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 1957 Jefferson Yearly Review

 

 

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, p. 91

Cars wait in line to cross the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway on opening day - August 30, 1956.

Franklin Ave., Gretna, p. 163

The Greater New Orleans Bridge can be seen under construction from the newly-opened Franklin Ave. Expressway in Gretna.

Construction of the New Jefferson Parish Courthouse, p. 170

The skeleton of the New Gretna Courthouse under construction behind the Jefferson Parish Prison.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Training Academy, p. 131

Located on the East Bank, the training academy is shown here with new East Bank parish office building in background.

Advertisement for New Orleans Item newspaper, p. 8

West Bank Expressway, p. 171

Cars zip along the newly-completed West Bank Expressway.

 

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