Hey Blake,
I came across a poster in an antiques store for something called the Great New Orleans Marathon, held in January 1984. What do you know about it? What was the route?
There were high hopes for the Great New Orleans Marathon when it was announced in August 1982. The city was abuzz with plans for the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition, known as the World’s Fair, and the marathon, planned for January 1983, was designed to lead up to the six-month fair.
“It will be tied into the overall international prestige of the city,” Mayor Ernest “Dutch” Morial said in a Times-Picayune/States-Item article…