Melpomene Projects

Melpomene Street Housing Development
Guste highrise apartment building, Melpomene Projects, seen from Martin Luther King Boulevard, New Orleans
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Location1301 Simon Bolivar, New Orleans, LA 70113
 United States
Coordinates29°56′41″N 90°04′57″W / 29.94472°N 90.08250°W / 29.94472; -90.08250
StatusRebuilt
Construction
Constructed1963-64
Demolished2004-2011
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Governing
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Housing Authority of New Orleans

The Melpomene Projects, officially called the Gustavo Apartments or The Guste Homes, and colloquially The Melph, are a housing complex located in the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans.

The complex occupies ten city blocks, bounded roughly by South Robertson Street, Clio Street, Simon Bolivar Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (formerly Melpomene Avenue). There were four three-story buildings and two four-story buildings for families and a high-rise for the elderly. At a peak height of 12 stories, the Guste high-rise is the tallest public housing complex in the city.