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The road was originally the entrance to the [[Baars family]]'s [[Baars Family Estate|vast estate]], including their [[Bayou Texar]] home "[[Cordova]]." The trees were planted in anticipation of [[Mary Ellison Baars]]' plan to develop the area with vacation homes for wealthy northerners, but that project fell through when economic conditions soured in the early 20th century.
==External links==
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3808+N+12th+Ave&sll=30.449488,-87.205632&sspn=0.012856,0.019312&ie=UTF8&z=17&g=3808+N+12th+Ave&iwloc=addr&layer=c&cbll=30.456325,-87.209989&panoid=dB3a4vZUcLZhuurupx7-qw&cbp=12,529.4747543317753,,0,8.361034941926441 Google Street View of 12th Avenue at the tree tunnel]
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