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342  THE DEEP SOUTH

1 New Orleans
Located in southeast Louisiana, New Orleans lies between
Lake Pontchartrain and a bend in the Mississippi. It covers
an area of 169 sq miles (438 sq km) and prior to Hurricane E S E S
P P
Katrina (August 2005) it had a population of nearly 500,000. L A L A
N R O B E R T S O N S T R E E T
Since then the population has declined to 384,000, though N A N A
N V I L L E R E S T R E E T
the city’s historic areas were largely unaffected by the N R O B E R T S O N S T R E E T D D
ST. CLAUDE AVENUE N
M A R A I S S T R E E T
storm. The topmost tourist destination is the French Quarter, N V I L L E R E S T R E E T
T R E M E S T R E E T
where the legendary Royal and Bourbon Streets are located. Diners at the popular M A R A I S S T R E E T ST. CLAUDE AVENUE N E
A V E N U E
Beyond this lie the Central Business District bordering Acme Oyster House T R E M E S T R E E T URSULINES B A R R A C K S S T R E E T A
E
URSULINES STREET I N E S T
D A U P H I N E S T A
the waterfront, the Warehouse District, the verdant A V E N U E V E V E
B A R R A C K S S T R E E T
Garden District, and the area around City Park. S T . A N N S T S T R E E T G O V E R N O R N I C H O L L S S T N U N U
ARMSTRONG
ARMSTRONG
S T . A N N S T PARK PARK D A U P H LaLaur E E
LaLaurieie
C L A I B O R N E
House
Sights at a Glance ST. LOUIS NEW ORLE ANS AVE DUMAINE ST S T R Gallier House House
Museum
Museum
ST. LOUIS
DECATUR ST
G O V E R N O R N I C H O L L S S T R E E T
Gallier House R E E T
Lafitte's T
Lafitte's
DUMAINE ST S T R E E T
CEMETERY # 2Y # 2
S A I N T P H I L I P
1 Old US Mint C L A I B O R N E CEMETER Blacksmith Shop
R O Y A L S T R E E T
S A I N T P H I L I P S T E T
NORTH PETERS ST
C H A R T R E S S T R E E T
Blacksmith Shop E E S T
2 Old Ursuline Convent N O R T H R A M P A R T S T R E E T STREET DECATUR ST Esplanade
Esplanade
B U R G U N D Y S T R E E T
B O U R B O N
B O U R B O N
3 French Market C O N C O N N O R T H R A M P A R T R O Y A L S T R E NORTH PETERS ST Aven Avenue Wharfue Wharf
NEW ORLE ANS AVE
4 Café du Monde T I ST T I ST ST. PETER STREET Gover Governor Nichollsnor Nicholls
St Wharf
St Wharf
B A S I N S T R E E T
S R O B E R T S O N S T
5 Jackson Square N O R T H N O R T H B U R G U N D Y S T R E E T C H A R T R E S S T R E E T FRENCH
FRENCH
ORLEANS AVE
ORLEANS AVE
1850
1850
6 St. Louis Cathedral, Cabildo, House House QUAR
QUARTERTER
TOULOUSE STREET Historic
ST. ANN ST
L A S A L L E S T
TOULOUSE STREET Historic
ST. PETER STREET
ST. ANN ST
B A S I N S
S VILLERE ST
New Orleansleans
& Presbytère S R O B E R T S O N S T C R O Z A T S T R E E T T R E E T S T. LO U I S New Or
Collection
Collection
C R O Z A T S T R E
7 Washington Artillery Park S VILLERE ST L A S A L L E S T LIBERTY STREET E T IBERVILLE ST E S T C O N S T. LO U I S S T R E E T
B O U R B O N S T R E E T
and Moonwalk LIBERTY STREET IBERVILLE ST C O N T I S T R E E T i i
8 St. Louis Cemetery #1 B I E N V I L L E S T R E E T p p
B O U R B O N S T R E E T S T R E E T
ROYAL ST E T
9 Hermann-Grima Historic House State State C A N A L D A U P H I N D A U P H I N E S T T I S T R E p p
Supreme
Supreme
0 Bourbon Street G R A V I E R S T ROYAL ST S T R E E T S T R E E T s i s i
Court
Court
B I E N V I L L E S T R E E T
C A N A L
FRERET ST
q Royal Street P WOLDENBERG s s
FRERET ST
D E C A T U R
WOLDENBERG
G R A V I E R S T
w Steamboat Natchez CLARA ST CLARA ST E R D I D O S T R E E T DUNCAN PLAZA C O M M O N S T R E E T PARK PARK i i
PLAZA
C O M M O N
P E R D I D O S T R E E T
e Custom House P O Y D R A S S T LASALLE ST LASALLE ST City City DUNCAN G R A V I E R S T R E E T D E C A T U R NORTH FRON T S T NORTH FRON T S T s s
Hall
Hall
S T R E E T
r Audubon Aquarium of S T R E E T N PETERS ST N PETERS ST s s
G R A V I E R S T R E E T
SOUTH RAMPART STREET
P O Y D R A S S T
O ' K E E F E S T R E E T
the Americas Courts Civil U N I O N S T Canal Canal i i
Civil
S T R E E T
Courts
t Mardi Gras World Mercedes-Benz PENN ST PENN ST Place Place M M
Mercedes-Benz
Superdome
y Outlet Collection at Riverwalk Superdome A V E N U E A V E N U E CAMP STREET CAMP STREET
u National WWII Museum L O Y O L A A V E L O Y O L A A V E O ' K E E F E S T R E E T P O Y D R A S N AT C H E Z S T Harrah'sNCE
N AT C H E Z S T Harrah's
P O Y D R A S
Casino
Greater New Orleans SOUTH RAMPART STREET U N I O N S T S T R E E T Casino PL. DE FRANCE World 610 610
S T R E E T
World Trade CenterTrade Center
L A F A Y E T T E S T
WAREHOUSE
L A F A Y E T T E S T
JULI A S T
(see inset map) JULI A S T WAREHOUSE PL. DE FRA SPANISH SPANISH

