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Show Siroot Names Confuse Tourists NEW ORLEANS It's no wonder tourists are confused, although fascinated, fas-cinated, by street names in New Orleans. The city has about 2,100 miles of streets and 1,100 street names. Take Tchoupitoulas, for instance. It is the oldest street name in New . Orleans and has been spelled officially offi-cially 20 different ways. Burgundy once was Craps street. Churches forced renaming of the street but for 30 years after the change city directories continued to list a "Craps Street Church." Lafitte street crosses Claiborne avenue by design, since pirate Jean Lafitte and Gov. William Claiborne were always at cross-purposes. Basin street, probably the most famous thoroughfare, once was renamed re-named Saratoga street but citizens demanded the return to Basin street. |