Runway construction by WPA
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WPA engineers estimated that the grading of the runways at the Lake Pontchartrain base was about 90% complete. The work also involved grading a vast area in addition to the runways. The base was constructed partly by the WPA and partly by the Navy.
You can see the amusement park ride at Spanish fort on the middle right of the photo, and the barracks of the Naval Air Station on the left side.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library
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Naval Air Station & University of New Orleans
In the fall of 1940, the Navy began improving its primary flight training facilities by building up its system of Naval Reserve air bases, including New Orleans. The lakefront base housed a steel…