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Walk another block to 4238 St. Charles, home of Touro Synagogue, the sixth
oldest synagogue in the country and the first outside the 13 original colonies.
On the first Friday of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Touro, a
Reform synagogue, sponsors Jazz Fest Shabbat, a rousing Sabbath service
featuring some of the city's top musicians along with the temple's choir and
cantor.
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In the next block, at 4141 St. Charles, is New Orleans Hamburger & Seafood
Company, part of a local chain of casual eateries where you can also get
beignets. Back in the 1980s, the building housed 4141, one of the city's most
popular discos.
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Walk three blocks to The Columns (3811 St. Charles), a boutique hotel in a
late-19th-century Italianate house designed by Thomas Sully, considered one
of New Orleans's greatest architects. Listed in the National Register of His-
toric Places, The Columns was once the home of cigar magnate Simon Hern-
sheim. Featuring a grand mahogany staircase and many other original de-
tails, it later became a boardinghouse, and, in 1953, a hotel. If time allows,
stop in for a drink in the Victorian Lounge, once the main dining room, or
enjoy a bite to eat on the grand veranda. Several movies and TV shows have
been shot here, including Brooke Shields's 1978 film debut,
Pretty Baby,
and
the popular FX anthology series
American Horror Story: Coven.
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As you continue walking down St. Charles, you'll pass numerous luxury
condo developments. At 3636 St. Charles is Superior Grill, a Mexican res-
taurant known for its happy hours and for being a popular gathering spot
for Mardi Gras parades. The best seats in the house are on the patio, where
you can watch the streetcars roll by over a plate of crawfish enchiladas and a
frozen margarita. Equally fun but with a different vibe is The Delachaise, a
wine bar at 3442 St. Charles. The outdoor patio, with its twinkling lights, is
the perfect spot to share a bottle of wine and a cheese plate.
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The walk officially ends at St. Charles and Louisiana Avenue, but feel free to
continue the stroll—until your feet give out—and catch the streetcar back to
the starting point. The St. Charles Ave. Streetcar was recently named a Na-
tional Historic Landmark and is well worth the experience.
POINTS OF INTEREST
Danneel Playspot
5501 St. Charles Ave. at Octavia Street
