Pontchartrain Park was developed on the lakefront by the Park and Parkways commission. The 200-acre subdivision contained 1,000, two and three-bedroom homes.

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Amid the excitement of Essence Festival, the community recognized the significance of Pontchartrain Park.

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The “Pontchartrain Park Pioneers” oral history project is presented by the Center for African & African American Studies at Southern University of New Orleans with special thanks to the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Louisiana Office fo Cultural Development and the Division of Historic Preservation. It has been published here by the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans with permission. Learn more about the history of Pontchartrain Park: prcno.org/resources/pontchartrain-park/

The “Pontchartrain Park Pioneers” oral history project is presented by the Center for African & African American Studies at Southern University of New Orleans with special thanks to the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Louisiana Office fo Cultural Development and the Division of Historic Preservation. It has been published here by the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans with permission. Learn more about the history of Pontchartrain Park: prcno.org/resources/pontchartrain-park/

The “Pontchartrain Park Pioneers” oral history project is presented by the Center for African & African American Studies at Southern University of New Orleans with special thanks to the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Louisiana Office fo Cultural Development and the Division of Historic Preservation. It has been published here by the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans with permission. Learn more about the history of Pontchartrain Park: prcno.org/resources/pontchartrain-park/

The “Pontchartrain Park Pioneers” oral history project is presented by the Center for African & African American Studies at Southern University of New Orleans with special thanks to the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Louisiana Office fo Cultural Development and the Division of Historic Preservation. It has been published here by the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans with permission. Learn more about the history of Pontchartrain Park: prcno.org/resources/pontchartrain-park/