Jourdan Avenue along the Industrial Canal, circa 1949
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This section of the "Lower 9" was also sparsely populated. Homes were interspersed with farms or undeveloped squares. Most streets were unpaved. Jourdan Avenue is in the foreground. The Mississippi River is to the right.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library
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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…