Algiers Outfall Canal/Lamarque Canal - Painting Five Bridges
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, specifications, design notes, maps, plans, and other materials relating to the design, construction, and maintenance of bridges in the City of New Orleans. Also included are similar documents relating to the beautification of the Bayou St. John waterway and other "non-bridge" projects such as the Lake Pontchartrain bulkhead and the U.S. Immigration Station wharf.
In addition to documenting the operations of the City Engineer's office (and later the Department of Streets) relative to bridge projects, the records also provide detail on intergovernmental relationships on several levels: City-state; City-federal (relative to WPA and other federal work projects as well as to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers); City-Sewerage and Water Board; City-Orleans Levee Board; and City-Jefferson Parish. The Bayou St. John Aquatic Park records include copies of correspondence of Walter Parker relative to his activities on behalf of the Bayou St. John Improvement Association. Among the correspondents represented in this segment of the records are Cordell Hull and Harry Hopkins.
Specific items of interest include a survey of boats operating in Bayou St. John [in Bayou St. John-Esplanade Bridge correspondence, 1934-1935] and a report on the status of the shipyards on Bayou St. John [in Bayou St. John-Esplanade Bridge-New bridge correspondence, 1930-1936].
Dates
- Creation: 1926-1965
Creator
- From the Collection: City Engineer (Organization)
- From the Collection: New Orleans (La.). Department of Public Property (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Available to registered researchers by appointment. Materials have not been microfilmed; request by call number or box/ folder number when available.
Requesting Materials
Extent
From the Series: 5 Cubic Feet (5 boxes. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the City Archives Repository
City Archives & Special Collections
219 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans LA 70112
504-596-2610
archivist@nolalibrary.org