2683 New Orleans, KarenApricot Corner, New Orleans, Louisiana Historic Vernacular Architecture
November 28, 2008
Originally uploaded by Karen Apricot New Orleans
Squandered Heritage,
the House on New Orleans Street,
http://www.squanderedheritage.com/2008/10/20/the-house-on-new-orleans-street/
jlp/ New Orleans and the Squandered Heritage, Defense of New Orleans in photograph and witness, thanksgiving 2008
November 28, 2008
I (jlp), am not much of a writer, or blog kind kind of person(?),
i do take a lot of photographs though, and look at more…since my work began in New Orleans
way back in the olden days of the late 70’s early 80’s, then i left.
30 years later, all i look at now are photographs of, and for me that are, New Orleans,
so i do the blog and
have thanksgiving! for all, to all of you , who have allowed me to share their work
here. kisses peace love hi to all defense in all good humour…Defend New orleans
Save Charity Hospital!-see below
today i am published!,
habitus,a diaspora journal,
no.4, New Orleans
habitusmag.com,
www.habitusmag.com/
Initially I put my work here, on this space, from a 1979 architecture survey for the city of New Orleans, photographs of historic architecture, an incomplete catalog provided to the HDLC/ New Orleans, and in 1984, color work for the
Preservation Resource Center,http://www.prcno.org/
It is meant to serve as a reference for those who would continue to document and photograph and preserve their neighborhoods and historic architecture.
I can only continue to improve upon my part of the HDLC survey past, and will as long as the Noahsurvey friends I have, continue, as they do every day documenting their city. I had been gone from this place for a long time, and lost touch, and now i watch the images go by, it is as if i am taking a walk around, finding a new corner, another artist studio in the Bywater, renewal and restoratin in the Holy Cross, and the very slow pace of bureaucrats who can’t seem to make any decisions based on, not only what would be good to for the city to re-build, but what would be good for the people the neighborhoods the schools the hospitals the corner stores that are empty, what would be good for the people?
they may see it, and all i am doing is placing another platform to look at, but they also should listen..so all the post about the destruction of Charity Hospital below, by those who fight it, w/ only 29 days to go…
etc.
thanks to Karen Apricot,
and the Squandered Heritage!,www.squanderedheritage.com/
the Nolareno, who gave me all kind of ideas,
the Preservation Resource Advocacy,
the New Orleans Lady,
the SkeletonKrewe,
the Terducken,
the survey team, and the Noahsurvey, 
the Regional Modernism,
Boxchain,
justanuptown,
and styborski-looking for their links now
there are a few more and all whole lot of people, see 3rd qtr, landmarks
however I am now more focused on continuing to showcase, collect and keep awareness of the struggles taking place in New Orleans with the images of those who are there , now the jlp/ New Orleans is not really mine or for me, just my collection of really good images for anyone else out there looking,
to see New Orleans now.
DEFEND NEW ORLEANS!
thanks y’all
thanksgiving, 2008
jlp/New Orleans,
in retrospect, it is not a pre conception or thought i had initially,
not a cjl moment
– but a reflection, looking back at the past , trying see the future when now does not exist, where it all started , a look for images of cool old buildings, then documentation, then new orleans, and now here i am again , in a2 at this corner, and still in New Orleans…what?
and so this is now?, so it isn’t really real, and
I AM AT STOP LIGHTS TAKING PICTURES OUT THe WINDOW
-but all my friends do it! 🙂
one last Happy House Thanksgiving,
DEFEND CHARITY HOSPITAL!
San Miguel, What Gets Squanderd , and about Charity hospital
November 27, 2008
Originally uploaded by Karen Apricot New Orleans
Squandered Heritage,
www.squanderedheritage.com/
the post begins, read further on please, Karen writes,
”
In 1988 I moved to a small village in Mexico. The church which is located in the main square defines the town itself. It is a compass and a gathering spot and it is also the manifestation of a dream some say. The original was been built in 1683 and completed by Zeferino Gutierrez in 1880 inspired by postcards from Europe…”
further on,
“Here in New Orleans we pin our hopes on “new” and “state of the art” in the hopes that ultimately it will be our rescue..will this hospital complex be the salvation of New Orleans? Will this lift us out of our economic slump? Will it be the new “pot’s of money”; remember those, the one’s that never materialized? In order to see those cranes we were promised must we go through another season of destruction, demolition and betrayal?
