The Dufour-Baldwin House at 1707 Esplanade Avenue. It was completed in 1859.The Musson House, now known as the Degas House, at 2306 Esplanade Avenue. The artist Edgar Degas stayed here with his Musson relatives during 1872–73. The house was completed in 1852.
Esplanade Avenue is the dividing line between the 6th and 7th Wards of the city.
From the River to Claiborne Avenue, Esplanade has one lane of traffic in both directions, with a raised neutral ground (median) in the center. From Claiborne to Carrollton Avenue it has one traffic lane in each direction, a dedicated bicycle lane, and a smaller neutral ground.
Mary Louise Christovich; Sally Kittredge Evans; Roulhac Toledano (1995). New Orleans Architecture: The Esplanade Ridge. New Orleans Architecture. Vol. 5. Pelican Publishing. ISBN978-1-56554-072-9.
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esplanade, avenue, orleans, esplanade, avenue, historic, street, orleans, louisiana, runs, northwest, from, mississippi, river, beauregard, circle, entrance, city, park, 19th, century, residential, architecture, along, esplanade, avenue, contents, history, loc. Esplanade Avenue is a historic street in New Orleans Louisiana It runs northwest from the Mississippi River to Beauregard Circle at the entrance to City Park 1 19th century residential architecture along Esplanade Avenue Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingHistory edit nbsp The Dufour Baldwin House at 1707 Esplanade Avenue It was completed in 1859 nbsp The Musson House now known as the Degas House at 2306 Esplanade Avenue The artist Edgar Degas stayed here with his Musson relatives during 1872 73 The house was completed in 1852 Esplanade Avenue was an important 18th century portage route of trade between Bayou St John which linked to Lake Pontchartrain and the River Many 19th century mansions still line the street it functioned as a millionaires row for the Creole section of the city similar to that of St Charles Avenue for the Anglophone section in uptown New Orleans 1 Esplanade Avenue is the dividing line between the 6th and 7th Wards of the city From the River to Claiborne Avenue Esplanade has one lane of traffic in both directions with a raised neutral ground median in the center From Claiborne to Carrollton Avenue it has one traffic lane in each direction a dedicated bicycle lane and a smaller neutral ground The segment from the River to Rampart Street separates the French Quarter from the Faubourg Marigny Near the river on the French Quarter side is the old New Orleans Mint building 1 Passing by the Faubourg Treme neighborhood Esplanade goes through the area known alternatively as Faubourg St John or Esplanade Ridge near the New Orleans Fairgrounds The house where Edgar Degas stayed during his time in New Orleans is in this section 2 3 Just past Carrollton Avenue is the entrance to the New Orleans Museum of Art 1 Location editPoint Coordinates links to map amp photo sources NotesMississippi River Peters Street 29 57 41 N 90 03 28 W 29 9614 N 90 0578 W 29 9614 90 0578 Mississippi River Peters Street Mid point Miro Street 29 58 23 N 90 04 26 W 29 9730 N 90 0738 W 29 9730 90 0738 Mid point Miro Street ApproximateBeauregard Circle 29 59 02 N 90 05 24 W 29 9840 N 90 0899 W 29 9840 90 0899 Beauregard Circle See also editNew Orleans Mint Buildings and architecture of New Orleans List of streets of New Orleans General Beauregard Equestrian Statue until 2017 located in Beauregard Circle nbsp Media related to Esplanade Avenue New Orleans at Wikimedia CommonsReferences edit a b c d Esplanade Avenue The Official Tourism Site of the City of New Orleans NewOrleansOnline com Retrieved October 23 2012 Degas in New Orleans Old New Orleans Retrieved October 23 2012 Our Story Degas House Archived from the original on November 13 2012 Retrieved October 23 2012 29 58 23 N 90 04 26 W 29 9730 N 90 0738 W 29 9730 90 0738Further reading editMary Louise Christovich Sally Kittredge Evans Roulhac Toledano 1995 New Orleans Architecture The Esplanade Ridge New Orleans Architecture Vol 5 Pelican Publishing ISBN 978 1 56554 072 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esplanade Avenue New Orleans amp oldid 1077652507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
