“Going, going, gone!”

ID: 6171 ~ Source: Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), August 25, 1963: 131. ~ Date: August 25, 1963

This file appears in: 1961 Construction of the William J. Guste, Sr. Homes

Newspaper coverage of the portion of the Central City neighborhood demolished to clear space for William J. Guste, Sr., Homes, constructed by the Housing Authority of New Orleans.

This file appears in: 1961 Construction of the William J. Guste, Sr. Homes

1961 Construction of the William J. Guste, Sr. Homes

By D. Ryan Gray, Lauren Smith & Kathryn O'Dwyer, Editor

In 1961, the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) announced plans to construct the William J. Guste, Sr. Homes, named for the Housing Authority’s long-time general counsel. The 1961 Report of the…