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1965 Map of Indian Beach

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Indian Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Lake Pontchartrain dominates the northern half of this mid-1960s survey, defined by the long reach of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (Toll) stretching toward the horizon. The shoreline is protected by a continuous levee system, behind which a dense network of suburban developments and drainage infrastructure manages the low-lying terrain of Jefferson Parish. Numerous pumping stations, such as Pumping Station No 2 and Pumping Sta No 4, are critical fixtures of this landscape, linked by a series of numbered canals including Canal No 11 and Canal No 2.

Institutional growth is evident in the many parochial and public schools serving established neighborhoods like Bonnabel Place and Kenner. The southern edge is anchored by the New Orleans International Airport (Moisant Field), then still widely known as Moisant Field. From the Old Courthouse in the east to the Greenlawn Terrace expansion in the west, the map documents a period of significant residential and civil engineering in the suburban New Orleans area.