Audubon Place, Private gated street near Tulane University in New Orleans, United States
Audubon Place is a private residential street in New Orleans, Louisiana, lined with large mansions set on spacious grounds. It runs parallel to Audubon Park, between St. Charles Avenue and the Tulane University campus.
The street was laid out in 1890, with rules that set minimum requirements for the size and cost of each home from the very beginning. Those founding standards gave the street its private and exclusive character, which has stayed intact to this day.
The homes along Audubon Place display a range of styles common to upscale New Orleans neighborhoods, with wide porches and carefully kept grounds. Visitors can observe this from St. Charles Avenue before the security checkpoint marks the boundary between public and private space.
A staffed security gate at the entrance lets in only visitors who have prior arrangements with a resident. Those without private access can still see the entrance and the surrounding area from St. Charles Avenue.
During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the street stayed dry because it sits on higher ground than most of the surrounding neighborhoods. This natural advantage set it apart from much of the city, which experienced severe flooding.
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