John Riemer Bakery & Dairy, circa 1915
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John Riemer Bakery existed on Jourdan Avenue from the late 1800s until the early 1940s, when better paying defense work led the third-generation bakers to close. Note boys' heads shaved for summer weather.
Courtesy of Erin Hughes
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…