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Lake Pontchartrain (Images of America) |
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Shushan Airport - 1934 |
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 Shushan Airport opened in 1934
on reclaimed land just east of the Industrial Canal. It was the first combined land and seaplane air terminal in the world. This photograph shows the Shushan Airport administration building shortly
after its opening. The façade of this art deco structure would later be covered with “modern” panels. (Courtesy
New Orleans Public Library.)  A view of the entrance
to the Shushan Airport including sculptor Enrique Alferez’ Work Progress Administration commissioned Fountain of
the Winds. (Courtesy New Orleans Public Library.)
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Excerpts from New Orleans City Park (Images of America)
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