Advertisement against Palmer Park becoming part of the New Orleans Recreation Department.

ID: 2578 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Times-Picayune. ~ Date: May 10, 1972

This file appears in: Change and Contention: Palmer Park During the 1970s

This file appears in: Change and Contention: Palmer Park During the 1970s

Change and Contention: Palmer Park During the 1970s

The 1970s was a period of contention over the future of Palmer Park as local residents opposed efforts by the city to incorporate the park and convert it to a playground. Residents, labeling…