Then and Now: Lake Charles, Louisiana
The Documerica Returns traveling exhibit continues to be on display at Fountain Place in downtown Dallas through tomorrow. From there it will move on to make an appearance at the National Archives in Fort Worth until August 29, before moving on to Atlanta.
Hours and Directions for the National Archives southwest office.
Last week, we put out a challenge to match 40-year old scenes from Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Through the end of 2013, you can submit your best shots of original Documerica scenes from any of these location challenges to State of the Environment on Flickr.
This week, the spotlight is on Lake Charles, Louisiana. Let’s hope the scenes have dramatically improved since then.
Live nearby? Send in your best shots for a chance to be in a larger exhibit at the U.S. National Archives in Washington D.C. from March – September of 2013. Be sure to let us know which Documerica scene inspired you.
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA Challenge
Olin-Mathieson Plant Emits Sulphur Fumes 06/1972 Documerica by Marc St. Gil (1924-1992).
Swimming in Polluted Lake Charles. Olin-Mathieson Plant in Background 06/1972 Documerica by Marc St. Gil (1924-1992).
Contaminated Water in Drainage Ditch behind Pittsburg Glass Company Documerica by Marc St. Gil (1924-1992).
Telling the story of change around the country is up to you. Share any photos you are taking of the landscapes, the people, and the way of life for State of the Environment.
Browse additional challenges on this blog, or search the full Documerica collection to locate and match images closest to you. All ‘Then and Now’ entries will be considered for the larger Washington D.C. exhibit planned for March 8 – September 8, 2013.
When you follow that link above, you’ll come to a search page like this. Simply type in your town or state to see images of the past. Enjoy, have fun, and we can’t wait to see your contributions to this historic project!
Next up: The exhibit sets it sights on EPA Region 4 in Atlanta for the month of September, before heading to spend October based out of the Windy City with EPA Region 5!
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Yep, sounds about right. I grew-up in Jennings, LA, 30 mi. east of Lake Charles, LA. It was our “big town”. The place still has scars from this and other plants that are now defunct.
Accurate and good presentation.
Saddly, it looks more like unassociated picture3s than anything related to “then & after!”. Obviously no one thought to duplicate the scene of the ‘before’ shot. So what good is this sending other than to
misrepresent work accomplished, if any.
Do you believe we are that ‘blind and stupid’ to believe anything was
actually accomplished? If so, why didn’t you provide actual comparitive shots….
Even if the clean up is actual; shame on you for such a poor effort to
give a true representative visual comparison.
James D. Thomas
Retired;
88030
We are from Pennsylvania coal country and are quite familiar with how the system works and we are told things that are “Untrue”!
James D. Thomas