We have run across a number of properties owned by Churches that are in miserable condition. Perhaps this one is the winner.

2909 Washington

Address:
0002909 WASHINGTON AV

Owners Name:
HOLY GHOST CHURCHOF GOD OF
CHRIST, 9519 PALM STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA

The listed owner of the property is the Holy Ghost Church of God of Christ. I can imagine that name was uttered a few times by the people who live near this. Now the City will be demolishing what is left of it.

To read more about Church Blight click “here”:http://urbanplacesandspaces.blogspot.com/2007/06/churchly-blight.html

Karen Gadbois

Karen Gadbois co-founded The Lens. She now covers New Orleans government issues and writes about land use. With television reporter Lee Zurik she exposed widespread misuse of city recovery funds and led...