earnest after the 1984 World’s Fair, when developers began transforming the empty warehouses into condominiums.
The French Quarter
The Vieux Carré (“Old Quarter”) is much more than just the country’s most extensive district of historic architecture—and Antoine Savoy knows it. The French Quarter is widely regarded as the city’s cultural and geographic nexus. While it is small—only six blocks by 13 blocks in a grid pattern—the Quarter is densely packed with shops, bars, restaurants, hotels and other sites of interest. Still, the majority of those who work in the Quarter don’t live there, and the actual population of the district numbers only 10,000 people or so. However, vampiric domains are usually granted based on physical territory, and the lord of any domain is not restricted to feeding on residents of that domain. Thus, Savoy (and those whom he gives leave to feed) has his pick of thousands more every single night.
Jackson Square
At the heart of the French Quarter sits one of the most colorful and enduring public spaces in the country. Jackson Square sits at the center of a green park, flanked by the two Pontalba buildings and the beautiful Cabildo and Presbytère structures on either side of St. Louis Cathedral,
the square’s centerpiece. All around the square, one sees a display of life’s rich pageant: Musicians, painters, mimes and tarot/palm-readers vie for the attentions (and donations) of local and tourists alike about the banquette.
Jackson Square
At the heart of the French Quarter sits one of the most colorful and enduring public spaces in the country. Jackson Square sits at the center of a green park, flanked by the two Pontalba buildings and the beautiful Cabildo and Presbytère structures on either side of St. Louis Cathedral,
the square’s centerpiece. All around the square, one sees a display of life’s rich pageant: Musicians, painters, mimes and tarot/palm-readers vie for the attentions (and donations) of local and tourists alike about the banquette.
Faubourg Marigny
Just across Esplanade Avenue from the French Quarter sits the city’s most unusually titled district. Faubourg Marigny gets its name from Bernard Xavier Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville, a Creole plantation owner whose personality was so colorful that it left an indelible impression on the residents of the city he loved with such passion. De Marigny’s primary claim to fame was having brought a dice game called “Hazard” to New Orleans. In the course of teaching it to the local Creoles, the game gradually became known in local parlance as “Craps.”
Bywater
The district of Bywater, so named because it’s “by the water,” sits nestled against the Mississippi on the eastern edge of the downtown core. Bywater is bordered by Faubourg Marigny to the west and the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal to the east (which becomes the Intracoastal Waterway a couple miles further north). As rents on and around Frenchmen Street rise, poorer folks have been moving down to Fauborg Marigny’s up-and-coming neighbor. There isn’t much of interest in Bywater, but it’s an increasingly safe place to dwell, and some prime feeding rights can still be had in a few of the areas further out.
Lower Garden District
At one time, the Lower Garden District of New Orleans was one of the most elegant suburbs in the nation. Its many tree-lined thoroughfares were home to a cohesive, classically-styled faubourg designed as a Greek-style revival. Where the streets in Faubourg Marigny reflect their district’s patron’s quirkiness, so too do the streets in the Lower Garden District reflect the personality of their designer. In keeping with the Greek motif, the streets in this area honor Greek gods, nymphs and muses. The early cast-iron craze struck the residents of this district perhaps the hardest, and just about every attractive home in the area was adorned and/or fenced with ornate metallic designs, lending the district an overall aura of grace.
PUBLIC PARKS
The park areas officially “protected” by Vidal’s decree include the following:
• Audobon Park (located by the river on the western edge of Uptown)
• Behrman Memorial Park (across the river near the suburb of Algiers)
• City Park (the fifth-largest urban park in the country)
• Coliseum Square (in the Lower Garden District)
• Crestmont Park (in the suburb of Metairie)
• Fair Grounds Race Track (in Esplanade Ridge)
• Jackson Square (in the French Quarter)
• Lafayette Square (in the Central Business District)
• Louis Armstrong Park (just outside the Quarter)
• Pontchartrain Park (just south of the lake that bears its name)
• Privateer Park (a smaller park nestled in the north of Gentilly)
• Washington Square Park (inside Faubourg Marigny)
• Woldenberg Park (in the French Quarter, on the riverside)
• Audobon Park (located by the river on the western edge of Uptown)
• Behrman Memorial Park (across the river near the suburb of Algiers)
• City Park (the fifth-largest urban park in the country)
• Coliseum Square (in the Lower Garden District)
• Crestmont Park (in the suburb of Metairie)
• Fair Grounds Race Track (in Esplanade Ridge)
• Jackson Square (in the French Quarter)
• Lafayette Square (in the Central Business District)
• Louis Armstrong Park (just outside the Quarter)
• Pontchartrain Park (just south of the lake that bears its name)
• Privateer Park (a smaller park nestled in the north of Gentilly)
• Washington Square Park (inside Faubourg Marigny)
• Woldenberg Park (in the French Quarter, on the riverside)