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MID-CITY

Extending from the French Quarter toward and Cypress Grove. The major streets in
Lake Pont chartrain, Mid-City is the greenest the area are Canal Street and Esplanade
part of New Orleans, with the largest swath Avenue. Canal connects downtown with
of land taken up by City Park. This is carved the cemeteries, while Esplanade is lined
out of an old plantation that was donated with Creole mansions. Mid-City suffered
to the city in 1850 by bank director John from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane
McDonogh on the provision that the funds Katrina. While portions of it are above sea
from its sale be used for public schools. The level, other areas were under water for
city bent the rules a little and created a park weeks. Tremendous strides have been
instead. The other green areas in Mid-City made toward reconstruction, and today,
are given over to various cemeteries such as the bright-red Canal streetcar rumbles
Greenwood, Metairie, St. Louis Cemetery #3, through this charming area once again.

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PARK
PARK
CEMETERY
GREENWOOD C A N A L B L V D W I S N E R B L V D D E S A I X B L V D S T. B E
TRAFALGAR STREET
CEMETERY B E L F O R T S T R E E T
LAKE LAWN D E M Y D R I V E
M A RY L A N D D R I V E C I T Y P A R K A V E N U E FORTIN STREET G E N T I L L Y B L V D
FAIR GROUNDS
RACE TRACK
N D O R G E N O I S S T
N ALEXANDER ST
M E T A I R I E R O A D PONTCHARTRAIN EXPRES O R L E A N S A V E N U E M OSS STREET E S P L A N A D E A V E N U E STALLINGS
PONCE DE LEON ST
GRAND ROUTE ST JOHN STREET
NEW ORLEANS C A N A L S T R E E T C O N T I S T R E E T PLAYGROUND P A U L M O R P H Y S T R N A R D A V E N U E
COUNTRY CLUB B I E N V I L L E S T MOSS S T R E E T
KENNEDY
PLACE
M ON T IC EL L O AV E PALM STREET H A M I L T O N S T B A U D I N S T C L E V E L A N D B I E N V I L L E S T R E E T D U M A I N E S T R E E T B A Y O U R O A D NORTH GALVEZ STREET
P A L M Y R A C A R R O L L T O N A V E N U E MOSS STREET U R S U L I N E S A V E N U E N T O N T I S T R E E T
T O U L O U S E S T R E E T
N J O H N S O N S T
P O N T C H A R T R A I N B L V D SWAY
GENERAL OGDEN ST
N R O M A N S T
S T R E E T
O R L E A N S A V E N U E
PALMETTO STREET
PALMETTO STREET
A I R L I N E H I G H W A Y
M O NRO E S T D ' H E M E C O U R T S T S T R E E T N O R T H B R O A D A V E N U E ESPLANADE AVENUE N DERBIGNY ST
S SCOTT ST
S TELEMACHUS ST
B A U D I N C O N T I S T R E E T U R S U L I N E S A V E N U E
C A N A L S T R E E T
P A R K W A Y
B A N K S S T R E E T P A R K W A Y O R L E A N S
705 yards D ' H E M E C O U R T S T P A L M Y R A S T R E E T D U M A I N E S T R E E T
N O R T H C L A I B O R N E A V E N U E
I B E R V I L L E S T R E E T
COMISKEY C L E V E L A N D
NORTH GALVEZ STREET
CENTER
A V E N U E
T U L A N E A V E N U E
B I E N V I L L E S T R E E T
S T R E E T
S T. LO U I S S T
C O N T I S T R E E T
S T R E E T
B A N K S S T R E E T
S GALVEZ ST

C A N A L S T R E E T
P A L M Y R A S T R E E T
T U L A N E A V E N U E

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