Filmore Gardens neighborhood of Gentilly
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Filmore Gardens, the neighborhood directly adjacent to the east side London Canal levee breach was once a thriving tree shaded area. Oaks dominated this area, but there were also magnolia, cypress and pecan. Today the region is largely void of trees.
This file appears in: London Avenue Canal Levee Breach in 2005
London Avenue Canal Levee Breach in 2005
In 1965, Hurricane Betsy demonstrated that a major hurricane could overtop the earthen levees of the London Avenue Canal. So the Army Corps of Engineers recommended two plans -- raising the height of…