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ULMAN AVE. WAS HWY 90 AND THE OLD BRIDGE WENT ACROSS HERE WAS BUILT IN 1928-1953, WOODEN BRIDGE COST OF 752,610.65 OF CREOSOTE PILINGS AND TIMER.
NEW BRIDGE BUILT IN 1953, 7 MILLION STEEL AND CONCRETE TOLL BRIDGE. AFTER CAMILLE, TOLL WAS TAKEN OFF.
400 N. BEACH, HOTEL REED NURSING HOME—WAS HOTEL REED WHEN BRIDGE WAS ON ULMAN AVE. THEN HWY. 90.
THIS IS ALSO THE SITE OF THE LAST NAVAL BATTLE IN U.S. WATERS BETWEEN U.S. AND FOREIGN SHIPS,
DEC. 12, 1814. EVEN THOUGH THE WAS WAS OVER WHILE THIS BATTLE WAS BEING FOUGHT, IT WAS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT DELAYED THE BRITISH TWO DAYS IN GETTING TO CHALMETTE BEFORE THE VICTORY OF ANDREW JACKSON.
IF YOU HAVE TIME, YOU MAY ADD THIS STORY AT ULMAN AVE.
1927 HOTEL REED, JEANNE LAFITTE ROBBED AN ENGLISHMAN NAMED LANDRUM AT THE CANTONI INN AND THEY BURIED THE TREASURE THEY STOLE BEHIND THE HOTEL REED.
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A HORSE DUG UP THE TREASURE AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS NEVER HAD TO WORK AGAIN.
TWO STORY BRICK OWNED BY PROMINENT CITIZEN,
IVA MCDONALD. DURING CAMILLE THE WATER CAME TO HER DOOR STEPS BUT DID NOT GET IN HER HOME, 23 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
502 N. BEACH
ADA VILLA, OLD MCDONALD HOME BUILT 1889. THE BARRONS WHO OWNED THE HOME WERE GOING TO LOSE IT BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PAY THEIR TAXES. THE MCDONALD GIRL TOLD THEM SHE WANTED THE HOUSE SO THE MAN SAID SHE COULD HAVE IT FOR TAXES. SHE PAID THE *5.00 DUE FOR TAXES AND GOT THE HOUSE.
NOW THE WINNARD HOME BUILT BY CONTRACTOR CHARLES SANGER FOR COUNT TIARD (THE COUNT'S SONS DIES FROM YELLOW FEVER, AND HE WENT BACK TO FRANCE.
CORNER OF BAYVIEW AND BEACH, ONCE OWNED BY LOCAL HARDWARE BUSINESS COUPLE MR. AND MRS.
ALDEN MAUFFRAY, PURHCASEDS BY LADY FROM N. 0. AND UNDER MAJOR RENOVATION.