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Beautiful Downtown Baton Rouge

2007.11.20
The pink flamingo is the symbol of the Spanish Town neighborhood

A two-story house in Spanish Town

The Capitol Grocery is a great resource for residents of Spanish Town. Downtown Baton Rouge doesn't offer much otherwise in the way of grocery stores.

I've watched the Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade several times from the porch of this beautiful home.

Tree-lined Spanish Town Road

Spanish Town neighborhood marker and street

You see a lot of wind chimes for a town that doesn't get much wind.

This pretty house is just two blocks from the granite and steel Louisiana state capitol complex.

St. Joseph's Cathedral is the most beautiful of several old churches in downtown Baton Rouge

Another downtown Baton Rouge house in the popular rose color.

The Old Governor's Mansion is now a museum and banquet hall.

First Presbyterian Church also has an impressive building

St. James Episcopal Church's congregation has met in downtown Baton Rouge since the early 19th century.

Live oaks canopy a brick walkway in the median of North Boulevard.

One of downtown Baton Rouge's newest building is the Shaw Center for the Arts.

Hilton Hotels renovated the historic Capitol House and Heidelberg Hotel locations, which had become eyesores after 20 years of disuse.

2 Comments
dadlak I work in downtown Baton Rouge and recently started a lunchtime walking regimen with camera in hand. Here are some of my favorite sights.
dadlak · 2007-11-24: 19:46
JuliaGotz what a beautiful place to live. You sure picked a fine spot for your life!
JuliaGotz · 2008-03-02: 19:37
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