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Sanborn Maps provide invaluable detail ... Because of the maps' labeling of the type, use, building material used in construction, flammable material on site, and even name of specific buildings in towns and cities they have become increasingly popular primary sources.
St. Louis Cemetery No.1
Sanborn Insurance Maps
Sanborn insurance maps were available for the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 neighborhood from 1896. Maps from 1896, 1908, 1940, 1951, 1991 and 2001 were photographed and then digitized to study the urban changes surrounding the site. Hold mouse over date to see additional maps.
Opening quote: Chris Nehls, Geostat Center and Department of History, University of Virginia, http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/sanborn/about.html, Jan. 2003. See site for an article on the history of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps.
1896 - St. Louis Cemetery with the Carondelet Canal evident to the right.
1908 - Railroad built. Storyville present. Carondelet Canal partially filled.
1940 - Iberville Housing Project replaces Storyville. Basin Street buildings largely demolished. Carondelet Canal filled. Warehouse District.
1994 - Railroad removed and replaced by Interstate 10 exit/entrance.
2001 - Warehouses replaced by parking lot.
Tombs & Markers