PLAZA
PLAZA
DISTRICT

i Garden District Federal Building G I R O D S T R E E T 10 10 90 90
Post Office and
Post Office and
C A M P S T
Federal Building
Armstrong
o City Park B A R O N N E S T R E E T B A R O N N E S T R E E T C H A R L E S C H A R L E S DISTRICT Armstrong
International
International
G I R O D S T R E E T
Airport
Airport
St. Patrick'sick's
M A G A Z I N E S T
M A G A Z I N E S T
Downtown
Chur
Union H J U L I A St. Patr C A M P S T Churchch NOTRE DAME ST C O N V E N T I O N C E N Downtown 10 10
J U L I A
Station
Station HOWARD AVENUE LEE S T . S T . S T R E E T CONSTANCE ST S STREET T C HO U P IT O ULA S STREET CO M M E RCE STRE E T F U L T O N S T R E
NOTRE DAME ST
S T R E E T
S T . J O S E P H S T
Union OWARD AVENUE
P O N T C H A R T R A I N
P O N T C H A R T R A I N
S T . J O S E P H S T CONSTANCE ST T C HO U P IT O ULA CO M M E RCE STRE E T S P E T E R S S T R E E T 90 90
LEE
C I R CLE I R CLE
C
Uptown
Uptown
University
H O W A R D S DIAMOND ST N. Mor Ernest University
Ernest
N DIAMOND ST
ANNUNCIATION ST S DIAMOND ST B O U L E V A R D Center
District
District
N. Morialial
H O W A R D A V E N U E
Center
Garden
Center
POEYFARRE ST
Louisiana
AUDUBON
0 meters 500 E X P R E S S W A Y POEYFARRE ST POE ST POE ST Conv Conventionention Louisiana AUDUBON Garden
District
District
PARK
PARK
Science
Science
Center
CALLIOPE ST
CALLIOPE ST
E X P R E S S W A Y
0 yards 500 ANNUNCIATION ST A V E N U E M i s s i s s i p p i
Audubon
Audubon
Zoo
Zoo
M i s s i s s i p p i
N DIAMOND ST B O U L E V A R D
ERATO ST
ERATO ST
CRESCENT CITY
CRESCENT CITY
THA THALIA ST LIA ST CONNECTION
CONNECTION
Royal Street and its well-known LaBranche buildings For keys to symbols see back flap
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