The James R. Wedell Monument in NOLA
This file appears in: End of the Wedell-Williams Air Service
The city dedicated this monument on Canal Blvd. and City Park Ave. in 1935. Even today, it honors Louisiana's speedster.
Image courtesy of the Wedell-Williams Memorial Foundation and the Louisiana State Museum
This file appears in: End of the Wedell-Williams Air Service
End of the Wedell-Williams Air Service
The Air Service hit its height in 1933 and 1934, but it experienced a period of decline partially due to the construction of the Shushan Airport in November 1933. The air service took a bigger hit…