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New Basin Canal
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The New Basin Canal, also known as the New Canal and the New Orleans Canal, was a shipping canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, that operated from the 1830s into the 1940s.
New Canal Lighthouse
New Canal Lighthouse
Small pleasure boats now moor on the only remaining portion of the canal that was important to regional commerce in the 19th century
Small pleasure boats now moor on the only remaining portion of the canal that was important to regional commerce in the 19th century
The New Basin Canal and adjacent West End Park in 1915, viewed from Lake Pontchartrain towards the City of New Orleans, three miles to the south.
The New Basin Canal and adjacent West End Park in 1915, viewed from Lake Pontchartrain towards the City of New Orleans, three miles to the south.
New Basin Canal Aerial View - 1948
New Basin Canal Aerial View - 1948
Carondelet Canal
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The Carondelet Canal, also known as the Old Basin Canal, was a canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., operating from 1794 into the 1920s – nearly 135 years.
New Basin Canal
…a shipping canal from Lake Pontchartrain through the swamp land to the booming uptown or "American" section of the city, to compete with the existing Carondelet Canal in the downtown Creole part of the city. Work commenced the following year. Yellow fever ravaged workers in the swamp in back of town, and the loss of…
Carondelet Canal turning basin in the early 20th century
Carondelet Canal turning basin in the early 20th century
This drainage canal, in use in the early 20th century, in back of a Broad Street pumping station near St. Louis Street, ran parallel to the old Carond
This drainage canal, in use in the early 20th century, in back of a Broad Street pumping station near St. Louis Street, ran parallel to the old Carondelet Canal, which was located alongside nearby Lafitte Street.