1961 Press Photo Removal of row pilings in Lake Pontchartrain - nob36660

Work starts Monday on removal of this row of 35-year-old pilings in Lake Pontchartrain at the mouth of Orleans Canal. The Orleans Levee Board, which contracted for the work, characterized the old pilings as "a hazard to boating and an eyesore."

Photo is dated 1961.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.