Beautiful Crescent: A History Of New Orleans - Plot & Excerpts
Parlor of Gallier House at 1134 Royal Street, built by architect James Gallier Jr. in 1857 for his home. A museum property of Tulane University. (Courtesy Susan Gandolfo) 1925. Four rows of Canary Island palms graced Anseman Avenue in City Park. Bare-breasted statues in front of the rows, which came from the Cotton Exchange, caused much outrage and were removed to the Metairie Cemetery. (Courtesy City Park Collection) 1984. Entrance to the Louisiana World Exposition. Semi-nude figures reminiscent of the City Park statues once again caused a furor in the city but remained to welcome visitors to the Centennial Plaza from May to November. 1929. The lighthouse at Lake Pontchartrain, built in 1838, guarded Milneburg and signaled to ships arriving from the lake’s north shore. In 1929, the lighthouse was turned over to the Levee Board and the light extinguished. In 1935, WPA money helped create lakefront property that left the lighthouse on dry ground. 1939.
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