History and Politics behind Pontchartrain Park
2018. History and Politics behind Pontchartrain Park. Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, Office of Cultural Development
"Pontchartrain Park, built between 1955 and 1961, was one of the first suburban-style subdivisions developed for African Americans in the segregated South. Located in the Gentilly neighborhood, where many affluent white residents were moving at he time, Pontchartrain Park attracted middle- and upper-class African-American residents and became a symbol that the American Dream could be a reality for all Americans." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, Office of Cultural Development, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P18AF00113).
- Type
- Generic Document
- Date of Issue
- 2018
- Publisher
- Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, Office of Cultural Development
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Historic Context Statements