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1951 Map of Spanish Fort

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Spanish Fort
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The northern edge of New Orleans meets the expansive waters of Lake Pontchartrain in this mid-century portrait of a changing lakefront. Established residential grids and institutions like the Milne Home for Boys and the Veterans Administration Hospital dominate the landscape south of the shore, while the coastline itself is defined by recreational and military activity. At Pontchartrain Beach and the Southern Yacht Club, the city's leisure culture is on full display, contrasted by the strategic infrastructure of Camp Leroy Johnson and the U S Naval Air Sta.

The industrial and logistical importance of the region is evident in the path of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and the presence of the New Orleans Airport on a prominent peninsula. Historic sites such as Spanish Fort and the old settlement of Milneburg provide links to the area's earlier development, while the Southern railroad line and numerous canals, including the St Charles Canal, highlight the critical engineering required to manage this low-lying coastal environment.