CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
THE NEW ORLEANS HISTORIC DISTRICT LANDMARKS COMMISSION WILL HOLD ITS NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON FRIDAY, April 11th AT 9:30 A.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN CITY HALL AT 1300 PERDIDO STREET . THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME.
MEETING STARTING TIME IS 9:30 A.M.
“727-29 N. Robertson Street”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/727.North.Robertson.Street Howard Herbert, owner applicant, New Orleans Demolition, contractor. Proposal for demolition.
“1726 Bayou Road”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/1726.Bayou.Road New Orleans Affordable Homeownership owner City of New Orleans , applicant. Proposal for demolition.
“457, 459-61, 463-65 and 467-73 Jackson Avenue”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/457.459.463.467.Jackson+Avenue Mona Flanagan, Wholesalers Development, owner; Richard Albert, Albert Architecture and Urban Design, applicant/architect . Proposal for demolition.
“622-24 Deslonde Street”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/622.Deslonde.Street Paulette Guerra, owner; Adolph Klundt, applicant. Proposal for demolition.
4905 Dauphine Street/ 5002 Chartres Street: Holly Cross College, Inc., owner; Broadmoor Design Group, applicant; Dean M. Duplantier, architect. Proposal for demolition of the gymnasium, weight training building, high school building, vehicle maintenance building, central services building, Brothers� residence building, middle school building and Bengal band building.
“1361 Columbus Street”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/1361.Columbus.Street Andre Wilson, owner/ applicant. Proposal for demolition.
“763 N. Claiborne Street”:http://squanderedheritage.wikispaces.com/763.North.Claiborne.Street Clarance Duke, owner; City of New Orleans Code Enforment , applicant. Proposal for demolition.
I hope that these houses are deconstructed to some extent should the application be approved. To lose these houses is terrible, but to lose the architectural pieces unnecessarily would be a real crime. I really hate that the architectural fabric of my city is being lost.