Shushan’s Monuments

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Abraham Shushan's monuments marked Lakefront milestones. Shushan's Monuments Two 1930 photos of lakefront monuments. The late 1920s were a time of major improvements to the lakefront. Lake Pontchartrain seawall improved flood protection. So, the Levee Board* erected monuments to the "New Basin Canal Lock" and the "Lake Pontchartrain Sea-Wall." Board president Abraham "Abe" Shushan supervised their placement. Seawall The "Lake Pontchartrain Sea-Wall" was the finishing touch of a years-long series of land reclamation projects along the Orleans Parish lakefront. In 1915, the south shore of the lake went right up to Adams Street (now Allen Toussaint Boulevard). The Levee Board...