Shreveport, Louisiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Cityscape=== [[File:Bossier City September 2015 08 (Long–Allen Bridge).jpg|alt=|thumb|The [[Long–Allen Bridge (Shreveport)|Long-Allen Bridge]] (also known as the Texas Street Bridge) connects Shreveport and Bossier City.]] Shreveport—since the mid-1990s—has been a major gambling center with a modest downtown skyline. The "Streetscape" project, inspired by the coming of riverboat gaming, gave Shreveport's downtown traditional brick sidewalks, statues, sculptures, and mosaics. The O.K. Allen Bridge (Texas Street bridge) was lit with neon lights. Since then, Downtown Shreveport has seen minor changes until the 2010s; the whole of Shreveport has been improving roads since the mid-2010s, with continued road projects in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/01/28/shreveport-unveils-2018-street-improvements-plan/1062607001/|title=Shreveport unveils 2018 street improvements plan|website=shreveporttimes.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404005151/https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/01/28/shreveport-unveils-2018-street-improvements-plan/1062607001/|archive-date=April 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, buildings in Shreveport's downtown and nearby districts were revitalized due to re-investment in the area.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/opinion/2018/05/21/development-activity-booming-downtown-shreveport/629950002/|title=Development activity is booming in downtown Shreveport|website=shreveporttimes.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-11}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/07/06/shreveport-get-24-2-m-grant-fix-high-poverty-neighborhoods/764260002/|title=Shreveport to get $24.2M grant to fix high-poverty neighborhoods|website=shreveporttimes.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220034048/https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/07/06/shreveport-get-24-2-m-grant-fix-high-poverty-neighborhoods/764260002/|archive-date=December 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, plans were unveiled for the I-49 Connector and further redevelopment of the city.<ref name=":13" /> [[File:Shreveport from Riverfront 2.png|thumb|View of Downtown Shreveport]] [[Image:Pine Wold house, Shreveport, LA IMG 4951.JPG|thumb|right|220x220px|Pine Wold house (Fairfield Avenue at Kirby Street) was designed by [[Edward F. Neild]], who created some of the designs for the interior of the [[White House]] in the [[Harry Truman|Truman]] administration, as well as the [[Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum]]. Pine Wold was constructed in 1903 by lumberman T. J. Jones and expanded in 1919 by oilman J. P. Evans. For a time the Mighty Haag Circus wintered on the grounds, and the circus elephant Trilby is buried there.]] [[File:A. C. Steere Elementary School, Shreveport, LA IMG 5106.jpg|thumb|A.C. Steere School, expanded in 1938, is named for Albert Coldwell Steere, [[Real estate developer|developer]] and founder of the Broadmoor neighborhood; the institution was added in 1991 to the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It was designed by [[Edward F. Neild]] of Shreveport.]] ==== Neighborhoods ==== Shreveport encompasses many areas, neighborhoods, and districts. The busiest thoroughfares and areas of Shreveport are the Youree Drive area (named for [[Peter Youree]]), the Shreveport Downtown Riverfront, and Highland neighborhood. All of the busiest areas are located in Eastern Shreveport, nearby or along the Red River. Below is a list of areas in the Shreveport area of Caddo Parish: {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Acadiana Place * Allendale * Allendale-Lakeside, interloop of neighborhoods * Anderson Island * Azalea Gardens * Braemar Estates * Broadmoor * Broadmoor Terrace * Brunswick Place * Caddo Heights * Cedar Grove * Chapel Creek * Cherokee Park * Cooper Road * Crescent Wood * Cross Lake, some not in city * Dixie Gardens * Eden Gardens * Ellerbe Road Estates * Ellerbe Woods * Evangeline Oaks * Fairfield Heights * Forbing * Fox Crossing * Garden Valley * Glen Iris * Greenbrook * The Haven * Hidden Trace * Hideaway Harbor * Highland * Hollywood * Hollywood Heights * Huntington * Ingleside * Jackson Square * Jewella-South Park * Hyde Park * [[Lakeside, Shreveport, Louisiana|Lakeside]] * Lakeside Acres * Lakeside on Long Lake * Ledbetter Heights or The Bottoms * Long Lake Estates * Lynbrook * Madison Park * [[Mooretown, Shreveport, Louisiana|Mooretown]] * Norris Ferry Crossing * Norris Ferry Estates * Norris Ferry Landing * North Highlands * Parkside * Pines Road * Pierremont * Pierremont Place * Pierremont Ridge * Provenance * Queensborough * St. Charles Place * Shreve Island * Shreve Lake Estates * South Broadmoor * South Highlands * Southern Hills * Southern Trace * Spring Lake * Stoner Hill * Sunset Acres * Towne South * Twelve Oaks * Shadow Pines Estates * Steeple Chase * Stoner Hill * University Terrace * Waterside * West End * Western Hills * Wright Island * Yarborough {{div col end}} <div align=center><gallery heights="188" widths="188"> File:Robinson Place, Shreveport, LA IMG 1578.JPG|Robinson Place in Shreveport, former home of physician and developer George W. Robinson; later the residence of Douglas and Lucille Lee, owners of Lee Hardware Company File:Barrett House in Shreveport, LA IMG 1581.JPG|Historic residence of late Louisiana [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana|Lieutenant Governor]] Thomas Charles Barret at Fairfield and Prospect File:Walker House in Shreveport, LA IMG 1579.JPG|Walker House on Fairfield Avenue was once the home of the [[Coca-Cola]] bottler Zehntner Biedenharn. File:Bliss-Hoyer House, Shreveport, LA IMG 1580.JPG|Bliss-Hoyer House, built by Abel and Nettie Bliss, was later the home of Ewald Max Hoyer, the first mayor of [[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier City]], who continued to reside in Shreveport. </gallery></div> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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