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       St. Charles Avenue Sights                   0 kilometers  2
       1 Lafayette Square                          0 mile   1
       2 Lee Circle
       3 Claiborne Cottage
       4 Christ Church                                       CANAL ST
       5 The Columns   St. Charles Avenue             Union
                                                             Canal  Streetcar
       6 Touro Synagogue   Streetcar                 Station  POYDRAS       STREET
       7 St. Charles House   CARROLLTON  AVE                  1
                                      UPPERLINE           STREET       CLAIBOR NE  AVENUE
       8 The Latter     ADAMS    STREET             PONTCHARTRAIN EXPRESSWAY
                                                             2
                            BROADWAY  BLVD        JACKSON   AVENUE   MAGAZINE                 ST
         Public Library      WILLO  S OUTH       MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
                              CALHOUN   ST  FRERET            STREET   GENERAL  TAYLOR  STREET  5  WASHINGTON  AVE   FELICITY     ST
                            AUDUBON W       STREET
                       ST. CHARLES AVENUE
                       AUDUBON  STATE           STREET            NAPOLEON AVENUE   4  3
                        PARK        JEFFERSON          AVENUE   7  LOUISIANA          AVE
       Key                         8          6
         Streetcar route            MAGAZINE    STREET




















                                              St. Charles House
                                              Dating from the 1850s, this house
                                              may be the oldest on the street.













                       The Columns
                       Built for a wealthy
                       cigar manufacturer,
                       this imposing building
                       was used by director   The Latter Public Library
                       Louis Malle as one of   One of the most elegant library buildings, the
                       the sets for his movie   Latter Public Library started life in 1907 as a private
                       Pretty Baby (1978).  mansion and was donated to the city in the 1940s.
                                                  For keys to symbols see back flap


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