Steamer in Canal

This is an east view of the canal before the widening and deepening took place in the sixties. At left is Canal Street on the North Side. Almost all of those houses, thirty or more, were razed to make way for the widening. At right middle you can see the Corps of Engineers’ wharf and carpenter shop. Many local boys used to go out there to fish, but workers would often chase them off government property. The boat, headed east, is one of the Wilson Line steamers.