Industrial Canal, 1960

ID: 1019 ~ Source: Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library

This file appears in: Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) and the Lower Ninth Ward

This aerial photo of the Industrial Canal in April 1960 shows details at the confluence of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

This file appears in: Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) and the Lower Ninth Ward

Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) and the Lower Ninth Ward

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Now known as the historic Lower Ninth Ward, this area orginated as a cypress swamp featuring many bayous. In this rural setting, residents enjoyed ready access to fishing grounds and grew okra and…