Named not so much for the nearby sharp bend in the river, this area is named for the ninety degree turn in the St. Charles street car tracks where the line switches from St. Charles Avenue to Carrollton Avenue. Riverbend is eighty blocks from Canal Street and the French Quarter.

Home to the area's only supermarket (an ancient Winn Dixie, now closed ) and strip mall and located at the end of the six block long Maple Street commercial area, the Riverbend has blossomed into a popular commercial district for uptown residents.