First breach of the Industrial Canal on the east side
This file appears in: Lower Ninth Ward Levee Breaches in 2005
The east side north breach of the Industrial Canal was about 250 feet wide. Steel sheet pilings came to rest in a dramatic fashion remaining interconnected and looking like a giant metal grosgrain ribbon. At the left is the Florida Avenue Bridge. Photo/Roy Arrigo
This file appears in: Lower Ninth Ward Levee Breaches in 2005
Lower Ninth Ward Levee Breaches in 2005
Pre-Katrina, the area immediately in front of the east breaches of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (a.k.a. the Industrial Canal) was a dense, thriving neighborhood of primarily African American…