“These past months as the drone of process took place many of us knew that the day would come when the decision for the LSU/VA hospital would be made public. We knew the day was coming and we knew the endless processes and procedures that took place would have little to no impact on a decision that was made outside of the realm of public input. We were entertained, we were placated and we were lied to. But in the end those decisions were not ours to make for ourselves. The public realm, the private property and the fate of a neighborhood fell to those who will not show their faces, those who seek to make careers, not communities.
New Orleans, Louisiana “do Not Demolish Mid-City!” IMG_2435
November 27, 2008
New Orleans Louisiana, Charity Hospital, Inspirational Vision for Old Charity Dismissed
November 26, 2008
Inspirational Vision for Old Charity Dismissed
Originally uploaded by Preservation Resource Center, Advocacy Department
Inspirational Vision for Old Charity Dismissed,
www.fhl.org/FHL/News/PresvAlerts/CharityHospi tal.shtm#VAB…
“The Foundation for Historical Louisiana (FHL) issued a statement today strongly opposing the announcement of the site selection for the new VA / LSU hospitals in a residential neighborhood of New Orleans.
“Today’s announced sites would locate the new Veteran’s Administration Hospital next to a proposed site for the LSU teaching hospital, which is not yet funded with either federal or state dollars–and is estimated to cost $1.2 billion with a six-year or more completion timeline.”
from the National Trust, today in the mail,
“PRESERVATION ALERT!
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Louisiana State University announced the selection of the lower Mid-City neighborhood for the site of their new hospitals.
These homes are some of the 165 family houses slated for demolition in New Orleans’ Mid-City Neighborhood under the VA’s plan.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and our partner the Foundation for Historical Louisiana view this decision as a serious error, as much better alternatives exist for these medical centers that would provide the same benefits while saving the neighborhood and reusing Charity Hospital. The new hospitals would needlessly destroy 70 acres of the neighborhood, including 165 historic buildings where residents have been rebuilding and restoring their community since Hurricane Katrina.
The VA and LSU have other available sites nearby, yet they chose the most time-consuming, difficult, expensive and destructive route to deliver health care to the region’s veterans and a medical teaching facility to the community.
With this decision, the bulldozing of homes and businesses could start as soon as the day after Christmas. Take action now and strongly urge the VA and the state of Louisiana to reconsider and take another look at other, less harmful alternatives on the table.”
National Trust for Historic Preservation,
www.preservationnation.org/about-us/
National Trust, about mid-city,
Lower mid-city neighborhood and the LSU /Charity and VA hospital expansion, the Mcdonogh school #11
November 26, 2008
Originally uploaded by rosenbergs1825
McDonough school #11, an historical photograph,
an example of historic architecture deserving to be preserved and renovated, currently in good condition, and about to be destroyed by the city and administrators proposing a 2 billion dollar complex to be buillt for the VA hospital, and LSU/ Charity hospitals.
to see it current condition, scroll down,
in the meantime somebody in charge ought to read what
Donavan Rypkema
has to say about ” Place Economics”, and the value that restoration and preservation provides
in re-using , saving non energy consuming building materials, and the cultural, ecological and economic benefits of of such preservation!
see here and google “Donovan Rypkema”, to find more information, but this is a good place to start,www.placeeconomics.com/biography.html
new orleans center for health careers
November 26, 2008
new orleans center for health careers
Originally uploaded by anthonyturducken
2008 photograph by Anthony of the
-New Orleans Center for Health Careers,
in the lower Mid-City neighborhood that will be impacted by new development of the VA hospital,
and LSU / Charity hospital complexes
this is my photo, taken in 1979, for the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission,
New Orleans Louisiana, Lower Mid-City neighborhood and the Charity /LSU, and VA hospital footprint for development, IMG_2479
November 26, 2008
Originally uploaded by New Orleans Lady
the New Orleans Lady writes this about the,
Lower Mid-City
New Orleans, Louisiana
“All photos in this set are of the lower Mid-City neighborhood. Tragically this area is proposed for FULL demolition for construction of a new VA hospital and down the road a new LSU medical center.
