Desmare Playground as it looks today.
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Eileen and Randy Duke recently donated their copy of the 1989 Faubourg St. John Home Tour booklet. The article below is from that booklet.
Desmare Playground in 2007 before the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association planted trees.
On April 11, 2007 the Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association along with HikeForKatreena.com planted 12 trees around Desmare Playground.
1850 lithograph by Xavier Magny