A few months ago I saw “a house”:http://squanderedheritage.com/2006/09/28/and-then-there-is-this/ that almost made me faint. The singular achitectural style and audacity was something I never thought I would see again.

Well it seems that the style has caught on. Today while driving around I saw this on another street in Mid City.

The Sister House to S.Alexander

Cement seems to be the muse in this instance. The Town Home, driveway,effect leading you in leaves a lasting impression.

One of the Neighbors asked me if I knew what the “thing on top” was for. Sorry to say I do not.

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...

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  2. Just for the record. I had nothing to do with either of these houses!!!! Contrary to popular belief, not even I am capable of this.

    Justin

  3. I would never suspect you on this one.

    And here is why, the person who built this “thinks” it is beautiful.

    And I would even guess they are not from here.Employing Architectural Forensics.,I would hazard a guess. And that is Mexico.

    Mexicans loves stucco and cement. They use wood less frequently as a main building source.

    This could never be the work of a New Orleanian.

  4. Justin I did not suspect you of this either. Karen that Mexican idea is a real good one because i know id city has a large Spanish population.

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  12. This house is somewhere on the 500 block of S. Telemachus. Turn left on Baudin after you pass this one, and there is ANOTHER one of these monstrosities on Baudin, between Cortez and Scott. It must be the same owner. It is the exact same ugly garbage. The difference is the one on Baudin was a renovation.. the one photographed here is a BRAND NEW HOUSE.

  13. This is why mid city needs hdlc designation. Show this to city council and the hdlc if mid city ever applies to become a local hdlc district. Chris are you shore this is brand new house. This looks like an old house terribly renovated.

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