Palmer Park Dedication Program, 1978.

ID: 3010 ~ Source: Image courtesy of Winston Lill Papers, Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University.

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…