Robert P. Reed, 5 years old, 335 Cherokee street, was injured fatally about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday when struck by an automobile as he attempted to cross the lake-shore drive near shelter house No.2. Tenth Precinct police said the driver did not stop.
The Reed boy, a kindergartener pupil in McDonogh No.23 school was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Reed. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Charity Hospital where he was taken by a passing motorist.
The boy was trying to cross the drive to join his father, who, with Mrs. Reed and members of another family, was shrimping in Lake Pontchartrain. Robert had been left in a parked automobile with other members of the Reed family.
Dr.C.Grenes Cole, coroner, classified the death as a traffic fatality. He said the boy died of hemorrhage and shock following multiple rib fractures and other internal injuries.
The Times Picayune-August 17, 1939
NOTE: The opposite side of Lakeshore drive in the 50s and 60s used to consist of park-like settings, some playgrounds, and The Mardi Gras Fountain. I don't know if it was this way in the 30s. Children commonly stayed on this side of the drive while parents fished. The seawall was covered with algae and considered dangerous.
Also, in August in New Orleans, the sun doesn't go down until after 9 p.m.. Most don't venture out into the intense heat until dusk.
Bobby's mother lived to be 92 years old and cried every day for her Bobby. May both rest in eternal peace.
Kay Love
* A group of angels got together to create this memorial *
Thank you to Rita Graves for creating Bobby's memorial, CajunPaul for the great photograph, and Donna (A Golden Girl) for her sponsorship of Bobby's memorial.
The Reed boy, a kindergartener pupil in McDonogh No.23 school was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Reed. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Charity Hospital where he was taken by a passing motorist.
The boy was trying to cross the drive to join his father, who, with Mrs. Reed and members of another family, was shrimping in Lake Pontchartrain. Robert had been left in a parked automobile with other members of the Reed family.
Dr.C.Grenes Cole, coroner, classified the death as a traffic fatality. He said the boy died of hemorrhage and shock following multiple rib fractures and other internal injuries.
The Times Picayune-August 17, 1939
NOTE: The opposite side of Lakeshore drive in the 50s and 60s used to consist of park-like settings, some playgrounds, and The Mardi Gras Fountain. I don't know if it was this way in the 30s. Children commonly stayed on this side of the drive while parents fished. The seawall was covered with algae and considered dangerous.
Also, in August in New Orleans, the sun doesn't go down until after 9 p.m.. Most don't venture out into the intense heat until dusk.
Bobby's mother lived to be 92 years old and cried every day for her Bobby. May both rest in eternal peace.
Kay Love
* A group of angels got together to create this memorial *
Thank you to Rita Graves for creating Bobby's memorial, CajunPaul for the great photograph, and Donna (A Golden Girl) for her sponsorship of Bobby's memorial.
Robert P. Reed, 5 years old, 335 Cherokee street, was injured fatally about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday when struck by an automobile as he attempted to cross the lake-shore drive near shelter house No.2. Tenth Precinct police said the driver did not stop.
The Reed boy, a kindergartener pupil in McDonogh No.23 school was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Reed. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Charity Hospital where he was taken by a passing motorist.
The boy was trying to cross the drive to join his father, who, with Mrs. Reed and members of another family, was shrimping in Lake Pontchartrain. Robert had been left in a parked automobile with other members of the Reed family.
Dr.C.Grenes Cole, coroner, classified the death as a traffic fatality. He said the boy died of hemorrhage and shock following multiple rib fractures and other internal injuries.
The Times Picayune-August 17, 1939
NOTE: The opposite side of Lakeshore drive in the 50s and 60s used to consist of park-like settings, some playgrounds, and The Mardi Gras Fountain. I don't know if it was this way in the 30s. Children commonly stayed on this side of the drive while parents fished. The seawall was covered with algae and considered dangerous.
Also, in August in New Orleans, the sun doesn't go down until after 9 p.m.. Most don't venture out into the intense heat until dusk.
Bobby's mother lived to be 92 years old and cried every day for her Bobby. May both rest in eternal peace.
Kay Love
* A group of angels got together to create this memorial *
Thank you to Rita Graves for creating Bobby's memorial, CajunPaul for the great photograph, and Donna (A Golden Girl) for her sponsorship of Bobby's memorial.
The Reed boy, a kindergartener pupil in McDonogh No.23 school was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Reed. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Charity Hospital where he was taken by a passing motorist.
The boy was trying to cross the drive to join his father, who, with Mrs. Reed and members of another family, was shrimping in Lake Pontchartrain. Robert had been left in a parked automobile with other members of the Reed family.
Dr.C.Grenes Cole, coroner, classified the death as a traffic fatality. He said the boy died of hemorrhage and shock following multiple rib fractures and other internal injuries.
The Times Picayune-August 17, 1939
NOTE: The opposite side of Lakeshore drive in the 50s and 60s used to consist of park-like settings, some playgrounds, and The Mardi Gras Fountain. I don't know if it was this way in the 30s. Children commonly stayed on this side of the drive while parents fished. The seawall was covered with algae and considered dangerous.
Also, in August in New Orleans, the sun doesn't go down until after 9 p.m.. Most don't venture out into the intense heat until dusk.
Bobby's mother lived to be 92 years old and cried every day for her Bobby. May both rest in eternal peace.
Kay Love
* A group of angels got together to create this memorial *
Thank you to Rita Graves for creating Bobby's memorial, CajunPaul for the great photograph, and Donna (A Golden Girl) for her sponsorship of Bobby's memorial.