This area of lower Mid-City is a lovely neighborhood filled with wonderful people. Some residents have lived in the area for generations. The area once the center of the breweries of New Orleans. The large trees with their strong yet soft hanging branches cast shadows over the neighborhoods streets. For years they have dutifully shaded the families of the neighborhood but now they almost seem to hang in gloom and sorrow of the fate awaiting them. Well, at least it seems that way a bit to me walking the streets of the area.
The tragedy of the proposed destruction certainly defies logic in a city with extensive housing issues post Katrina and worse yet, the overall funding deficit of this joint project is to the tune of 3/4 of the overall plan. Fema reimbursement doesn’t even come close to aligning with money allocations for this scheme.
Homeowners will get a buyout offer and if the offer is refused the land will be taken under imminent domain law. Stay tuned… the injustice has just begun. ” aj
and the New Orleans Lady set of photographs of the area may be found here,
-indy media,
http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2008/11/13360.php
-see also the
Preservation Resource Center Advocacy’s documentation of the area,
New Orleans 1979, Charity / LSU and VA hospitals issue, new construction vs. preservation and re-use
November 26, 2008
Tulane Ave., lower mid-city/ upper canal districts of historic architectural neighborhoods.
the Charity Hospital
and adjacent mid-city neighborhood have been listed on the National Trust’s,http://blogs.nationaltrust.org/preservationnation/?p=1616
annual list of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Places, from the Preservation Nation,
America’s 11 Most Endangered Places
other links about Charity Hospital and the VA hospital issues are listed here,
-VA announces Hospital plan for Lower Mid-City, indymedia,
http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2008/11/13360.php
the National Trust for Historic Places,
1.
2.Charity Hospital, wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Hospital
3. Preservation Today,
http://www.preservationtoday.com/tag/charity-hospital/
4. the City Business blog,
5. New Orleans-based Charity re-use study complete,
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4200/is_/ai_n28022178
Originally uploaded by jeff lamb
The Dixie Brewery, 1979
w/in the footprint ,LSU/VA hospital footprint
of the proposed demolition of a neighborhood, the lower mid-city neighborhoods to be replaced by a billion dollar project to build a new VA / LSU hospital, still in planning 3 years after the hurricane Katrina and subsequent disasters… as the original
Charity Hospital sits empty, rather than undergoing restoration and re-use…,
nola.com, nov.,
www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/va_lsu_an nounce_the_l…
this is a part of the story,
…”Losing, saving landmarks
Groups such as the National Trust for Historic Preservation had prodded the VA to build on the Lindy Boggs site and encouraged LSU to restore Charity Hospital in lieu of tearing down a neighborhood. The university maintains that Charity is not suited for modern medical practice, and it plans to release a report today describing the expense and difficulty of rebuilding the Depression-era landmark.
Bobbi Rogers, a resident who has emerged as a spokeswoman for the neighborhood, said she and others felt a complex brew of emotions as they waited for the announcement.
“Once the announcement is made, we can decide how we can move to the next step and what our options are,” she said.
While most of the houses in the neighborhood will probably be torn down, LSU and the VA have discussed integrating a number of commercial buildings with historic significance into the fabric of the hospitals. The modernist City Hall annex on Canal Street could become hospital offices, and the VA will evaluate whether any portions of the Dixie Brewery on Tulane Avenue might be saved.
Kate Moran can be reached at kmoran@timespicayune.com
New Orleans, Louisiana -Charity Hospital, facing demolition, rather than restoration and re-use
November 26, 2008
November 26, 2008
Originally uploaded by skeletonkrewe
November 26, 2008
Originally uploaded by skeletonkrewe
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