Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans

It runs northwest from the Mississippi River to Beauregard Circle at the entrance to City Park.

[1] Esplanade Avenue was an important 18th-century portage route of trade between Bayou St. John, which linked to Lake Pontchartrain, and the River.

From the River to Claiborne Avenue, Esplanade has one lane of traffic in both directions, with a raised neutral ground (median) in the center.

The segment from the River to Rampart Street separates the French Quarter from the Faubourg Marigny.

[2][3] Just past Carrollton Avenue is the entrance to the New Orleans Museum of Art.

19th century residential architecture along Esplanade Avenue.
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.