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Metairie was the first suburb of New Orleans; an outgrowth to the west by young families seeking larger lots, open air, and affordable new housing. Those suburbanites shared much in common with previous generations of New Orleanians who had migrated westward from the original town (now the French Quarter) to high land along the Mississippi River and the Metairie Ridge. When Jefferson Parish was established in 1825, it included all New Orleans faubourgs west of Felicity Street—what we now know as Uptown New Orleans. These would become the first cities in Jefferson Parish: Carrolton, Jefferson, and Lafayette. By the early 1900s, the westward expansion continued into what we now call Old Metairie and Bucktown. During the mid-20th century, Metairie boomed and is now one of the largest communities in Louisiana. While many residents consider themselves New Orleanians, even those born generations after their families moved to the suburb, Metairie has its own unique history.
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Catherine Campanella, a nearly lifelong resident of Metairie, has compiled this pictorial history of her community with a bow to Monsignor Henry C. Bezou, whose 1973 publication of Metairie: A Tongue of Land to Pasture precedes the work here. Her first book, Images of America: Lake Pontchartrain, was published by Arcadia in April 2007.
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The first record of the land that would become Metairie is the Concession of 1720, called the Chapitoulas Concession for the "river people" who lived along the bayou and the high natural ridge that cut through the swamps on either side. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Metairie Road, New Orleans, Airline Highway, Jefferson Parish, Seventeenth Street Canal, Orleans Parish, Old Metairie, East End, Bayou Metairie, Severn Avenue, Veterans Highway, Jefferson City, Shrewsbury Road, Metairie Cemetery, Felicity Street, West End, Lake Pontchartrain, Causeway Boulevard, Airline Drive, Mississippi River, Hurricane Katrina, Bayou Tchoupitoulas, David Drive, Metairie Ridge, National Register of Historical Places Browse Sample Pages:
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The first record of the land that would become Metairie is the Concession of 1720, called the Chapitoulas Concession for the "river people" who lived along the bayou and the high natural ridge that cut through the swamps on either side. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Metairie Road, New Orleans, Airline Highway, Jefferson Parish, Seventeenth Street Canal, Orleans Parish, Old Metairie, East End, Bayou Metairie, Severn Avenue, Veterans Highway, Jefferson City, Shrewsbury Road, Metairie Cemetery, Felicity Street, West End, Lake Pontchartrain, Causeway Boulevard, Airline Drive, Mississippi River, Hurricane Katrina, Bayou Tchoupitoulas, David Drive, Metairie Ridge, National Register of Historical Places Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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