Lake Pontchartrain (Images of America)

1922 Pontchartrain Railroad Schedule

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By 1922, many New Orleanians were riding the famous "Smokey Mary" out to Milneburg which by then included not only camps but also hotels, restaurants, roadhouses, shooting galleries, bathing facilities and fishing piers. Early jazz music was a popular attraction at Milneburg's bandstands, dance halls, and taverns. Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong and Danny Barker were just a few of the jazz greats who performed in Milneburg. (Courtesy New Orleans Public Library.)

    

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The Beginning
Milneburg
West End
Back to the Bayou
Lighthouses
Literature
Jazz
Change
War and Peaceful Pursuits
Life on the Lake
Photo Gallery
Acknowledgments
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