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Richard Campanella Cityscapes: New Orleans' Tallest, Strangest, Forgotten Building

Courtesy Library of Congress
Old Shot Tower 1885

Each month geographer Richard Campanella shares a few insights from his Cityscapes column, found at Nola.com and the Times-Picayune. Today he describes a building that once defined the New Orleans skyline. It was a shot tower — a factory to produce ammunition.

We sat down to talk with Professor Campanella about the structure.