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|Description=Aerial photograph of Lake Pontchartrain end of Bayou St. John, New Orleans, probably 1948 (possibly 1947).

|Description=Aerial photograph of Lake Pontchartrain end of Bayou St. John, New Orleans, probably 1948 (possibly 1947).

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: At right is a section of the Lake Vista neighborhood development with streets in place but no buildings yet constructed. Beyond note Robert E. Lee Boulevard (marking the old Lake boundary before the reclamation project) only extending to the Bayou; no bridge had been constructed yet. Old Spanish Fort is on the right side of the Bayou on the Lake side of Robert E Lee, mostly obscured by trees. Empty plot to left would be developed as the Lake Terrace neighborhood.
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: At right is a section of the Lake Vista neighborhood development with streets in place but few buildings yet constructed. Beyond note Robert E. Lee Boulevard (marking the old Lake boundary before the reclamation project) only extending to the Bayou; no bridge had been constructed yet. Further back is City Park. Old Spanish Fort is on the right side of the Bayou on the Lake side of Robert E Lee, mostly obscured by trees. Empty plot to left would be developed as the Lake Terrace neighborhood.

|Source=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photograph via [http://www.websitesneworleans.com/lakepontchartrainimagesofamerica/id80.html] Note: New Orleans Public Library website confirms it is a ACoE photo [http://nutrias.org/~nopl/monthly/sept98/sept98.htm] but the version on their website [http://nutrias.org/~nopl/monthly/sept98/sept989.htm] is at somewhat lower resolution.

|Source=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photograph via [http://www.websitesneworleans.com/lakepontchartrainimagesofamerica/id80.html] Note: New Orleans Public Library website confirms it is a ACoE photo [http://nutrias.org/~nopl/monthly/sept98/sept98.htm] but the version on their website [http://nutrias.org/~nopl/monthly/sept98/sept989.htm] is at somewhat lower resolution.
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[[Category:1948 in New Orleans]]

[[Category:1948 in New Orleans]]
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[[Category:Aerial photographs of New Orleans]]
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[[Category:Black and white aerial photographs of New Orleans]]

[[Category:Bayou St. John]]

[[Category:Bayou St. John]]

[[Category:Lake Pontchartrain]]

[[Category:Lake Pontchartrain]]

[[Category:Lake Vista, New Orleans]]

[[Category:Lake Vista, New Orleans]]
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[[Category:Black and white photographs of New Orleans]]
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[[Category:Black and white photographs of City Park, New Orleans]]

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