Louisiana-1927
Greenport Village was once the oyster capital of the east coast. In the oyster heyday, four trainloads a day, filled only with oysters, left from Greenport to Manhatten.
Greenport bustled with 14 canneries. To support the oyster industry shipyards, boat builders, sailmakers, barrel makers, shuckers and oystermen populated the thriving village. For entertainment, Greenport boasted two bowling alleys, theaters, and an opera house.
Villagers sailed skipjacks to harvest oysters and transport oyster seed. Greenporter Capt. George Monsell won the Americus Cup in 1930 and 1937.
On Sept 1st (opening day for oyster eaters!), the front page of the NYTimes featured local oyster grower, Royal Toner, and President Roosevelt downing oysters.