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The '''Commendencia Street Wharf''' was a major shipping depot located at the southern terminus of [[Commendencia Street]], south of [[Main Street]] and just west of the [[Tarragona Street Wharf]]. | The '''Commendencia Street Wharf''' was a major shipping depot located at the southern terminus of [[Commendencia Street]], south of [[Main Street]] and just west of the [[Tarragona Street Wharf]]. | ||
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The roof of the L&N warehouse was ripped away in the [[1916]] [[Hurricane season of 1916|hurricane season]]. | The roof of the L&N warehouse was ripped away in the [[1916]] [[Hurricane season of 1916|hurricane season]]. | ||
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| + | Image:CommendenciaWharfInside.jpg|Interior of Commendencia Street Wharf | ||
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Revision as of 05:41, 12 November 2008
Commendencia Street Wharf at left. Tarragona Street Wharf visible at right.
The Commendencia Street Wharf was a major shipping depot located at the southern terminus of Commendencia Street, south of Main Street and just west of the Tarragona Street Wharf.
The Commendencia wharf was the site of a massive warehouse owned by the L&N Railroad. The largest of its kind in the South, it was 50 feet wide by 1202 feet long and two stories high, with a capacity of 500 freight carloads. Three sets of railroad tracks ran into the first floor, and another two with inclined trestles ran to the second floor.[1]
The roof of the L&N warehouse was ripped away in the 1916 hurricane season.
Other images
Commendencia Street Wharf at left
Commendencia Street Wharf at right
Interior of Commendencia Street Wharf
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References
- ↑ J. S. Glass, editor. The Southern Manufacturer, Volume V, Number 3. New Orleans: June 1901.
