NEW ORLEANS MEMORABILIA - PLAZA TOWER HARD HAT - 1960s CONSTRUCTION HARD HAT

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WONDERFUL 1960s NEW ORLEANS MEMORABILIA!
Orgininal hard hat from the construction of New Orleans' first skyscraper, the Plaza Tower.
Construction of the Plaza Tower began in 1964, as a project of developer Sam J. Recile, but halted in October 1966. The property was bought out and construction resumed in 1968. Upon completion later that year, the Plaza Tower became the tallest building in New Orleans and Louisiana, a record it held for four years when One Shell Square surpassed it by over 160 feet (49 m). Along with the World Trade Center on the Mississippi riverfront, the Plaza Tower marked the beginning of modern high-rises in New Orleans.
The uniquely-designed Plaza Tower remains in downtown NOLA.
This sturdy hard hat belonged to my father who was a civil engineer overseeing the construction when it resumed in 1966. Adjustable inner band.
Thank you for looking!