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Elysian Fields Avenue

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At the end of Elysian Fields where it meets the lake. Lakeshore Drive runs along the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. It is a recreational park space along the lake used for sun bathing, running, swimming (Swimming is allowed only by the Seabrook Bridge and you can only swim to a certain point),
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For more than half of its route, from the river to Gentilly Boulevard (U.S. Route 90), it is six lanes wide; the remainder north of Gentilly Boulevard is four lanes wide. Anchoring the lake end and river end (northern and southern termini) respectively are the
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was built from that location straight to Lake Pontchartrain. The railroad carried both goods and passengers. Among the railroad's steady revenue sources was mail, which was carried from New Orleans to Lake Pontchartain for transfer to
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fishing and crabbing on the seawall steps, and leisurely walks, etc. This space is used mostly by locals and residents of New Orleans.
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The location of Elysian Fields Avenue originated in the early 19th century placement of a
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Elysian Fields is the setting for the 1947 Tennessee Williams play
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Fields Avenue, The Philippines
Louisiana Highway 3021 marker
Louisiana DOTD
1955 renumbering
LA 39
LA 46
New Orleans
I-10
I-610
US 90
United States
Louisiana
Orleans
Interstate
US
State
Scenic
LA 3020
I-110

New Orleans
Champs-Élysées
Paris
Lower Mississippi River
Lake Pontchartrain
Interstate 610
Interstate 10
U.S. Highway 90
North Claiborne Avenue
Louisiana Highway 39

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