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As the name implies, Mid-City is midway between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. Early on, this area was a low lying swampland outside the natural levees of the city, extending all the way to the lake, and was referred to as the "back swamp" or, "back of town". The area became industrialized after the New Basin Canal and the Carondelet Canal were built in the 1830's, which allowed commerce to flow more easily into the City from Lake Pontchartrain. However, it wasn't until 1913, when an engineer named Albert Baldwin Wood invented the screw pump, which pumped water out of land that was below sea level, that the area was finally drained. This made the area more habitable and attracted families and new immigrants from the congested city, who began settling there, including, many Sicilians, who to this day, still run restaurants, such as, Mandina's, Liuzza's and others.Mid-City has a great neighborhood feel. It has Bayou St. John and City Park, which offer many recreational activities, museums and gardens. It has beautiful oak-lined Jefferson Davis Parkway, a main artery. The Canal Streetcar offers a very scenic ride through the area, down Canal Street to the cemeteries and the park. Lafitte Greenway offers bicyclers and pedestrians an optional way to commute between Mid-City and downtown. There are many restaurants, bars, po-boy shops and businesses as well. For the most part, houses here are more affordable than the adjoining neighborhoods of Uptown, the CBD and French Quarter.