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The "'''tree tunnel'''" is a memorable stretch of [[12th Avenue]] between [[Barcia Drive|Barcia]] and [[Driftwood Drive]] (near the merge with [[Fairfield Drive|Fairfield]]) in which the limbs of large oak trees have been cultivated to form a canopy over the road.
The road, located on land historically owned by was originally the entrance to the [[Baars family]]'s [[Baars Family Estate|vast estate]], was originally the driveway to including their [[Bayou Texar]] home "[[Cordova|a large estate]] ." The trees were planted in anticipation of [[Mary Ellison Baars]]' plan to develop the areawith vacation homes for wealthy northerners, but that project fell through when economic conditions soured in the early 20th century.
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