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Tag: Demolitions
How can this occur a full five months after this? (Thanks, BSJD)
As Ashley noted, Victory got their permit to demolish the Lindy Boggs hospital (formerly known as Mercy). This was decided by the Housing Conservation District…
Thanks to the City Council’s amendment last week, the City of New Orleans’ list of “Imminent Health Threat Demolition Properties” has been posted online. Neighborhood…
Finally the Times-Picayune runs a story on erroneous demolitions. I can’t help but get the feeling they only did this because the Wall Street Journal…
The media has finally picked up the erroneous demolitions story. But strangely enough, it’s the Wall Street Journal. I wonder why the local media hasn’t…
A few days ago I posted something from a private email correspondence, regarding the subject of erroneous demolitions by the city of New Orleans. Maybe I shouldn’t have posted it, because the author asked me to remove it, but has graciously offered a revised version — see below.
And I’ve got to say this is stunning stuff.
I can’t understand why the local media aren’t covering this story. Anyway, read on for the revised message that spells it all out pretty well, and please note the PDF (linked at the bottom) of info/tips for people who want to get their property off the demolition list. The author is a concerned citizen of New Orleans who wishes to remain anonymous.
My next door neighbor (now living in Texas) was a little skeptical when I told him that his house was slated for demolition. Where was…
Following up on yesterday’s post: Big thanks to Ashley Morris for putting together this swell interactive map of the City’s “imminent threat” demolition list. I’m…
Remember what I said about Bienville being just the tip of the iceberg? There are 1700+ properties on the “imminent threat” list. I just discovered my next door neighbor’s house is one of them! I called him (he’s in Texas) and he was shocked and alarmed. He has not been notified that his house is slated for demolition.
In an effort to visualize the scope of these demolitions, I’ve been fiddling around with BatchGeocode.com and Google Earth.
(I’ve posted the data to Google Earth Community for the true geeks.)
Of course I’ve been paying particular attention to the demolition in Mid-City. There are a lot of them, not just along Bienville. (I’ve posted Google Earth data for just Mid-City too.) According to a friend of mine, “The last major demolition of historic houses at this scale for urban renewal was the demolition of Treme for Louis Armstrong Park.”
I got an interesting phone call yesterday from a woman who read my blog and wanted to share some information anonymously. I asked her to put it in writing, so she sent me the following via e-mail, which I thought was quite extraordinary.
I’m all in a tizzy because of the recent news reported by Squandered Heritage. It seems there’s a ton of houses on Bienville that are…
3319-21 Iberville Street [map] This building was been proposed for demolition by FEMA. Since it’s in a historic district (Mid-City, my neighborhood) FEMA “requested the…
Hmmm… looks like a certain university is aiming to demolish a whole neighborhood. Well, not quite, but 21 houses. Housing Conservation District Review Committee Agenda…
On Sunday, April 22nd, I noticed a number of orange notices posted on houses on Bienville, some on the 3000 block, some on the 3200…
According to a story in the Times-Picayune: New Orleans officials Monday said they have started handing out notices to owners of any property deemed to…
A pair of photos by yours truly are featured on the op-ed page of the Times-Picayune today. The pictures depict a before and after scene…
Locals may want to note that tomorrow (Thursday, December 14) is the final day for public comment on the latest round of proposed FEMA demolitions.…
3319-21 Iberville Street [map] This building has been proposed for demolition by FEMA. Since it’s in a historic district (Mid-City, my neighborhood) FEMA is “requesting…
I saw a house at 3215 Bienville just the other day. I noticed it because the doors were wide open and the moldering contents were…
As they continue demolishing it, Physicians Hospital is now wide open. I walked in and took some pictures. Man, it’s spooky in there. Added twenty-odd…