The Industrial Canal, circa 1949
This file appears in: Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) and the Lower Ninth Ward
East and West banks of the Industrial Canal at North Claiborne Avenue.
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
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (Industrial Canal) and the Lower Ninth Ward
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…